Believe it or not, but 35 million people in the US suffer from symptoms of IBS or irritable bowel syndrome. The typical symptoms include constipation with intermittent episodes of diarrhea, bloating indigestion or flatulence, all of which can be greatly discomforting if not very serious in nature. According to the ancient healing science of Ayurveda,
July, 24 2020
There truly is no pain greater than a pounding head, those moments when you almost wish you had a hammer to beat out the pain. It can singularly destroy your day at work, make you miserable and leave you irritable. As hard as it is to believe, a headache, tension headache particularly, has to do
February, 04 2020
Going by some stunning data, over 53 million Americans suffer from conditions related to poor bone density. When bone density is reduced, the bones start becoming weaker. The fall out is a higher risk of bone fractures. It becomes even more difficult to manage when the fractures are located in the hip, joints, spine or
January, 27 2020
As people transition to alternative medicine for treating various lifestyle disorders and ailments, the modern world has a lot to thank Ayurveda for. Ayurveda is a 5000-year-old science of health and wellness that holds secrets to living in harmony with nature and one’s body and mind by bringing balance to the three main bio energies
October, 25 2019
People fast around the world for various reasons-to treat diseases, for religious beliefs, or simply to detox. A fad that has recently caught peoples’ attention is intermittent fasting. People who want to lose weight but do not have the time or luxury of going through the entire rigmarole of weight loss programs, keeping diet charts,
September, 25 2019
About 54.4 million US adults, that is about 25% of the country’s population suffers from some form of arthritis, data from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests. There are about a thousand types of arthritis, or inflammation of joints and other joint diseases, but two of the most common ones are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid
June, 25 2019
Some of us are blessed with an unusual skin type-too oily, yet sensitive and dehydrated. It can be difficult to manage a skin type like that without some understanding of Ayurveda and Doshic constitution that defines each individual’s mental and physical makeup including the type of skin. If your skin rallies between being too oily
May, 02 2019 Everyone knows someone who has an enviable metabolic rate. So they eat, and it doesn’t even show! Metabolism is the rate at which calories we consume, are broken down to produce energy that fuels all our life processes including breathing, heart rate among others. In other words, quicker the metabolic rate, easier is the absorption
January, 17 2019
Do you have a light body frame or low body weight? Vata is one of the three Doshas or bio energies in our body that regulate all natural processes in the creation. They function as a combination of the Five Great Elements of Panchamahabhuta in the nature-air, ether, earth, fire and water. Vata combines space and air, and governs bodily movement and the
October, 30 2018
Winter is at the doorstep! It is time to prep up the skin and the body for the longer and colder nights. Winter marks a shift in the amount of daylight available to us which creates an imbalance of melanin in our body. Longer nights cause the nature to slow down, the skin dries up
September, 16 2018
We are here to talk about a very basic condition that drives a lot of judgment among people around us. Did you know that poor blood circulation or accumulation of toxins, closed skin pores or an imbalance in Doshas can all cause body odor, also known scientifically as Bromhidrosis, Osmidrosis or Ozochrotia? Here using the knowledge of Ayurveda,
August, 21 2018
Health of your skin reflects the health of your liver and gut, given the fact that the liver processes and detoxifies almost everything that we consume. Apart from detoxifying the blood coming in from your digestive tract, it metabolizes proteins and fats and supports the synthesis of important minerals in the body. Improper liver function
August, 02 2018
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