Part 2: A “Bird's eye view” of the Terminologies…
As we begin this journey on the issue of Mind
Your Medicines, the first step is to know why our mind desires medicines. All
living beings are born with a definite structure and anatomy of their own. In
many cases, the body is controlled by the mind. We enter into an environment
called Mother Nature, and during the course of time get, attuned to it. We
slowly develop a comfortable zone of living and presume that it is a normal
condition. Once in a while, it so happens, that the mind signals that something
is wrong, some abnormal thing is happening, either due to internal or external
disturbance. We feel uncomfortable. We start noticing the disorder. Mental or
physical. We feel, ill at ease. This is how illness creeps in. We are now
pushed out of a comfortable zone.
We had never given importance to
our organs. One fine morning, water starts drizzling out of our nose, eyes
start itching, and our body refuses to take orders, we feel tired, our tummy
feels heavy and so on… a case of an internal problem.
We were cutting vegetables, the
knife unknowingly brushes our fingers, blood oozes out, we were inserting a
nail on to the wall and the hammer aims at our finger, instead of the head of
the nail, the finger swells with unbearable pain and so on…. a case of an
external problem.
We are hard-pressed for time, the
project has to be completed in time, coated on that, we have an acute family
problem, there are too many irons in the fire, and we are tossed up. We
overwork, tensed up. Our mind is upset. Slowly discomfort creeps in.
All these are just a few glimpses
of a health disorder or a pathway to illness. It is prudent to be familiar with
some common terminologies associated with our wellbeing before entering into
the ocean.
Health
“Health is
wealth” they say. It is a person’s physical and mental condition.
As
per WHO “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”
A healthy person is one who has a sound mind over his sound body.
The
functioning of the mind and body in synchronisation with the norms set by the
concerned recognized authorities.
The
latest definition of Health is, “The ability to adapt and cope” with the
prevailing social, emotional and technological challenges.
Illness/Disease
A disease or period of sickness
affecting the body and/or mind is an illness. In medical terms, it is a traumatic
experience associated with certain symptoms. It can simply be put as the
malfunctioning of the system.
Illness could be short term or a
long term process.
Illness could be due to injuries,
infections, worries’ and/or poisons.
Treatment
Any process by which we mitigate
or eradicate the cause of disease or illness is termed treatment.
It could be internal or external.
Through Counselling, healing, medicines, massaging, therapy or Surgery and so
on….
The kinds of systems are many.
Charaka, Sushruta, Allopathy, Ayurveda, Homoeopathy, Unani, Acupuncture, and
much more connected with various occults followed in different topological regions.
The latest being telepathy,
offline to online.
To be continued in part 3….
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