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Ayurveda Health Benefits - Part 2

 Doshas in Ayurveda are the key concepts to  know a body structure. There are three doshas vata, kapha and pitta. Vata Dosha - Vata Dosha is combination of air and space. To keep the diseases like anxiety, asthma, heart disease, skin problems and rheumatoid arthritis at bay you need to keep your vata dosha in balance. It looks after the cell division in a human body. It controls mind, breathing, blood flow, heart function and helps to gid rid of waste though intestines. Few causes of vata dosha imbalance are fear, grief, eating again too soon after a meal and staying up too late at night. Haritaki ensures healthy movement of Vata in the gut. Pitta Dosha -Pitta Dosha is combination of fire and water. Diseases which can occur due to imbalance of pitta dosha are high blood pressure, heart disease, crohn's disease, infections. This energy controls digestion, metabolism ( how good your body can break down food and certain hormones that are linked to appetite). Pitta dosha imbalance...

Ayurveda Health Benefits - Part 1

  Ayurveda medicine is very popular in India and Nepal. This practice of medicine is 3000 years old. It is based on the belief that health is based on the delicate balance between mind, body and soul. If your mind, body and soul is in harmony with universe then you can enjoy a good health.  In Ayurveda, people believe that every person is made of 5 elements which are found in the universe and these are earth, water, air, space and fire. These elements combined to form 3 doshas (energy) in body which maintain the balance of the body. They are Vata dosha (space and air), pitta dosha (fire and water) and kapha dosha (water and earth). Ayurveda is a choice of lifestyle, which when adopted in its entirety, brings a wave of general well-being to your daily life. Exercising, having an active lifestyle, adequate sun exposure, appropriate treatments and emotional well-being help to cleanse the mind and spirit. This leaves you with a healthy mind and glowing skin. Ayurveda works in perf...

Spirituality & Meditation

Mind is a roller coaster and it goes through a lot of ups and downs throughout our entire life. A person who has their sanity checked can keep their mind in a relaxed state. Every individual can learn how to control their mind and act bravely in all the tough situations. Time and again, mind gets occupied with so many thoughts that it becomes difficult  to get rid of these thoughts.  So, when you are in a early stage of meditation it is so difficult to focus and concentrate, but it gradually lowers down once you start practicing  it daily. Relaxation is the key to achieve great things in your life. Whenever you find yourself in great amount of stress which is  either due to work or family, start thinking on how you can make your life better without any interference of outside world.  Engage yourself in some kind of activity which makes you happy. Think about the persons who live in a group  in ashrams or temples and devoted their life to god and die in the ...

Hairfall loss and its prevention

Hair thinning is a great concern. Everyday you loose certain amount of hair, but that is quite common there is no reason to feel concerned about few hair falling, but when you start seeing many strands lying all over your pillow and floor, it is a matter of seriousness. Falling of hair in men/women also could be due to wearing of  cap/hat most of the times. Reasons of hairfall - 1. Stress 2. Medications 3. Underlying medical conditions 4. Nutrition Deficiency 5. Hereditary You can prevent hairfall by using these methods in your day to day life: 1. Homemade packs - Homemade packs strengthens the follicles, improves texture and promote hair growth. Pack of banana and avocado. Avocado is a rich source of vitamin E. Banana is a rich source of potassium, carbohydrates, natural oils. Mash up 1 avaocado and 1 banana and apply it on hair for twice a week. Another pack is amla, shikakai and coconut oil. Amla is rich in vitamin c and shikakai helps in strengthening hair root and coconut oil ...

Thyroid problems and solutions

  Thyroid Symtoms - 1. Weight loss and gain 2. Hair Loss 3. Have an enlarged thyroid gland 4. Experiencing mood swings, anxiety 5. Experiencing muscle sprains and tremors 6. Experiencing Sleep Loss 7. Improper metabolism If you are experiencing any of these symptoms then you might need to take a thyroid test. Thyroid is a butterfly shaped organ which sits just in the front portion of the neck in the windpipe. It has two lobe connected by a bridge. It is  caused by your own immune system sometimes, it can be due to anxiety or from the goitre (enlarged thyroid gland). Two types of thyroid - There are two thyroid hormones, one is T3 and another one is T4. Both are necessary for our body which helps in maintaining other functions of the body. 1. Hyper Thyroid - The word hyper always means its more in quantity. So, hyperthyroid means when your thyroid hormones are more in your body.  2. Hypo Thyroid - This means when your thyroid hormones are low. An increase in TSH level mean...

Home made gardening fertilizers

Top three important daily household gardeningf ertilizers you can make at any time without any hassle.  1.Orange peels - Dissolve orange peel in water for 2-3 days and use this water as a fertilizer for flowering plants to bloom. This increases Nitrogen in soil which is a very important nutrient. 2.Banana peels - Dry out the leftover banana peel and cut it into small pieces and put it in water for 1-2 days. Use this water in plants to get instant flowers in 1 week. Highly recommended for Hibiscus plants. 3. Do not throw water after washing your vegetables, instead store it in a bucket to water your plants to enrich your soil with more nutrients like potato washed water contains lot of potassium in it which is very good to grow any vegetative plants like onion plant, garlic plant, tomatoes, chilli.

