Date: 30-Aug-2011

Manthenas Natural Living Style - MNLS

The TEN Daily Steps
(Please go through the whole handout thoroughly before changing over to this
lifestyle. Slowly add the routines mentioned slowly, starting with water-intake, then
veg. juice, breakfast, dinner and then lunch. Do not stop Salt completely without
taking adequate water as given here)
1.

First intake of Cleaning Water:

Rise from bed at around 4-5 AM.
a. Gargle mouth, (may brush teeth first if you feel like), drink 1 - 1 liters
water in one go or two steps, at standing posture. Quantity of water
depends on your age. If having kidney problems, take more water only
after consulting doctor. If prone to ENT allergies (ENT allergies are cold,
cough with phlegm, sinusitis, nasal congestion, or sneezing problem) or
asthma, it is preferable to drink warm water and feel the water going
straight to the intestines.
b. If having constipation, you may be prompted to visit the toilet after the
water-intake. Keep on having short slow steps in the room or out side with
a thought of going to Toilet.
c. Brush your teeth (if not done earlier)

2.

Physical Work:
After 20 mins, do one of the following (preferably in the same order) for at
least 45 mins. to 1 hour (maximum 2 hours per day including in evening):
a. Praanaayaama (Dr. Manthenas Deergha Praanaayaamas are the Best
for those with Allergies or Asthma or snoring problem) followed by
yogasana (If having allergies or asthma, better to do some brisk
walking to warm up the body and then do pranayama and asanas.)
b. Swimming
c. Running or jogging (if under 60 age)
d. Brisk walk or only walking (if above 60 age).
If you are overweight or suffering from BP, Heart Problems etc., best is
to do asanas of sitting and lying posture to avoid pressure on heart.
(Even walking may sometimes create pressure on heart and increase
heart beat rate.)
Dr. MSRs Maa TV programme daily in Telugu from 4.00 to 5.00 AM is
very good to learn Pranayama and Aasanas (a. above).
At the end of the exercise (45-60 mins.), you must sweat. Sweat
removes the accumulated dirt of body through skin.
Remember the golden rule: NO WORK (physical work), NO FOOD! (If
doing less work, take less food, i.e. less calories - specially if you are
overweight.)

3.

Second intake of Cleaning Water:

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Rest for 10 mins. Or do Savaasana.
a. Drink one to 1 liters water again as mentioned in 1 (a) above.
b. You may get second call to go to toilet. Ignore if you do not get it.
c. Have bath best is cold water bath else use lukewarm water (If used to
hot/warm water, follow it by cold water for better health, except on the
days when actually suffering from allergies of Ear, Nose or Throat). Take
head-bath every day (especially males). Do not use soap. Rub the whole
skin hard with your hands it helps in increasing blood-flow and in getting
out the muck or dirt from the sweat-pores. No oil is needed for hair either
before or after the bath. The body takes oil from the seeds (like soaked
groundnut, soaked til, fresh coconut, etc.) we eat in breakfast. (If you have
problem of dandruff, it will go in a few days or a week.). Bath with cold
water energises you, but bath with hot water drains you of energy.
d. If you had only 2 liters of water since morning, consume the 3rd litre of
water after an hour.
4.

Vegetable Juice (for enzymes, vitamins and minerals):

Ensure gap of at least 30 mins. after having water, and then drink a big glass
of vegetable juice (It is just about 60-70 calories of energy, equal or less than
a cup of coffee or tea).
a. Make the veg. juice with Tomato, Carrot, Beetroot, (and Leafy Vegetable
only if homegrown), Keera (+ any 2 other vegetables like Radish etc.). Add
1-2 spoons honey or limejuice for taste. (One spoon honey will not harm
diabetics). Drink slowly for 10 minutes sip by sip as you drink a cup of hot
tea. Fruit juice instead of Veg. Juice OK. If feeling heavy from overnight
food, drink honey (2-3 teaspoons) + limejuice + water.
b. Remember: DRINK SOLIDS; EAT LIQUIDS i.e. munch solid food well with
saliva before gulping, and enjoy the liquid slowly to enable it to mix with
saliva.

5.

