All about Ayurveda

Every single day, many non-vegetarians all over the world are transitioning to a plant based vegetarian or vegan diet. With the increasing lifestyle diseases, people are becoming health conscious as they do not want to fall prey to the metabolic problems. Information on the internet, daily news and even some researches have mentioned meat as a major contributing factor to present day lifestyle diseases. So some people become a vegetarian and they try to influence their life partner, children and friends to follow vegetarianism too. Whereas some others are there who follow a vegan diet because of the animal cruelty, force feeding of animals, hormones and steroids given to livestock. Here, I would also like to add the opinion of certain other people, who having learnt or understood 'Modern Day' Ayurveda from Western point of view from text books written by modern medical practitioners and sources from internet such as blogs, articles, websites, face book posts, etc. believe that

Work demands in today’s computer world where the use of computers, laptops and mobiles are inevitable at work as well at home. Today's lifestyle and work atmosphere along with the use of modern appliances and gadgets for work and entertainment, like television, mobile and computer are taking a heavy toll on the general health and well being of eyes. People tend to forget that eyes too need exercise as well as rest for its proper functioning. Working for continuous long hours before computer or watching television for a prolonged time and that too without enough blinking is very dangerous to eyes. It makes the eyes dry and scrappy. Today, a large section of children are myopic, the major culprit for this being television. Also inadequate sleep, poor eating habits, long and frequent journeys, inappropriate head position while lying, continuous reading of small prints, etc can cause eye disorders. Ayurvedic ophthalmology or ‘Netra Chikitsa’ as it is known is a well documented branch o

For many of us, weight loss is a struggle and we have this unanswered question in our minds – Why even after so many workouts and diet plans, I am still weighing the same? Although I am just in the borderline overweight and neither obese nor unhealthy, this is what I hear from people - ‘’Oh you have gained weight”. People do not think that we can be fat but fit also. When we exercise and eat well, then it’s just fine, nothing to worry. Like men are crazy to have 6 packs, women desire to become size zero which is nothing but a bag of bones.  Now days with sedentary 9 to 6 desk jobs, frequent consumption of junk / processed food, increased mental activity and lack of physical activity contribute to compromised metabolism leading to gradual weight gain. And if you are Kapha constitution, you will mostly have a large body frame and slow metabolism and hence if you are dreaming for the thin, size zero then how hard you try it is going to be only a dream and may cause increase of stress, neg

For most people having cracked heels, what bothers them is just the appearance, whereas some people experience discomfort or even pain if the cracks in the heels become deep. Cracked heels occur due to excessive dryness caused due to insufficient moisture of the skin, dehydration or less intake of water. Taking care of your feet is particularly necessary in damp or cold weather or when the humidity is low.  How do you get cracked heels? Because of the above said reasons one may develop cracks in the heel. First sign of cracked heel is thickened, dry skin (calluses) around the rim of heels. Over the period of time, fat pad around heels expand causing calluses to crack. Cracked heels can cause pain, itching, flaky skin, ulceration or bleeding. Just paying a little attention to your feet daily will help. A daily regimen of cleaning and moisturizing your feet will help restore skin moisture, make the feet soft and smooth.  Moisturizing the feet - Wash your feet daily night, pat dry and app

Women are born pretty, yet they try to compete with each other to be the prettiest and pressurised to spend countless hours to get their faces painted with light / heavy makeup considering the world of beauty we are living from trying out new smoky eyes or new lipsticks. Especially because of the compulsory use of masks during Covid 19, increased sale of eye cosmetics are noted compared to the sale of lipsticks. Women try to find endless ways wanting to wear best eye makeup to achieve big, bold, gorgeous eyes. But the simple, minimal and natural look with Kajal makes the eyes beautiful and benefits the organ too. Whereas the commonly used eye cosmetics with all harmful ingredients gives only a dramatic look to your eyes and may not highlight your natural beauty. Natural kajal is always better and fashionable and glamour styles usually don’t last forever, also they come with health and safety risks. Although many of us know the fact that make up can harm our health, stylecraze in trans

With increasing stress, irregular eating habits, excess travel, increased use of antibiotics, high intake of processed food and GMO food, alcohol, pollution disrupt the gut flora. Yoghurt is a natural probiotic for good health and hence can be taken daily. In fermented products like yoghurt and buttermilk, most of the lactose is converted to lactic acid or acetic acid by the enzymes found in the fermenting bacteria, hence these are not only easy to digest  but render health benefits too. Yoghurt contains different strains of lactobacillus. Some specific strains of beneficial bacteria when introduced in the form of probiotics helps restore imbalanced bacterial environment and alleviate many symptoms associated with it. So use of yoghurt and buttermilk gives same benefits similar to probiotics over intestinal flora.  How to make Yoghurt at home? – Yoghurt is made through fermentation of milk by adding a few drops of yoghurt / buttermilk. Boil milk and when it is lukewarm (not cold not ho

Nausea and vomiting are the symptoms of different diseases. Sometimes they can be associated with stomach cramps or discomfort. It can be caused due to various causes like reflux, morning sickness in pregnancy, motion sickness, gastritis, stress, food poisoning or induced by chemotherapy. Sensation of nausea and throwing up both makes us feel worse. Here are few home remedies that will help in nausea and vomiting.         Salt & Sugar mixture - In a glass of water, mix 1 tablespoon sugar and a pinch of salt and drink in small sips. This will help to prevent electrolyte imbalance.  Do this once every hour. Cook rice in an open vessel by adding more quantity of water (For ½ cup rice, add 1½ cups water). When rice is cooked, strain it and the starchy liquid can be taken mixed with salt.  Cinnamon & cardamom tea can be taken 2 – 3 times a day. In a cup of boiling water, add 1 inch piece of cinnamon stick or ½ tsp cinnamon powder and 3 to 4 cardamom seeds and remove from fire. Let i