Zil-O (Ofloxacin, Ornidazol)

Purpose: Ofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic. It kills sensitive bacteria by stopping the production of essential proteins needed by the bacteria to survive.

Side effects: – Ofloxacin may cause swelling or tearing of a tendon, especially in the Achilles’ tendon of the heel. Known as quinolone-induced tendonopathy. The product in the USA must carry a warning of risk of tendon damage; irreversible peripheral neuropathy, QT prolongation, hallucinations, seizures, and abnormal blood sugar levels.

Links:

• Ofloxacin – Wikipedia
• Ornidazole – Wikipedia
• ofloxacin – Wikipedia

Aciloloc RD (Omeprazole Magnesium, Domperidone BP)

Purpose: Domperidone blocks the action of dopamine. Regulates nausea and vomiting.

Warning: “In June 2004, the United States’ main regulation agency, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), issued a letter warning women not to take domperidone, citing unknown risks to parents and infants, and warned pharmacies that domestic sale was illegal, and that import shipments from other countries would be searched and seized. There is a new controversy in Britain regarding lethal levels of sodium found in children who are administered this drug. It is now subject to a medical review following a number of criminal trials where parents were charged with child abuse by salt poisoning based on hypernatremia in the affected children.” – Wikipedia

Links:

• Domperidone – Wikipedia

Mausera (Serratiopeptidase/Serrapeptase)

Purpose: “This enzyme can be used to digest non-living tissue, blood clots, cysts, arterial plaque and inflammation in all forms. The uses are wide ranging and cover just about every condition that is affected by inflammation and/or non-living tissue and is in clinical use in parts of Asia and Europe.”

Side effects: nothing too severe.

Links:

• Serrapeptase – Wikipedia
• Serrapeptasee – Aviva
• http://evidenceofhealing.blogspot.com/2005/10/serrapeptase-relieve-pain-_114066685875513592.html
• http://www.regenerativenutrition.com/content.asp?id=55
• http://www.x-cheap-pharmacy.com/drugs-info/serratiopeptidase.html

See Also

• Ayurvedic Alternatives

First of all what are COX-2 inhibitors? COX (cyclooxygenase) is a group of enzymes that protects the stomach lining from ulcer. It also plays a role in causing musculoskeletal inflammation (such as in rheumatoid arthritis or a sports injury). The COX inhibitor works by blocking the gene-expression responsible for the production of that enzyme. This is what COX inhibitor drugs do (like Vioxx and etoricoxib drugs). COX-1 inhibitors had the problem that by inhibiting COX it takes away the very enzyme which protect stomach from ulcer. COX-2 inhibitors do not have this side effect — but introduced some other rare but very serious side effects.

When COX-2 inhibitors occur in natural foods, why bother with allopathic medicine with dangerous side effects? These big pharmaceuticals are just in it for your wallets. You think they’ll say, oh no do don’t take our drugs, instead take herbs and other natural remedies. Doctors won’t say that either, as they get a lot of money from pharma companies. It’s a big hungry business, and we’re the victims (and guinea pigs – as these drugs are hardly thoroughly tested). In fact, the pharmaceutical industry routinely tries to discredit natural medicine in order to protect their revenue stream.

Natural COX-2 Inhibitors

Here are a  bunch of natural NSAIDs:

• Turmeric (curcumin) – this is the #1 natural NSAID. Turmeric is poised to be the wonder drug of the future, considering findings of numerous healing properties in it. Already, over a 100 turmeric-derived drugs have been patented.
• Hot pepper (capsaicin).
• Ginger.
• Red Grapes (resveratrol).
• Green Tea (salicylic acid).
• Tart Cherries (isoqueritrin, queritrin).
• More listed on these sites: Natural COX-2 inhibitors, Natural COX-2 inhibitors.
• Interesting read: “COX-2 inhibitors: a story of greed, deception and death“

All these drugs have stupendous side effects. I can understand if they say side effects like nausea, headache, fevers, chills, loss in appetite, drowsiness, dizziness,… but heart attack?? eye damage?? Who wants to gamble with a heart attack or any organ damage? When did people start setting the bar so low? Also, what does it mean when these drug companies say “extremely rare”. These crooks don’t tell you what exactly they mean by “rare” (like what is the percentage?). Probably they don’t even know, and even if they do, they probably biased the research in order to get the drug approved. And often, in the rat race to get their drug out before the competitor they really cut corners.

Etoricoxib

The first surprise in looking up this drug is that the FDA had refused to approve Etoricoxib! So, technically it is drug banned for sale in the USA (but being sold and prescribed in India!). Merck is mad at FDA’s decision and is trying again to get it approved. Etoricoxib is a COX-2 inhibitor NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug) that is supposed to selectively block COX-2 production. Side effect? how does heart attack sound? Yes, in very rare cases… but who wants to gamble with a heart attack?? It is in the same family as another drug, Vioxx – a drug that was taken off the shelves in the USA because of a number of deaths. Not to mention drugs.com says: “Your doctor will prescribe Arcoxia [etoricoxib] for you only after you have used other medicines for your condition and they have not been suitable for you.”

• Etoricoxib
• FDA Rejects Etoricoxib Drug – webmed.com
  
• Merck going to try to get it approved again – drugs.com
  

Allopurinol

Allopurinol is used for treating any swelling/inflammation in your feet – it works by reducing uric acid production. It has all sort of crazy side effects – including kidney failure. Not to mention all these drugs have a warning that it can be transmitted to fetus – but no such warning accompanied the medicine that I bought – because they give it to you in strips (it’s probably written on the box), nor was it mentioned on the prescription print-out.

It also has a strong warning about not splitting your tablet in half. Doing that is as good as over-dosing, as these are time-release tablets, and by splitting it, you’ve exposed it and you’re just dumping it in one-shot in your body (instead of slow time-release over couple of hours). Your kidney, liver, pancreas will not be able to handle the sudden influx of this powerful drug and so can be severely damaging. Again this simple but vital point of not splitting the tablet is not mentioned. A lot of people split the tablet thinking just the opposite – that by reducing the dose they’ll do less damage, when reality they’re doing more!

• Allopurinol
• Allopurinol side_effects – patientsville.com
  
• Allopurinol – askapatient.com
  

Pantoprazole Sodium

Pantoprazole Sodium is a “proton pump inhibitor”. Here’s a quote (from drugs.com): “Protonix has been known to cause several extremely rare–but very serious–side effects, including severe allergic reaction, severe swelling of the face and throat, eye damage, dangerous skin reactions, and inflammation of the pancreas.”

And another site mentions arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, heart attack, glaucoma.

• Pantoprazole Sodium
• Pantoprazole side effects
• Pantoprazole side effects – drugs.com
• Pantoprazole side effec – patientsville.com

Next time you reach for a shiny red apple think again. The apple in the photo was originally shiny red. What you see is the effect of just soaking it in water for 1/2 hour. At first I thought it was the water, so I did the same using filtered water, got the same result. Just to make sure it’s just the wax coating I dipped it for few seconds in boiling water and took it out… not only was the wax (and that white coloration) gone, but you could smell the molten wax in the hot water. I did the same experiment with apples that weren’t polished – they did not give that yucky white coating. For shock-effect try this yourself, you’ll never reach for a polished fruit again, steer away from them!

The whole point of soaking it in water (as you should do with any fruits/vegetables) is to remove any pesticide residues. But who knows how much of pesticide is preserved under that wax coating? and the damage it is doing to your body? not to mention what kind of wax is it (wax itself being a petroleum byproduct)? Health problems are alarmingly high – like allergies, organ failure (liver, kidney,…), birth defects, neurological damage, etc…. People hardly know to make this connection.

