Causes of Disease - Sense Organs-Perception and Response

Mind-intelligence-memory- the cause for disease 1.

Sense organs and motor organs are the instruments. Sense organs collect the sensory impulses and the main sense centres in the brain, process the information and issue stimuli to the motor organs to take necessary actions. The order is issued in the brain itself at first place then, the action is ordered to the body part for the implementation. All organs present in the body have their main centres located in the brain. The central nervous system is the main centre, as we know, to organise all actions and perceptions. The mind intelligence complex is a part of this system. Without this nothing works. Function of mind is still a matter of mystery to the science.

Now we will take an example: Ocular function received a sight of a food. Smell sensation sent impulse and mind intelligence complex collects the information. Memory is a part of this system and it recognises the information. Then accordingly stimulates the relevant organ to get the food or to reject the food. Motor system is activated as per need. Again there may be a stimulus for more food or there could be an instruction to stop taking food. But if sensory perception dominates the scene and one keeps demanding more food leading to overeating. This becomes a cause for a disease. Abdominal distention, pain, all are symptoms, may be following after overeating.  In most of the cases overeating on regular basis is the most common cause of diseases.

This is the example for the taste leading to overeating producing indigestion and series of diseases if not controlled in time. 

There may be a situation, other way round. People do not like taste or the sight of the food and they eat less or do not eat at all. This situation also leads to wrong utilisation of sensory-memory-motor complex.

Still there is one more situation which we see in lower socio-economical class. No enough food or food with no nutritive value can be another reason for illness. It is under utilization leading to another class of diseases which may be of degenerative type.

Ayurveda the old and time tested science of life gives two more reasons. They are namely ‘deliberate mistakes’ and the ‘time’.

Can the mistake be deliberate? How time can be a factor to produce disease?

There are simple and useful measures which are useful to maintain the health perfectly. 

Health tip:

Do not have distractions while having food. Chatting, watching TV or movie, listening to a loud music can take away the interest in the food.  You may over eat or eat less than required. Be with yourself while having food. 

+Reasons of diseases

 Why we have sickness? Can it be prevented?

Our body is made up of five elements, just like the universe. All human beings on this planet have same composition and have similar physiological patterns. Except the normal variations everybody has same organs doing same functions. Still we find every individual is unique yet different. Their health and psychological patterns are different still they have some common links.

All are concerned about their health and always try to prevent an illness. Prevention is always better than cure, wise people always follow this pattern and the same is advised to the followers. Still the when senses demand and cross their limitations the disturbance in the health sets in and it culminates to a disease. There is second reason that is intentional errors. This sounds different isn't it? But we do indulge in this behaviour often and very commonly. Many times we know, for example: I catch cold when I consume curds. But when curds come in a  bowl in front of me then I cannot hold myself back and I take curds to my satisfaction. Soon I find myself sneezing! This is an intentional error leading to a disease. Another reason is the time factor. It may be ageing, may be seasonal change in climate; the time factor plays important role in producing a disease.

These are the most common reasons for producing disease. We can prevent this happening. This art of living healthily, we shall explore in our posts in future. It will contain diseases, remedies, preventive measures, home remedies and much more.

I hope you find this useful.

Moral: Three reasons for illness:

1. Under utilisation, overusing or contrary utilisation of senses.
2. Intentional errors
3. Time

Health Tip:

it is always healthier to be bit hungry than bit full.