“I thought this would be an appropriate case history to share with everyone, since we are at the height of the allergy season. I always like to show patients there is another alternative to automatically taking pharmaceuticals for each and every imbalance that arrives throughout the year. This is especially true when it comes to allergy symptoms.
As with everything we do, we have to get to the root of the problem. Normally the immune system has the intelligence to know what to attack, such as viruses, bacteria, parasites, etc. However, various influences can throw the immune system out of balance causing it to become hyper-reactive, and as a result it can begin attacking dust, pollen, molds, foods and sometimes even the person’s own body, resulting in auto-immune reactions and diseases.
The most important thing to do is to identify all the factors which are throwing the immune system out of balance. In this patient’s case, there were a few mitigating factors:
First, she was receiving flu shots every year for about 20 years, which resulted in high levels of mercury settling in her bone marrow. Mercury has a burning quality, and as a result, it can immediately burn out the friendly bacteria which reside in the gut, within 15-20 minutes of receiving the immunization. In addition, it can pierce through the seven tissues (blood plasma, blood, muscle, fat, bone, bone marrow and reproductive fluids) and go straight to the bone marrow/nerve tissue, upsetting normal immune function.
We began the use of Rasa Sodhaka drops, ingeniously developed by Dr. Mishra, based on cilantro, which is the best chelator of mercury, and is non-toxic, unlike so many of the chelating agents on the market. As her levels of mercury came down and her friendly bacteria grew, her immune system gradually retained its intelligence.
Also, remember this: the friendly bacteria keeps the immune system intelligent. When present in normal amounts in the gut, they prevent the immune system from hyper-reacting to all the allergens present in the environment. We only use the Natren Probiotics since they are 100% potency guaranteed. In the early years of my practice I looked at all the probiotic companies under a microscope and was shocked to discover the probiotic cultures were dead in every company, except for Natren. When I contacted the company, I was told that they discovered how to process their live probiotic cultures (taken from Russia) without killing the culture during the processing of the probiotic. This patient had been eating yogurt, which we had her discontinue, since it is channel-clogging. Most Americans eat yogurt in the wrong way — cold, in smoothies, at breakfast or dinner.
We had her avoid yogurt until her clogged channels cleared out, then we described the best way to make yogurt — using the Natren Yogurt Starter. Years ago Dr. Mishra and I tested all the yogurts and yogurt starters. None of them met his standards, except for this one. When we made yogurt using it, he exclaimed that this was the type of yogurt his mother used to make, and the type of yogurt the Ancient Rishis who cognized Ayurveda recommended. It had an alkaline taste. If the yogurt is too acidic, these acids can actually kill the friendly bacteria they are trying to propagate.
However, there are strict rules about taking yogurt in the correct way: it should never be combined with spinach or fish, it should be eaten more in the summer months when the sun is closest to the earth, preventing ama from forming from the cold yogurt. It should also be made into a medicinal lassi, only taken in between bites of food at lunch, when the digestive fire is strongest. Here is the recipe: 1 part yogurt, 3 parts water, 1 pinch of dry toasted (or toasted in ghee) ground cumin and a few fresh cilantro leaves. Blend, and sip on this during lunch.
Next, we examined her diet thoroughly and identified numerous problematic foods, such as peanut butter and hard cheeses, which were clogging her physical channels. Keep in mind the sinuses and lungs are a physical channel, which air should go through. When we eat foods which are heavy, processed, and leftover, the delicate physical micro channels of the body will clog up, creating a substrate for infections to grow. Once this patient gave up all the channel-clogging foods, in time her repeated sinus infections went away. She strictly followed her dietary recommendations and as a result experienced a quick turnaround with her health.
At the same time we cleaned the bone marrow with Vaidya’s Guduchi transdermal cream down the spine twice a day and also taught her how to make drumstick (moringa) soup, which can also clean the bone marrow.
When serious types of toxins, such as those found in the flu shot, enter the body, free radicals are immediately formed which can cause serious diseases. Our antioxidant system, known as the glutathione system, can attack and dismantle these free radicals, but with so much exposure to numerous chemical toxins (gar vista) and internal ama visha, which is created from bad food and/or improper digestion, the glutathione system can become seriously depressed.
I spoke with Dr. Mishra about this problem four years ago and he was the first to make a Glutathione cream, based on natural ingredients, not synthetic like most of the companies use. In fact, he made a powerful cream using fresh guduchi leaves from his own garden, mixed with glutathione: Guduchi with Glutathione Cream. This is what we used in her case.
As we cleaned her bone marrow and chelated out the heavy metals, and as she strictly watched her diet and daily routine, we then next taught her how to do Panchakarma at home, which she did once a week until the immune system once and for all settled down.
It has been over six months since she has had any allergy symptoms or sinus infections. She is forever grateful and always tearfully expressing her gratitude whenever she comes for her follow-up visits.
I am so grateful for having studied with Dr. Mishra for the past 17 years. All of us have been blessed by his knowledge. I personally will continue to educate and treat the public as much as I can in his ground-breaking technologies, as he brought this ancient medicine of Ayurveda into the modern age. Thank you Dr. Mishra for sharing your unending fountain of Vedic knowledge with all of us. Your wisdom has alleviated much suffering in the world.”
Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum, Cinnaminson, New Jersey
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