Monday, June 20, 2011

AYUSHMAN BHAV: LEUCORRHOEA - AN AYURVEDIC VIEW

AYUSHMAN BHAV: LEUCORRHOEA - AN AYURVEDIC VIEW: "Leucorrhoea is a whitish or yellowish discharge of mucus from the vagina. It sometimes occurs at or just before each menstrual period,..."

LEUCORRHOEA - AN AYURVEDIC VIEW






Leucorrhoea is a whitish or yellowish discharge of mucus from the vagina. It sometimes occurs at or just before each menstrual period, which is normal. If the vaginal flow is foul smelling, viscid (tenacious) and thick that stiffens the linen, it  is a serious condition , if allowed to prolong and not treated, may cause other problems. According to ayurveda , most time leucorrhoea is due to metabolic problems which is due to low digestive fire.

Causes - 
Excess of coitus , Indigestion abortion, excessive coitus, worry, sleeping during day and sedentary life style, trauma, anemia ,weakness, poor diet, frequent child bearing, excess sour & salt ingestion ,worms, irritation of IUCD , lack of cleanliness & Kapha increasing regime.

Treatment -
1. Hygiene - keep clean your internal organs & cloths.
2. Repair problem related with indigestion 
3. Avoid excess of coitus 
4. Take deworming medicine, prefer herbal one, it is most effective like Vidanga 
5. Do regular exercise 
6. Avoid sleeping during day 
7. Avoid stale, sour, salty & fermented food, fish, curd, mushroom, 
8. Avoid excess of any liquid diet 
9. Avoid constipating food 
10. Check out whether IUCD in proper position 
11. Take nutritious diet 
12. Use garlic & ginger in diet 
13. Daily meditation will improve condition 
14. If these tips are not helping consult your doctor
15. Vaginal douche with Triphala decoction followed by herbal vaginal pessary (It's that procedure where clean sterilized cotton is dipped in the medicated oil and kept within the vaginal passage.  ) will help a lot
16. Don’t get bewitched by advertisement. ingestion of any medicine without consultation    may harm 
17. Proper diet at hunger time & enough water for thirst can reduce many health, TAKE CARE 

Sunday, June 19, 2011

AYURVEDA SAYS: Preventing Heart Diseases

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Monday, June 13, 2011

GET A TWINKLE IN YOUR WRINKLE !




Age is an issue of mind over matter.  If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.  ~Mark Twain
Every man desires to live long, but no man would be old.
Old age is due to effect of time & unavoidable. It comes with intellectual impairment, functional incapacities & structural deterioration. Bitter but the truth , we all have to go through this. It is degenerative stage of body. In old age Vata is physiologically dominant & all Dhatus in a deprived state.
We manage our money for secure future. But unfortunately don’t prepare body for coming old age. If you prepare this in youth, your old age will be happy. we can do many things to avoid senile complications.
But if you didn’t anything, still you have hope to avoid it. Ayurveda is ray of hope. It has described regime to avoid old age complications.
Below are the simple things, if you follow will cause a twinkle in wrinkle.
1.     Massage – Daily massage with sesame oil, olive oil , almond oil or
     medicated ayurvedic oil will help to increase skin tone, muscle tone, help
     to relax stiff joint & increases stamina.
2.     Nasal oleation – Daily application of above oils to nasal mucosa will
   decrease allergy related situations & avoid anosmia.
3.     Head Massage – It will help to prevent hair related problem, stress ,insomnia & increases memory
4.     Foot massage – It will help to reduce stress & sustain vision
5.     Ear oleation – It will help to prevent deafness
6.     Basti – a regular course of 8 days of all body massage & steam with medicated enema prevents further generative changes & prevent incontinence
7.     Shirodhara – It will help in insomnia, hypertension, stress, forgetfulness
8.     Rasayan – This is the branch of ayurvedic medicine specially developed for long & disease free life & avoids old age complications. Ingestion of some special herbs is definitely helpful. It has antioxidant property. It should be according to one’s constitution & complication ,but daily ingestion of milk, homemade butter, ghee is rasayan for any age.
9.     Take a lesser but nutritious diet. Avoid excess use of salt & sour.
      daily ingestion of ghee is must , it will reduce constipation.  Avoid dry ,
      cold & hard food
10. Use any herbal toothpaste
11. Daily light exercise like walking is good , but if not possible practice some simple aasan yoga posture
12. Do meditation daily , it will keep you calm
13. Do Pranayam or breathing exercises if possible
14. Follow abstinence
15. Keep your mind engaged in work that you love

SO BE YOUNG !

LISTEN YOUR HEART BEFORE EAT


As we know, body is what we eat. Today many diseases are caused by wrong diet .
Cardiovascular diseases is the problem now we are facing. Beside stress, wrong habits of eating & drinking is second most reason.

What should i avoid for my heart ?

Excessive fasting- nowadays it is proven that fasting can help in cardiovascular diseases but if done in excess , increases Vata  causing Vata related heart diseases.
Avoiding hunger & thirst  is not good
Eating dry food- it causes indigestion , low digestive fire aggravation of Vata which causes vata related heart diseases & constipation
Food specially made from  flour without fat is unhealthy
Eating dehydrated food- using dehydrated food instead of fresh causes indigestion , hyperacidity , low digestive fire & constipation.
Veg or non veg food in preserved form should be avoided esp ready to cook
Eating hot food- it causes increase in Pitta  related heart diseases
Eating Heavy  to digest  food– it causes low digestive fire, aggravation of Tridosh esp Kapha
It creates Aama in body which can causes obstructive type of heart diseases
Oily / excessive fats – healthy diet should contain a proper amount of fats,
Excessive use can causes increase in cholesterol , lipids & LDL
Excess Sour – increases Pitta
Excess Spicy - increases Pitta  & Vata
Excess Salty - affects sodium concentrations in the blood. This could lead to long-term changes in blood vessels, including the thickening and stiffening of arteries
Excess Alcohol – it all we knows
Taking a less food- causes undernourishment which increases vata 
Eating in indigestion – creates aama
Overeating – causes low digestive fire hence increases cholesterol etc

So listen what your heart says  !