Let’s not forget about  the chemical daminozide (aka Alar), that was used on apples until it was banned in 1989 after studies found that it produced tumors in mice. It was sprayed on fruits to regulate their growth (affected flower-bud initiation) and affected quality of harvest in storage. It was also used on cherries, peaches, pears, grapes, tomatos, and peanut vines [see: Wikipedia]

Of course… they’ll tell you it’s “safe” (like they always do), as they’re more interested in selling “shiny red apples” over the competition — those shiny red apples attract several times more customers. They’ll even make claims of “organic” wax coating. But why even bother with any coating? Because people are still instinctively driven to buy the shinier apples (or for that matter any fruit/vegetable that is unnaturally shiny). Hope this photo will change your mind! It’s much safer to go for the more natural duller fruit.

See this video, “The Slow Poisoning of India”:

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That milk is an important source of protein and calcium is absolutely false. It one of the most successful brainwashings ever in the history of marketing, promoted by multi-billion dollar dairy and drug industry (included on top of the list are companies like Monsanto). People have been so thoroughly brainwashed or addicted to milk (or even more so the easy convenience of milk) that they will not stop or even try to research if there is any truth in the statement.

Facts

• To start with, the main protein found in milk is casein. Casein protein molecules are bound (latched on) to calcium. In order to break the casein away from the calcium, the body produces an enzyme called rennin. That is… while you are still under 4 years old. After you’re 4 years old your body stops producing rennin. Since the body can no longer separate out the protein it rejects it, and this undigested protein appears as mucus. When in excess, it is stored in joints resulting arthritis, and even as kidney stones. It is true that milk has calcium, but we have no way of absorbing it compared with the excellent sources of calcium found in many vegetables.
• Our body also does not make lactase which is needed to digest lactose. This is probably why our body is more tolerant towards yogurt (curd, buttermilk), as it contains lactobaccillus bacteria which helps digest the lactose.
• There is absolutely no shortage of sources of protein and calcium in from plants. Green leafy vegetables like varieties of spinach, kale, collard greens, turnip greens, mustard greens, cabbages, broccoli, are all an excellent source of calcium. Pulses and grains like chana dhal, mung dhal, kidney beans, and raagi (finger-millet), quinoa, amaranth,… are also a excellent sources of protein and calcium. See also the link “Good Foods” at end of article for much more sources of protein and calcium.
• Most animals stop nursing their young within 1 year, and yet they all have strong bones and muscles.
• There are native cultures that are completely dairy-free and yet have strong bones and muscles.
• There are native culture who have the highest consumption of calcium, like Eskimos, and yet have one of the highest occurrence of osteoporosis.
• The USA, Sweden, Finland have the highest consumption of dairy products and yet also the highest occurrence of osteoporosis.

Quotes

The Bantu women of Africa live on a sparse diet of vegetable sources. A diet completely free of dairy foods. Their average intake of calcium is 250 to 400 mg a day. This is far lower than the 800 mg. recommended by the RDA. They give birth to as many as ten babies during their life. Each child is breast-fed for ten months. Although childbearing causes an intense calcium drain, osteoporosis is unknown to these people. When Bantu women migrate to the city and adopt a protein-rich diet, osteoporosis and other diseases become a threat to their health.
From: Milk and Cookies

The American Dietary Association stated in its 1992 paper, “Eating Well – The Vegetarian Way”, “Vegetarians do not need to combine specific foods within a meal as the old ‘complementary protein’ theory advised. The paper states: “The body makes its own complete proteins if a variety of plant foods – fruits, vegetables, grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds – and enough calories are eaten during the day.”
From: Protein and Calcium Myths

Milk + poison

In addition to the ill effects of milk itself, cows are continuously pumped with drugs and Bovine Growth Hormones (see Monsanto) to produce “super cows” that produce milk for months at a stretch.

• Franken-Cows: Fifty years ago cows averaged 2.3 tons of milk per year, now BGH treated cows produce as much as 30 tons of milk per year.
• An average dairy cows life expectancy was 25 years, but today’s cows are disposed of in 3-5 years when they become weak and “spent” (with burst or lacerated udders).
• BGH: The dangers of BGH are so well known that many folks are switching to organic milk. BGH is a growth hormone which is very similar to the human growth hormone. It results in onset of puberty in children at a very early age (like 8-12 years). This causes tremendous hormonal changes in children, raging hormones resulting in a baggage of emotional problems at a young age. Children no longer for example deal with problems with a lightness that children normally do, but become very emotionally sensitive, and go into depression. Probably a reason (or another factor) for the increase in gun violence, depression, and suicide rate among young children.
• Antibiotics and Super-Bugs: 70% of all the antibiotics produced in the USA are fed to cows – not for treatment of illness, but to increase the milk yield (ever since farmers found out antibiotics dramatically increase the milk yield). This produces super resistant bacteria – that the human body has never witnessed before. This will render antibiotics ineffective as the bacteria now have already been trained to it and have evolved into super-bugs. So what do pharmaceutical companies do? they engineer even more sophisticated drugs that assault us when have an illness – and so on, a vicious cycle, producing another generation of even more sophisticated and bizarre bacteria and viruses. It is no surprise so many dangerous mutations and epidemics are coming from farms (like Mad Cow Disease).
• Pus and Infection-Borne: Factory cows are continuously pumped by machines, often resulting in their teats developing mastitis – becoming inflamed and infected, which results in a lot of white-blood cell (i.e. pus) content in the milk. Because of this alone milk produced in factories can be deadly without pasteurization (compared with milk from free-roaming cows).
• Not Grass Fed: In addition factory cows are not fed grass, they are fed grains. Cows have been fine-tuned in over 10,000 years of evolution to digest green plants, not grains. Milk from grass-fed cows have a very beneficial group of fatty acids called Conjugated Linoleic Acid, as well as natural antibiotics (that prevent milk from being infected).

Today’s cows are also artificially impregnated multiple times a year, and the bellowing calves are forcefully dragged away and locked up in a cramped dark room where they are starved — so as to be weakened (to softened their muscles), for a meat speciality called veal.

Perhaps there is after all a prophetic truth in the saying (in certain faiths in Hindu culture) that the ill treatment of cows will be our own undoing? Increase in deadly super-bacteria, heart disease, colon cancer, BGH related physiological and psychological problems in children, etc. – are due to meat or milk consumption (things that wouldn’t have been in a vegetarian society).

Ayurveda and Milk

One does not have to choose between two extremes – of good vs evil. A major part of Ayurveda is the chemistry of food. Each food can serve a beneficial purpose when used correctly. Thus, you’ll find in Ayurveda that even normally toxic or poisonous plants have their beneficial uses when used properly (it seems also that Ayurveda lists milk as one of the “five white poisons” — though I haven’t been able to find the original source of this quote).

Thus Ayurveda does not elevate milk into an essential food that is to be made part of our diet. Milk is a dispensable food, and to be used only for therapeutic properties. Milk has its beneficial properties when consumed in limited amounts and when specially prepared. Here are some recommendations:

• Milk should be boiled high, then brought to down to a slow boil, and taken while warm. Boiling breaks down (denatures) the protein in the milk making it easy for us to digest, and to further facilitate that it has to be drunk while warm. Cold milk (like people are used in western countries) is very bad and should be avoided.
• Milk should be boiled with cardamom, a stick of cinnamon, or a pinch of turmeric. And for those who are not used to milk or find it difficult to digest, it can be boiled with a pinch of ginger. This helps digestibility and reduces mucus production.
• Milk boiled with a pinch of black pepper and turmeric has cooling properties.
• Ayurveda recommends buffalo or goat milk over cows milk. Buffalo milk is highly regarded in Ayurveda for various properties.
• Warm milk taken with mangos can be used to increase body mass (probably the enzymes in the mango aid in digesting the milk protein).
• Warm milk taken with almonds, dates, and saffron (all three soaked overnight) increase fertility.
• Milk should never be taken with bananas.
• Milk should never be taken with sour or salty foods. So it is better to take milk a few hours before/after your regular meals.
• Milk can be taken as buttermilk – prepared from organic yogurt (from non-homogenized milk obtained from free roaming grass fed cows). The buttermilk is specially prepared by churning the yogurt (which removes a significant amount of milk protein), and adding sauted (in sesame oil) mustard seeds, curry leaves, pinch of black-pepper, and ginger, and pinch of turmeric.
• Today’s Ayurveda advocates say that homogenized milk is no longer to be considered as milk (it is no longer the same milk that is referred to in Ayurveda texts). Homogenized milk can cause cardiovascular problems, in particular areteriosclerotic clots.

