ACNE AND AYURVEDA

AYURVEDA FOR HEALTHY HAIR

Hi friends,
Hair is indivisible part of personality. It adds beaty to us. Not only that ,hair represents overall health and nutrition. But nowdays, there are many facors which affecting normal hair health. Pollution, exposure to various chemicals in soap, shampoo, conditioners, dye, hair color, gel,  hair setting cream, spray etc, junk food, unheathy eating habits and disturbed lifestyle are main culprits.
Dandruff, split end, dull hair, hair fall, early greying, slow growth and hair loss are main problems.
Here are some tips to improve health of hair
1.Diet
As i told before, healthy hair represents healthy body n viceversa, unhealthy hairs indicate imbalance of dosha, and poor nutrition sp. Rasa and Asthi
First of all correct your digestion,so nutrients get absorbed . Correct digestion related problem with help of ayurveda.
Then eat healthy , homemade, traditional and fresh food.
Add ghee , homemade butter, milk in diet. Use proper amount of oil while cooking. Use nuts and seeds in diet.
Add bitter veggies .
Avoid sour and salty food items, coldrinks, junk foods, chips, farsan, soda, dry food, preserved and canned food,
Pickles, vinegar, chinese sauses,
For improving hair texture , one should eat dates, apricots, coconut, seasame,  almond, ghee, dry grapes regularly (according to season).
2. Sleep - adequate n regular sleep help to balance vata and pitta which are important for hair.
3. Daily hair care -apply coconut in summer or sesame oil in winter or  ayurvedic hair oil acc. Season. Use warm oil for massaging scalp. Daily application of oil to head nourishes hair plus beneficial for brain. It keeps scalp healthy , prevent dandruff and hairfall. Avoid hot shower for hair.
Daily putting 2 drops of anutaila definitely keep away all hair problems.
Avoid direct exposure of hair to heat or cold.
Avoid use of chemicals like shampoo etc, instead use herbal mixture of shikekai , reetha, amla, licorice for hair wash. Color and conditioning purpose use henna mixture. Many herbal pastes gives that effects.
4. Panchakarma - medicated enemas { specially panchtiktak ksheer basti}, shirodhara, nasya are useful for promoting and curing .
5. Stress- avoid stress, stress causes hair fall and loss too.
Take help of yoga to manage stress.
6.Medicines - rejuvenating medicines like Rasayan choorna, bringaraj etc should be consume by consulting vaidya
Have healthy n happy hair

CHYVANPRASH

Hi friends,

 In last blog , we went through Amla. Today we are going to discuss a precious combination made from it - Chyavanprash .Yes, we all are aware of it's immunobooster property. But it is really much more than it.
Chyavanprash is mixture of rejuvenating, cleansing ,detoxifying and immuno modulatory herbs.It was invented by Rishi Chyavan as a source for youth.
Yes for youth!Charaksamhita states, if one consume this medicine as a rasayana by follwing necessary rules and regulations , old one becomes younger. It corrects metabolism, increases digestive capacity, corrects complexion, good Aphrodite, reorient senses and increases memory .
It is best Rasayana i.e, rejuvenating  medicine. It retard degeneration of body and promotes regeneration.
For maintaing health and acquiring all those benefits, one should consume it in such quantity that is not gonna hamper hunger time, in simple words according to digestive capacity. It may differ due to many variants age, country , digestive capacity , prakriti etc.For this one should take guidance of vaidya.Nothing should be consume with /after it till one get hungry. Persons will low digestive capacity or digestive disorders should avoid it.Otherwise it will create aama.During this period one must avoid salty, sour, alkaline, fried food and processed and canned food.
As we all know it is also used as preventive and treatment purpose.It is good for patients of respiratory infections, poor stamina, early aging, heart diseases and semen abnormality. It is helpful for growing age.
Though there are many flavoured or modified forms of chyavanprash available, one should buy it from authentic source to avoid adulteration.Otherwise you will not get benefits but face other health issue. And qualities of chyavanprash can be acquired by consuming only classical ayurvedic chyavanprash under guidance.

AMLA FOR HEALTHY LIFE
Amla Indian Gooseberry

Greetings for Spring!!!
Season of love , health and respiratory infections.
How can we prevent this respiratory health problems?
Yesterday while roaming in market i got the answer, i saw fresh green amlas. By sight , i remembered a lot about it. I used to eat amla when i was child. It has sour astrigent taste , which lures towards it.While learning Ayurveda, i got aware of it's medicinal properties specially immunity boosting one.
Ayurveda describes Amla as best Rasayana .what is rasayana? Rasayana means the substance having property to nourish all bodily tissues, improve their processes and functions. Amla do it.
Everyone should consume Amla,it increases vitality, energy levels and stamina. It gives longevity by nourishing all tissues. It retards degeneration. So Charaka compared it with nectar.It removes waste from tissues, open channels for nutrition causing increased vitality. It has best Pitta allevating property, so useful in pitta disorders. It improves function of nervous tissues, so memory n keep senses intact. It is best medicine for Diabetes Mellitis. It also improves skin complexion and hair growth.
For daily use, one can consume fresh Amla, powder,jam,sharbat, supari etc. BUT NEVER GO FOR ANY PROCESSED AMLA PRODUCTS WHICH CONTAINS or INVOLVES CHEMICALS,PACKED JUICE OF AMLA. It changes properties of Amla and ofcourse low or no potency.
When one want to consume Amla as a Rasayana , should take guidance of Vaidya.
Stay healthy , stay happy ***

