Main cause of disease

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Let’s talk about what second principle of Naturopathy says.

2. The main cause of disease is Enervation.

Enervation is deprived or weaken force of nervous stimulation. We all are aware with the fact that body’s functioning is regulated by our nervous system. And nervous system is mainly consist of brain, spinal cord, motor and sensory nerves. Every organ and every muscle of our body needs nervous stimulation to function and to move respectively. But due to fatigue, if there is any disturbance in nervous signaling and if the organ or muscle doesn’t receive proper stimulation, then they can’t function efficiently.

In Naturopathy this enervation is not related solely with nervous system, it is related to nervous energy which we also called as vital energy or vital force. It is well known that none of the organs of our body can function without nerve force or vital force either. The energy is the main cause of strength and weakness. It is responsible for digestion, absorption, assimilation, and elimination. It is needed by the liver in detoxification. The kidneys need it to perform their filtering work. And finally, lungs and heart need it for full breathing and beating.

According to Modern Medicine nervous energy and according to Naturopathy vital energy both are equally important to maintain bodily functioning. If due to any reason, there is improper energy stimulation, then vital functions of our body will be affected which will eventually leads to various kind of diseases. Let me take a most common example of diabetes. Diabetes is a disease in which our body can’t produce sufficient amount of insulin to maintain the blood sugar level and due to which the sugar level in blood remains high. Pancreas is an organ which produces insulin, and due to enervation of energy or lowered vitality, pancreatic cells does not work efficiently in the production of insulin and fail to maintain blood sugar level in body. Here in Naturopathy we have seen miracle results in diabetic patients only by improving vitality and by rejuvenating pancreatic cells through various treatments, diet management and yoga. So we can say that if we work solely in improving vitality of our body, it will protect us from any kind of disease and also helps our body to heal itself, whenever needed.

Now lets see factors or habits, causing nerve force depletion (enervation)

1. Mental and psychological causes.
2. Sensory excesses in sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
3. Sensuality – Excess in sexual activities.
4. Excess and abuses diet.
5. Nerve leaks, such as tight shoes, chronic backache, and old cough.
6. Addictions.
7. Bottled drinks, such as soft drinks.
8. Lack of exercise.
9. Social and financial causes, such as drug abuse and malnutrition.
10. Lack of rest.
11. Medical treatments: Even in Naturopathy, some treatments of water, mud, and massage when given unnecessarily, dissipate the vital force, thus leading to weakness. Treatments should never be given for the sake of treatments.

Now you must have understood that how many of your habits are affecting your body adversely. No one is capable of changing their habits on the sudden but try with any one like take proper rest if you are not getting it or start with 15 min or exercise daily. Your body needs your help do something for yourself.

“The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change.”

-Carl R. Rogers