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Therefore one should take frequent breaks, preferabely in fresh air, move, stretch the body, fingers, hands, arms, shoulders, and spend a few minutes resting the eyes, covering them with palms to ease the strain.
Processed foods also pose a great danger. Their flavour, colour and taste attract children very much. Junk food contains high salt and fat. Obesity is on the rise in the developed countries. The deciding factor is relationship between food intake and total energy expenditure which is neglected. Children nowadays are consuming a great amount of chocolates, fried fast foods,cakes, ice-creams and carbonated drinks. They are high in salts, sugar ans fats, low in vitamins and mineral contents and on top of it, they spend lesser time on physical activities, sports and games. They spend time watching television and playing video games, making them into cough potatoes.
 
Coupled with this is excessive emphasis in studying school curriculumn for scholastic achievements, this further comples the child to forgro physical activities, games and sports. That is why the dietary management of obesity and physical exercises assume greater importance. Therefore awareness about healthy eating habit and nutrition along with appropriate physical exercise is crucial to keeping obesity at bay.
 
One has to have an awareness of natural laws. The knowledgeable can prevent misgivings and have a good future.
 
'''Action reaction is the law of nature, food also shows the same. Virtue brings its own reward and vice brings its own punishment. This law of the nature operates everywhere with unceasing precision and scientific accuracy, both on the physical and mental plane.'''
 
'''Every wrong action brings its own punishment in accordance with the law of retribution.'''
 
'''Things do not happen in this nature by accident or chance,they happen in an orderly manner.'''
 
Even through science has made tremendous progress in all directions, the environment is getting polluted day by day. The increasing number of mills and factories and vehicles are also fostering the problem of the world health in a big way. Major and distort organic and inorganic materials.
 
In 1934, artificial radio active isotopes called radio nuclides were produced in nuclear reactors and have been utilized for the benefit of society, in medicine, industry, agriculture and research. Inspite of the numerous benfits derived from these radio nuclides, many people are afraid of its effect on health. Public preparation about the effect of radiation exposure has builtup over the years by the mass destruction caused by the atomaic bomb and now the experiments of nuclear bombs. So there is always fear of the risk of radiation being an environment pollutant.
 
Nowadays ecology speaks of how to reduce the 'green house efect' and global warming, and how to neutralise carbon monoxide. Yajna, the sacrificial fire is the answer.
 
In vedic culture, system of personal, global and universal healing were practised. The sages devised certain methods which influenced personality and the environment.
 
In ancient India, 'Agnihotra' – the fireplace in the middle part of the temple or house was propogated to maintain the balance of clean environment. Agnihotra means 'the fire that saves'. The agnihotra was carried out in every house and temple to cleanse the surrounding environment.
 
Yajna in a bigger scale purifies the planetary atmosphere. It also purifies the internal atmosphere. It removes external pollution and mental pollution.
 
Handful of herbs in yajna can purify the atmosphere. Herbs and woods properties are contained tn the ash and somoke and this affects the environment and balances the atmospheric condition. Some remove the toxins from the body upon inhalation, some uplift the mind, some bring about balance in the motor and sensory nerve system, and some help to destroy the pollutants that we breathe in.
 
It is possible to induce a change in the mental pattern and attitude to heal the diseases of the body by using certain combination of wood and herbs in yajna .
 
The devastation through deforestation happening around the world at all levels is to be recognised in a humane humanitarian manner by saving nature and revitalicing it.
 
Living in tune with nature is nature cure. Nature provides radiant health to man with its natural forces. They are clean air, clean water, fresh and natural food,fasting, exercise and 'calm mind'.
 
We can take care of ourselves by knowing these secrets of well being -
 
*By clean air we get enough oxygen. Oxygen is power which gives energy to the cells of our body.
*Clean water cleans the body internally and externally.
*Nutritious food provides quality blood and rejuvenates the body.
*Fasting helps flush out all accumulated toxins from the body and keep diseases at bay.
*When we exercise our body muscles will work with flexibility and alacrity.
*A sound mind in a sound body an dvice-versa is also true – that is 'A sound body with a sound mind'. So it is always been said
- Food is making blood
Exercising is distribution of blood
Breathing is purifying blood
And also mind!
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