Summer Tips From Ayurveda

Hi friends, it is time of farewell to spring and welcoming summer. Time for prickly heat, bad odour of sweats, dry skin and exhaustion. This time , let beat the heat with simple Ayurveda tips. These small things will bring big change.
1.Get up early in morning & do some relaxing exercises, but avoid exertion.
2.Practice sheetali or sitkari or nadishuddhi Pranayam daily. It will protect your body from heat.
3. Prefer cold showers.Use rose water or essence of sandal or khas in your bathing water.
4.You can use chandan, khas, spiked ginger lily , dry rose petal, dry orange peel, kushta like herbs for dry powder massage, it will reduce bad odour.
5.Use light fragrance perfume or ittar.
6. Use pure cotton clothes of light shades.
7.Add sweet , sour and salt taste in your diet.
   Add curries and salads.
 8.welcome adequate desi cow ghee in your diet.
9.Diet should be light to digest, liquids are preferable.
10.Avoid spicy, dry  and oily diet like snacks, farsan and bhajiyas.
11.Use vegetable having sweet in taste & bulky.
12.Use adequate seasonal fruits.
13. Have plenty of fluids.Avoid tea,coffee or carbonated drinks. Instead have homemade lime water, raw mango drinks or kokam sharbat. Tender coconut is also beneficial.
14. Abhyanga i.e. oil massage with oils having cool herbs or coconut oil is good for skin, it relieves fatigue.
15.Avoid liquor in summer, if unavoidable have much diluted.
16. Avoid direct exposure to sun. Use scarf, goggles and Suncoat. Protect your head from heat.
17. Take adequate sleep, one can have naps during the day if feels exhausted.
18.Avoid curd in summer.
19. Water boiled with cumin & coriander seed will help to relive burning sensation.
20. If there is complain of burning frets, one may massage frets with ghee or coconut oil.
21. For exertion one may use amla oil or coconut oil for head massage. It will improve sleep.

Follow above tips & make your summer happy.

ALLERGIC RHINITIS AND AYURVEDA

Hi friends seasonal changes are associated with respiratory tract infections and so the allergy. This time you are not alone ,we will fight  to this with Ayurveda. Forget the strips of anti-allergic drugs. Lets make our immunity more stronger .
1. Have warm fresh food. Say no to refrigerated food and cold drinks though they are tempting.
2. Add soups to your dinner , specially chicken, goat, moong, horse gram or raddish soup with teaspoon of cow ghee and  a pinch of mixture of black pepper, dry ginger and long pepper powder.
3. Prefer warm water to drink and bath.
4. Due to cold , one may complain low appetite , for that one can have a pinch of above mixture with honey.
5. In acute attack ,Have cup of milk with a teaspoon dry ginger powder or ginger paste
6.  Welcome a teaspoon of cow ghee in your lunch.
7.   Avoid dehydration or over hydration. Avoid drinking excess of liquids like juices,cold water,  smoothies, milk shakes and beverages specially at night.
8.  Have light food in dinner, prefer soups and bhakari or fulka
9.  Take care of digestion. Avoid overeating.
10. Avoid to have chilled or cold beverages after just coming from outside
11. Don't forget to use garlic for seasoning.
12.  Always respond to call of nature
13.  Try to regulate sleep. Avoid late night awakening day sleep and Excess sleeping .
14.  Some toiletries, perfumes, deodorants, perfumed sticks and substances have strong smell, it can trigger sneezing , so avoid it.
15.  Do moderate exercise but don't get exhausted.
16.  Protect your head properly from cold.
17. Avoid direct exposure to cold air or vent of AC or  fan.
18.  Avoid swimming in cold weather.
19.  Put 2 drops  of warm seasame oil in each nostril at night or apply it to inner skin of nose before leaving home.
20.  If there is congestion,go for steam .
21.  Gargle with warm water if there is throat congestion .
22.  Do head massage with warm oil if there is headache.
23.  Panchakarma like Vaman, Nasya, Basti, Dhoompan , shirobhyanga are useful. For details consult the Ayurveda doctor.
24.  Don't ever neglect this condition, it can lead to sinusitis, low immunity, eye diseases, cough, asthma, deafness, ear diseases, anorexia, bad breath ,fever and hoar voice.
25.  One can consume herbs like turmeric, tulasi, sunthi and medicines like chyavanprash for boosting immunity by consulting Ayurveda doctor.
So bye bye Allergy , stay healthy.

