Fever fix
October 2022
Fever Fix
By Abhay Kumar Shah
Abhay Kumar Shah recommends three mudras to help bring down your body temperature A fever is a temporary rise in body
temperature, usually caused by an infection.
It’s part of the overall response from the body’s immune system. Generally, fever is considered to be a friend. The raised temperature attacks the bacteria causing the infection in the body.
Symptoms
Body temperatures vary slightly from person to person and at different times of the day. The average temperature has traditionally been defined as 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (37 degrees Centigrade). Depending on the cause of the fever, other fever signs and symptoms may include:
• Sweating
• Chills and shivering
• Headache
• Muscle ache
• Loss of appetite
• Irritability
• Dehydration
• General weakness
Causes
Fever or elevated body temperature may be caused by:
• A viral infection
• A bacterial infection
• Heat exhaustion
• Certain inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, which is inflammation of the lining of your joints (synovium)
• A cancerous (malignant) tumour
• Some medications, such as drugs used to treat high blood pressure or seizures
• Some immunisation treatments, such as diphtheria, tetanus, and COVID vaccines
When your immune system responds to a disease, an area in the brain called the hypothalamus can set your body temperature higher. This prompts complex processes that produce more heat and restrict heat loss. The shivering you might experience is one way that the body produces heat. When you wrap up in a blanket because you feel cold, you are helping your body retain heat.
When the temperature soars above the acceptable limits, it should be treated. Let’s see how we can apply Mudra Science to treat the symptoms and the causes of fever.
Mudras 63
Prithvi Mudra
Jaan Mudra
Pooshan Mudra
1. Prithvi Mudra
This mudra balances the temperature of our body. The Agni element and Prithvi element work opposite each other; they are like two sides of a coin. When we raise the Prithvi tattva, it reduces the Agni, i.e., temperature.
Touch the tips of the ring finger and the thumb to each other. Keep the remaining three fingers comfortably straight. Rest the back of the palms on the thighs.
Practise for 16 to 30 minutes, twice or thrice a day.
2. Apaan Mudra
This is one of the best detoxifying mudras. It eliminates toxins causing harm to our immune system through excretion, urine, sweat, and exhalation.
Touch the tips of the middle and the ring finger to the tip of the thumb. Keep the remaining two fingers comfortably straight. Rest the back of the palms on the thighs.
Practise for 30 minutes, twice or thrice a day.
3. Pooshan Mudra
This miraculous mudra also detoxifies our body. The main benefit of this mudra is that it eliminates the bad bacteria in the gut and helps grow good bacteria. This is formed differently with each of the hands.
Right hand: Touch the tip of the index finger to the tip of the thumb. Place the tip of the middle finger on the nail of the index finger.
Left hand: Touch the tip of the middle finger to the tip of the thumb. Place the tip of the ring finger on the nail of the middle finger.
Rest the back of the palms on the thighs.
Practise for 30 to 48 minutes, twice a day.
Let me know if these mudras help in reducing your fever.
Abhay Kumar Shah is a meachanical engineer, who has learnt Mudra Shastra from experts and established his own method of using this science correctly, and in the modern context. He can be reched at: abhayshah.kd@gmail.com
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