Alternatives Beverages to Milk?

Definitely avoid soy milk (it’s another brainwashing — soy beans were never meant for human consumption; countries like India and China have been aware of soy bean thousands of years, and while they consumed hundreds of other beans, soy beans never made into human diet; and guess who’s behind soy bean industry also? the same evil giant behind milk industry — Monsanto).

Here are just a few popular alternatives before milk came along:

• brown rice mik
• raagi malt (finger-millet) porridge
• coconut milk
• mung dhal juice (germinated mung, steamed, and mashed)
• toor dhal porridge
• almond milk (soaked overnight, then blended)
• chana paste (germinated, steamed, and mashed)

Add proper sweet spices to these drinks (not just for aroma/taste, but for proper digestion and absorption), like cinnamon, cardamom, ginger.

Use different varieties of sugar sources (vellum, crystalline brown sugar, palm sugar, crushed dates, raw sugar cane juice).

There is absolutely no shortage of foods for protein or calcium. Only excuse is laziness (the convenience of just pouring milk). If all of the aforementioned beverages were ready-made then after reading all this about milk, people wouldn’t be bothered/attached to milk: they would be moving away from milk as fast as they could.

Personal Experience Quitting Milk

In the past I have observed some strange symptoms when consuming milk. In particular in the form of whey protein supplements (a protein powder derived from milk). Two scoops of that, and I get a weird type of congestion (different from common cold, but nevertheless a congestion of some sort) in my chest which lasts as much 2-3 days before getting back to normal.

So, I decided to really experiment, to stop my milk intake for a month. But I quickly found I didn’t need to wait a month to realize the benefits; I felt it within a week. So, I did couple of trials lasting two weeks each (with/without milk) – the effect was so clear that I didn’t need any more trials. Note that I used to drink approximately two 16oz cups of milk a day (and even more ten years ago).

Each of these problems went promptly without milk, and reappeared just as fast with milk. Note that I noticed it only with milk (whether cold or boiled). There was no effect from yogurt or buttermilk. These are just my observations, which were good enough for me to stop milk. There are many other long term benefits.

• The first and most productive thing that I noticed and which I am happy with is that it completely “switched off” my drowsiness. I used to always feel very drowsy when driving to work. All these years I used to think it was some sort of sleep deprivation (even though I get a full 6 hours of sleep).
• I used to speak from the “pit of my stomach” (and I’m of very slim build), like with not proper breathing or full utilization of my lung. By stopping milk, the effect is an immediate improvement and freshness in the tonality or vocalization of my voice (sorry don’t know how to explain it more clearly, but the effect was very clear). I can now easily correlate this with the lung congestion when I took whey protein (only back then I thought it was some mild allergic reaction having to do with that particular product, but looks like it is inherent in milk itself!).
• Also (though is a little more subjective), is that I feel more energetic and “positive” thinking. Wouldn’t be surprised, as milk does contain chemicals that play upon your hormones.

Also, for anyone who has asthama problems, you definitely might want to try stop drinking milk (at least try it out for 1-2 months).

Further Reading

• Good Foods
• Monsanto
• The Facts about Dairy Cows
• Cruelty in Farms
• Milk Sucks
• Milk – PETA
• Dairy Monsters
• The White Poison

[article updated January 28, 2009]

When you heat a Teflon coated pan at medium heat, it emits a toxin known as PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) into the air. How dangerous is it? it is dangerous enough that many pet-bird deaths have been linked to it.

Unlike DuPont, though, 3M no longer sells PFOA: In the late 1990s, when testing blood samples for a health study, the company found PFOA even in the “clean” samples from various U.S. blood banks that it had planned to use as controls. “They realized they were contaminating the entire population,” says Richard Wiles, the Environmental Working Group’s executive director. In 2000, 3M announced that it was discontinuing PFOA production.
– Please read full article: Mother Jones Magazine.

Bird Deaths

Why bird deaths? Small birds have a higher metabolic rate and react faster to toxins than other animals. This is why canarys were once used to test coal mines for poisonous gases.

It seems it has been common knowledge among veterinarians for decades that invisible fumes emitted by from non-stick cookware can kill birds. For example, in a single year, a Chicago veterinarian documented 296 bird deaths in 105 cases involving non-stick cookware. Many bird-pet owners web sites and manuals these days carry this warning.

DuPont publicly acknowledges that Teflon can kill birds, but the company-produced public service brochure on bird safety discusses the hazards of ceiling fans, mirrors, toilets, and cats before mentioning the dangers of Teflon fumes.
– More bird-deaths: Link

In a related incident over 1,200 chicks died in a research facility at the University of Columbia, Missouri. Almost a 100 of them died in the first 4 hours. It was found due to toxic gases emitted by light-bulbs coated with a Teflon chemical – PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene). Source: http://www.ewg.org/node/21780.

If it is so toxic to birds that it kills them, wouldn’t it be common sense what prolonged exposure to it is doing to the human body?

Health effects

If bird deaths aren’t a good enough warning, here some of the health effects of PFOA build up on the body.

First, note that alarming studies from the EPA show that PFOA is found in more than 90% of Americans. It seems once absorbed the chemical appears to remain in the body for a long time. It also appears at higher toxicity levels in young children, and is present in the blood of new born infants.

Health risks: cancer, liver damage, growth defects, birth defects, and  immune-system damage.

Bucky was born in January of 1981 with only one nostril and a deformed right eye.
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Today, two decades later, scarred from more than 30 surgeries, Bucky is coming forward and telling [ABC's] 20/20 he wants to know who or what is responsible for a life that has not been easy.
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The Bailey family and others lay the blame at the place where Sue worked when she became pregnant with Bucky – the huge DuPont plant in Parkersburg, W.Va., where workers mix the chemicals for Teflon, the famed non-stick substance used on pots and pans.
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The same chemical, C-8, was found not only in the blood of Sue Bailey when she became pregnant but, it turns out, is in the blood of virtually every American, in much smaller but still detectable levels. This discovery make this a story that reaches far beyond what happened in one small town in West Virginia.
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‘And how could they not be in our blood?’ Houlihan said. ‘They’re in such a huge range of consumer products. We’re talking about Teflon, Stainmaster, Gore-tex, Silverstone. So if you buy clothing that’s coated with Teflon or something else that protects it from dirt and stains, those chemicals can absorb directly through the skin.’

– Full article at: Medical News Today

Denial and Acceptance

What do these few points tell you:

• Dupont was fined by the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) for allegedly hiding data for years on the toxicity of PFOA. Dupont also claims PFOA is used only in the manufacturing process to bond the non-stick to the metal, and is virtually absent in the non-stick coating itself.
• In early 2006 Dupont and eight other American companies have agreed to eliminated PFOA by 2015.
• The EPA recommends bird owners to avoid non-stick coated cookware altogether.
• Dupont is also in trouble for the chemicals in the wrapping paper widely used by the fast food industry to wrap your foods. See Food Wrapping.

You still think non-stick is safe after reading that? More details can be obtained from the Washington D.C. based Environmental Working Group which investigates health and environmental safety.