Breakfast of Sprouts, dates, and fruits:

Have a gap of at least hour.
a. Take breakfast with sprouts of any three types from green gram, Bengal
gram, wheat, horse gram, alasandalu, etc. along with soaked groundnuts,
soaked Soya, soaked til, and pieces of fresh-coconut. Take less (5-10)
soaked groundnuts and only 1/8 coconut piece if overweight.
b. The sprouts and soaked seeds should be at least two fistfuls. Eat with
dates or after sprinkling limejuice for taste if necessary. You can also add
pomegranate seeds for taste.
c. Soaked items should be soaked overnight after washing with water.
d. Sprouted seeds should have sprout of at least 1 to 1 inch long. The
longer the sprout, the less gas it will produce and the less fat it contains.
e. Eat breakfast for at least 20 minutes slowly, chewing it well. If still feeling
empty on stomach, top it up with any seasonal fruits.
f. Start drinking 1-2 glasses of water, starting after 1 - two hrs. after
breakfast your tongue might signal you that the body needs water, to
take the digested food into the blood for onward transmission to your cells.

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6.

Lunch:
Ensure to drink one litre of water, (in stages as above) until hour before you
take the lunch. If lunch is likely to be delayed, take water in between. Lunch
between 12 to 1 p.m. is better, as Jatharaagni (fire of hunger) increases with
the height of the Sun.
a. Have 2-3 Phulkas (made with floor including the Chilka or Wheat-cover)
and fresh salad, or 2 servings of Rice (Brown Rice or Pounded Rice or
Boiled rice) with curry (boiled vegetables). You can use onions, limejuice,
green chilly etc. for taste. If not used to onions, you may use cabbage for
similar taste. You can have curd if required. Rice and curries should be
50:50 by volume, specially for overweight people.
b. If overweight, take only phulkas. If underweight, take more Pounded rice
and less curries (say 70:30). Phulkas are good with either raw salad or
cooked vegetable curries. However, rice is easily digested with cooked
curries only.
c. Remember all food should be MOSS-free i.e. no Masala, Oil, Salt or Sugar.
This is the main secret of Manthenas Natural Living Style (MNLS).
d. Start having water of to 1 glass after about two hrs. when the tongue
signals for the need of water.
e. Do not drink water in-between meals or after food it is the prime cause of
gas problems, acidity, ulcers etc.

7.

Evening drink:
Drink coconut water, sugarcane juice or fruit juice, if feeling hungry / tired,
around 5 PM. Remember, no water for hr. before taking any food. Any
item other than water is food for us.

8.

Evening excretion:
Have 1 litre of water (in one go or within five mins.) at around 6 p.m., after
ensuring that you have toilet facility available to excrete the waste of your
breakfast. If you get prompted for stools as many times a day as taking food
(say 3 times a day when taking breakfast, lunch and dinner), then your health
is near-perfect.

9.

Dinner:
a. Have dinner between 6.30-7 p.m.: Phulkas + Raw Salad. If engaged in
heavy physical work or want to add weight, then rice + boiled veg. Ensure
that boiled veg. is fresh. If underweight, you may have curd rice also. If
over 50 and not much of physical work, or having diabetes or arthritis, take
only fruit-dinner. Upto kg of fruits are OK for dinner. Fruits like mango,
sapota, banana, and jackfruit have more energy per 100 Gms. and fruits
like guava, papaya, watermelon, have less energy.
b. A good combination is 60% raw (breakfast and dinner) and 40% cooked (in
lunch).

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10.

Sleep:
Avoid taking water after 9 p.m. You may have 1/2 glass if feeling thirsty. More
water may lead to more urine at night and disturb your sleep. Proceed to
sleep at 10 pm. If very hungry, have honey + water. You will have deep
sleep for less number of hours and will NOT feel like being in bed once you
are awake. Remember the deeper the sleep, the less will be the hours
required for sleep, and the more will be the energy you have when you get
up!

