RULES FOR HEALTHY LIFE  

"HEALTH IS DEFINED AS NORMAL STATE OF BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT".FOR HEALTHY LIFE ONE SHOULD OBSERVE SELF DISCIPLINE AND KEEP BALANCE BETWEEN FOOD HABITS, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, BEHAVIOR, SLEEP AND CELIBACY.

THE FOLLOWING LIFE STYLE CHANGES IF DONE, HELPS IN LEADING HEALTHY LIFE : 

1. WAKE UP 

EARLY IN THE MORNING ONE OR TWO HOURS BEFORE SUNRISE. BRUSH TEETH WITH TWIG OF BABUL(KIKAR, ACACIA ARABICA) OR NEEM (AZADIRACHTA INDICA).

2. USHAPANAM

• DRINK 200 - 600 ml OF FRESH WATER EARLY IN THE MORNING (QUANTITY OF WATER MAY VARY SEASONALLY). 
• DRINK A GLASS OF WATER HALF AN HOUR BEFORE AND AFTER MEALS, DON'T DRINK IMMEDIATELY.
• 2-3 LITERS OF WATER IS ESSENTIAL IN A DAY.

3. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

• HALF AN HOUR BRISK WALK DAILY.
• HALF AN HOUR  TO 45 MINUTES YOGASANA AND PRANAYAMA.
• YOGA AND EXERCISE WILL DEPEND UPON YOUR AGE, SEASON, AILMENTS(DISEASE), CONSTITUTION AND STRENGTH.

4. PRAYER 

• MORNING AND EVENING PRAYER IS ESSENTIAL FOR BALANCE BETWEEN BODY AND MIND.
• PRAYER PURIFIES YOUR MIND(MANA), SOUL(ATMA) AND SPIRIT(CHITTA).

5. MASSAGE 

• MASSAGE ALL PARTS OF YOUR BODY  ESPECIALLY JOINTS DAILY  AS IT IMPROVES BLOOD CIRCULATION, MOVEMENT OF JOINTS, REGULATES BODY TEMPERATURE AND CIRCULATION OF INTERNAL ORGANS, SKELETAL MUSCLES ANS SKIN.
• USE GINGELLY  OR MUSTARD OIL IN WINTER AND COCONUT  OIL IN SUMMER & AUTUMN.

6. BATH 

• IN ALL SEASON COOL OR NEUTRAL NATURAL WATER IS GOOD.
• USE WARM WATER IN WINTER .
• BATH TWICE A DAY IN SUMMER.
• PERSON WITH RESPIRATORY DISORDERS, JOINT AND MUSCLE PAIN SHOULD USE WARM WATER FOR BATHING.

7. DIET 

• LIVE, NATURAL AND POSITIVE DIET IS ESSENTIAL FOR HEALTH.
• 2 PRINCIPAL MEALS IN A DAY ARE SUFFICIENT TO FULFILL OUR ENERGY NEEDS.
• DIET SHOULD BE OF 3 TYPES - ELEMINATIVE DIET(ROUGHAGE AND FIBERS),SOOTHENING DIET ( VIATAMIN AND MINERAL RICH ),  BUILDIND DIET (FOOD WITH CARBOHYDRATE,PROTEIN AND FAT).
• HAVE YOUR SUPPER BEFORE 2-3 HOURS OF SLEEP.

8. SLEEP 

• "EARLY TO BED EARLY TO RISE MAKES A MAN HEALTHY, WEALTHY AND WISE".SLEEP BETWEEN 9-10 PM AT  NIGHT AND WAKEUP BY 4:30-5 AM IN THE MORNING.6-8 HOURS OF SLEEP IS NECESSARY FOR BODY.
• AN AFTERNOON NAP IN AUTUMN AND SUMMER WILL KEEP YOU FRESH.
• MEDITATE BEFORE YOU GO TO BED.