Keep in mind the government is waging a war against a multi-billion dollar industry – which in turn has many insiders in the government. I recommend two videos that illustrates this (from two different sectors):

• The PBS documentary: “Dangerous Prescription. Why have so many drugs been withdrawn from the market for safety reasons? Investigating the FDA and drug safety.“
• Who Killed the Electric Car

Just to show how hard it is, only 5 chemicals have been banned in the last 30 years: PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls), CFC (chlorofluorocarbons), Dioxin, Asbestos, and Hexavalent chromium.

Conclusion

Even if Dupont creates a new “revolutionary” and “safe” Teflon, how much would you trust them? They are in it for the billions of dollars in money they make from selling non-stick all over the world in so many products. Your health is not even a secondary concern for them. They have such powerful lawyers and such powerful media control that you’d have to do invest massive amounts of money and time (the dangers of Teflon have been known for over 10 years). By then millions of people’s health would have been damaged, and they’d get away with a “small fine”.

So why not just switch back to steel? It’s far more healthier to use oil to coat a steel or cast iron pan than to use non-stick. Just make sure you don’t use trans-fatted oils – another dangerous product of modernity (see Trans Fats).

(Rejuvenating lost kidney function through Ayurveda)

2006ஆம் ஆண்டு மே மாதம் எனது தந்தை சிறு நீரக செயலிப்பினால் அவசர சிகிச்சை பிரிவில் சேர்க்கப்பட்டார். இதற்கு முன்னர் அவருக்கு எவ்வித சிறு நீரக பிரச்சினையும் எற்பட்டதில்லை. அவரது சிறு நீரகசெயல்பாடு 5% (50 மி.லி சிறுநீர் வெளியெற்றம் ஒரு நாளைக்கு)கீழ் சென்றுவிட்டது.

முதல் இரண்டு வாரத்திற்கு முழுவதுமாக ஹீமோ டயாயிசிஸ் (hemodialysis) செய்யப்பட்டது. பிறகு ஒரு நாளைக்கு மூன்று முறை பெரிடொனியல் டயாயிசிஸ் (peritonial dialysis) அவரே வீடு திரும்பிய பின்பும் செய்து கொண்டார். ஆயினும் டயாலிசினால், அனைத்து சத்துகளும் ஊறிய பெற்று துரும்பாய் இளைத்து மிகவும் களைத்து நடக்க கூட முடியாமல் மிகவும் கஷ்டப்பட்டார். மருத்துவர் இனி குணமடைய வாய்ப்பு கிடையாது என்று கையை விரித்துவிட்டார்.

எதனால் தீடீரென்று எனது தந்தைக்கு இந்த பாத்திப்பு எற்பட்டதுயென்று குழம்பினேன். பிறகு ஒரு நாள் எதெச்சையாக PBSல் (Public Broadcasting System is non-profit organization in the USA with very informative programs that is relatively free from commercial influence) கண்டேன். அதில் கொழுப்பை (Cholesterol) கட்டுபடுத்த உட்கொள்ளும் ஒரு வகை மருந்துகள் (statin drugs) சிறுநீரக செயலிழப்பிற்கு வித்திடும் என விளக்கம் அளிக்கப்பட்டது. எனது தந்தையும் அந்த மருந்துகளை உட்கொண்டு வந்தார்.

மருத்துவர் இனி குணமடைய வாய்ப்பு கிடையாது என்று கையை விரித்துவிட்ட நிலையிலும் கீழ் காணும் இயற்கை வழியை பின்பற்றி இரண்டே மாதத்தில் எனது தந்தையின் சிறுநீரகம் 80% (650-700 மி.லி சிறுநீர் வெளியெற்றம்ாளைக்கு) செயல்பாட்டை திரும்ப பெற்று இன்று முழுவதும் குணமடைந்துள்ளார்.

மருத்துவர்கள் தெய்வங்களல்ல. அவர்கள் கூறுவதை முழுதும் கடைப்பிடிக்காதீர்கள். அவர்களை விட நமக்கு தான் நமது உடலை பற்றி நன்கு தெரியும்.

இஞ்சி ஒத்தடம்

1. ஒரு பானையில் மூன்று லிட்டர் நீரை கொதிக்க வைக்கவும்.
2. 125கி இஞ்சியை துண்டு துண்டாக நறுக்கி, மிக்சி அல்லது அம்மியில் அரைத்து கொள்ளவும்.
3. அரைத்த இஞ்சியை ஒரு துணியில் சிறு மூட்டைப்போல் கட்டவும்.
4. இப்போழுது கொதிக்கும் நீரில் இஞ்சி சாரை நன்கு பிழிந்துவிட்டு, துணி முடிச்சையும் போட்டு ஒரு தட்டை கொண்டு மூடவும்.
5. அடுப்பை குறைந்த எரி நிலையில் (சிம்) 20 – 25 நிமிடங்கள் வைக்கவும்.
6. பிறகு அடுப்பையை அனைத்துவிட்டு மூடிய நிலையிலே 5 நிமிடங்கள் விடவும்.
7. சிகிச்சைக்கான நபரை சட்டையை கழற்றிவிட்டு தலைக்குப்புற படுக்க சொல்லவும்.
8. பிறகு ஒரு சிறு துணியை, கொதிக்கும் இஞ்சி நீரி ல் நனைத்து புளிந்து, வேறு ஒரு கிண்ணத்தில் புழியவும். அந்த துண்டை சீறுநீரகம் அமைந்துள்ள முதுகின் அ டிபகுதியில் விரித்து போடவும்.
9. சூடு தணிந்தவுடன் துணியை மீண்டும் நனைத்து, விரித்து தொடரவும். இவ்வாறாக நீர் ஆ றும் வரை தொடர்ந்து அரை மணி நேரம் செய்யவும்.

தியானம்

மனித எண்ணத்திற்கு சக்தியுண்டு. தியானம் செய்ய நீங்கள் பெரும் முனிவராகவோ, மந்திர தந்திரங்கள் அறிந்தவராக இருக்கவேண்டிய அவசியமில்லை. அமைதியாக ஒரிடத்தில் அமர்ந்து, மனதை ஒரு நிலைப்படுத்தி உங்கள் சிறுநீரகத்தை பற்றி எண்ணுங்கள். சிறுநீரக செல்கள் புத்துனர்வு அடைந்து மீண்டும் இயங்குவதை உங்கள் அக (மன) கண்ணாடியில் கண்டு மகிழுங்கள். எல்லாம் நன்மைக்கேயென்று எண்ணுங்கள், நம்புங்கள். நம்பிக்கைதான் ஆயுர்வேதம் மட்டுமல்ல அனைத்து மருத்துவ முறைகளுக்கும் முதல் படி.

பாத மசாஜ்

நமது பாதத்தில் 7000 நரம்பு முடிவுகள் உள்ளன. ஆயுர்வேதத்தின் படி, பாதத்தின் நான்காவது விரலில் சிறுநீரக நரம்பு தொடர்கள் முடிவடைகின்றன. ஆகவே, அமைதியான இடத்தில் அமர்ந்து முழுமனதுடன் நான்காம் விரலை தினமும் சிறிது நேரம் மசாஜ் செய்யவும். இச்செய்கை சிறுநீரகத்தை புத்துனர்வு அடைய செய்கிறது.

உணவு முறை

சிறுநீரக செயல்பாட்டை சீர் செய்வதற்க்கு, உணவு கட்டுபாடு மிகவும் அவசியமானதாகும். மேலே கூறிய அனைத்தையும் கடைபிடித்து உணவு முறையில் ஒழுக்கமில்லையெனில், யாவும் பயனற்றதாகிவிடும்.

