How pollution and unhealthy lifestyle are causing havoc with human reproductive health – Free Press Journal

What does Ayurveda say?

Ayurveda states: Vayudosham, bhojnam iti pratipadye nirmalam ayuvrate (Pure air-Pollution is called Vayudosham in Sanskrit-and clean food help one live longer and in a healthy manner).

In Charak Samhita, there's an invaluable Sanskrit shloka: Anavil vaayu, pavitra khaadyam, titiksham vistar cha jeevansya sootram (Unadulterated air, clean food and salubrious surroundings are the keys to a healthy life).

It's not for nothing that the legendary Hakim Luqman (he wasn't fictional; but did exist) of ancient Arab peninsula would advise the men suffering from getting a hard-on to go to Nakhalistan (oasis) to sexually rejuvenate themselves in pure air and healthy environs: Shad matzat yaq'fahil yaa'n jism ul-anoz ( Clean air makes a man virile and sexually robust).

Arabic sexual manual Lazzatunnisa (called the Kamasutra of Arabs) states that fresh water, clean air and light food are enough for men to stay sexually fit like a horse! What a simple formula to everlasting male sexuality! Alas, we've been ignoring it, much to our peril.

Our wayward lifestyle coupled with declining environs can be adduced as reasons for a legion of ailments we're afflicted with. By the way, according to Dr Swan's research, this disruption is caused by phthalates, chemicals used in plastic manufacturing, which can impact how the functioning of the endocrine glands. This group of chemicals is used to help increase the flexibility of a substance. They can be found in toys, food packaging, detergents, cosmetics, and many more products. Dr Swan believes that these substances are radically harming human development.

It's time to wake up and smell the coffee and understand that if we don't take drastic steps to ameliorate our surroundings, tackle pollution and stop having junk food laced with chemicals, human race will be impotent erelong. On a lighter note, it can be said that since men are too focused on their 'manhood', its shrinkage may certainly egg them on to do something to stem (pun intended) the rot and flaccidity !

- SUMIT PAUL

The writer is an advanced research scholar of Semitic languages, civilizations and cultures.

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