Impact of Food Additives and Food Hybridization on Human Health W. R. T. Gara Visha

Abstract

Food is an essential entity for all the living beings. Food habit is a key source of individual’s health. The quality of healthy life is dependent on the quality of food the person consumes. There are some protocols explained in Ayurveda for the processing and consumption of food through which one can achieve a healthy life and can increase the life expectancy. Since many years raw food is being processed with some or the other chemicals for its better Shelf-life, Taste, Appearance, Smell etc. for the purpose of mass distribution, attractiveness, large selling, Easy to cook, Easy to eat etc. And these all processing and generative methods fall under the term of Hybridization and Food additive criteria. In spite of being used with good purpose, a long term use of these products will give a bad impact on human health system. The health issues and deadly diseases which we are observing since last few decades could be probably due to these processing methods. The diseases like Cancer, Coronary diseases, Liver failure, Organ toxicity, all the metabolic and endocrinal disorders etc. are in a peak stage. And one among the reason could be the quality of food which is being used. These types of changes in life style will unknowingly lead to exposure of toxins in one or the other way. Which we can call it as a Gara visha (artificial/concealed poison). Gara visha is a type visha which is produced by combination of two or more non poisonous / poisonous substances. Through this poisoning symptoms/ disease may manifest in few weeks to months. Poisoning may generate through improper food habit, drugs , medications etc. Gara visha will produce symptoms such as Pandu(Anemia), Grahani(IBS), Hridrog(Heart diseases), Gulma(Tumors) etc.