சோடியம்

உப்பை தவிர்ப்பதன் மூலம் சோடியம் அளவை குறைக்கலாம். மனிதனால் உப்பின்றி வாழ இயலும், 50 லட்சம் ஆண்டுகள் உப்பின்றிதான் வாழ்ந்தான். எனவே உணவில் அரை உப்பு சேர்த்து கொள்ளவும். அதிக உப்பு கால்சியத்தை இழக்க செய்து, எழும்பு நோய்களுக்கு வித்திடுகிறது. உப்புக்கு பதில் எலுமிச்சை சாறு, மிளகு அல்லது குறைந்த அளவு சோடியமுள்ள ஏதெனும் தாவர இலைகளை சேர்த்து கொள்ளவும்.
நீ ங் கள் பெரிடோனில் டயாலிசிஸ் செய்தால் உப்பை குறைக்க வேண்டாம், ஏனெனில் டயாலிசிஸினால் அதிக அளவில் சோடியம் வெளியெற்றப்படுகிறது.

பொட்டாசியம், பாஸ்பரஸ்

உணவில் பொட்டாசியம், பாஸ்பரஸ் அளவையும் குறைத்துக்கொள்ளவும். பயிர் வகைகளை தவிர்க்கவும். காய்கறிகளிலுள்ள பொட்டாசியம் அளவை சமைப்பதன் மூலம் குறைக்கலாம். மேலும், காய்களை துண்டுதுண்டாக நறுக்கி ஒர் பானை நீரில் 4 மணி நேரத்திற்கு ஊறவைத்து உண்பதன் மூலமும் பொட்டாசியம் அளவை குறைக்களாம். பாஸ்பரஸ் நிறைந்த பா ல் மற்றும் பால் பொருட்கள் தவிர்க்கவும்.

புரதங்கள் (ப்ரோடீன்)

புரதங்கள் மனித உடலுக்கு இன்றியமையாதது. டயாலிசிஸ் செய்பவர்கள் அதிகம் புரத்தை இழக்கிறார்கள் எனவே அவர்கள் புரதம் நிறைந்த உணவுகளை சேர்த்துகொள்ள வேண்டும். குறிப்பாக ஊறவைத்த, முளை கட்டிய பாதாம் பருப்புகள் மிகச்சிறந்த புரத பொருளாகும்.
சிறுநீரக செயலிழப்பின் பொழுது, அதிக புரதம் கடுமையான விளைவுகளை ஏற்படுத்தும். குறிப்பாக இரத்ததில் யூரியாவின் அளவு அதிகரித்து நரம்புமண்டலத்தில் கோளாறு ஏற்படும். இதனால் பசியின்மை, சுவை வேறுபாடுகள், தோல் கருமையடைதல் ஆகியன நிகழும்.

நீர்

நீரின்றி அமையாது இவ்வுலகமென்பது போல், நமது சிறுநீரக செயல்பாட்டுக்கும் அதன்மூலம் இரத்த அழுத்த கட்டுபாட்டுக்கும் நீரின் அளவு முக்கியமானது. தினமும் 1.4 லிட்டர் நீர் அருந்தவும். அதிக நீர் உயர் இரத்த அழுத்திற்க்கு வித்திடும். நாம் தினமும் எடுத்துக்கொள்ளும் பழங்கள், சாம்பார், இரசம் முதலியவையும் நமது நீர் தேவையை பூர்த்தி செய்கிறது என்பதை நினைவில் கொள்க.

சேர்த்து கொள்ளவேண்டியவை

ஒமம்

ஒம இலை சிறுநீரக செயல்பாட்டுக்கு மிகவும் நல்லது. எனவே தினமும் உணவுடன் சிறிது ஒம இலையை சேர்த்து கொள்ளவும்.

புளி

புளியிலுள்ள டார்டரேட் அமிலம், சிறுநீர ஆக்சலேட் கற்கள் உருவக்கத்தை தடுகிறது. புளியை அதிகம் உணவில் சேர்த்து கொள்வதால்தான் இன்தோனேசிய மக்களுக்கு அதிகம் சிறுநீர பிரச்சினைகள் ஏற்படுவதில்லையென்று உறுதிசெய்யப்பட்டுள்ளது.

மஞ்சள்

மஞ்சள் இந்திய உணவுகளின் ஒர் தவிர்க்க முடியா கலவையாகும். மஞ்சள் சிறுநீரக செயல்யிழப்பை தவிர்க்கவும், இழந்த செயல்பாட்டை புத்துணர்வு அடையவும் செய்யும் மகிமையுடையது என்று சித்த மருத்துத்தின்படியும், இக்கால அறிவியலின்படியும் நிருபிக்கபட்டுள்ளது.

காய்கறிகள்& பழங்கள்

• காய்கறிகள்: பூண்டு, வெங்காயம், காரட், கத்ரிக்காய்முள்ளங்கி, பச்சை பட்டாணி, முட்டைகோஸ், காலிபிளவர.
• பழங்கள்: ஆப்பிள், திராட்சை, எலுமிச்சை, பேரிக்காய், அன்னாசி, ப்ளம்ஸ், தர்பூசணி
• எண்ணெய்: நல்லெண்ணெய், ஆலிவ்

தவிர்க்கவேண்டியவை

• காய்கறிகள்: தக்காளி, புழுச்சைகீரை, உருளை, சர்க்கரைவல்லி கிழங்கு
• பழங்க்ள்: வாழை, மாம்பழம், பப்பாளி, ஆரன்ஜு, உளர் பழங்கள்
• பழச்சாறுகள்: ஆரன்ஜு, காய்கறி சாறுகள், கூல்ட்ரிங்ஸ்.

ஒழுக்கம்

மேலே கூறியவற்றை ஒழுக்கத்துடன் உங்களை ஏமாற்றாமல் நம்பிக்கையுடன் கடைபிடித்தால் சிறுநீரக பிரச்சனைகள் தீரும்.

After a lot of persuasion I got him on an Ayurvedic regiment. Within 2 weeks the kidney for the first time showed signs of improvement (urine output going from 50ml to 100ml). From being “dead”, it steadily and dramatically came back alive day by day, and by the end of 2 months the kidneys returned to 80% capacity (in terms of urine output reaching 650-700ml, and levels of creatine, BUN,… much closer to normal). Now he is very healthy and lively, compared with how weak, emaciated, and distressed he was before.

For anyone suffering from kidney disease I very much recommended trying out the treatments outlined here. It is all a matter dedicated effort, patience, and confidence. For all those suffering from kidney ailment: it can be reversed (even critical stage kidney failure which doctors pronounce as hopeless!).

Background

In May this year my dad was rushed to the hospital on account of complete kidney failure. Both kidneys had shutdown. The condition was described as “end stage kidney failure”, the worst possible state a kidney can go into. The doctors said in the history of patients they’ve had, once a kidney goes into this stage they haven’t seen it recover. He had never had a problem with his kidney in the past, he was very healthy.

So how did this happen, and why so suddenly without warning? Later it was found that there actually were some very significant warning signs. Two months before the failure, the creatine level was way out of range. But our family doctor had dismissed it as nothing (even when my dad pointed it out to him twice). Given the faith that people tend to have in doctors, my dad took that answer as gospel. Until that one night when he collapsed and had to be rushed to the hospital and put on emergency hemodialysis. His whole body had gone into a critical stage due to complete shutdown of the kidneys.

But why was the creatine level out of range in the first place? I found my answer a couple of months later. By chance I saw a program on PBS (Public Broadcasting System is non-profit organization in the USA with very informative programs that is relatively free from commercial influence). The program was about an investigation into the FDA (Food and Drug Administration, USA) on how it had approved a group of cholesterol drugs that were known to cause catastrophic kidney failure. The investigation revealed a whole network of giant pharmaceutical companies that had its hands inside that government agency.

Getting to the point… that particular group of drugs (known as statin drugs) is exactly what my dad was taking prior to the sudden kidney collapse. And yet, it continues to be prescribed by doctors for controlling cholesterol.

May 8, 2006

As stated, my dad was rushed to emergency care in critical condition several times in the first two weeks of the failure, put on hemodialysis almost continuously. Then, in the following months he was on peritoneal dialysis (PD) for about 3-4 times a day, every day. What was worse, is that PD was having toll on his body. Apart from the highly restrictive diet, the PD removes a lot of nutrients from the body. Not to mention kidney is responsible for other things like producing one of the key components for generating red blood cells and controlling blood pressure.

