Shilajit

Modern Medicine
Almost all of us want to remain fit and healthy for a large part of our lives and even more. Shilajit is one magic wonder that can help you achieve this. This sacred substance was prescribed for thousands of years for many different health problems and became a powerful tool in Ayurvedic medicine. There is some indication that Shilajit may have been the priceless nectar of the Eastern alchemists.

The rediscovery of the power of shilajit is made by Indian Himalayan villagers on their observation of large white monkeys in their vicinity. These monkeys would migrate to the mountains in the warm summer months. On closer observation, they were also seen to be chewing a semi-soft substance that flowed from between layers of rock. The villagers attributed the monkey’s great strength, longevity and wisdom to the strange substance.

When monkeys could consume it, would humans be far behind?! They thought of consuming this themselves, at first as an experiment. It was later reported that there had been a broad spectrum of improvements in their tryst in searching for a cure to perfect health.

Shilajit not only provided them with more energy, but it also helped them resolve a host of other problems, like relieving digestive problems, improving the blood circulation, etc. What perhaps caught the world’s fancy was the fact that it also aided in increasing sex drives, while improving memory and cognition it also improved diabetes, reduced allergies, thereby improving the quality and quantity of life. Shilajit, it was confirmed was and is a cure for all diseases.

The ancient Indian Vedic text Rig Vedastates that the nectar dwelled within the mountainous rock where it grew in abundance." Mountainous rocks, the "abode of the nectar" and it is here that it was "plucked from between the rocks by mountain dwellers and brought to the priests-alchemists who prepared this by washing, grinding and cooking."

This was considered as the elixir of immortality, the secret substance used by alchemists to perfect both body and mind. And it seems to rule most Ayurvedic medicines till date.

Shilajit in our times
Shilajit, we understand after extensive research, must been harvested from sacred cliff sides high in the Himalayan Mountains of Nepal. Millions of years ago, before the Himalayas were formed, a lush garden flourished in a vast fertile valley. The vegetation in that primeval garden became trapped and preserved as the movement of the continents caused that valley to become the tallest mountain range in the world. Today, millions of years later, the monsoon rains and extreme freeze and thaw conditions work together to crack large rock formations, exposing the precious shilajit. Because of its ancient nature, the vegetation was never exposed to any type of fertilizer, pesticide, herbicide, or pollution. The native people of Nepal collect and carry this gift of nature down the mountain, where it is alchemically processed into a potent, high-quality extract.

This ancient wisdom was passed from generation to generation among the Indian and Nepali alchemists and holy men, but it escaped the notice of the Western medical establishment until the last days of the twentieth century, when explorers heard of its amazing benefits. There were some researchers who refused to give up the search until they found its source. There are also many Sanskrit studies that explore the rare plant's benefits. Being one of the most interesting and beneficial multi-vitamins of our times, it in an intriguing journey that one must take in order to accomplish oneself of the gifts of nature. It is important that we bear in mind our life styles before we take the plunge, but then Ayurveda never harmed anyone, and you can take my word for this.