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Allergies can occur to anybody with a hypersensitive immune system at any point of time in life. The causes of allergy could be the food or chemicals present in food, medicines, environmental factors like pollen, dust, air, parasites or chemical toxins.
From an Ayurvedic perspective the toxins present in the body (ama) and low immunity are [...]
Mon, December 29 2008 » Allergy » No Comments
High Blood Pressure is also referred to as “hypertension” in medical terms. High Blood Pressure is generally considered as a lifestyle disease, with alcohol abuse, smoking, high salt intake, obesity, stress and lethargy as the contributing factors. In addition, Hypertension is also genetic. When left untreated, High Blood Pressure could lead to stroke or heart [...]
Mon, December 29 2008 » hypertension » No Comments
In ayurveda, treatments for headaches are given based on the cause of headaches. The remedies are administered as single drug therapy, herbo-mineral combinations, local applications, decoctions, nasal instillations, medicated oils and animal fat based preparations.
Herbs for Single drug therapy:
A paste prepared by the flowers of Muchukunda is applied to the forehead for relief from headache [...]
Mon, December 29 2008 » Ayurveda and Yoga, Head ache » No Comments
Due to today’s modern urbanized lifestyles, excessive pollution and rapid industrialization the number of patients suffering from Asthma is fast increasing. Reports suggest that at least 15% of Indian population and 10% of U.S. population suffer from Bronchial Asthma every year. These days more and more of such patients are turning towards Ayurveda remedies, due [...]
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Pregnancy is the time in a woman’s life, when all that she tastes, hears or smells should appear pleasant both to the child and the mother. Ayurveda has specific recommendations for bringing about a balance to the mind, body, behavior and environment of the pregnant woman.
Ayurvedic theories recommend sattvic, easily digestible and pure foods that [...]
Mon, December 29 2008 » Ayurveda and Yoga, pregnancy » No Comments
Thyroid gland is situated in the neck and produces a hormone called thyroxine, which helps in regulating body metabolism. While deficiency of thyroxine hormone causes Myxoedema in adults and cretinism in children, excess of thyroxine levels could lead to exophthalmic goitre, Grave’s disease or Thyrotoxicosis.
Hyperthyroidism or thyrotoxicosis is a condition which is more common in [...]
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Home remedies are actually made at home, and hence turn out to be less expensive than other forms of medicine. Home remedies, being harmless in comparison to other forms of medicines, rarely cause side effects. In India, Ayurveda remedies have been used since ages by ancestors for curing common ailments.
At present natural cure is again gaining [...]
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The benefits of honey are tremendous. Honey can be mixed with a variety of herbs and spices in curing various ailments and is produced in most countries worldwide. Ayurveda has long been using honey in all its vital medicines for centuries. Today honey has been accepted universally as an effective medicine for all types of [...]
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