Sanjeevini teaches the art of living - a life full of bliss, peace, harmony and love. The universal self is also guided by Sanjeevini.
Goals of Sanjeevini are to bestow the following to humanity

• Life free from disease
• Life free from old age
• Immortality

Sanjeevini deals with all aspects that are required for a man to move ahead in evolution. It guides in the thinking process so as to switch from psycho-social wavelength to psycho-spiritual wavelength. It's impact on habits, values, self-image, food and breathing will be explained in a systematic way.

The basic need of human being is food. The food consumed by the individual varies from region to region, person to person and also depending upon his age, sex, type of work he performs etc. Question arises as to how much quantity one has to consume? What type of food is suitable? Number of meals one has to consume per day and how many calories? Before going to it in detail let us have a look at the structure of the human body in brief.

Our body is made up of numerous cells. Each cell has three parts namely, nucleus, jelly like cytoplasm and outer membrane. Nucleus role is to multiply and reproduce same type of cells. For example kidney cells produce only kidney cells, heart cells produce only heart cells. Every organ has its own identity and all work as a unit with immense responsibility and cooperation with each other. The cytoplasm in the cell controls the respiration, cellular growth and excretion of waste products. The outer membrane of the cell absorbs certain chemicals in order to control wear and tear of cells, reproduction and also excretes waste material from the cell. These chemical nutrients needed by cells will be provided by food we take.

We have to take different varieties of foods to supply different chemicals to the cells as each group of cells are make up of different types of chemicals. For example, nerve cells require magnesium, vitamin B etc. Bone cells require calcium, vitamin C etc. Likewise connective cells and epithelial cells require proteins, vitamin A, E etc. and other chemicals as well. The foods we consume contain nutrients like carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals and water. With the help of these components and other enzymes, hormones etc. the food is absorbed, assimilated and converted from food energy to chemical energy. This chemical energy is distributed to all the cells to promote growth, prevent wear and tear and stay alive. The extra energy is stored in the body for emergency use. So, depending upon these chemical nutrients, we broadly divide foods into three groups

• Energy yielding foods
• Body building foods
• Protective foods

Energy yielding foods: Foods rich in carbohydrates, fats are called energy yielding foods The source of food are cereals, roots and tubers, dried fruits, sugar and fats. We need these foods for warmth during cold weather, for exercise and for manual workers. Fats and carbohydrates are either burnt up or stored in the body as fat. There is a tendency for most people to eat too much of this kind of food which is filling and generally inexpensive. These foods provide highest number of calories. So to avoid over weight in both children and adults, we have to eat less of these and more of proteins, fresh fruits and vegetables.

Body building foods: Foods rich in protein are called body building foods. Milk, pulses, oilseeds, nuts and low fat oil seed flour. Protein foods are essential for body building, sound teeth and bones, strong and healthy physique. Protein foods are of primary importance to everyone and should be eaten atleast twice a day. They are particularly important for children, expectant and nursing mothers and those engaged in heavy manual work. Most protein foods contain minerals and vitamins.

Protective foods: Foods rich in protein, vitamins, minerals are called protective foods. Milk, green leafy vegetables, fruits. The minerals and vitamins play a vital role in proper function of heart, blood, nerves and muscles. These also help in development of good teeth, firm gums, bones. They help in appetite and digestion, resistance to infections, maintain vigor and promote steady nerves.

Calorie: The food when converted into energy heat is liberated. This heat is released by the conversion of adenosine di phosphate to adenosine tri prosphate and is measured in calories. Daily requirement of energy is calculated depending upon various factors like age of the person, sex, nature of work performed, climate etc. Here is a table in detail.

The amount of energy required to carry involuntary work of the body has to be taken as the basis energy required. To this energy, additional calories has to be added depending upon the age, sex, work performed that burns the calories to maintain a healthy body. The energy for the organs to function such as heart, brain, liver, kidney, lungs, and secretion of the glands, oxidation occurring in resting tissues, maintenance of muscle tone and body temperature is called involuntary energy. For this involuntary work the energy required in an adult will be approximately 1600Kcalories per day. A person who is sleeping, resting in bed, sitting watching TV will burn 1Kcal /min. For ex: A person weighing 70kgs will burn 1680Kcal per day without any work. So, depending upon the work and burning of calories, one has to plan a balanced diet and follow it regularly. College going students come under heavy work category as they have a lot of movement.

The diet should be planned in such a way that it contains all nutrients in required quantities and the same to be consumed at regular intervals. The diet should include:

• Cereals
• Legumes / Pulses
• Roots & Tubers
• Leafy vegetables
• Non leafy vegetables
• Milk / Milk products
• Oil / Fats
• Nuts
• Fruits
• Water
• Condiments / Spices in limited quantity
• Sugar / Sugar forms