Healthy Food Habit
Healthy Food Habit
How much should we eat?
Eating lesser than the required amount of food will lead to Lethargy and malnutrition whereas having excess quantity will create heaviness and obesity. It is generally advised that we must eat food until our hunger is satisfied. It should not cause heaviness after the meal. Ayurveda recommends filling one-third of the stomach with so
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Ayurvedic management of Back Pain
Ayurvedic management of Back Pain
Most of us would have suffered from a back pain at some point in our life. Chronic back pain is a debilitating condition which would significantly affect the quality of our life. Back pain can restrict simple routine movements like driving, walking or even sitting.
Back pain can develop due to injuries, diseases affecting the spine, or due to unhe
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Don’t’ “Drink plenty of water”!!
Don’t’ “Drink plenty of water”!!
The most common health advice you heard may be “Drink plenty of water” or “drink 8 glasses of water a day”. Though the advice was to prevent dehydration, it often results in following unhealthy habits. Drinking too much of water can be dangerous as it may cause the salt level in the blood to fall abnormally. Hyponatremia or low the sodium levels cause m
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Rasa: Principles of Taste
Rasa: Principles of Taste
Taste is the sensation perceived in the mouth & throat on contact with the taste buds in the oral cavity. Taste plays a vital role in food science and nutrition. A single substance possesses one or more than one taste. There’s more to this than meets the tongue. So, when you eat something, the tongue is bombarded with tastants which are distinguished
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Concerned about Sugar?
Concerned about Sugar?
Ayurveda has Healthy Alternatives
Sugar is all around us, some of it is hidden and some of it is very obvious. Ancient Ayurvedic Wisdom has regarded sweet to be one of our six essential tastes. Sweet taste is very balancing for our meals and nourishes our mental, emotional and physical health. Once we consume sweet foods, they get converted t
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Benefits of Abhyanga – Oil Massage
Benefits of Abhyanga - Oil Massage
Abhyanga — Oil massage — is an integral part of the daily routine recommended by this healing system for overall health and well-being. It is recommended to apply oil daily in the morning.
अभ्यङ्गं आचरेत् नित्यं, स जरा श्रमवातहा ।
द्र्ष्टि प्रसाद पुष्टि आयु: सुस्वप्न सुत्वक् दर्ढ्यकृत ॥
Abhyanga (Oil Massage) is nourishing, delays aging, r
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Manage Acne/Pimples at Home
Manage Acne/Pimples at Home
Acne / Pimple
Acne or Pimple (Mukhadushika) is one of the most common skin problems, especially during adolescence. Ayurveda mentions the kshudraroga as papules that resemble the sprouts on the bark of a “Shalmali” tree. An increase in ‘Kapha and Vata dosha’ and ‘Rakta and Medha dhatu ‘ causes pimples. The most important contr
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Curry Leaf: The Spicy way to Good Health
Curry Leaf: The Spicy way to Good Health
Curry leaf is natural flavouring agent with multiple health benefits, which make your food both healthy and tasty along with giving it a pleasing smell. Curry leaf is more than flavour agent. It is Packed with fiber, calcium, phosphorous, irons and vitamins like vitamin C, vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin E.
Curry leaf is called Kaidarya in
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You are Unique! Do you know your body type?
Indian science of life, Ayurveda describes our body made of Soul and five fundamental elements that constitute the universe – Air, Space, Fire, Water and Earth.
These elements make three doshas – Vata, Pitha and Kapha. This mind – body type is the root for the unique blend of emotional, physical and mental characteristics to form YOU!!
Mind body type or Prakriti is formed at the moment of conception. It influences all your activity and mental function. The specific balance of these three doshas of your mind body framework is your Prakriti.
