Friday, October 7, 2011

HIT THE HEAT !




Friends, October has started with increasing heat. Days & nights becomes uneasy due to increasing temperature. With that seasonal infections are hitting.Let see how can we maintain our health in this season
1. Use cool herbs for removing odor of sweat like chandan, usheer, musta etc
2. Use medicated oil from same herbs to avoid dryness for massage
3. Use plenty of fruits & vegetables in food
4. Spices should be avoided
5. Add sweet to your diet prefer kheer , basundi
6. Avoid curd, pickles, fried food , tea & coffee
7. Avoid coldrinks , instead you can take lemon water, juice of citrus food, khus , amla ,rose sherbat, milk with
   sugar
8. Keep rose water dipped cotton on eye for burning eyes
9. Daily massage with coconut oil/ ghee will help in burning palm & soul
10.Use cotton garments
11. Use umbrella/ scarf, goggles  to prevent direct exposure to sun
12. Use cumin & coriander in diet
13. Use cumin & coriander seeds hot infusion for burning urination
14. Special Drink by Ayurveda - take 200 ml of water, add 4 dates , 10-15 dry grapes,  pomegranate seeds , 2-3 dry petals of gamboje. soak it for 30 min. Then crush it & strain. Add sugar if required.
  You can add berries instead of Gamboge.
   It will help in burning sensation & prevents effect of heat on body
15. Use non-veg food with little spices
16 . Prefer liquids like curry in diet instead of dry food
17. Daily use of Ghee is must
18. Use cool herbs or fresh aloe for face-pack
19. Avoid drinking cold water/beverages  instantly after coming from heat
 
with help of this tips , you can hit the heat









Tuesday, August 2, 2011

SIMPLE WAY TO LIVE STRESS FREE






Depression is becoming more common problem. It is shocking that school going children are doing suicide due to depression. The main cause of depression is stress. Stress is become most important causative factor in all diseases. Let see what Ayurveda say about stress.
    1. One of the most imp. reason of stress is gap between ambitions and capabilities, so understanding is important
    2. Be happy with what you have
    3. Our mind get nutrition from our diet , so one should eat healthy
    4. Take fresh food n vegetables in diet
    5. Take ghee regularly in diet
    6. Avoid too spicy n junk food
    7. Diet must be satvik & oja increasing
    8. One must eat according to his constitution and beneficial
    9. Wake up early in morning and do meditation for a while
    10.  Stress  in mind causes stress to body , so one should do exercise regularly preferably relaxing one
    11. Breathing exercise like Pranayam helps to relieve emotional , mental & physical stress . it helps to control mind
    12. Regular practice of Yogasan sp Shavaasan will definitely help
    13. Weekly full body massage help to reduce stress
    14. Shirodhara, shiropichu or shirobasti helps a lot
    15. Simple daily head massage with medicated oil (brahmi , jatamansi )
    16. Avoid all addictions
    17. Doing detoxification once in a year & afterthat ingestion of rejuvenating medicine can cure many stress related disorders

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

ART of DINING


According to Indian tradition, eating isn’t only a work to complete; it is important task to do. It is not only filling your stomach, it is a holy work like yagnya
When we are taking a bite , it is  offering   to  digestive fire . Ayurveda tell us how, what & when to eat. So it is an art.

  1. You should take bath  before to have meal
  2. Change your cloths & put the clean one
  3. Pray the god, all religion follow this thing, it is important to say thanks before eating because it makes your mind altruistic.
  4. Take your repast, after well digestion of previous one
  5. Food items should be eaten in this order – fruits, liquids , soft , hard
  6. As Madhur Rasa is heavy to digest ,  desserts should be first to eat , then sour & salty & last bitter & spicy one
  7. Food should be always fresh &  warm, it is easy to digest 
  8. It should contain proper amount of good fat, it helps in digestion
  9. Food should be eaten in proper quantity , excess or absence of any constituent harms your health
  10. Place of dining  should be pleasant
  11. Food shouldn't  be eaten fast or slow
  12. While taking meal , avoid laughing & chatting
  13. You should take your meal with happy  & concentrated mind
  14. Eat according to your constitution & occupation
  15. You shouldn’t eat full of stomach , it causes indigestion
  16. Avoid too chilled food/ drink with supper
  17. Eat what is favorable for you
  18. After lunch , take 15 min rest & after dinner a short walk is must
  19. Eating in between time should be avoided
  20. Water should be taken in sips  between meal , not in excess
  21. Late night dinner should be avoided
  22. Avoid incompatible food 

Monday, June 20, 2011

AYUSHMAN BHAV: LEUCORRHOEA - AN AYURVEDIC VIEW

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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

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