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Is Autophagy and Ekadashi vritam are inter connected?

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*Ekadasi Upavas* (Fasting) and this year's *Nobel Prize in Medicine*..... what is the connection?
This year's(2016) *Nobel Prize in Medicine* has gone to a Japanese scientist *Dr. Yoshinori Ohsumi* for his research on *AUTOPHAGY*.
Autophagy, an Intracellular Recycling System otherwise means "eating self". In other words, the process by which the human body eats it own damaged cells and unused proteins. Autophagy is a natural process and also one which occurs in cases of starvation. The failure of autophagy is one of the main reasons for accumulation of damaged cells which eventually leads to various diseases in the body. Autophagy is important to prevent/fight cancer and also plays a vital role in degrading and 'consuming' cells infected by bacteria and viruses.
We have to observe here that ancient India had recommended a practice of fasting (Ekadasi) one day in a fortnight. Many of us religiously follow this practice to this day as a penance for spiritual progress without any idea of the biological and therapeutic benefits of this practice. Through this process of fasting induced autophagy, our body repairs it's damaged and degenerated cells or uses up the proteins of the damaged cells for its survival.
Whenever modern science conquers a frontier in any field, it somehow relates back to a quaint spiritual practice followed in India for generations.
A day in a fortnight spent in prayer and divine contemplation was a tonic for t mind and soul while the practice of fasting ensured that the body would heal and rejuvenate itself.
Clearly, our ancient Rishis believed in a process of holistic healing of both the body and the mind. They were able to, quite remarkably, connect the yearning for spiritual progress in a human being with the biological necessity of the human body. One cannot but marvel, and bow one's head with admiration and reverence, at their wisdom and deep scientific understanding of the body and the mind.
We may afford to forget and ignore our glorious past, but with every research, every other day by the world scholars, the magnanimity of our civilization is opening before the present day humanity.
*It is time to revisit this country called Bharatvarsha*.

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*Ekadasi Upavas* (Fasting) and this year's *Nobel Prize in Medicine*..... what is the connection?
This year's(2016) *Nobel Prize in Medicine* has gone to a Japanese scientist *Dr. Yoshinori Ohsumi* for his research on *AUTOPHAGY*.
Autophagy, an Intracellular Recycling System otherwise means "eating self". In other words, the process by which the human body eats it own damaged cells and unused proteins. Autophagy is a natural process and also one which occurs in cases of starvation. The failure of autophagy is one of the main reasons for accumulation of damaged cells which eventually leads to various diseases in the body. Autophagy is important to prevent/fight cancer and also plays a vital role in degrading and 'consuming' cells infected by bacteria and viruses.
We have to observe here that ancient India had recommended a practice of fasting (Ekadasi) one day in a fortnight. Many of us religiously follow this practice to this day as a penance for spiritual progress without any idea of the biological and therapeutic benefits of this practice. Through this process of fasting induced autophagy, our body repairs it's damaged and degenerated cells or uses up the proteins of the damaged cells for its survival.
Whenever modern science conquers a frontier in any field, it somehow relates back to a quaint spiritual practice followed in India for generations.
A day in a fortnight spent in prayer and divine contemplation was a tonic for t mind and soul while the practice of fasting ensured that the body would heal and rejuvenate itself.
Clearly, our ancient Rishis believed in a process of holistic healing of both the body and the mind. They were able to, quite remarkably, connect the yearning for spiritual progress in a human being with the biological necessity of the human body. One cannot but marvel, and bow one's head with admiration and reverence, at their wisdom and deep scientific understanding of the body and the mind.
We may afford to forget and ignore our glorious past, but with every research, every other day by the world scholars, the magnanimity of our civilization is opening before the present day humanity.
*It is time to revisit this country called Bharatvarsha*.

Courtesy : what's app...

hi

read more about CHARAKA SAMHITA IN AYURVEDA.....we ignored a lot in our modern life....we want quick in everywhere and

everywhere....a beautiful medical book by our rishi charaka...
 
Fasting is there in many cultures and religions.
Fasting days are not only for certain months in some religions but also bi weekly or weekly etc.
 
One just has to observe an animal for easier understanding.

Observe a sick animal..it wont eat till its well.
It gives the body rest from digestion till it recovers.

Even a carnivor makes a kill and does not eat after that for days.

Even Yoga poses..animals strech their spines upon waking up.

Most of knowledge is gained by keen observation..trial and error.

For eg a bus driver in China had saved the life of passengers from a landslide all becos he was a keen observer.

He saw trees on the hill which leaves were moving as if being blown by the wind but there was no wind.

So right away he knew the movement must be coming from the ground..and he drove the bus away on time.

Even tribals are very perceptive becos they observe nature.

So its not just being a Rishi that one understands how any system works.

I have met tribals who know much more about nature than any Nat Geo documentary.

I am not anti Rishis..but I feel we should get over this hang over effect that only Rishis knew everything and the rest of the world was ignorant.

Nope..entire mankind evolved..caveman too observed and we are here today.

High time we give credit to everything in creation from single cell organisms..to multicellular organisms..the manifest and the unmanifest.
 
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