WHAT IS THE PROBLEM
OF SKIN DISEASE?
THE SKIN WHICH COVERS THE HUMAN BODY IS A UNIQUE AND COMPLEX LIVING STRUCTURE. ITS OUTERMOST CELL LAYERS ARE DEAD AND ARE CONTINUALLY FLAKING FROM THE BODY, YET IT IS THROUGH THEM THAT THE AURA OF VITALITY AND GOOD HEALTH IS REFLECTED TO THE WORLD LIKE A MIRROR. SIMILARLY, IT IS ONLY OUR SKIN WHICH UPHOLDS THE ENGROSSING ILLUSION OF OUR EXISTENCE THAT WE ARE INDIVIDUALS SEPARATE FROM ONE ANOTHER.
THE FUNCTION OF SKIN
PROTECTION
INSULATION-HEATING
ELIMINATION
ABSORPTION
SKIN CANCER
THIS USUALLY OCCURS ON THE FACE OR FOREARMS OF FAIR SKINNED PERSONS FOLLOWING MANY YEARS OF EXPOSURE TO DIRECT SUNLIGHT IN A TROPICAL COUNTRY. THE SKIN SHOULD BE SHIELDED BY A SUITABLE LOTION BEFORE EXPOSURE AND A WIDE BRIMMED HAT SHOWN BE WORN. THE PRACTICE OF AMAROLI (MASSAGE WITH THREE TO SEVEN DAY OLD URINE) IN CONJUNCTION WITH DIETARY MODIFICATION AND PRANAYAMA FREQUENTLY POVES SUCCESSFUL IN ITS PREVENTION AND CURE
YOGIC PROGRAM
SPECIFIC MODIFICATION IN INDIVIDUAL CASES MAY BE NECESSARY UNDER SKILLED GUIDANCE.
- SURYA NAMASKARA : TO THE POINT OF TOTAL BODY SWEATING, WHILE FACING THE NEWLY RISING SUN. THE SWEAT SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO DRY ON THE BODY WHILE RESING IN SHAVASANA.
- PRANAYAMA : BHASTRIKA AND NADI SHODHANA PRANAYAMA SHOULD BE PRACTICED EACH MORNING. ANTAR AND BAHIR KUMBHAKA AND MAHA BANDHA (JALANDHARA, UDDIYANA AND MOOLA ) MAY BE INTEGRATED INTO THE PRANAYAMA PRACTICE.
- SHATKARMA : NETI, KUNJAL AND LAGHOO SHANKHAPRAKSHALANA SHOULD BE PERFORMED DAILY. POORNA SHANKAPRAKSHALANA SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN IN AN ASHRAM ENVIRONMENT, PREFERABLY AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF THERAPY.
- RELAXATION : YOGA NIDRA DAILY.
- DIET : A LIGHT VEGERARIAN DIET, RICH IN ALKALINE FOODS (JUICES, FRUIT, AND VEGETABLES), OIL, SWEETS, REFINED, FRIED AND SPICY FOOD SHOULD BE AVOIDEDAND SALT AND DAIRY FOODS RESTRICTED. AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF TREATMENT, A RAW FOOD DIET SHOULD BE FOLLOWED FOR AT LEAST FIVE DAYS. THEN, FOR A MONTH, EITHER LUNCH OR THE EVENING MEAL CAN BE MISSED.
FURTHER RECOMMENDATION
- COLD BATH AND SKIN RUB EACH MORNING.
- SPARING USE OF SOAP AND COSMETICS.
- SKIN RASHES SHOULD BE KEPT CLEAN AND DRY AS FAR AS POSSIBLE AND OPEN TO THE SUN AND AIR. THE AREA SHOULD BE WASHED FREE OF DEBRIS ONCE A DAY WITH A MILD NON-IRRITANT SOAP, AND DRIED CAREFULLY.
- AVOID CONSTIPATION AND KEEP THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CLEAN.
- DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
- AMOROLI, APPLICATION OF FRESH MIDSTREAM URINE, IS HIGHLY EFFECTIVE IN ELIMINATING ACUTE SKIN RASHES. HOWEVER, THE DIET SHOULD BE PURE. URINE THERAPY CAN ALSO BE USED IN CHRONIC SKIN DISEASES SUCH AS LEUCODERMA AND PSORIASIS. SEE AMAROLI, PUBLISHED BY YOGA PUBLICATIONS TRUST.