Men’s Health

Men’s Health
As the medical science grows especially endorsing the ancient knowledge of Tibb-e-Unani, we are getting more and more aware of the many mental and physical health challenges that affect men (for instance, 70-89% of sudden cardiac events occur in men1 and men are astoundingly four times more likely to commit suicide than women2). With this growing awareness about tibb, we see an inspiring movement of you all rallying for your health, increasing your presence in exercises, writing books and on health blogs, and showing up in the offices of a variety of health care providers.
And what is incredibly impressive is that you care about more than just muscles and sexuality (though these are still exceptionally important and intriguing topics)—your mental wellness and the way you deal with stressors and reach true happiness is also becoming equally important to you.
As it should be! Stress has a lot to do with the health challenges you will face as you age, and, contrary to popular belief, the chances of any man encountering some bumps in life due to mental illness (including periods of depression and extreme loneliness) are not less.

with this article we want to guide you (both physically and mentally) through your life. It will walk you through each stage (your youth or One of the three Ikhlat (functional energies in nature); Balgham is predominated by the earth and water elements and governs structure and cohesiveness; it is heavy, slow, cool, oily, smooth, dense, soft, stable, gross, and cloudy. Balgham time, your middle age years or one of the three doshas (functional energies in nature); safra is predominated by the fire and water elements, and it governs transformation; it is light, sharp (or penetrating), hot, oily, liquid, and spreading. Safra time, and your senior years or one of the three Ikhlat (functional energies in nature); sauda is predominated by the ether and air elements and governs movement and communication; it is light, cold, dry, rough, mobile, subtle, and clear. sauda time), highlighting common interests and themes that are likely to occur during that period.
As we all know, life is not so linear. Some of you are catapulted into a safra phase of life as the providers of your family with the early loss of your father. Some of you enjoy a lifelong exploration of your sexuality and enjoy keeping your body toned and attractive well into your senior years. Or perhaps you face a lot of change and uncertainty in your life and experience fear and anxiety at a very young age. In all cases, see this guide simply as a model of how to nurture all three of these energies, no matter what your age is.