He had lost several pounds (due to breakdown of muscles), became very weak and emaciated. His skin had also turned dark and patchy. Depression also set in (not to mention the loads of chemicals that were acting on him) and he felt that he would not last long.

Meanwhile I wasn’t ready to give up so easily. I strongly believe in the body’s tremendous and remarkable capacity to heal itself, even from the most critical conditions. I was scouring the web, day and night, reading, cross referencing several Ayurvedic books and articles, eventually putting together a healing regiment. What made it so difficult was the amount of junk information out there and that it took time differentiating what is genuine.

I tried convincing my dad over phone, to follow Ayurvedic healing. But he being a trained scientist in Western medicine wasn’t too excited about it. He had an almost religious faith in Western medicine, despite the fact that modern medicine was increasingly earning a reputation for causing more damage than curing them.

After six weeks of trying unsuccessfully to convince him to take the Ayurvedic approach, I rolled up my sleeves and took a short two week trip to India.

July 19, 2006

Starting the day I landed (Tamil Nadu, India, July 19th, 2006) I got him on a regiment of couple of things: ranging from ginger compress w/reiki, meditation, morning walks, turmeric, omam/ajwain water, tamarind juice, foot massage at kidney meridian, strict changes in diet to control excess salt, potassium, phosphorous. This started on day 1. On the 4th day, his urine output for the first time had doubled (from 50ml to 100ml). By the time I left (i.e. two weeks) it had reached 120ml. From that point on it steadily improved, and in less than two months from July 19th, it reached an average of 650-700ml.

Even the doctors were so skeptical that even after a blood/urine test, they said the test might be messed up! and asked him to get another blood/urine test! In fact, they’ll just label this as a case of “spontaneous remission” (a fancy escapist term used by modern science; so as to easily avoid/escape acknowledging the possibility that they could have been wrong about it being incurable (by modern science), and that other means of curing it (outside of modern science) could possibly exist (for fear of being sued, losing their licence, losing profitability, etc).

Early 2007

1. My dad’s urine output now averages around 1000ml (close to the normal adult output of 1200ml per day).
2. His creatine has very much improved though a bit more to go to get to normal level.
3. He does dialysis just once day (as opposed to 3-4 times a day).
4. He was even able to do dialysis once every alternate day (he tried this for a whole month) with no problem. But we learned it is not advisable to do alternate days – it can cause the dialysis tubing inside to dry up, shrink, and possibly get clogged – so we resumed daily once a day instead of alternate days.
5. So how to test whether the kidney is ready to be back on its own fully? as we have the restriction that we cannot reduce dialysis to less than once per day. Instead of reducing the frequency of dialysis, we decided that he’ll slowly resume foods from the category that kidney patients are strictly forbidden to eat. After each of these trials, at end of month, we do blood work – to make sure everything is within limits. So far the kidney is handling it very well.
6. Eventually, after he resumes normal diet (except for salt — which should be avoided anyway), once we are satisfied with the blood test results that the kidney is able to handle it, we hope to remove dialysis all together.

November 18, 2008

After consulting with our doctor, we decided to stop dialysis for one month to see if the kidney can function on its own, so that if so we can plan on earmarking a date to have the dialysis implant removed completely. We stopped dialysis today – November 18, 2008.

February 28, 2009

Two months have gone by since we stopped dialysis (on November 18, 2008). Lab tests have shown all things as being stable. We concluded that the kidney is functioning well on its own and that the dialysis implant (peritoneal sac implant and tubing) can now be removed.

On February 28, 2009 we had the surgery done to have the dialysis completely removed. Now the kidney is working on its own, free from dialysis.

FYI, removing the dialysis was a fairly common procedure. Takes about 1/2 to 2 hrs surgery depending upon the amount of fibrin that has grown into and around the implant that is being removed. For my dad it took about 1.5 hours, and was done under local anesthesia (administered via spinal).

September 1, 2009

This will be the final update. It has been six full months since removal of dialysis on February 28, 2009. Kidney is fine, and he’s in very good health.

The Treatment

First, don’t buy too much into what doctors say. You will never hear a doctor tell you that the kidney will recover (due to the risk of getting sued if it doesn’t). The kidney is one of the organs that has very good potential for recovery. I am very confident that if the below regiments are followed the kidney can recover.

It is very important that you read this article on Ayurveda first before proceeding with the treatments. This so that you understand what you are doing, and follow the treatment methodically and with discipline, and not expect “miracle cures” (i.e. cure without any effort on your part). You need to put in effort. Also, while the kidney will likely respond almost immediately to the treatment, don’t expect the kidney to get back to 90% normal overnight. Be patient. It takes time, especially the last stretch. Also, don’t mistake “patience” with “patience with no effort”. You need to be diligent.

Ginger Compress

According to Ayurveda [ref. Ayurveda Secrets of Healing - Maya Tiwari], ginger compress is specifically mentioned for treatment kidney ailments. To prepare ginger compress concoction, take a handful of grated ginger, wrap it in thin cotton cloth, tie it into a bundle. Squeeze the ginger juice from it into a pot of one gallon (about 4 liters) of boiling water (try to use a steel pot; avoid non-stick, aluminium, etc), then drop the bundle into the pot. Let it simmer, covered, for about 30 minutes. Remove the pot from heat and let it sit for 5 minutes before uncovering.

To apply, dip a towel into the pot, squeeze excess water into the pot. Make sure to cover the pot so that it doesn’t lose heat. Apply the towel on lower back, over the kidney, until the towel looses warmth. Re-soak towel and re-apply until ginger water in pot cools down and looses its warmth. You can apply warm sesame oil over area before and after treatment.

Note, the purpose of the heat is so that the pores in the skin open up and the active ingredients from the ginger are readily absorbed into the body. So make sure it is hot enough, just bearable, but enough not to cause discomfort.

Meditation

It is important to meditate on the kidney. Any form of meditation will do. Whatever inspires you. You can imagine your God sending healing energy, or sunrise bathing the kidney, or simply imagine/visualize the cells in the kidney regenerating, or listen to bhajans (devotional songs), or Indian instrumental music bathing the kidney. This is very important. Imagine if you instead did the opposite – watching TV, engaging yourself in work, chatting,… Then you’re basically telling the brain that you don’t care about the kidney. Essentially you’re giving the kidney the signal that it is ok to shutdown. Even just a little bit of loving attention from your heart and mind towards your kidney will go a long way to mobilize the brain and other body mechanisms to repair and regenerate it. Start by imagining how tirelessly it has been working all these years. Like if your servant works tirelessly, day in and day out, year after year, without complaint, taking every abuse (workload), and then one day he falls sick, what do you do? do you ignore him and let him die? or do you give him a break and give him your fullest attention? It is amazing how we don’t do the same for our internal body parts. Be thankful, and look at the meditation as a way of giving your kidney (and all organs) a break, a nice vacation for it take its time to recover (don’t rush it).

Reiki

The effectiveness of the ginger compress can be greatly enhanced by applying Reiki. You don’t have to be a Reiki expert. This is not to downplay training and experience, but to emphasize that it is a natural potential built into everyone that can be easily nurtured with practice, but is often discarded by the average person. The simplest way is to place the palms of your hands on the affected area, and just simply let the universal energy flow through your hands into the affected area. The healing touch is an important part of healing — don’t underestimate it or do without it. Reiki can even be done remotely, throughly visualization of the person and the affected area. When you can do this regularly and at a specific fixed time, it will become more potent.

Foot Massage

The are over 7,000 nerve endings at the base of each feet. The ancients had mapped these in fine detail (that is 5,000 years ago – more than modern science with all its technological innovations could possibly identify). Acupuncture and acupressure, once considered a superstition or pseudo-science, is increasingly being used by western medicine.

