Sedentary lifestyle, food habits major causes behind renal diseases
New Delhi, December 22: Habits, a patient’s medical history, his daily routine, and the present medical conditions play an important role in treating and preventing renal disorders. According to experts, sedentary lifestyle, fast food, wrong food habits were to be blamed for most of the cases leading to CRF.
These views were presented by experts in the National workshop on Ayurveda Nephrology, which was organised on Wednesday at the All-India Institute of Ayurveda.
The experts also said that most of the patients resorted to Ayurveda at a much later stage after the other options of treatment failed to give them the desired results and therefore posed more challenges before the experts treating them.
The workshop, organised by department of Kayachikitsa, witnessed presence of distinguished veterans in the field of Ayurvedic Nephrology and included names such as Professor SN Gupta, Vice Chancellor of Maganbhai Adenwala Mahagujarat University,Nadiad, Dr Sanjay Sinha, Senior Consultant at Kamlesh Ayurveda Hospital and Panchakarma Centre, Lucknow, Dr.Sarita Gaikwad, Director, Punarnava Trimarma Chikitsalay & Research centre, Nanded and Dr Vinay Walenkar, Head of Office, Ayurved Vyaspeeth hailing from Nashik.
“Changing lifestyle of people, sedentary work, eating fast foods, junk food, tinned food, incompatible food, constant stress and strain, over indulgence of alcoholic drinks, chewing tobacco contributes substantially to Agnimandya–a condition when the food is not digested properly due to diminished power of digestive fire in the body”, said Dr Sarita Gaikwad, Director of Sarita’s Punarnava Trimarma Chikitsalay and Research Centre, Nanded, during her presentation at the National workshop.
Dr Vinay Walenkar, Head of Office, Ayurved Vyaspeeth said, “Many diseases, particularly the ones related to kidneys can be avoided by adopting a healthy lifestyle. One should make it a habit to not eat after sunset, as this habit of eating late at night is the mother of many diseases. Our role as Ayurvedic practitioners should not be limited to giving medicines, but it is also our duty to educate the people about these habits for a healthy life.”
Professor SN Gupta,Vice Chancellor of Maganbhai Adenwala Mahagujarat University, Nadiad, said, “Ayurvedic treatments can help patients in a many ways. In certain cases, Ayurveda has been able to provide 100% recovery to patients, thereby preventing them from a condition of dialysis and kidney transplant. Ayurvedic therapies and treatments have also helped patients on the verge of dialysis and renal transplant to postpone the procedures,” he said.
Talking about the potential of Ayurveda in Nephrology, Dr Sanjay Sinha, Senior Consultant at Kamlesh Ayurveda Hospital and Panchakarma Centre Lucknow said, “Unlike allopathic treatment, which does not have an option to reverse the condition of kidney dialysis, but there are medicines and treatments in Ayurveda that help rejuvenate the kidneys at a cellular level and improve its functioning and can help a patient live a healthy life without dialysis.”
Based on rough estimates, about 10 crore people have chronic kidney disease (irreversible kidney failure) in India, says the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh.
Prof (Dr) Mahesh Vyas, Dean Ph.D, AIIA, Dr Anandraman Sharma, MS AIIA, Dr Ramakant Yadav, Associate Professor, Kayachiktsa,, Dr Rajaram Mahto ,Assistant Professor, Kayachikitsa department, Professor (Dr) S Jonah, HoD Kayachikitsa department of AIIA and other dignitaries were also present on the occasion.
The scholars also shared their studies, research and practices based on Ayurvedic principles.
Prof. (Dr.) Tanuja Nesari, Director AIIA delivered presidential address at the valedictory ceremony and felicitated the experts. Dr Divya Kajaria, Assistant Professor, Kayachikitsa delivered the vote of thanks.
