1. Appl i e d Phys i o l o g y : Hea l i n g Phys i o l o g y
Dr . Shr in iwa s Kasha l i k a r
Appl i e d Phys i o l o g y or Hea l i n g Phys i o l o g y
means us i n g the knowledg e of Phys i o l o g y
(The Study of
in t e r a c t i o n s in th e natu r e i . e . env i r o nmen t
in s i d e and out s i d e th e body wi th re sp e c t to
the i r e f f e c t on day to day human l i f e .
I t t e a c h e s us what to ea t , how much to ea t ,
when to ea t and how to ea t a l s o .
I t t e a c h e s abou t how much to s l e e p , when to
s l e e p , when to de f e c a t e , when and how to
ur ina t e and so on .
I t in s t r u c t s us abou t what c l o t h e s to wear
and how the y in f l u e n c e our l i f e .
I t t e a c h e s which exe r c i s e , how much
exe r c i s e and when and how to tak e i t ; and
i t s bene f i t s or s i d e e f f e c t s on body and
mind .
I t t e l l s us abou t how much wate r to dr ink
and the e f f e c t s of co l d and warm wate r ! I t
a l s o t e l l s us abou t e f f e c t s of co l d bath ,
warm bath , spong i n g Jacuz z i e t c .
I t t e a c h e s us abou t yoga pr in c i p l e s and
the i r jud i c i o u s use to bene f i t us .

2. It te l l s us abou t Sun Ligh t , i t s e f f e c t s in
gene r a l ; and bene f i t s wi th re sp e c t to our
hea l t h .
I t a l s o gu id e s us abou t the e f f e c t s of
spac e , c l ima t e , t empera t u r e , pre s s u r e ,
winds , humid i t y , ag in g ; oth e r cond i t i o n s
such pregnancy and th e car e to be tak en fo r
be t t e r hea l t h .
I t a l s o in f o rms abou t th e e f f e c t s of
f r a g r an c e , co l o r s , musi c , dance , massag e
and so on ; on l i f e .
Thi s per sp e c t i v e i s ex t r eme l y impor t a n t to
avo i d ge t t i n g car r i e d away by the gene r a l l y
he ld miscon c e p t i o n "App l i e d Phys i o l o g y i s
synonymous wi th Cl in i c a l Phys i o l o g y " !
Appl i e d Phys i o l o g y or Hea l i n g Phys i o l o g y
accommodat e s Cl in i c a l Phys i o l o g y , where
the r e i s app l i c a t i o n of the knowledg e of
Phys i o l o g y in diagno s i s , progno s i s and
the r ap eu t i c s . Hence :
Appl i e d Phys i o l o g y or Hea l i n g Phys i o l o g y
can he lp us preven t di s e a s e s th r ough
app l y i n g the knowledg e of immuni t y .
I t se ek s to know th e e f f e c t s of so i l
s t a t u s , chemic a l and organ i c f e r t i l i z e r s ,
pes t i c i d e and such fa c t o r s on crop and i t s
e f f e c t s on the human l i f e .

3. I t gu id e s abou t th e e f f e c t s of var i o u s
type s of human - human , human - an ima l and
human - plan t in t e r a c t i o n s so tha t we can
improve upon soc i a l i z a t i o n , pe t s and home
garden i n g a l s o !
Appl i e d Phys i o l o g y or Hea l i n g Phys i o l o g y i s
s t udy i n g Phys i o l o g y wi th obj e c t i v e mind and
app l y i n g the in s i g h t in eve r y sphe r e ; so as
to blo s s om the g l oba l and ind i v i d u a l l i f e !
Namasmaran i s sa i d to empower us fo r such
ef for t s !