Tuberculosis

 Tuberculosis

 Tuberculosis or consumption is one of the infectious or communicable disease cause by a bacterium called mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is spread by coughing, tiny droplets germs enters into the body through the nose, mouth, and settles down in the lungs. It can also  attack any parts of the body, kidney, bones, skin intestines, spleen and liver. Those who suffer from the disease for a considerable time eject living germs, while coughing or spitting and enters the nose or mouth of healthy person, and they contract the disease. Mouth breathing, kissing as well as contaminated good and water are also responsible for spreading tuberculosis.

Causes: 

Lower resistance is the chief cause of this disease, mainly by mineral starvation of the tissues of the body due to an inadequate diet and the chief mineral concerned is calcium, therefore tuberculosis is the disease of calcium deficiency.

The germs enters the lungs and remains there as long as the person maintains a healthy lifestyle, the body encapsulates the germs, that is, the tiny calcium shed is place around the Tb germs to render it harmless. If the person continues to eat right, obtains enough calcium in this diet, gets adequate rest, exercises outdoors and breathes vigorously to keep his lung in good health he will not develop TB even though the germs are in this lungs, 

It is said overweight people tend to have heart trouble and thin ones tend to have TB, so be careful if you are extreme thin.

 Living in ill-ventilated , over work, contaminated milk, lowered resistance also results, acid forming food, eating wrong combination foods such as taking fruits with starchy foods at one meal causing fermentation of the stomach, wasting energy through excessive loss of semen, other causes may include exposure to cold, loss of sleep, impure air, sedentary life.

Symptoms

Tuberculosis is of four types namely lungs, intestines, bones and glands. Tuberculosis of lung is most common type of TB, It tends to consume the body and the patent loses strength, colour and weight. Other symptoms are cough, loss of appetite, night sweat, raise of temperature especially in the evening, persistent cough and hoarseness difficulty in breathing, pain in the shoulders, chest pain and blood in the sputum.

Treatment:

All round scheme of dietetic and vitality building programme alone with natural support is the only method to overcome the disease.

Avoid becoming chill, moderate temperature, and always good ventilation. The room should be sunny, airy and dry. Stay out doors, breathing deeply as much as possible.

Keep warm with warm clothing especially feet, legs and arms

Initially he must overcome with fasting, rest and good food all the while having fresh air in his room.

Tubercle Bacillus remains in the lungs for lifetime. so once you are on your feet again and appear to be well, you must continue the program of careful eating, living and outdoor activity, all the while obtain adequate rest every night.

Avoid swallowing the sputum it again

Avoid all devitalized foods such as white bread, white sugar, refined cereals, puddings, ad pies, tinned, canned and preserved goods, tea, coffee, pickles sauces

The chief therapeutic agent needed for the treatment is calcium. should be taken liberally in dietary aw well as supplement. (To assimilate calcium in the body vitamin D is needed, that is why exposure to sunlight is very very important) Calcium rich foods are sesame, chia, sunflower seeds, almond, soya, beans, lentils, kiwi, figs, drumstick leaves, broccoli, Okra, sweet potatoes

Exclusive fresh fruits diet for 3 days like apples, grapes, pears, peaches, oranges (for some it aggravates cough), pineapple, melon, any types of juice fruit in season, but avoid bananas, tinned fruits 

Unsweetened lemon water

Excellent herbs for TB is Echinecea 2 caps 250 mg 3 times a day for a week and after a week take it again

Garlic 

Licorice

Slippery elm tea every day

Custard apple is regarded as an effective food remedy 

Indian gooseberry juice with honey (local or Zandu)

If possible enema is also very important

Hydrotherapy Hot and cold fomentation to chest and then to back (2-3 times a day). Apply full  length of the spine and over the stomach, liver and spleen (cold application care should be taken to avoid chilling for this would immediately aggravate his cough for some). After that massage with mustard and garlic paste.