NOTES:
a) FASTING: Fast with FRUITS OR HONEY+LIME JUICE (HL drink) once a week or
fortnight - recommended to balance the unbalanced. The HL drink should
start in place of Vegetable Juice and alternated with two glasses of water
every 1 to 1 hr. If feeling very tired at night, you may have fruits for dinner
that day. Please stop taking HL drink or water after 8 PM. You can take up to
up to 250 gms. per day.
b) Quantity of water per day should change as per age. Children in teens (1319) may take -1 liter each for cleansing purpose. Younger children may be
given - litre instead.
c) Avoid MOSS in food (Masalas, oil, salt and sugar). Masalas are all Ayurveda
medicines and should not be taken as part of our daily food. Ripe Tamarind
(Ripe Imli) is also an ayurvedic medicine and should not be in daily diet.
Always prefer fresh crop or raw food to processed food.
d) Pregnant women should take about 150% food to provide nutrients for the
infant too.
e) Young boys need more food for growth of the body in their teens.
f) If Overweight/Obese: Do not starve to reduce weight. Lunch and dinner
should have more vegetables and less of rice or Phulkas. Eating dinner early,
and reducing the calories of dinner (taking fruits for dinner), help. Our daily
average need is 2200 calories for male and 1800 for female, when they are
desk-workers. It can be taken as breakfast of 600-700 calories, lunch of 800900 cals. and dinner of 400-600 cals. Reducing it by about 500-600 calories,
a day melts the extra fat slowly.
g) Lifestyle Diseases show improvement when the pace of life is slowed down,
for those who are otherwise very fast in every work, including eating. The
diseases and the approximate time to show perceptible improvement in the
condition are given below:
i. Accumulation of phlegm in chest: Fast for 1-2 days with HL juice alternated
with water (See (a) above for details), to get quick relief.
ii.
Allergies & Asthma: 7-20 days (Strictly Avoid the trio of Sweets (made with
sugar/jiggery), Salt, and cold items including cold water). Water of normal
temperature or warm water will help for such cases. These problems are
derived from parentage.
iii.
Back/Spine problems: We normally bend our spine as well as neck forward
most of the time, which leads to mainly 3 aches - low-back ache, backache,
and neck-ache. If you have any such problems including slip-disk etc., do
backward-bending asanas ONLY do not do forward-bending asanas till you
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iv.

v.

vi.

vii.
viii.

ix.

x.
xi.
xii.

xiii.

get good relief from these aches. Makaraasana is very light and can be done
even if the pain is a little severe. Avoid pillow completely while sleeping.
After a week or two, start doing Matsyaasana, Ushatraasana, Bhujangaasana,
and Dhanuraasana (specially for back-ache) and Salabhaasana (specially for
low-back ache)
Diabetes: 15-30 days. (Full recovery is not possible, if the current treatment
is of insulin injections, but reduction in dosage will be achieved.) Check sugar
level once a week or every 3 days depending on the intensity of changes in
the body, and reduce the dosage of medicine after consulting the doctor.
Gas and acidity:
(2-3 days). Please do not take water along with food.
Burning sensation due to acidity in stomach will immediately come down due
to dilution of acid when water is taken. Such water additionally cleans the
system too. Similarly, if the stomach is bloated due to gas problem, drink
water and fast for day with HL juice (explained in (a) above) alternated with
water. You will feel the difference.
Heart problems (high triglycerides, blocks in arteries etc.): These can cured
through this lifestyle with very good reduction in percentage of blocking even
after one month of the NLS. Tension-free mind is also very important to avoid
blocks in arteries and hart attacks. Doing Yoga and meditation help a lot in
relaxing the mind make them a daily routine. Daily walking also helps a lot.
Remember, as per research, normal walking helps more in melting body-fat
than brisk walking or running!
High B.P. / Low B.P.: 15-20 days. Check the B.P. once a week or fortnight, and
reduce the medicine dosage after consulting the doctor.
Impotency/Infertility: These are related to both body and mind. The 10 daily
steps help a lot in overcoming these problems in many, as sexual prowess in
both male and female gets enahanced by providing adequate enzymes,
vitamins and minerals (veg. juice), protein (sprouts-breakfast), and exercise
(aasanas, praanaayaama and meditation).
Joint Pains/Arthritis: Avoid Salt strictly and completely to get Some result (It is
the Sodium Bicarbonate crystals accumulating in the joints which eat away
the cartilege, and make small pieces of bones etc.). If joints are already bent
(e.g. fingers etc.) in case of Rheumatoid Arthritis, such bones will not get
straightened, though relief from pain can be enjoyed.
Kidney problems: Please do not start on this system without consulting the
doctor, as 5-6 liters of water is consumed per day in this system.
Piles and constipation: (5-7 days). (One should take care not to accumulate
gas in intestines, by strictly avoiding gas-producing foods such as nonsprouted pulses/Dal etc.)
Skin problems: could be even 1 year, as the skin cells are the far distant from
heart and get the least attention by the body. However, some have got rid of
even years-old scars after continuous cleansing of the body by this method,
linked with avoiding any soap or shampoo for bath, and rubbing the skin well
while having a cold-water bath.
Thyroid Problems: Hypothyroid/Hyperthyroid problems are due to irregular
functioning of Thyroid gland and less/more production of TSH, an important
hormone. This problem gets cured by providing body with adequate

