PRESENT DAY FOOD. ELIXIR OR POISON? Dr. P. G. Jadar MD, (PhD) Asst. Professor Dept. of Rasashastra
Dr. Santhosh B. II Year PG Scholar Dept. of Rasashastra
KLE UNIVERSITY’S
SHRI BMK AYURVEDA MAHAVIDYALAYA BELGAUM, KARNATAKA
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Introduction •
Just like water we drink & the air we breath, food is very basic requirement of life
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Without the proper daily intake of right type of food, different organs of our body can not function as they should
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Importance of Food AÉWûUzÉrÉlÉoÉë¼cÉrÉæïrÉÑïYirÉÉ mÉërÉÉåÎeÉiÉæÈ । zÉUÏUÇ kÉÉrÉïÇiÉå ÌlÉirÉqÉÉaÉÉUÍqÉuÉ kÉÉUhÉæÈ । lÉ UÉaÉɳÉÉmrÉÌuÉelÉÉlÉÉSÉWûÉUÉlÉÑmÉrÉÉåeÉrÉåiÉç । mÉUϤrÉ ÌWûiÉqÉzlÉÏrÉɬåWûÉå ½ÉWûÉUxÉÇpÉuÉÈ ।
A. H. Su.7/52
Ch. Su. 28/41
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Cont… mÉëÉhÉÉÈ mÉëÉhÉpÉ×iÉÉqɳÉÇ sÉÉåMüÉåÅÍpÉkÉuÉÌiÉ । uÉhÉïÈ mÉëxÉÉSÈ xÉÉæxuÉrÉïÇ eÉÏÌuÉiÉÇ mÉëÌiÉpÉÉ xÉÑZÉqÉç । iÉÑÌ¹È mÉÑ̹oÉïsÉÇ qÉåkÉÉ xÉuÉïqɳÉå mÉëÌiÉ̹iÉÇ । sÉÉæÌMüMÇü MüqÉï rÉSè uÉרÉÉæ xuÉaÉïiÉÉæ rÉŠ uÉæÌSMüqÉç । MüqÉÉïmÉuÉaÉåï rÉŠÉå£Çü iÉŠÉmrɳÉå mÉëÌiÉ̹iÉqÉç । Ch. Su. 27/349
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Cont… oÉsÉqÉÉUÉåarÉqÉÉrÉÑ¶É mÉëÉhÉɶÉalÉÉæ mÉëÌiÉ̸iÉÉÈ । A³ÉmÉÉlÉålkÉlÉæ¶ÉÉÎalÉeuÉïsÉÌiÉ urÉåÌiÉ cÉÉlrÉjÉÉ ।
Ch. Su. 27/342
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Do you think the present day food is also having these properties ???
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Some facts… • More than a million pounds of beef recalled and destroyed • One child dead and others sick from drinking fresh juice • In Milwaukee, 400,000 people sick with diarrhea and vomiting • 35% of residents in a nursing home sick with salmonellosis and 4 die “Food Contamination and Safety” by P. V. Patil
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Demographics • The proportion of the population at serious risk of food borne illness is increasing with : The aging The weakened immune system
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Consumer Lifestyle The pace of life has quickened
No time to prepare food at home
Hence, often eat meals on the run
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Food Production • In the past, food used to be grown, produced and distributed on a local basis • Now, its centralized and the products produced are shipped all over the country • Example : Schwan’s ice cream in 1994 caused 224,000 people ill in New England
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Cont… • A large number of animals are often crowded together • This increase their stress levels and weakens their immune system • Crowding also facilitates the spread of disease from one animal to another “Food Contamination and Safety” by P. V. Patil
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Cont… • 1 million human pesticide poisoning cases are reported each year in the world with about 20,000 deaths • Recently revealed – leading cold drinks contains pesticides higher than European Economic Commission Norms
(WHO report)
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Cont… • Vegetables and fruits are the rich source of energy • But today, they are rich source of hazardous insecticides, pesticides and preservatives • Endosulfan, monocrotophos, tartrazine, dimethoate, chlorpyrifos, cypermethrin etc are the commonly used fertilizers which are harmful
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Cont… • Thus, day by day small quantity of “VISHA” is entering our body
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Do you think the present day food is upasthambha ???
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Solution • Proper understanding of the VIRUDDHA AHARA concept as explained in classics • Following ASHTAVIDHA AHARA VIDHI VISHESHAAYATANA • Educating farmers regarding the hazardous effects of Chemical fertilizers, insecticides and pesticides
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