Our Body

A greater understanding of our body and its body cycles through the day will vastly aid us in carrying out preventive maintainence of our body and avoid several diseases.

We all have just one body and each of us is aware of it.  In fact our mythology says that, we must be blessed to be born as human beings and that this stage comes only after several lives in lower forms!! Despite that, the amount of time that an average person spends to care for his body is absymally low not only in our country but in the world too.

How many times have you come across a friend/relative/sibling splurging that Rs 5000/-(about $100) for a Teflon coat on his car  so that the paint is protected or add performance enhancing agents running into thousands of rupees to boost engine performance.  All this money we spend without batting an eyelid and with full enthusiasm.  But how many times would you come across the same friend/relative/sibling spending the same Rs 5000/-(about $100) to get a preventive health check up done or investing in a good health care package.  Chances are the first type grossly outnumber the second types and this is where we need to focus our attention and educate the masses to invest a bit of time and money into their bodies early in their lives so that their later years are realtively less disease prone.

To begin with, you can start by observing your body.  Before you begin internal cleansing, carryout a thorough examination of yourself and become aware of each part of your body.  Feel every part of your body with loving care and caution to notice any abnormality.  Start from your feet downwards and move up - ankles -shin-calves-knee-thighs-hip joint -buttocks -back -stomach-waist-chest-neck-shoulders-upper arms-lower arms-palms-fingers-back to neck-small of neck-ears-chin-lips-noise-eyes and lastly the hair.

During this process note down any swelling, cut, bruise, pores etc. Be sure to measure your waist, buttocks and chest with a measuring tape.  Also have a weighing machine handy in the house so that you can quickly see the changes in you over a period of time. You can use the tape to measure your height also.

Now its time to work with the findings of our body. List out the following:-

1.   All the injuries/problems on the surface of the body

2.   Any issues of hair

3.   Any known issues of ear/eyes or nose

4.   Your height

5.   Your Weight

6.   Your age

Before we proceed further you may like to check your Body Mass Index (BMI) which is:-

BMI = Mass(kg)/Height(in metre square)

For example for a man of 76 kgs and height of 170 the BMI works out as follows:-

BMI =76/(1.7*1.7) = 76/2.89 = 26.3

As per WHO ,  <18.5     - Underweight

                         18.5 -25 - Normal

                         25 - 30   - Pre Obese

                         > 30       - Obese

So, in case you are in the Pre Obese or Obese category, its time you took a hard look at your eating, sleeping and other activities and design a new regime for yourself which can be effectively implemented.

Before you design your special regime, you may need to understand your body type and your body cycles which i would come to  in the next post.