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enzymes, proteins and exercise (specially the neck). Hence the steps of
vegetable juice, sprouts-breakfast and praanaayaama (especially Ujjayee)
and aasanas help in getting rid of this disease. These habits should be
permanent to keep thyroid problem away.
xiv.
Underweight: Take food with more of protein, carbohydrates and fat, like
soaked groundnuts, fresh coconut pieces/grating, pounded rice (i.e. raw rice)
or whole wheat phulkas. Root vegetables like potatoes have more energy in
vegetables. Weight will then increase gradually, with healthy fat being
added.
h) Til (sesame) has 9 times more calcium than milk. Milk is not essential for
adults.
i) All vegetarian food contains no cholesterol and has fiber. Eat vegetables as
far as possible with peel after a thorough wash. All animal food (including
milk) contains fat, cholesterol, and no fiber. There is no cholesterol in any
plant food.
j) Fiber in food is like broomstick for the house. If no fiber in the foods, more
dirt in body and more diseases.
k) Retaining stools in body is the cause of many seasonal as well as chronic
diseases, as many germs and viruses reside, incubate and spread by sticking
to walls of intestines.
l) Airborne diseases through lungs affect us hence Deergha Pranaayamas
(advocated by Dr. MSR) clean the lungs daily from the polluted environment.
m) Germs take time to incubate very few germs (like those creating vomiting
due to stale food) react within a day or in hours. Many germs and viruses
take 4-21 days to incubate in the cells of walls of intestines or lungs. Hence,
daily cleaning of both lungs and intestines (by Praanaayaama and cleansing
water) will keep you away from all seasonal diseases and even epidemic
diseases.
n) Air and water are the two best cleaning agents for our body use the clean
air and clean filtered / purified water to clean the body daily.
o) Study a calorie counter of the foods you normally take, and try to take the
daily food roughly equivalent to your daily needs, to keep your weight under
control.
p) Observe your body. Get diagnosis for any ailment through modern medical
techniques. Nevertheless, you need not rush to take the prescribed allopathic
medicines. Nevertheless, go for alternate medicines including allopathy when
quick relief is needed or in emergencies (including accidents) this system is
not against any other medicinal system per se.
q) Shifting pain is not an ailment it is bodys way of curing an internal problem
when you start following natural living style. Do not be unduly worried about
it.
r) Avoid hormonal treatments as far as possible, especially to youngsters they
have long-term side effects.
s) All allopathic medicines have side-effects; but this sytem always gives you
side-benefits! You may follow this system to get rid of one disease, but you
will find that you get relief from a host of other diseases and get perfect
health and agility.
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t) Evening bath is recommended as a routine on all days. During fasting, bath
twice a day is important, as body may throw out lot of dirt/toxins though
sweat also.
u) Indian Toilet should be preferred to Western to help observe daily the rejects
and have knee-flexibility, and helps for cleaner body it also avoids
infections, especially for females. That posture also takes you nearer to the
Pavanamuktaasana, which helps in constipation problem due to gas
accumulation in large intestines.
*=*=*=*=*
BOOKS: (Dr. Manthena Satyanarayana Rajus Books):
English (translations)
1. A Proven Cure for Diabetes
2. Food and Thought, 75/-, 280g.
3. Free bowel movement. (e-copy available in Yahoo Group Files section)
4. Health is Happiness, 75/-, 230g.
5. Natural Life Style (for a healthy perfect living) 2/-, 30g.
6. Water and You (e-copy available in Yahoo Group Files section)
Books Nos. 2 & 4 recommended for a full introduction to MNLS
Manthenas Natural Life Style.
Telugu: All by Dr. Manthena Satyanarayana Raju except where stated:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.

Aahaaram-Aalochana 65/-, 330g.

