திருக்குறள்
“நோய்நாடி நோய்முதல் நாடி அதுதணிக்கும்
வாய்நாடி வாய்ப்பச் செயல்”
பொருள்
நோயை இன்னது என்று அறிந்து அந்த நோய் வருவதற்கான மூல காரணத்தையும் அதைத் தீர்க்கும் வழியையும் அறிந்து அதைப் போக்குவதில் தவறு வந்துவிடாமல் செயல்பட வேண்டும்.
Meaning
Identify the Disease, investigate the root cause, recognize what
might abate the illness and heal the illness.
Blockage of excess cholesterol in blood vessels of heart is
commonly known as heart attack. Now-a-days the heart attack is treated with the
help of angioplasty or a bypass surgery in which the blockages in blood vessels
are removed with the help of external agents.
But one should be in a position to critically examine, think and
raise the question/s about what are the root causes for heart disease.
To analyze the root cause of the problem it is essential to ask
the five-Why’s as we teach our students.
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Why
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Question
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Possible Reason/s
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1st Why
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Why is
there a blockage in my heart?
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Excess
undigested cholesterol is being circulated in the blood stream
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2nd Why
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Why the
excess cholesterol is circulated in my blood stream?
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Improper
digestion of cholesterol
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3rd Why
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Why
there is improper digestion of cholesterol?
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Bile -
An enzyme required to digest Cholesterol not secreted properly
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4th Why
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Why the
Bile enzyme is not secreted properly?
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Improper
functioning of LIVER/ Gall Bladder
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5th Why
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Why my
liver/ gall bladder is not functioning properly?
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Improper
Life Style.
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The root cause of the problem is not having a healthy life style
which leads to improper digestion of fat/cholesterol. In other words, the
cholesterol that is not digested properly is being circulated in the blood
stream and it causes blockages in the blood vessels of the heart leading to an
attack.
For digesting the fat,
liver has to secrete an enzyme called Bile. The secreted bile has to be
stored in the Gall Bladder and proper digestion of fat should happen in
the small intestine with the help of bile. Therefore to have permanent cure for heart problems, liver, gall
bladder and small intestine should function properly.
Without understanding the root causes (improper digestion of
cholesterol) just by taking care of the symptoms (remove blockages in blood
vessels near the heart) alone one cannot cure the heart disease permanently. During
emergency situation and for a quick fixing the problem, removing the blockage
may help. But if a person wants to have a permanent cure, it may not help.
Removing blockages of heart through modern technique is a
reductionist phenomenon. But the heart and blood vessels functions in a
holistic phenomenon (interconnected with other organs of the body). If we apply
reductionist phenomenon to cure a holistic disease it can temporarily quick fix
the problem but will not have a permanent cure.
To have a
healthy liver/ gall bladder, one should practice healthy life style. As per the
laws of acupuncture, liver and gall bladder has its peak time during the night
between 11.00 PM and 3.00 AM. For proper functioning of liver and gall bladder
a person has to be in deep sleep during this time. If a person has to be in deep
sleep between 11.00 PM to 3.00 AM, he/she should have gone to bed at least two
hours before. In other words one should have gone to bed by 9.00 PM so that he/she
can reach deep sleep by 11.00 PM. More
over there is a high degree of correlation between emotions and the organs of
the body. For example anger, frustration and jealousy weakens the liver and
stress, impatience and hate weakens the heart. Therefore if a person knows how to
balance his emotions and also practices healthy life style, he/she can stay
away from risk of heart disease till his life time.
In a lighter note when you get a
chance to meet any cardiologist in the future, you are now well equipped to
annoy him with the five commonsense questions. .. J J
-
Nataraj M.D (Acu)