OJAS - vitality of body

Today we are going to discuss a disputed entity of body called Ojas. we can't see it through microscope or label this entity to any constituents of body, still we can see it's effect on body and mind very well.
Some scholars relate it with Bala or immunity. but it is beyond of it.
According to texts , it is supreme essence of all Dhatu. We can say it is
1.it is body entity which lodges Prana
2.entity which has strength to keep body, mind, sense organ and soul together
3.vital energy or fluid of body required for growing, strengthening and surviving in harmony
4. the principal of vital warmth and action throughout body
5. entity which attach life through mental, physical and spiritual energy

Oja is created at the time of embryo genesis. It is located at heart and from there it is circulated in all over body.It is essential for well being of all body organs and it's function.If it get destroyed, there is no life.

Properties of Oja -
It is white or yellowish in color, heavy,cold, soft, slimy, sweet, stable and distinctive.
functions of Oja-
1. keep body alive
2. maintain harmony of all body
3.maintain Bala
4. essential for fetal life ( fertilization and development)

Abnormalities of oja -
1. Ojakshaya ( decreased production)- It causes by anger, sadness, physical work or trauma .It causes decrease in energy, disturbances in function of motor and sense organ, catabolism and even death.
Person become scared, dry , become unhappy , have broken vice, loose luster and get disturbed by small things.
2. Visanstra (displacement )- it causes displacement of joints , body ache, displacement of dosha , loss of physical and mental functions and speech
3. Vyapad ( vitiated by dosha)- causes stiffness , edema due to vata, color difference, heaviness, disturbances in sensory functions.

Food increasing oja- clarified butter, milk, homemade butter, dry fruits, fresh fruits n vegetables,simple n fresh homemade food, some herbs like shatavari, ashwagandha, indian gooseberry

Actions increasing oja- celibacy, meditation, good behavior, happy mind

Food decreasing oja- salted, spicy, sour, stale, unhygienic food, canned food, coldrinks, alcohol, cigaretts, tobacco

Actions decreasing oja- uncontrolled sex, lying, violence, hating, sorrow, jealousy 

Yoga and Pregnancy

Birthing is the most profound initiation to spirituality a woman can have.  ~Robin Lim


Hello all of you and heartiest congratulations! In these days you may getting a lot of advice to do and dont's. For instance may your mother suggest to do something , but your nurse/doctor deny it.Same about exercise.Nowdays there is trend of antenatal yoga. When someone suggest you to join it, there may be questions in your mind , how it acts ? ia it really helpfu? etc. Here we are going to discuss on same issue.

Basically yoga is spiritual science, it was designed for yogi. But still it finds very helpful to alleviate many diseases and conditions . It is master tool to handle stress, which is cause of many known and unknown health related problems.About pregnancy it is definitely helpful.Pregnancy is fragile state of  women's life when she needs more physical, mental and spiritual energy. Here is yoga to make your path comfortable and fulfill your energy levels.

How yoga is helpful?
Yoga believes , there are five subtle layer of body which deals with physique,prana,mind, intellect and bliss
Yoga helps to increase physical flexibility, removes block which allows free movement of prana (living force). it makes mind calm which removes mental blocks and help in fulfill mental energy, at intellectual level yoga improves and clear thought process which reflect in rightful decision making and last and most important it gives you experience of bliss, true happiness which relives stress on all levels.It also helps you to avoid accumulation of extra fats.

What care should be taken before yoga?
First i would like to make sure , yoga means not only postures.It is combination of postures,breathing exercise and meditation.Don't insist on acquiring hard postures. One should perform yoga under expert yoga instructor.Breath holding part of pranayam is strictly contraindicated.One should be empty stomach before performing yoga, if not possible have a cup of milk.don't do yoga on bare floor, use yoga mat or blanket.
You can take  diet 1 hour after yoga .

What should i perform in yoga?
Every person is unique, so i would suggest you should perform under expert supervision. Because there are different postures according to trimester.You may need assistance and proper guidance. so that is your instructor's decision, what you should perform.

I hope this article can help you to understand, how yoga is helpful. 
Best wishes for safe motherhood.

TURMERIC - BEAUTY OF AYURVEDA

Hello friends,
Wish you all merry Christmas and Happy new year
Season of happiness begins.This is also season of upper respiratory tract infections.There are some household herbs which definitely helpful for it.
Today we are going to discuss about simple uses of turmeric.
1.As all we know it heals wound, just press little turmeric powder on fresh cut, it will stop bleeding and help in healing
2. Secondly it improve radiance, so use it aloong with sandlwood paste or gram four
3.It is best medicine for congestive respiratory tract infection. 2-3 gm of turmeric powder with hot milk and jaggery relieves symptoms
4.Gargling with lukewarm water, 2-3 drops of cow ghee and haridra relieves pharyngitis and tonsilitis
5.It is useful in many skin disorders specially having itching and secretions , use with milk
6. It reduces blackishness of skin when applied with ghee
7.It relieves allergic skin disorders when taken fried with ghee
8.It's decoction alongwith aamalki (amla) helps to avoid complications of diabetes
9.It's pickle helps to relieve anorexia
            So use ayurveda and be healthy .

HAPPY AND HEALTHY WISHES FOR NEW YEAR