One Year for a Lifetime: How Aabhas Agarwal Reclaimed His Health at Padaav

In 2023, Aabhas was living the high-energy life of an engineering student, balancing college, a teaching job, and an internship. His life was “chill,” defined by late nights and the typical diet of a young adult. The first sign of trouble was subtle: an eye flu in January, followed by high fevers in February.

On February 27, 2023, the first major attack struck. While traveling back to Delhi, Aabhas endured a harrowing three-hour flight in excruciating pain. Despite the air hostesses offering heat packs and painkillers, the agony was so severe they considered an emergency landing. Upon landing and undergoing testing, his Amylase and Lipase levels were found to be staggering, 6000 and 7500, respectively. He was immediately hospitalized, marking the beginning of a cycle that would repeat seven times over the next year.

The Systemic Trap: “Every Six Months for the Rest of Your Life”

Aabhas navigated the best of conventional medicine in Delhi and Chennai. The cycle was relentless: hospitalization, IV fluids, a shift to soft diets, and discharge, only for the pain to return with “exponential growth.” Leading gastroenterologists eventually delivered a grim prognosis: this would happen every six months, and he would simply have to return for IV treatment each time.

Desperate for a cause, Aabhas underwent genetic testing, MRCPs, and endoscopies. When a minor “sludge” was detected in the gallbladder, surgeons suggested its removal as a potential cure. Despite warnings from Vaidya Shikha at Padaav that surgery wouldn’t solve the underlying pancreatic issue, Aabhas, pressured by medical opinions and the fear of “internal bleeding,” underwent the surgery. Tragically, the attacks returned just one month later. He realized then that removing an organ was not the same as healing the system.

The Padaav Pivot: Moving Beyond “Medicine-Only” Thinking

By July 2024, Aabhas reached Padaav. Having lost nearly 20kg (dropping from 85kg to 66kg) and facing the prospect of delaying his engineering career, he felt he had reached a dead end. At Padaav, the environment was a stark contrast to the sterile, high-stress ICUs.

He was introduced to Vaidya Balendu Prakash’s evidence-based approach, backed by data from over 2,000 patients. The philosophy was simple but profound: the body needs energy to heal, not just to digest. Instead of the typical advice to “exercise more,” Padaav prescribed a “Year of Healing”—which included four months of strict bed rest to allow the pancreas to recover without the burden of physical exertion.

The Recovery: Discipline over Dogma

Aabhas committed to a total “surrender” to the treatment. The transition was disciplined:

• The 21-Day Reset: Learning the art of chewing food thoroughly and sticking to a precise biological clock.

• The “Seasonable” Diet: Reintroducing essential fats like ghee, which conventional wisdom had taught him to fear.

• Mental Fortitude: Choosing to delay job opportunities and his final year of engineering to prioritize his “internal foundation.”

In the first four months of bed rest, the difference was undeniable. The constant “internal stomach pain” vanished. He moved from the fear of “when is the next attack?” to the confidence of “I am healing.”

The Outcome: Reclaiming the Future

Today, Aabhas is a different person. He has transitioned from a skeptical student to a vocal advocate for Rasashastra and structured lifestyle protocols. His weight has stabilized, his pain is gone, and he is no longer a “slave to the IV drip.”

His Reflection: “In Allopathy, they focus only on the medicine. At Padaav, they focus on life—how you sleep, how you eat, and how you rest. I told myself: give it one year of your life to get the rest of your life back. It was the best decision I ever made.”

Experience at Padaav

Aabhas highlights the unique “Padosi” (Neighbor) culture at the center, where doctors like Dr. Anil are available 24/7, providing not just medical oversight but emotional positivity. For Aabhas, the “Research Papers” and the sheer volume of successful data sets at Padaav provided the logical conviction that his engineering mind needed to trust the process.