Piles and Ayurveda

Hi friends, we all know piles are engorgement of the veins of anal canal. Constipation and wrong diet habits are the  main culprits. Persons consuming processed food are at greater risk. At Initial stage , one recovers with diet and lifestyle modifications and medicines, but advance stage may needs surgery. The worse thing about it is, it has recurrence after medication and even post surgeries.
Here are some tips which will help to cure and prevent piles.
1. Take care of your digestion , avoid food which causes indigestion
2. Instead of cheese or butter use homemade butter
3. Have 1 tsp of cow ghee with meal
4. For non vegetarians,Prefer soups instead of spicy curries
5. Dry food should be avoided
6. Avoid spicy, sour and salty food
7. Fresh homemade buttermilk after meal is beneficial
8. Avoid food with preservatives
9. Whole grain flour should be used
10. Have easy to digest food which helps in regular excretion ,in proper quantity.Avoid overeating or fasting. Both are problematic.
11. Soups of vegetables, pulses, rice and curries are preferable.
12. Use onion in diet raw or cooked
13. Avoid excess of tea,coffee or chilled drinks.
14. For improving digestion one can use kokam, amla, berries or pomegranate while cooking. It will also increase taste .

15. Avoid sitting for long while, driving bikes for long distance or sitting on uneven surfaces.

16. Do exercise in moderate quantity.

17.  Avoid suppressing urge of defecation and  improper use of laxatives

18.  For pain , have sitz bath in warm water

19. If there is burning sensation at anus, apply ghee

20. Panchakarma like basti, blood letting definitely helps. For details consult your Ayurveda health professional

21. Ksharkarma, ksharsutra are ayurvedic surgeries for piles now accepted worldwide. One can consult about it to your doctor.

22. Drink sufficient water and don't suppress thirst.

At last take care of your diet and be healthy.

Asthma and Ayurveda

New statistics showing that there is increasing number of newly diagnosed patients of asthma  with no family history. Inspite of nutritious food, air conditioners and cleanliness , it is still going up. In last four years, sales of anti-asthmatic  drugs is increasing by 45% in India.
So where is missing key?
According to Ayurveda, asthma is the progressive stage of neglected respiratory problems specially rhinitis and cough. Ayurveda can help definitely here. How? Here are simple tips for asthma .

1. Avoid  refrigerated food, cold drinks and cold air.
2. Have always warm, fresh and easy to digest food.
3. In dinner, prefer soups of veggies, pulses or rice.
4. Daily abyanga specifically to chest and back with warm oil followed by warm shower will definitely help.
5. Don't skip meals.
6. Avoid drinks at bedtime.
7. Have a teaspoon of ghee in meal.
8. Say no to heavy food like dairy ,sweets, fried foods, chocolates and heavy food.
9. Have regular flour than multipurpose flour.
10. Most important is to take care of constipation.
11. Practice yoga under guidance.
12. Putting 2 drops of warm sesame oil in each nostril while leaving home ,it will arrest direct contact with dust.
13. Have sufficient sleep and avoid late night awakening and day sleeping.
14. Panchakarma will surely help to restore health, for details ask your Ayurveda doctor.

