As much importance we give to the nourishment of the body that much importance we should give to the purification of the body as well. If the excretory system does not work efficiently to remove the excreta the functions of digestive system will get impaired and it may stop completely.
There are mainly four organs responsible for excretion. Intestines, kidneys, lungs and the skin. These organs excrete about 2.5 gms. Nitrogen, 250 gms. carbon and 2 kilos of other elements from the body of a healthy person.
1. Intestines: Everyday, undigested and residual food matter, bacteria, carbon dioxide, hydrogen etc., wind, water and other elements are excreted in the form of fecal matter.
The following bad habits destroy the efficiency of the intestines:
· Checking the urge to defecate
· Consuming food without chewing, Eating hastily, over eating, eating at wrong times, consuming unwholesome foods
· Lack of manual tasks and physical exercise
· Keeping vigils, sleeping till late in the morning
· Constant agitation, anxiety and grief. The following practices keep the intestines clean and strong:
· Fasting (once a week or once a fortnight remaining completely without food)
· Drinking six measures (each measure is equivalent to that obtained by cupping both hands together with palms facing upwards) of water that has been kept overnight in the morning before sunrise. Going for a brisk walk in the morning and evening
· Performing yogasanas, uddiyanbandha and mulbandha
· Consumption of wholesome food
2. Kidneys: The kidneys daily filter 170 to 200 litres of blood to produce 1.5 to 2 litres urine. Excess water, nitrogen, salt, uric acid etc. is excreted with urine.
The following conditions reduce the efficiency of the kidneys and the urinary blander: repeatedly checking the urge to pass urine.
Drinking water, eating food or having sex while checking the urge to pass urine.
Consumption of heavy and very dry food, eating excessively hot and spicy foods, excess salt, eating non-vegetarian food
Having intoxicants
Some allopathic Medicines
Emaciation of the body
The following habits keep the kidneys and the blander fit and healthy:
Consumption of adequate quantity of pure water.
Drinking six measures (as mentioned earlier) of water that has been kept overnight in the morning before sunrise
Passing urine before going to bed at night, on waking up in the morning, after physical exercise and after taking food
Performing katipindamardanasana and padapashchimottanasana
3) Lungs: The respiratory system (lungs excretes approximately 250 ml. water, 200 gms carbon, heat and 50 gms of other elements every day.
The following conditions cause pulmonary dysfunction:
Checking the urge to defecate, to pass urine, to sneeze, to belch etc.
Taking exercise on empty stomach
Overexertion
Excessive consumption of dry and cold foods
Air pollution
Loss of dhatus
The following make the lungs clean and active:
Performing pranayama, (nadishodhan, bhastrika, kapalbhati, ujjayipranayama) etc.
Roaming in the open air in areas where there is an abundance of life force a river
4) Skin: The skin excretes about 600 ml. water, 5 gms carbon, 3-4 gms nitrogen, salts, ammonia other elements every day through sweating.
The following conditions vitiate the skin:
Consumption of incompatible foods like milk with fruit, sour or salty foods.
Eating sour, hot, fried foods
The following means make the skin clean and firm:
3. Massage
Having a bath with ubtan (a mixture made fo certain ingredients and water
Sub bath: One should take sunbath everyday early in the morning covering head with a piece of cloth. It cures various diseases and gives life sunbath improves the efficiency of all the excretory organs. Take 5-7 basil leaves and 10-15 neem leaves in the morning. It increases immunity and purifies the body. Accumulation of impurities in the body gives an open invitation to serious ailments and their complete elimination from the body brings freshness, alertness and complete health.
There are mainly four organs responsible for excretion. Intestines, kidneys, lungs and the skin. These organs excrete about 2.5 gms. Nitrogen, 250 gms. carbon and 2 kilos of other elements from the body of a healthy person.
1. Intestines: Everyday, undigested and residual food matter, bacteria, carbon dioxide, hydrogen etc., wind, water and other elements are excreted in the form of fecal matter.
The following bad habits destroy the efficiency of the intestines:
· Checking the urge to defecate
· Consuming food without chewing, Eating hastily, over eating, eating at wrong times, consuming unwholesome foods
· Lack of manual tasks and physical exercise
· Keeping vigils, sleeping till late in the morning
· Constant agitation, anxiety and grief. The following practices keep the intestines clean and strong:
· Fasting (once a week or once a fortnight remaining completely without food)
· Drinking six measures (each measure is equivalent to that obtained by cupping both hands together with palms facing upwards) of water that has been kept overnight in the morning before sunrise. Going for a brisk walk in the morning and evening
· Performing yogasanas, uddiyanbandha and mulbandha
· Consumption of wholesome food
2. Kidneys: The kidneys daily filter 170 to 200 litres of blood to produce 1.5 to 2 litres urine. Excess water, nitrogen, salt, uric acid etc. is excreted with urine.
The following conditions reduce the efficiency of the kidneys and the urinary blander: repeatedly checking the urge to pass urine.
Drinking water, eating food or having sex while checking the urge to pass urine.
Consumption of heavy and very dry food, eating excessively hot and spicy foods, excess salt, eating non-vegetarian food
Having intoxicants
Some allopathic Medicines
Emaciation of the body
The following habits keep the kidneys and the blander fit and healthy:
Consumption of adequate quantity of pure water.
Drinking six measures (as mentioned earlier) of water that has been kept overnight in the morning before sunrise
Passing urine before going to bed at night, on waking up in the morning, after physical exercise and after taking food
Performing katipindamardanasana and padapashchimottanasana
3) Lungs: The respiratory system (lungs excretes approximately 250 ml. water, 200 gms carbon, heat and 50 gms of other elements every day.
The following conditions cause pulmonary dysfunction:
Checking the urge to defecate, to pass urine, to sneeze, to belch etc.
Taking exercise on empty stomach
Overexertion
Excessive consumption of dry and cold foods
Air pollution
Loss of dhatus
The following make the lungs clean and active:
Performing pranayama, (nadishodhan, bhastrika, kapalbhati, ujjayipranayama) etc.
Roaming in the open air in areas where there is an abundance of life force a river
4) Skin: The skin excretes about 600 ml. water, 5 gms carbon, 3-4 gms nitrogen, salts, ammonia other elements every day through sweating.
The following conditions vitiate the skin:
Consumption of incompatible foods like milk with fruit, sour or salty foods.
Eating sour, hot, fried foods
The following means make the skin clean and firm:
3. Massage
Having a bath with ubtan (a mixture made fo certain ingredients and water
Sub bath: One should take sunbath everyday early in the morning covering head with a piece of cloth. It cures various diseases and gives life sunbath improves the efficiency of all the excretory organs. Take 5-7 basil leaves and 10-15 neem leaves in the morning. It increases immunity and purifies the body. Accumulation of impurities in the body gives an open invitation to serious ailments and their complete elimination from the body brings freshness, alertness and complete health.
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