International Overdoes Awareness.
Is over caring taking us away from our body's own immunity power?
The concept of immunity in traditional medicine came from the fact that
human beings are born with a basic immune system which may be weak or strong.
Through constant interaction with the microbes in our environment, and within
our gut, we learn to fight against new microbes. This helps to strengthen the
immune system. Over time, in the name of hygiene the excessive usage of
insecticide, microbicidal agents, and lack of interaction with nature (plants,
soil and external organisms) has gradually made our immune system weaker.
Immunity, as we understand through modern medicine is the function of
certain cells, enzymes and immunomodulatory chemicals that attack pathogens
preventing them from disease creation. This concept of invasion from
microorganisms on the biological defense system led to the development of
antibiotics and vaccines. However, with the developments of auto-immune issues,
and widespread antibiotic resistance have forced us today to rethink on the
immune system again. Thanks to Covid! It has once again raised a strong concern
on the concept of immunity and our defense system altogether.
The traditional science ‘Ayurveda’ classifies these diseases as those
that are caused by an imbalance source within one’s body, which can be mostly
prevented by understanding the body’s natural tendencies, and another type of
disease caused by external factor, which may be caused by injuries, stress
(physical or mental), lack of hygiene practices or sanitation facilities or
polluted environment (water, soil and air) in some societies. This is most
relevant in the current times due to human exploitation, climate change and
excessive usage of antibiotics and chemicals (on the human body, animals and
environment). Time to think of body’s chemical exploitation, as much as planet
exploitation. We talk about environmental sustenance. What about human health sustenance?
The preventive aspect of our immunity function is majorly related to our
digestive balance. Balanced bio-energies (doshas) through cleansing, detoxing are
essential for proper resistance to illness. This explains the direct
correlation between digestion and immunity. A physiological transformation is
required in our body as part of tissue nourishment. The layers of tissues are
to be nourished one by one as a result of properly functioning metabolic
pathways. This can be achieved through the food we consume. More than resisting
the disease, the concept here is to build the resilience to any form of
unfavorable physical, mental and environmental change which have high
tendencies to create an imbalance in the body metabolism leading to disease.
In the recent past, modern science has been researching and many
researchers have evolved to explain the same old theory as 'gut health’. 'Super
food for gut health' is the hot topic of discussion by many doctors. For the
history to repeat itself, an unexpected always happens. How incapable must Man
be of learning from old experience?
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