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there is a big controversy about salt raging in various parts of the

world. A lot of people are living now without salt since they say that salt

causes the blood pressure to rise too high.

Most devotees suffer from extremely low blood pressure and therefore this

arguement is not the most important for us.

But, I learned something from the nature doctor of Satsvarupa Maharaj in the

USA, Mr. Sharma. He is a nice pious man, but nature cure in general is too

vague for me, but others like it. Anyway, he told me some valuable advice

which is simple yet very important.

He said that the thirst that comes, and requires to be driven away with

liters of water each day, comes because one eats food which was COOKED with

salt. This means that the salt is put into the preparation at some point

during the cooking process and it is cooked. When salt is thus cooked it

becomes poisonous to a certain extent (as does rice if it is once cooked and

cooled and then reheated) and it makes the body very dry causing one to drink

a lot without relief.

The solution to this is simple. One should simply wait until the cooking

process is completed, then he should add the salt while everything is still

very hot, then slightly mix, the salt should melt, and be merged with the

preparation. This means that the preparation is not cooked anymore after the

salt merges.

I have ordered any cook I can get my hands on to do things like this. As for

me, I cannot stand food not cooked in this manner. I can immediately tell

when it is not done this way since it creates a very bad effect in the body.

Mr.Sharma says that one doesn`t even require extra water when it is cooked in

this way since the natural water within the food (if it is properly cooked as

well, not too little and not too much so that it becomes a tasteless,

valueless mush) is sufficient for liquid needs. I have found this to be

almost true. I anyway always drink water 1 1/3 hours after eating since this

is a rule in Ayurveda to lubricate the insides. But more is not required.

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(Text 22338) 23-Jun-88 14:13 /0 lines/ Priyavrata das

Receiver: Practical Medicine <66>

Subject: Acidic stomach

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Just a little advice I got and which I found work very well:

If the stomach is acidic, causing burning feelings, one should just take some

coriander. Then it goes away immediately, but it also stays away.

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(Comment in (Text 22351) by Harikesa Swami)

(Text 22351) 23-Jun-88 20:12 /0 lines/ Harikesa Swami

Receiver: Practical Medicine <67>

Comment on: (Text 22338) by Priyavrata das

Subject: Acidic stomach

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If you put some text in this conference it should be somewhat detailed.

After all, the word `some` is relative. Someone may think that some

coriander means a cupful and someone else may think a teaspoon full.

Is it the leafy kind, or the seed form? Dry, roasted, plain, cooked, mashed,

mixed, salty? Eh? Some details here sir!

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(Comment in (Text 22357) by Priyavrata das)

(Text 22357) 23-Jun-88 20:52 /0 lines/ Priyavrata das

Receiver: Practical Medicine <68>

Comment on: (Text 22351) by Harikesa Swami

Subject: Acidic stomach

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One can start with one or two teaspoons, then more if required.

I tried dry leaves as well as seeds, and both worked. On just takes it as it

is.

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(Text 22376) 24-Jun-88 09:10 /0 lines/ Padmanabha das

Receiver: Practical Medicine <69>

Subject: please pass the salt

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Generally the people who have success with "salt free"

diets are people who have eaten meat for a long time.

Meat actually contains itself much salt which is absorbed

into the body and contribute to high blood pressure.

As one then goes into a salt free diet, the body uses what

has been stored and for time time things "get better" - for

some time; according to AYurveda, too LITTLE salt in the body

results in Vata disturbances like stiffness, backache, headache

constipation or lack of digestive fire. Definitely "salt-free"

is not to be considered for life long plan.

This is interesting with the salt at the end of the sabji -

Madanalasa says this is the technique which she saw in different

providences of India - never got an explanation, simply

parampara.

What about rice? I know some Bengalis who don`t put any salt in

their rice.

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(Text 22850) 01-Jul-88 08:58 /0 lines/ Harikesa Swami

Receiver: Practical Medicine <70>

Subject: Lecithin (again) and devotee health

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Some of you may remember I put a text in about Lecithin some weeks back.

Maybe you even tried to review that text but couldn`t find it again? The

truth of the matter is that I put that text in during a wave of enthusiasm

brought about by the first two days effects of (I thought) Lecithin taking.

Well,