So breath easy n stay healthy 

CONSTIPATION AND AYURVEDA

Constipation
 A problem everyone faces in lifetime. Many people uses laxatives to get rid of it and still fails. It makes uncomfortable throughout the day.
Constipation is a condition of difficulty in emptying bowels . It may with or without  hard stool.Both conditions needs different treatment.
Here we are focusing on constipation due to hard stool. Low fibre diet, inadequate liquids, dry food, some medications and lack of fats are the most culprits. Hard stool may leads to fissure, piles or anorectal diseases.
Here are some tips to get rid of it.
1. Try to wake up early and never hold the urge of
     Defecation
2. Welcome vegetables in plate and lessen the
    bakery products.
3. Have sips of water during dining
4. Thin curries are preferred
5. Have 2 tsp of ghee with dal
6. Use adequate  organic oils while cooking
7. Avoid fine flour products,
8. NEVER use laxatives without consulting your
     health professional
9. Basti is useful panchakarma for it, for details
    consult your ayurveda doctor
10. Have sufficient sleep.
11. Avoid too long sitting.
12. Avoid chilled water and coldrinks, but have
      sufficient water intake
13. Raisin soup - soak 20 black raisins in cup of water, remove seeds,grind it and heat in a pan, add 2 tsp of ghee. It will help for chronic conditions.
 14. If problem is chronic, don't hesitate to take help of ayurveda physician

Follow this simple things and start your day with fresh mood.

Swasthayu Ayurved Clinic, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai
9769132370
www. swasthayuayurvedclinic.com

ACIDITY AND AYURVEDA

Hi friends, do you know OTC sale of antacids is increasing day by day. This is very disturbing. Are we neglecting health of our most important gastrointestinal system?Is it enough to have antacids?
Acidity a most commom problem many people face in life. If left untreated it may leads to GERD, ulcers etc and become more difficult to treat. Chronic patients needs more time to heal.
Wrong eating habits and pattern, consumption of fried and spicy food, stress, alcohol, fad diet and late night awakening are the main causes.
Conservative treatment is antacids, H2 blockers and prokinetics which gives only symptomatic relief.
 Here are some Ayurvedic lifestyle and diet suggestions to control acidity
1. Welcome home made simple and fresh food.
2. Avoid food causing constipation like fine floor products, bakery products
3. Many peoples have tendency  to drink cold water or milk whenever symptoms appears,cold things are strictly prohibited.
4.  Have sufficient sleep. Avoid late night awakening and daysleep.
5. Reconstruct your diet schedule.
6. Reduce regular portion of food and avoid overeating.
7. Don't eat just to tempt your taste buds.
8. Avoid excess of water.Have boiled water if possible.
9. All sour and spicy things worsens acidity, so avoid it.
10. Try to manage stress and emotions, Yoga can really help for this.
11. Vaman,Virechana, Shirodhara, Basti are helpful Panchakarma , please consult your vaidya for details.
12. Don't hesitate to take help of Ayurvedic healthcare professional if you have frequent complaint.
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DANDRUFF AND AYURVEDA

Hi friends,
Healthy scalp is sign of your health. When there is dandruff on shoulder, it makes you embarassing. We depend on Google, tips, shapoos, advertisement, home remedies and many more for solution.
Let see what is dandruff?
Normally dead skin of scalp is shedded, it is not noticable. But when flakes of skin starts to appear on scalp hair , it is dandruff.
Ayurveda believes dandruff is due to aggravated vata and kapha.Excessive consumption of unhealthy food specially when digestion is hampered, exposure to cold, excess use of oily food, butter, cheese,cream, paneer, salted food, tea, coffee, cold food items like icecream, chilled water or beverages, excess use of  chemicals like shampoo, soap, gel , colour , dye, cream or conditioner.
Here are tips to get rid of it.
1.Replace butter and cheese with coconut oil and cow ghee, add milk in your diet.
2. Have homemade fresh and traditional food in your plate
3. Use herb decoction for hair wash like shikekai, reetha, jyeshtamadha, triphala
4. Massage scalp with warm coconut oil or seasame oil atleast 3 times a week
5. Have adequate sleep
6. Use normal or lukewarm water for head shower
7. Don't overuse dryer
8. Avoid direct exposure to heat and cold
9. Avoid frequent use of chemicals
10.If there is persistent dandruff with itching ,please visit your health professional.
11. Shirodhara, Nasya , Shirobhyanga and some herbal packs will be helpful, please consult with your ayurvedic doctor.