Fever fix

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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