The Servants of the People Society was
founded by Punjab Kesari Lala Lajpat Rai and inaugurated
at Lahore in 1921 by Gandhiji. It is a life order. Only
those who donate their whole life to the service of the
people of the country can become its members. It has
illustrious Life Members like Purushottamdas Tandon,
Balvantray Mehta and Lal Bahadur Shastri, the Prime
Minister of India, 1964-66. With its headquarters at
Delhi, the Society is dedicated to the service of the
people in more than 16 State.
Looking at the resources of the country in money and
man-power, it was considered that the objective of
"Health for all by 2000 AD" could not be
achieved without popularising Nature Cure and Yoga. A
Nature Cure and Yoga Health Centre was started in Delhi
in October 1983. This Centre has made lot of progress and
has become extremely popular. One of the objectives of
this Centre is to publish books on this subject. Our
first book in English, to serve as a basic primer on the
subject, was published in 1988. This book "Back to
Nature for HEALTHY LIVING" was released by Shri
Rajiv Gandhi the Prime Minister of India, on 23rdAugust
1988. That book is now in its third edition. Food Therapy
is the most important part of Nature Cure, so a new 264
page book on "Food of Health" was published in
July 1991. It is a unique book on nutrition. It deals
extensively with all aspects of some of the most
important food items. It also deals with food as
preventive medicine for various body conditions.
With the above background, the Centre has now decided to
bring out six booklets on the subjects of Nature Cure for
high blood pressure, nature cure for diabetes and
similarly for asthma, arthritis, for some stomach
conditions and for some women's conditions. This is the
fourth of that series of booklets. The table of contents
will show how comprehensicely the subject has been dealt
with.
In naturopathy, food plays a dominant role. Exercise
including yoga comes next. Hydrotherapy can, in case of
certain body conditions, be very effective. Colourtherapy
and acupressure have their own uses in certain
conditions. Collectively, all these therapies can form an
effective bulwark against disease.
Some eminent, knowledgeable and devoted persons have
contributed various chapters of this booklet. The booklet
has been co-ordinated and edited by Shri A.P. Dewan, who
has been with the World Food Programme of UN/FAO, for
more than 14 years and who is now the Chairman of our
Nature Cure Centre.
Nature Cure techniques are known to work. Gandhiji used
to say, "I have as much faith in the Nature Cure of
diseases as I have in the innocence of children"!
Suggestions made in this booklet are known to work but
they require patience. Solution of chronic problems does
take time. It may, however, be stated that all the
suggestions made herein may not work with everybody to
the same extent because of the differences of body
chemistry, environment, heredity and mental make up etc.
It will be, therefore, for you to try and find out which
techniques suit your body condition the most. Such a
trial will do no harm. Gandhiji also advised accordingly.
He said. "Sparse and balanced diet may not be the
same for everybody. It can be best worked out by the
individual for himself through proper reading and careful
thought". The objective of the information given in
this booklet is to help you to design an appropriate
programme for yourself so that you could effectively
avoid such health hazards which may otherwise lie your
way due to environment, heredity or habits. Involve your
doctor, if you are already a victim of the disease, in
evolving a set of naturopathic practices out of the
suggestions contained in this booklet, which suit your
genius the most.
These booklets are being produced in the service of the
needy. I wish them luck.
Sevakram
Chairman,
Servants of the People Society
Delhi Branch
Available at:
The Nature Cure and Yoga Health Centre,
Servants of the People Society,
Lajpat Bhawan, Near Vikram Hotel,
New Delhi- 110024
Rs. 25/- (Rupees Twenty Five)
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