According to Ayurveda, “the fourth toe is the location of the kidney meridian, and massaging it helps to increase the flow of vital energy to the kidneys”.

Sit in a quiet place, be calm, relax you breath, visualize the kidney meridian, and massage the fourth toe (the one next to your smallest toe).

Ajwain

Ajwain (अजवायन, ஓமம்). According to Ayurveda, it is beneficial to kidney function. If you are suffering from kidney ailment, you might want to make it a habit to add a little bit of omam to your food and fluid intake.

Tamarind

The extremely low incidence of kidney stones in the Indonesian population has been attributed to the frequent use of tamarind in Ayurvedic cooking: “Tamarind rinds contain tartrates, which inhibit the formation of calcium oxalate stones by decreasing the amount of ionized calcium in the urine.”. At the same time don’t over do it as tamarind increases your bad cholesterol levels when taken in excess. In fact, don’t overdo anything!

Turmeric

Turmeric (traditionally used by Ayurvedic cooking, and an important part of all Indian curries) has been shown by Western Medicine to prevent kidney damage and restore kidney function.

A study investigated the effect of curcumin on artificially induced kidney disease in rats. Results indicated that treatment with curcumin prevented the kidney injury and restored kidney function. Treatment with curcumin significantly protected against proteinuria, albuminuria, hypoalbuminaemia and hyperlipidaemia. Curcumin inhibited the increase in urinary excretion of N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase (a marker of kidney tubular injury), fibronectin and glycosaminoglycan and blood cholesterol. The data also demonstrated that curcumin protected against kidney injury by suppressing free radicals and increasing kidney glutathione content and glutathione peroxidase activity (endogenous antioxidants). Curcumin also eliminated kidney microsomal and mitochondrial lipid peroxidation. The data suggest that administration of curcumin is a promising approach in the treatment of kidney disease.

BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY, 2000, Vol 129, Iss 2, pp 231-234

Diet

The most important treatment towards recovering from kidney disease is in restricting your diet. You need to be very vigilant about the nutrients you feed the kidney. Even a small lapse in the diet can cause more than just two steps backward.

Sodium

The first thing you will need to do is cut your sodium intake. Cutting down on salt (sodium chloride) is probably the easiest thing to do (compared with cutting down on potassium and phospherous). Can you survive without salt?

• Humans have been surviving for 5 million years without salt. The body can survive without salt (table salt, rock salt, sea salt,…). In fact, adding salt causes it to go haywire, because it does not know how to handle it. Salt came into use only in the last 2000 years when it was used initially as a preservative to pickle things.
• If you really crave for salt, use genuine rock salt (do not use table salt) and limit the intake should be absolutely limited to less than 500mg per day.
• If your kidney is critically ill, then you should completely eliminate salt. With the exception, if you are undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD) you may need to take about 250mg of salt (rock salt), as PD drains salt from your body.
• Note that excess salt causes one to lose calcium which can lead to bone weakness and bone disease.

Potassium and Phosphorous

It is important to restrict your diet to low potassium (below 200mg per serving) and low phosphorous (below 100mg per serving) foods. Too much or too low potassium can result in irregular heart beat and heart failure. Too much phosphorus stimulates the parathyroid gland which will deplete calcium from your bones (which will weaken the bones and cause painful joints). It can also result in calcium deposits in muscles, organs, and blood which can be dangerous.

Acceptable:

• Vegetables: garlic, onions, carrots, cucumber, eggplant, green beans, lettuce, summer squash, sweet peppers, bell peppers, cabbages, cauliflower.
• Fruits: apples, berries, grapes, lemon, peaches, pineapple, plums, watermelon.
• Juices (limited): apple, cranberry, grape.
• Dairy substitutes: rice milk, ragi
• Misc: instead of salt, use lemon, pepper, or low sodium herbs and spices.
• Oils (in moderation): olive, sesame.

Avoid:

• Vegetables: tomatoes, spinach, potatoes, sweet potatoes, winter squash, dried beans (lentils, peas).
• Fruits: bananas, dried fruits, mangos, papaya, honeydew, canteloupe, oranges, kiwi.
• Juices: orange, prune, vegetable juice, soft drinks.
• Dairy: milk, yogurt, cheese (all dairy products are a concentrated source of phospherous).
• Misc: table salt and salt substitutes, chocolate, pickles, protein supplements, biscuits, snacks that contain salt (chips, pretzels).
• Oils: (these are extremely harmful even in very small quantities) partially hydrogenated oils, hydrogenated oils, vegetable shortening.
• Nuts and seeds: avoid all seeds and nuts (they are extremely high in phosphorous and potassium; for example cashews, peanuts, walnuts, almonds – whether raw or roasted have more than 600mg of potassium and 500mg of phospherous, per 100g).
• Medicine: painkillers, antacids, when avoidable cutdown on pills.

Important Notes:

• Leach high potassium vegetables to reduce the potassium: cut the vegetable into small pieces and place in a very large pot of water and let it soak for at least 4 hours at room temperature or overnight in a refrigerator.
• High potassium vegetables should be eaten in very limited quanity. Limit the serving size so that you keep the potassium under 200mg per serving.
• Vegetables should be cooked. For example, raw cabbage is 246mg of potassium uncooked, and cooked it is 97mg.

Protein

If you are undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD), it is important to note that protein is lost during PD, so one needs to eat sufficient protein.

Note that when the kidney is not functioning, excessive protein is dangerous, as the kidney leaks protein albumin into the blood, which causes increase in blood urea nitrogen (BUN). Symptoms are neurological disturbances such as altered cognitive function, impaired taste (bad taste in mouth), swelling of legs, loss of appetite, and skin takes on gray color due to urea crystals forming on skin.

Protein deficiency can lead to symptoms such as fatigue, insulin resistance, loss of muscle mass, hair loss, low body temperature, hormonal irregularities, as well as loss of skin elasticity.

Therefore calculate your protein intake. Your body needs typically 0.8g of protein per kg of body weight. So if you weigh 50kg you need 40g per day from quality protein sources.

Quality protein sources:

• Eat a variety of legumes (soaked overnight, sprouted). Of the legumes, whole mung dhal (with skin, soaked overnight) is the best (it is known as the queen of all dhals in Ayurveda).
• According to ayurveda, almonds soaked overnight is the highest quality of protein found among vegetables. Soak it in a large vessel (for example, 8 almonds in 1 litre of water), so that the potassium is leached.

Important Notes:

• Raw unsoaked almonds are are very high in potassium and phosphorous (like all nuts and seeds). I am assuming that in soaked almonds potassium is greatly reduced (I cannot find any data on soaked almonds). There is reason to believe extensive changes in chemical composition takes place when soaked – unsoaked almond is oily, the soaked almond develops into a sweetish milky substance. But cannot say to what extent it reduces potassium and phospherous level as there is no data available on nutritional content of soaked almonds.

Water

The kidney plays an important role in regulating blood pressure by controlling the amount of water.

• Taking excess water can cause high blood pressure (and stress the heart).
• Too little water can affect kidney function and recovery. It can also result in low blood pressure and can cause one to become unconscious.
• So it is important to take the right amount of water. Do not have more than 1.4L of fluid per day. Be aware that some fruits have a lot of water and contribute to your water limit.
• After the kidney is fully functioning one can do water therapy to keep it in good health.

Discipline

The main key to recovery is discipline. Follow through the your kidney recovery with seriousness. Else the kidney can permanently shut down – in which case even dialysis can be ineffective. Even worse, a more serious condition may manifest (such as the liver failure, bone disease, loss of cognition, stroke, loss of vision, etc.). For example if you are negligent on avoiding phosphorous, you may recover from your kidney disease only to find out you have severely debilitating bone disease. The kidney is one of the organs that can easily regenerate even if its condition is terminal. Any failure for it to recover, is a failure or lack of effort on your part; not the kidney. Therefore, set your goals, and treat it as a challenge.