•Build and Strengthen. Support your balgham with highlights on:
•Muscles and Fitness
•Healthy Sexuality and Stamina
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•Calm and Soothe. Support your safra with highlights on:
•Stress and Your Sex Life
•Hair Loss
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•Ground and Enlighten. Support your sauda with highlights on:
•Healthy Prostate
•Healthy Mind
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Build and Strengthen
Your Balgham/Aisab:
Endurance. Stamina. Strength. Vitality. Luster. Sturdiness. The heavy, solid, unctuous, and steady qualities of the earth and water elements (coming together to create the balgham/aisab energy within all of us) provide you with all of these qualities. As such, you will notice that all of the topics in this section naturally have a building element.
In Unani Tibb, the basis of such building is called a substance that nourishes and tones the entire body; the unani practice of rejuvenation therapy—a specific process of offering deep nourishment to the cells, tissues, and organs of the body in support of their healing, renewal, and regeneration; this practice is indicated in a number of different situations (e.g., after a deep cleanse in a variety of ways like sauna batch etc) and is believed to enhance immunity, stamina, and longevity. Such techniques are used for nourishment of all tissue layers by strengthening your plasma, including “taste,” “flavor,” “essence,” “experience,” “juice,” “sap,” and “plasma.” Unani identifies four primary tastes: meetha (sweet), charpara (sour), namkeen (salty), tursh (pungent) and karwa. As taste is our first experience of an ingested substance.
Supporting Your Aisab:
All of the subjects below will ask for a general approach to supporting your aisab. The key in doing so lies in your food. The majority of the following suggestions address a well-balanced diet.
•Take part in a regular, seasonal cleanse. The unani classics always mention cleansing the body of toxins ( by mushal or malayun) and boosting the digestive fire, one of the three elements recognized in Unani: the fire element; the principle of transformation; the digestive fire, which is responsible for digestion, absorption and assimilation; that which transforms food into tissues, energy, and consciousness.
•Start your day with Jawarish Jalinus or Itrifal Ustukhdoos and a cup of boiled whole milk. The nourishing and cleansing in unani for its cleansing and rejuvenative effects.
•Make your plate colorful. This simple advice helps incorporate a variety of nutrients in each meal. Eat plenty of greens, incorporate some red (beats, red chard, berries), yellow (dal, turmeric, squash), and brown (lentils, beans, often protein sources). •Avoid very sour, salty, or spicy foods. These tastes are depleting (versus building) in nature and promote aging.
•Enjoy protein! Apart from meats and eggs, you can also incorporate significant protein sources in your diet with dairy (whole milk, cottage cheese, and yogurt), quinoa, beans and lentils, nuts and seeds, chia and hemp seeds, and even avocados.
•Drink ample amounts of water! Think of it as a nutrient, in and of itself.
•Get plenty of sleep and rest. About 7–8 hours nightly is ideal.
•Cleanse toxins away nightly with Triphala. For additional rejuvenative effects take combination of these herbs with ½ teaspoon of ghee and ½ teaspoon of honey.
Equally important is the idea that your meals should be fully digestible (by strengthening your digestive fire), so that your body can assimilate the food into all of your body’s tissues.
•Eat three meals a day. Emphasize your breakfast and lunch. As you become older, your dinner should become smaller.
•Avoid eating dinner after nightfall. Our digestive fire sets with the sun.
•Avoid snacking. Preserve your digestive fire so that it is robust during your main meals (when you get your most important nutrients).
•Along with the meat, try going vegetarian once a week. Meat the way we usually cook become very heavy and hard to digest. Try this simple trick to jump-start your fire on a weekly basis.
•Avoid poor food combining. In particular, avoid cheese and fried foods, mixing dairy and meat, and fruits with any other food.
•Give a little boost to your digestive fire. If you find yourself having signs of a sluggish digestive fire (i.e. getting sleepy after meals, having a hard time waking up after adequate sleep, noting a white coating on the tongue, experiencing frequent congestion or coughs) you might need an additional boost. Try before meals ginger liquid extract every morning.
Muscles and Fitness
Fitness is not just an exercise of vanity. It provides you with a certain day-to-day functionality and overall sense of wellness. This is particularly true as you age. Muscles provide form, movement, support, protection, and cohesiveness. Recall that every aspect of your physical being also impacts your mental and emotional being; physical strength also gives you a sense of courage and confidence.
While this topic might be more prominent in your younger years, having some sort of action towards sustaining healthy musculature and fitness throughout your life will prove to be very beneficial. As the saying goes, “use it or lose it.” Muscles atrophy when they are not used, and more so as you age.
•Start your day with a nourishing self-massage. Massage is well known to reinforce tissues and relieve fatigue. The herbs in Asgandh can be exceptionally strengthening.
•Supplement with herbs. The ideal herb is asgandh or darchini. These herbs will synergize the effects of your favorite protein shake. Since protein shakes are often hard to digest, for best results, take ginger liquid extract.
•Support your energy level. Salajeet, taken with either a cup of hot milk, or a teaspoon of ghee or honey, for a couple of months will do the trick and will support healthy tissue regeneration.
•Exercise. Ideally in the morning and not at night) that target both endurance and strength. You should feel as though you have pushed your body to its (healthy, pain-free) limit over a sustained period of time (about 45 minutes daily).
•Preserve your tissue’s elasticity. Facilitate the removal of lactic acid and other impurities. Be sure to stretch and consider a hot bath with Epsom salt after your exercise.
Healthy Sex and Stamina
The Unani texts describe the vigor of a horse repetitively when speaking about virility and aphrodisiacs. Sex uses a large amount of energy and the positive subtle essence of aisab, which gives the body strength, vigor, vitality, and immunity; the end product of perfect digestion. For this reason, it is no wonder that the classical texts of Unani talk about virility. Its aimed at improving the overall functioning of the reproductive channels in both men and women. these therapies are intended to bestow upon their recipients the virility of a horse.
To gain that type of strength, be sure to follow the general supporting medicine and diet.
•Supplement with herbs. Few of the virility herbs are asgandh, laung, sarchini or salajeet. At Awami Laboratories we have a variety of preparations combining various herbs and others to target the herbs for the enhancement of the reproductive channels.
•Eat foods that support virility. Rice, dates and raisins, almonds, honey, ghee, and raw sugar all are spoken highly.
•Drink high quality milk. Milk is viewed almost like another herb, and the Unani writers go to great lengths to describe good quality milk. Try to find milk that is whole, organic, and from grass-fed cows. Incorporate milk in your diet and drink a warm glass of milk after intercourse to replenish your reserves.
•Mind your sauda. The lightening qualities of sauda decrease endurance and stamina. Keep your sauda in check with a solid daily routine, plenty of sleep, and a conscious effort to stay present in the now.
•Support healthy, downward flow of energy. Harir is a wonderful rejuvenative fruit as it is a herb that supports the healthy, downward movement of sauda, which is necessary for coordinated ejaculation.
•Set the right mood. Wear clothing and a scent that makes you feel attractive and play music that charges the atmosphere.

For any more information or consultation please write at below contacts:
Irfan Shahid
Awami Laboratories®
Email: irfan@awami.com