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EYE CARE AND AYURVEDA

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  EYE PROBLEMS AND AYURVEDA Eyes are one of the most important organ of   human body , one among Panchendriya and having agni and Pitta Sthan according to Ayurveda. Many literatures ,poems are composed describing the beauty of eyes .. various surma, anjan, kajal are applied over eyes which enhances beauty of eyes. Work strain of eyes is more comparative than other parts of eyes and in current lockdown situation eye strain has increased to maximum level. Work from home has lead to increase in screen time which resulted into various eye issues which are as follow- 1)       Watering eyes 2)      Eye fatique 3)      Sticky discharge from eyes 4)      Increased eye number 5)      Blackness in front of eyes 6)      Burning sensation in eyes 7)      Increased eye number in younger age 8)      ...

AYURVEDA AND MENSTRUAL CYCLE - PART 2

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MENSTRUAL ISSUES & AYURVEDA , BALANCED DIET , YOGASANA In the last Blog we saw menstrual cycle is of 3 phases and series of events taking place in the body throughout the month. 'VATA', 'PITTA' , 'KAPHA' are the three doshas in the body which are responsible for all body functions according to Ayurveda . Also in each phase of menstrual cycle each dosha is dominant. 'VATA DOSHA ' is main among the other doshas for proper functioning of menstrual cycle. In modern era and technology era our lifestyle, food-pattern, work-pattern,sleep cycles has drastically changed . Each new changes  has  brought both sides , Positive side is women are able to achieve their desire goals and are efficient in all streams and work hand in hand accepting new challenges and opportunity.. on the other hand a bunch of health issues called as ';Lifestyle Disorders ' are faced by millennial starting from High-Bloodpressure , Diabetics, Thyroid , PCOD. ...

AYURVEDA AND MENSTRUAL CYCLE

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MENSTRUAL CYCLE  Menstrual cycle is Boon to Females to Detoxify their body in a natural way. Term 'Detoxify ' means the lining or wall of uterus which is called as ' Endometrium ' is shed-off during menses . UTERUS so menstrual bleeding consists of toxins from the body , discharge of uterus and cervical canal and blood. After each menstrual cycle a new layer of endometrium is formed along with it new blood vessels are also formed, muscles of endometrium increase day by day after menses till next period. 'Wear and tear' , ' Reconstruction of body ' takes places after menses in the body. On an average first period ( menarche ) occurs between 12 to 15 years of age and last long till 45 to 55 years ( menopause ) Body goes through lot of changes  during entire month of menstrual cycle  WHAT IS MENSTRUAL CYCLE ? Menstrual Cycle is 28 days long on average  and can range from 25 days to 35 days depending upon the prakruti of...

AYURVEDA AND IMMUNITY

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HOW TO INCREASE IMMUNITY IN ALL AGE GROUP CONCEPT OF IMMUNITY- Immunity is the inner strength of the body to fight against any disease. Human beings are born with natural immune system.  now, where this immunity come from? According to Ayurveda, immunity can be called as व्याधी क्षमत्व and is dependant on following criterias- 1. when male sperm and female ovum gets fused that is during fertilization process, good quality of sperm and ovum results into inheritance ( pass on ) of Strong immunity and healthy baby. For the above reasons , in Ayurveda we practice GARBHASANSKAR, BEEJ-SHUDDHI, UTTARBASTI procedures.  It  improves mother's health  and also the new born baby comes with strong immunity and is healthy. 2. what contributes to immunity ? A YURVEDA IS ABOUT ADDRESSING HEALTH PROBLEMS FROM ROOT CAUSE OF DISEASE AND TO  CURING IT TO PREVENT REOCCURANCE. According to Ayurveda Strong Immunity is outcome and dependant on ...

Ayurveda and Skin & Hair Care

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Ayurveda is a holistic science.  The term 'holistic' itself means treating a body as a whole rather than just a single health complaint. India has been blessed with heritage of ayurveda and knowingly and unknowingly we pratice many things in tradition which are part of ayurveda.     Skin and hairs are considered as essence of beauty and also mirror of our personality. We often take care of our hairs and skin more than anything else of our body. According to ayurveda the "Health of your skin and hair" is dependant on how healthy your internal body is. Commonly seen skin and hair problems are pimples, acne, skinpatches, pigmentation, dark spots, fungal infections, hairfall,premature greying, dandruff, splitends and some other conditions like alopecia , loss of eyebrows and mustache hairs, psoriasis. What are the causes of skin and hair problems - 1. Disturbed digestive fire causing loss of appetite, 2. Disturbed digestion , acidity, bloating of stom...

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ' SAINDHAV SALT ( ROCK SALT / BLACK SALT ) AND NORMAL SALT

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SAINDHAV SALT OR  NORMAL SALT???? which one is healthy?  salt is essence of our food without salt even a highly nutritious , tasty food is incomplete .. since salt is used in maximum food its intake is on daily basis and has lot of impact on our body.  Basically salt is available in varieties , commonly know are sea salt ( normal salt ) and saindhav salt ( black salt or rock salt ).                   we all know normal salt is produced for sea water with evaporation process .. rock salt is obtained from a specific variety of rock found in Sindha region. rock salt is available in cluster under the earth. saindhav salt is available in two colours- white and pink. both can be used in food. SAINDHAV SALT WHICH SALT IS HEALTHY ACCORDING TO AYURVEDA ? Saindhav salt is very superior than normal salt due to following reasons. 1. normal salt is obtained from sea water .. sea water is salty in nature .. 'salty '...