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Most diseases and
illnesses are usually caused by accumulated waste material in
the body.
According to Ayurveda the human body is made up of Panchtattva
or five elements - earth, water, fire, air and space. These
elements keep the body healthy. When either of these become weak
or defiled by the waste material they produce, we fall ill. Each
element has a specific work that leads to the formation of a
certain kind of waste. If this waste remains in the body, it
causes diseases. It is, therefore, imperative to expel waste
products from the body.
The waste of the five elements
By relieving yourself in the morning, you throw out waste
material from the body. Excreta is waste produced by the element
earth. Urine is refuse discharged by the element water. After
relieving yourself in the morning, practise yoga asanas,
pranayama or other exercises to keep your body fit and discharge
carbon dioxide or waste material produced by the element air.
Similarly, bad and offending heat of the body, which is waste
material of the element fire, is washed away with a bath. The
waste material of the element space - negative thoughts - is
dispelled from the body when we are peaceful and calm and think
positively.
Diseases from waste
If the refuse of the element earth is not expelled, it leads to
constipation, indigestion, gas, loss of appetite, belching,
obesity, piles, blood impurities, skin diseases, fatigue,
depression, joint pain, headache, weak eyesight, diabetes, high
blood pressure, hair-related problems, nocturnal emission and
impotency. If the refuse of the element water -- urine --
remains in the body, it increases toxic substances causing
diseases of the kidney and bladder. If a person doesn't bathe,
the refuse of the element fire is not expelled. It causes lack
of freshness, burning, itching in the body, foul sweat, skin
diseases, loss of appetite and reduces immunity. If one doesn't
do asanas, pranayama or other exercises, waste matter of the
element air will remain in the body and cause respiratory
diseases, asthma, cardiac problems, skin diseases and kidney
disorders. If you choose to be agitated and negative, the refuse
of the element air will lead to negative thoughts, tension,
worry, depression, high blood pressure, anxiety, anger,
insomnia, mental fickleness, dissatisfaction and inflated ego.
So to ensure a disease free body, prevent waste matter from
remaining in it.
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