The subject of nutrition is massively wide and deep. There is so much to know and so many seemingly contradictory theories on the subject of nutrition and its relationship with human physiology and mental function. Most people, even (or perhaps especially) when partly informed by means of articles on the subject in magazines, etc., find they are confused. The purpose of this site is to provide a clear explanation of the basic principles of nutrition and its effect upon your health.

Tomorrow's Medicine

2500 years ago, Hippocrates, the "Father of Medicine", said to his students, "Let thy food be thy medicine and thy medicine be thy food". Moses Maimonides, the great 12th century physician, repeated the Hippocratic statement when he said, "No illness which can be treated by diet should be treated by any other means". In essence, Hippocrates and Maimonides were insisting that their students practice nutrient therapy.

This type of medical therapy is being used by doctors today, but only by a minority. It is more likely to be applied by nutritionists who have studied the specialist subject of nutrition in depth. There is little training in nutrition at medical schools and unless a doctor has pursued the study of nutrition out of choice, he or she is unlikely to be sufficiently informed to advise about optimum nutrition.

In 1968 one of the great minds of this century, twice Nobel prize winner Linus Pauling, coined the term Orthomolecular Nutrition. "Orthomolecular" is, literally, "pertaining to the right molecule". Pauling proposed that by giving the body the right molecules (optimum nutrition) most disease would be eradicated. This Website is based on Pauling's premise that "Optimum nutrition is the medicine of the future".

Ortho vs. Toxic Medicine

Orthomolecular doctors and nutritionists believe that the treatment of infectious and degenerative diseases should be a matter of varying the concentration of "right molecules" (i.e. vitamins, minerals, trace elements, amino acids, enzymes, hormones etc.) which are present in the body. The optimum nutritional micro-environment of every cell in the body is vital to achieve or restore optimal health; deficiencies in this environment cause the body to be more succeptible to disease and degeneration.

The list of necessary nutrients is the same for every human being, but the relative amounts needed by each individual are as distinctly different as the shape of people's bodies, and for this reason a "one for all" daily nutritional requirement is impossible to specify.

Why is this? Because the kind of food you eat, the physical, mental and emotional stress you experience, the environment in which you live and work, your inherited biochemical and physiological make-up, the constituents of soil in which your food is grown, the contents of water you drink, the amount of exercise you have, and many other factors, determine the fact that you are a unique individual with unique needs.

In other words, your optimum daily need is determined by your own biochemical uniqueness, which in turn relates to your mental and spiritual state. Optimum nutrition is not just about preventing or reversing disease states, to cross the line where deficiency is directly causing disease; more than that, it is about living optimally, where you have room to stretch your physical, mental and spiritual "muscles" to the full, without overstepping the threshold at which cellular health in any of the systems of the body becomes threatened.

By contrast, Toximolecular medicine, used by the majority of doctors (especially in the past 50 years) is the administration of drugs at sub-lethal levels. Drugs, of course, are alien chemicals which serve to cover-up the disease process - to mask the difficulty, not eliminate it. They offer symptomatic relief but often at the cost of severe and dangerous side effects. They create dependence on the part of the patient and often complicate the doctor's job by erasing valuable clues as to the real source of the trouble. Of course, drugs can save the life of an ill patient, as can surgery and the other techniques at which doctors are so expert. But the paradigm is changing. As a doctor in Dublin recently said, "The evidence for nutritional therapy is becoming so strong that if the doctors of today don't become nutritionists, the nutritionists will become the doctors of tomorrow."

Patrick Holford, Director of the Institute for Optimum Nutrition in London which is at the forefront of research and education in this field, makes this very clear:

"Tomorrow's medicine will not be about using nutrients instead of drugs. It will be about looking through a new pair of glasses which reveal the true causes of disease. In most cases these lie in faulty nutrition, pollution, stress, negativity, addiction and lack of exercise - the greatest cause of all being ignorance. The original meaning of the word 'doctor' is "teacher or learned man" and that is perhaps the most important role a health professional can perform.
 
IMMUHERB : A HERBAL FOOD FOR IMMUNITY PROMOTION

With even the WHO acknowledging the contributions of ethnomedicine in tackling several ailments, physicians too are having a second look at alternative therapies all over the world. In this emerging scenario, the herbal food supplements are considered the most important tool of Orthomolecular medicine in the new millennium.

The rejuvenator group of herbs traditionally termed as ' Rasayana ' are having micronutrients which improves health, immunity, vigor, vitality and they provide longevity as well as protection against stress. All these actions of certain Rasayana herbs are now scientifically proved by experimental as well as clinical studies.

The Rasayana or rejuvenation herbs aims at keeping the enzymes in the tissue cells in their normal functioning condition. These cells are to be revitalized and their composition has to be changed. The tranquillity of the mind has to be promoted and the nerves as well as bones are to be kept soft and smoothened. This prevents the process of aging and makes the individual free from any disease even during an advanced age.

