50% of people, who travel, suffer a travel - related illness.
All travelers should be well prepared for travel and be prepared
to protect themselves from travel related illness. In this issue
various aspects of travel related illness have been discussed
with related protective measures.
According to ayurveda traveling causes vitiation of vata dosha.
Vata dosha regulates all the activities of body like digestion,
respiration, excretion, transmission of nerve impulses
,reflexes, body movements ...
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December 2nd, 2009 in
Health
Definition:
Benign prostatic hypertrophy is swelling of Prostate gland. The
prostate is a walnut sized gland that is only present in men. It
is located just below the bladder and top of the penis. This
gland surrounds the urethra ( the tube through which urine flows
from the bladder and out through the penis ).
It is a very astonishing fact to know that the condition BPH has
been explained in ayurveda long back. The anatomical position of
prostate gland, symptoms of BPH and its remedies are ...
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December 1st, 2009 in
Health
Definition of Erectile dysfunction
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability of a man to achieve
or maintain an erection sufficient for his sexual needs or the
needs of his partner. Erectile dysfunction is sometimes called
as "impotence". The term "erectile dysfunction" can mean the
inability to achieve erection, an inconsistent ability to do so,
or the ability to achieve only brief erections.
Ayurveda defines Erectile dysfunction or ED as follows.
Sankalpapravano nityam priyaam vashyaamapi ...
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November 30th, 2009 in
Health
Dosha theory which help in diagnosis of the diseases
According to ayurveda three doshas or three energetic forces
control the activities of the body. These doshas are 1. Vata 2.
Pitta 3. Kapha
VATA: The Vata dosha is the most important of the three doshas.
It has been said in ayurveda classic books that " pitta , Kapha
and all other body tissues are considered lame without
assistance of VATA ." Vata dominates the lower part of the body,
which is below umbilicus. The movements of body ...
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November 29th, 2009 in
Health
When was the last time you were tempted to try that fad diet you
have found in the latest magazine that promises the world with
fantastic fat losses and without doing a thing. What was it
again; just take a couple of fat burning pills follow the diet
and then bang! A brand new you in a couple of weeks.
The sad fact is they do not work, they just provide more
suffering in your efforts to lose weight, and the only thing
that you are losing is your hard earned money.
Firstly lets look at the ...
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November 28th, 2009 in
Health
Health is a very important factor that man should consider to
enjoy life. It is being taught in schools, yet often neglected
by the younger generation of the human society. As man starts to
age, he starts to be healthy conscious and even starts to search
for the fountain of youth.
To keep man healthy, he searches for so many complicated ways to
maintain a healthy lifestyle. Yet there are simple ways that are
right before our very eyes that most of us simply ignore.
There are eight simple ways ...
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November 27th, 2009 in
Health
Bowel toxaemia is caused by improper bowel functions; the most
common reasons for this are normally caused by an unhealthy
lifestyle, a deficient diet and ignoring the natural urge to
defecate. Harmful bacteria replace the beneficial bacteria that
are in the bowel due to a deficient diet and not evacuating the
bowel properly. This in time leads to bowel toxaemia.
Intestinal obstruction and a certain type of diet result in
bowel toxaemia, bacteria in the lumen produce various toxic
chemicals. ...
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November 26th, 2009 in
Health
In a regular cup of coffee there are about 170 mg of caffeine
and in decaffeinated coffee there are about 30/40 mg of caffeine.
On the stock market, Coffee is a 90 billion dollar industry but
what is significant is that just in North America 85%+ drink 3
to 5 cups of coffee per day. A huge number of people are at risk
for many of the issues surrounding coffee consumption.
Top Ten Reasons why you should consider switching to a
"Healthy Coffee"
Cardiovascular Problems
Caffeine increases your ...
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November 25th, 2009 in
Health
Stress comes in many forms, workplace stress, family stress,
grief over loss of a loved one, etc... Some can be avoided, but
as we know, many cannot. Some people handle stress better than
others, and some even thrive onit.Regardless, stress takes its
toll.
Stress has been proven to rid your body of many essential
vitamins and minerals. Particularly vitamins C, E, and B. This
leads to lethargy, lower focussed mental activities (clinically
stress causes more erratic brain activity and a reduction ...
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November 24th, 2009 in
Health
HOMEOSTASIS: THE KEY TO NATURAL HEALTH
Body fluids in balance [Neutral pH]
When all minerals, hormones, pH and other elements that make up
our body's internal chemistry are in perfect balance, the body
is said to be in Homeostasis. It is then able to work
efficiently.
When we cannot maintain homeostasis, i. e. our body fluids are
either too acidic or too alkaline, we are more exposed to
lifestyle-related degenerative diseases. Among the most common
of these are cardiovascular disease, ...
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November 20th, 2009 in
Health