Tamal Krishna Goswami : When we got to Rishikesh, Prabhupada was ill. We were staying in a very nice house, Gange darshan, overlooking the Ganga. Prabhupada had been lured there by Navayogendra Swami, who told him, "If you drink water there, you'll get your health back." As soon as we got there, Prabhupada started having his massage and told me, "Bring Ganga jal." I immediately put on my gumsha, got a lota and dove into the Ganga from the second floor. I swam back with the lota, and brought it to Prabhupada, who immediately took a full glass of Ganga water and then belched. Prabhupada said, "Ah, accepted," smiled, and was very pleased. Then he immediately ordered, "Go out and get kachoris and jalebis." One shop in Rishikesh was famous for its jalebis and kachoris. Prabhupada said, "Hot jalebis is a cure for sore throat. Now it is a little cold, so we must get hot jalebis." We ate hot jalebis, and he said, "Whenever you have a sore throat, eat fresh, hot jalebis."
Another time Prabhupada gave me the cure for dysentery, namely eating hot puris cooked in ghee right off the fire with salt. Sure enough, when I had dysentery, I took hot puris and salt, and I was immediately cured. Like a cork.