The theory of origin (of this blog)

The son calls up Mom and excitedly rattles away about--- well , anything. No response. 'Mummy, are you listening?' ' eh, Raju, you have a cold?'

I read Sundar's blogposts on various topics and say, 'ah, so he has an attack again, rather frequent, aren't they?'

As one who suffered no ends due to allergy attacks, and was fortunate to stumble upon a very simple but miraculous remedy, I wish to rush help. Hence I created this blog!

Believe it or not, all you do is -keep some sesame oil in your mouth for some 15 minutes and then spit and rinse off thoroughly- done.

Now, answers to the expected qs.

when-- preferably in the mornings, I do it first thing after brushing.

how much-- not too much , not too little, you will arrive at yr. optimum qty.

how long-- about 15 mins. again you can figure it out

till when-- the recommended period was at least 9 months to go through one round of every season. but I wld say 'why stop?' I started 3 yrs ago and am still on.

How does it work-- the root cause of most of our ailments is said to be oral and this strikes at the roots.

what does it cure-- it is claimed to be a panacea for most ills and I don't dispute the claim. It takes care of dental, respiratory, digestive problems, ulcer, joint pains, allergies-- never mind. Your body feels like a well oiled machine.

but I am allergic to sesame oil?--- so am I.But it didn't trouble me. sunflower oil is given as an alternative but to folks brought up on the 'kalyana gunangal' of sesame oil, equating it with sunflower oil wld. be sacrilege. If you are really scared, the option exists.

Take care not to swallow (by mistake) what you set out to get rid of.
If and when you take ill, follow your usual course of medication.
You can find details here.

The stumbling blocks

In my attempts at proselytizing the few I cared to, the harvest has been discouraging. reasons?

- It doesn't do much to one's ego. 'No, my problem is different you know, so many big doctors cldn't cure me.'

- the inability to understand that complex problems needn't always have complex solutions.

-'yuck, I can't have something messy in my mouth first thing in the morning. I don't like the smell, taste of oil, I have to have coffee first thing in the morning' etc, etc. I can only say you don't get the taste or smell, that pieces fall in place once you get started and that you are ready for coffee by the time coffee is ready for you!

- the earth will stop spinning if I don't speak for 15 minutes. Try and you will be surprised! and a bonus, you become a good mime artist and your family has some fun time.

- 'Yeah, I tried for a week, but----' heavy drop out rate.

To add some autobiographical authenticity, I had gone thro' a detailed allergy test and the subsequent process of immunization through the gradual introduction of the allergens. The glitch was you had to be in perfect health to receive the allergens and you had to receive the allergens to get perfect health! 'kalyanam aanaalthan paithiyam thelliyum, paithiyam thellinjalthan kalyanam aagum'. And what with every unsuspected food item, a whiff of dusty wind, a wardrobe cleaning session, a small wait at the traffic signal, a quick passing through a construction site -- anything waiting to pounce with an attack and the antibiotics biting dust one after another - it was a long drawn battle. In these last 3 yrs. now, my visits to the Dr. have been few and far between, the attacks scarce, very mild and easily beaten.

Now, the mission accomplished, 'piravipperum payan' being attained, (of the blog), I can go back to being myself, a bystander!