It is also well known that one can live a long life, free of diseases and aging only when he has a strong general immunity against all the diseases. In other words Rasayana herbs should have general immunity promotive effect. The Ayurvedic concept of immunity or “Vyadhi-Kshamatva” involves both “Vyadhi Utpada Pratibandhakatva” i.e. the capability to prevent the onset of a disease and “ Vyadhi Bal Virodhitva “ which fights the developing disease. According to Ayurveda ,”Oja” denotes the substance in the body  that imparts  strength  to various tissues in the body to resist disease. “Pratyanika Bala” is the one responsible to increase immunity of the host to prevent disease before its onset . While every person has some “Sahaja Bala” or natural constitutional strength to fight disease , one could  enhance this capacity  by taking appropriate “ Rasayana “ herbs which help building up optimum quality tissues to fight disease.

The indigenous formulation Immuherb food granules  is an especially developed herbal food recipe to enhance general immunity against various physical and mental diseases. Moreover, it possess antistress & antifatigue  property. In other words, it provides vigor, vitality and strength if taken regularly for long duration. The formulation has evolved on years of therapeutic applications.

COMPOSITION

Asparagus racemosus (Shatavari) 7%, Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha), Terminalia arjuna (Arjuna), Rubia cordifolia (Manjistha) and Tribulus terestries (Gokshur)  each 3%, Hemidesmus indicus (Sariva) 1% and Piper longum (Pippali) each 0.5%  Cinnamomum zeylanicum (Twak) and Elettaria cardamomum (Ela) each 0.1%, Canesugar Q.S. The formulation is supplied in the form of granules, which make a delicious drink when mixed with milk, tea or coffee.

IMMUHERB ON LAB. PARAMETERS
 

STUDIES ON THE REJUVENATIVE AND IMMUNOMODULATORY EFFECT OF DIFFERENT CONTENTS OF IMMUHERB FOOD GRANULES

1. Singh G.(1988) reported immunopotentiative effect of Shatavari    (Asparagus racemosus). It caused increases in immunoglobulins of    the human beings and widal titre in the rabbits.
2. Chudasama K. &  Singh G.(1986) reported the immunopromotor action of Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) in a clinical study.
3. Babber et al. (1970) found anti-viral activity in Sariva (Hemidesmus indicus) pharmacologically and it was suggested that this anti-viral activity may be due to the presence of interferon like factors in the plant.
4. A recent study led by Uni. of Arizona, US says that selenium, a mineral helps reduce the risk of certain types of cancer as well as it reduces the risk of heart diseases three times as compared to placebos. The study was conducted on 1312 subjects. It is very important here that Shatawari(A.racemosus), an important ingredient of P-11 is a good source of selenium.
5. Ashwagandha(W.somnifera) and Pippli(P.longum) were found effective in increasing bio-availability of anti tuberculosis treatment during a clinical study performed by Chhajed & Singh (1989). Moreover it has been established experimentally by  the same authors that it prevents liver cell damage to be induced by ATT.

DOSAGE
One table-spoon full (approx.10gms) of granules in a cup of hot milk, tea or coffee taken twice a day. Add additional sugar as per taste/choice, if needed.

PERFORMANCE
Regularly taken IMMUHERB FOOD GRANULES is claimed to :
1.  Enhance general immunity against all common diseases .
2. Give a feeling of health ,energy ,vigor and well-being and fight general diseases later on.
3. Promote growth of tissues and optimal body-weight.
4.  Also useful for under -nourished and anemic persons.
5.  Also useful during pregnancy and lactation periods.
6.  Can be used with Anti-Tuberculous treatment to increase bio- availability of drugs as well as to minimize the side effects.
7. Can be used as an adjuvent to minimize side effects of modern medicines i.e. medicines of chemical origin.

REFERENCES
1. Babber at el. (1970): Nature of antiviral activity detected in some plant extracts screened in cell cultures infected with vaccinia and Ranikhet diseases viruses. published in Indian J Exp. Biol. 6,232.
2. Chhajed & Singh G.(1989): Studies on Rasayana effect of Ashwagandha and Pippli, M.D.Ayu. research project, Institute  for P.G.Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat. Ayurveda Uni. Jamnagar(India).
3. Chudasama & Singh G.(1986): Studies on Brimhaniya effect of Ashwagandha, M.D.Ayu. research project, Institute  for P.G.Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat. Ayurveda Uni. Jamnagar(India).
4. ‘Down to Earth ‘March,1997 : a fortnightly journal published by Center for Science and Environment. New Delhi.
5. Kotecha & Singh G. (1991): Ayurvedic Drugs for Immunotherapeutic Usage, published in Ayu, a Journal of Institute  for P.G.Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat. Ayurveda Uni. Jamnagar(India).
6. Shriniwas H. & Singh G.(1988): Clinical studies on the Ayurvedic management of the aging. thesis of Ph.D. Institute  for P.G.Teaching and Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat. Ayurveda Uni. Jamnagar(India).

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We are having our center at Jaipur, the great tourist place and pink city of India.

Our address:
Chakrapani Ayurveda Clinic & Research Center, 472/5 Raja Park, Jaipur-302004, India.  Telefax : +91-141-624003 Ph. No: +91-141-624003
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