Note: As your kidney recovers you may (or rather should) cautiously increase your intake of banned foods. As these are important nutrients also, and they are also needed to restore your health. For example potassium is used to reduce regulate your BP (it helps reduce BP, i.e. the opposite effect of sodium). There is no substitute for these micro-nutrients. Deprive your body from them long enough, and it may cause some other ailment.

Disclaimer:

I am not a medical doctor. Proceed with confidence and patience, but at the same time exercise caution and monitor diligently. The above Ayurvedic approach can be combined with modern medical science by using the later to diligently monitor the progress and using it to make informed choices in your Ayurvedic approach.

Further Reading

• Ayurveda
• Dangers of Statin drugs
• WebMD
• Eating a vegetarian diet while living with kidney disease
• Nutrition Data
• Diet for Kidney Disease

Acknowledgement

This wouldn’t be complete if we don’t owe it to the Knowledge transmitted to us via great sages/yogis, without which all this would not have been possible — we would have been at the mercy of the verdict of doctors (the emperors with no clothes).

முன்னுரை

நமது உடலில் அனைத்து நோய்களையும் எதிர்க்கும் ஆற்றல் உள்ளுறவே அமையபெற்றுள்ளது என்பதே ஆயுர்வேத சிகிச்சையின் அடிப்படையாகும். மேலும் மருந்துகள் யாவும் இயற்கையிலே அமையப்பெற்றுள்ளது. ஆயுர்வேத சிகிச்சை ஒர் முழுமையான முறையாகும். ஆகவே ஒவ்வொரு மனிதனின் உடல் மற்றும் மன நிலையைபொறுத்து சிகிச்சை வேறுப்படும். ஆனால் மேற்கத்திய மருத்துவ முறையோ அறைகுறை அறிவை கொண்டு செய்யப்படுகிறது. இவை நோயின் மூலத்தை கண்டறிந்து அழிப்பதை காட்டிலும், பெரும்பாலும் நமது கண்களுக்கு புலப்படும் வலி போன்றவற்றை தற்காலிகமாக நிறுத்தி வைக்கவே முயல்கின்றன. மேலும் ஒர் நோயிற்கான மருந்துகள் பல உபாதைகளுக்கு வித்திடுகிறது.

ஆயுர்வேதம், இது ஒர் பண்டைய இந்திய அறிவியலாகும். இதன் தொடக்கம் கல் தோன்றி மண் தோன்றா காலமாகும். அதாவது இந்தியாவிலுள்ள மொழி, பண்பாடு போல் ஆயுர்வேதமும் ஆதியும் அந்தமும் அற்றது. புராணங்களின் படி ஆயுர்வேதம் பிரமணால், தந்வந்தரி மகானுக்கு அருள பெற்றதாகும். தந்வந்தரி பாற்கடலில் இருந்து வந்தவர். ஐன்ஸ்டீனின் E = mc2 என்னும் தத்துவத்தை அன்றே பாற்கடலை கடைந்த ஆற்றலில் இருந்து தந்வந்தரியென்னும் மனித உடல் (பொருள்) உருவாகியுள்ளதாக உருவகித்து கூற பெற்றுள்ளது.

செயல்

ஒர் நோய் மனித உடலில் அதன் தன்மையை வெளிகாட்டுவதற்கு பல காலங்களுக்கு முன்னரே நமது உடலில் தஞ்சமடைந்து விடுகின்றன. எவ்வாறு நோய் உருவாகி, தீவினை எற்படுத்த காலமாகிறதோ, அதேப்போல் அதை நீக்குவதற்கும், முற்றிலும் அகற்றுவதற்கும் காலமாகும் என்பதை ஏற்றுக்கொள்ள வேண்டும். ஒரே நிமிடத்தில், ஒரே நாளில் தீர்க்க கூடிய மந்திர, தந்திர, கண்கட்டி வித்தை மருந்துகள், மாத்திரைகள் இல்லையென்பதையும் உணர வேண்டும்.

செயலின்றி பலனில்லை. உங்களது வாகனம், வீடு, நிலம் ஆகியவற்றை பராமரிப்பது போல் உங்கள் உடல் மீதும் அக்கறை செலுத்துங்கள். நேரமில்லையென்னும் நொண்டி சாக்கை கூறாதீர்கள். தினமும் உங்கள் உடலை பற்றி எண்ணுங்கள், சிறிது நேரம் உடலை பாதுகாக்க செலவிடுங்கள். எவ்வாறு இயந்திரத்தின் உதிரி பாகங்கள், பராமரிப்பு இல்லையெனில் வேலை செய்ய மறுக்கிறதோ மனித உடலின் பாகங்களும் அத்தகையதே. குறிப்பாக கனையம், சிறுநீரகம், கல்லீரல், மன்னீரல் ஆகியவை மிகவும் பரிதாபமானவை. ஏனெனில் இவைகளில்தான் அனைத்து மருந்துகளின் வேதி நச்சு பொருள்களும் சென்று தஞ்சமடைகின்றன.

உங்களின் ஈடுபாடுடன் கூடிய எந்த ஒர் சிறு செயலுக்கும் கோடி பலனுண்டு. உங்களது மனமும் உடலும் இந்த இயந்திரமயமான உலகில் கடும் உலைச்சல், நெருக்கடிக்கு உள்ளாகின்றன. எனவே உங்களின் அக்கறையுடன் கூடிய எந்த ஒரு செயலும் ஏன் எல்லாம் சரியாகிவிடும் என்னும் எண்ணமே பல பலன்களை உண்டாக்கும்.

ஆரம்பிக்கும் முன்

Before you start (this may seem like a repeat of the previous section, but worth stressing again):

• நம்புங்கள்! எதுவும் ஒரே நாளில் நடந்துவிடாது. நம்பிகையுடன் கடைபிடியுங்கள், தீயவை யாவும் அகலும் – நன்மைகள் பிறக்கும்.
• எத்தகைய மந்திர, தந்திரமோ, மாயமோ கிடையாது என்பதை உணருங்கள்.
• உங்களுக்காக மற்றவர்கள் வேலை செய்வார்கள் என்று எண்ணாதீர்கள். உங்கள் வேலையை நீங்கள் தான் செய்ய வேண்டும். உங்களுக்காக நான் மூச்சு விட இயலாது.

Concepts

பஞ்சபூதங்கள்

இந்த உலகம் மட்டுமல்ல நமது உடலும் பஞ்சபூதங்களால் அமைய பெற்றுள்ளது. எனவே நமது உடல்நிலை பஞ்சபூதங்களின் சமச்சீர் நிலையை பொறுத்தே அமைகிறது. இதுவே ஆயுர்வேதத்தின் அடிப்படையாகும்.

பஞ்சபூதங்களும் சமச்சீராகயிருப்பது அவசியம். நல்ல ஆரோக்கியமான உணவு, தேகபயிற்சி அனைத்தும் சமச்சீராக அமைய பெற்றும் மன அமைதியில்லை எனில் யாவும் பயனற்றதாகிவிடும்.

மூன்று தோசாக்கள்

தோசாக்கள் என்பது பஞ்சபூதங்களால் அமைய பெற்ற மனித உடலின் ஆற்றல்களை குறிக்கும்.

ஒரு ஆயுர்வேத மருத்துவர், முதலில் தன்னிடம் வரும் நபரின் உடலில் எவ்வாறு இந்த மூன்று தோசாக்களும் அமைய பெற்றுள்ளது என்பதை ஆராய்ந்து, அதற்கெற்ற மாதிரியே ஆலோசனைகள் வழங்குவார்.

மூன்று குணங்கள்

மூன்று குணங்களும் மனித மனதின் நிலையை தீர்மானிக்கிறது.