Aarogryamae Aanandam 50/-, 290g.
Aasanaalu Aarogyaaniki Saasanaalu 60/-, 295g.
Keella Noppulu Nivaarana (by Dr. Bairi Srinivas)
Neeru-Meeru 50/-, 235g.
Sukhajeevana Sopaanaalu 35/-, 125g.
Upavaasa Dharmam (bound book) 150/-, 695g.
Paripoorna Aarogyaanki Prakruti Jeevana Vidhaanamu 2/-, 25g.
Praanaayaamam Sukhajeevanayaanam 40/-, 225g.
Prakruti Vidhaanam Madhumaeha Nidaanam 75/-, 250g.
Sukhavirenchanam Sukhamayajeevanam 50/-, 265g.

In addition, many CDs are also available on different topics at about Rs. 20/- per
CD.
All available at:
HYDERABAD: Shop at Sanjeeva Reddy Nagar). Ph: 040-32994999 (9 am to 6 pm on
all weekdays)
VIJAYAWADA: Prakruti Jeevana Vidhanamu, Amaravathi Karakatta Road, Tadepalli 522515,
(Near Vijayawada Krishna Barrage) Guntur Dist. - Ph.: 08645-272304.
VISAKHAPATNAM: Prakruti Jeevana Vidhaanamu, Plot No. 142, D.No. 50-1-66/12,
White-washed Compound with Grey-coloured gate after open plot on Road from
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Alluri Seetharama Raju statue to Kshatriya Kalyana Mantapam, Seethammadhara.
Phones: 0891-2734231; Kitchen (for Manthena-style food): 7AM-1PM & 3PM-7PM,
phone: +91-9908955933; Shop: 9am-1pm and 3pm-6pm (Mon Holiday): Phone:
+91-9866532564)
RAJAHMUNDRY: Contact Ph.: 9989937170 (Shri Srinivasa Rao)
Website: www.livingnaturallife.com
Email: dr.manthena@yahoo.com
Yahoo Group: natural_lifestyle_manthena@yahoogroups.com
Ashrams:
NIZAMABAD: Samsakar Prakruti ashram, managed by Mantena Satyanarayana
Charitable Trust, Door No. 2-8051, Akbar Nagar Vill., Bodhan, Rudrur post, Varni
mandalam, Nizamabad Dt. - 503188 (Route via Medak: Narasapur, Nizam Sagar,
Banaswada, Varni, Akbar Nagar); Ph.: 08467- 284144, 9908047800.
WARANGAL: Sadguru Sri Mallikharjuna Swamy Ashramam, Pedapandyal Vill., Warangal.
Ph.: (Every month, batch of 50 ladies taken for thirty days for weight reduction
programme) Phs.: 8008222200/08711 200444 (OR Mr. Siva Prasad Konduri, Warangal:
09849843270, 09030583337)
VIJAYAWADA: (wef. 02.10.2011): near Krishna barrage, Vijayawada-Guntur Rd., on
banks of river Krishna.
RAJAHMUNDRY: (likely to start in July 2011): Prakruthi Ashramam of 100 beds managed
by Sri Marni Vasudev of Lakshmi Ganeswara Charitable Trust, 1km. From Deccan
Chronicle/Andhra Bhoomi office on NH5 (1.5 km. From Cotton Barrage), in
Dhavaleswaram Panchayat; Rajahmundry; Contact Ph.: 9989937170 (Shri Srinivasa
Rao)
Other Related Outlets:
VIJAYAWADA:
Prakriti Jeevana Vidhanam Followers Welfare Assn.
Ln. Siva Kumar Suryadevara
# 60-9-10/2, Sriramachandra Bldg., Sidhhartha Nagar
7th Street, beside Pinnamaneni (KIMS) Hospital - West Side Street
VJA- 520010
Ph: 8885473737/9885473737/0866-6553737
email: Yogashiva@yahoo.com; www.healthcarenaturalproducts.com
or:
Prakriti Jeevana Vidhanam Followers Welfare Association
(MOSS-free Lunch and Dinner available here, even as parcel, without need of prior
booking; closes by 6.30 PM)
Nandamuri Road, next to Chandana Complex
Near Benz Circle

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GUNTUR:
Amritaahar restaurant (Laxmi Puram Main Road) is run by one trained in SSY (Siddha
Samadhi Yoga) and hence some Brown Rice preprations and Lunch available here but
made with Saindhava Lavanam and not salt-free. Ordinary pickles, sweets etc. also
sold here hence be selective in what you buy or eat here!
*****

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