73 Yrs of India's Independence

 As India marks it's 73rd Independence Day, celebrations will be held across the country with flag-unfurling ceremonies, parades and cultural programs at the ramparts of Redfort which is the same place where our first Indian prime minister raised the flag after independence on 15th August,  1947.  Independence Day is observed as a national holiday across India, with offices, banks and post offices remaining closed on the occasion and all the people of Republic India celebrates by beings  a part of this flag hoisted ceremony. On each Independence Day,  Prime Minister addresses to the whole nation.  Cause of Independence - This is the day when British India was divided into India and Pakistan which resulted in religious riots and mass casualties. This is the day when UK's parliament agreed to pass the provisions of the Indian independence act from its legislative sovereignty to India's constitution assembly  to form its own constitution which got impleme...

Lockdown Recipes- Pizza

Pizza  Pizza - A cheesydelight food that everyone loves to eat..be it your younger brother/sister or your grandmother. It brings happiness to everyone's mood. Let's get started with the preparation. 1. You can prepare this with or without yeast.  2. If you are using yeast then dissolve one teaspoon of yeast in lukewarm water and leave it for 10 mins.  3. For the dough, you need to take 8 tablespoons of maida to make two medium sized pizza.  4. Add salt, baking soda 1/4 teaspoon, baking powder 1 teaspoon, curd 3 tablespoons, 1 tablespoon oil to it and knead the dough. Take little bit of water while kneading the dough if required. I usually add it but don't make the dough to sticky, it should have a smooth finish. Leave the dough to rest for half an hour or you can leave it up-to 15 mins if you don't have enough time.  5. If you are going to knead the dough with yeast solution then no need to add baking soda/powder to it as yeast is sufficient to make it more flup...

5 must important tasty food in your daily diet to lower the cholesterol

5 must important tasty food in your daily diet to lower the cholesterol People know this already that a healthy body needs  healthy food and when it comes to healthy food they start thinking about the ones which tastes bad and they might have to sacrifice their daily food. This is absolutely wrong. You can have your healthy food with a great taste too. Here is the list of 5 important intakes of you r daily life which is just not healthy but taste good  as well. 1. Raw Garlic -  Each garlic clove contains 4 calories. Garlic cloves reduces cholesterol upto 10% approximately daily if you have it in your diet. Best time to have it is early morning with an empty stomach. 2.Fatty/Oily Fish -  Rich in omega3 reduces triglycerides. If it is taken 2-3 times a week, reduces the heart risks to a greater extent. Example of such fatty fishes are salmon, illish, rohu, paplet, lake trout, sardines and albacore tuna. 3. Soyabean -...

What to eat and what to avoid for keeping your liver healthy

Liver is an important part of human body which if malfunctions can damage all other organs slowly. So, treat your liver problems before it goes haywire. If you follow this below list you can control your liver very effectively.   1.Lot of exercise makes your body to get rid of fatty liver. 2.Eat flax seeds which contains 42% fat out of which 73% polyunsaturated fatty acids such as omega 3, omega 6 fatty acids and 27% monounsaturated and saturated fatty acids in 1 tablespoon of flax seeds.It is very good to have in diet daily with curd or with lentils, any soup. Better results with curd as curd also takes care of heart diseases. This way you can prevent chronic diseases and make you heart healthy and strong.  3.Red kidney beans, black eyed beans are very good to reduce liver problems.  4.Any citric acid fruits can lower your fatty liver.  5. Many a times people just don't have fatty liver but they have bilirubin count high. For this , all other steps are must, take r...

Discipline brings success

How to achieve success with self discipline? 1. Daily Rewrites-  To fortify yourself discipline try to rewrite or re-examine your goals every single day to keep you self motivated and updated about your goals considering all your wins  and losses from the time you have started to see yourself as a successful person. These points will help you to remind how much your success matters to you when temptations lead you astray. 2. Technology shortcuts- Some applications track you daily diet and sleep schedule. These applications needs input daily and thus you become used to it. So, it is up to you how you are choosing your technology for your self discipline. 3. Raw Diet - Healthy diet  keep you stay focus. Unprocessed food ( some grains, nuts which are  not processed) is an important way raise your energy and overcome obstacle. DIT( Dietary Introduced Thermogenesis) is the difference between energy consumed and energy used. A study from people with LOW DIT va...

Tips to combat office stress and give a good delivery by EOD

There are many mindful workouts which can help you out in your office to give your best. Below are the five key points. > Close your eyes and give yourself a minute while sitting at your desk before starting any work. > Breathe in and out 10 times whenever you are stressed out. This is helpful anytime, anywhere. > Observe things while walking or taking a leisure and feel the surroundings. This is a mindful activity. > Listen properly while work is assigned instead of making your mind work to interrupt and ask questions. Once finish, you can summarize and clear your doubts. > Interactive session - A daily interactive session with your colleague or your managers is as effective as memorizing a poem. It helps you gain the knowledge of the system and enhance your skills. <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3034339207105432"      crossorigin="anonymous"></scri...

Colorwise healthy capsicums

Capsicums to buy in the below order - 1. Red bell pepper 2. Yellow/Orange bell pepper 3. Green Capsicums Reasons: >Red takes the highest amount of time to get harvest and nurtured by farmers with nutrients almost doubled than green one. >Yellow/Orange bell pepper comes next which is in between red and green capsicums. >Green capsicums - cheapest of all as it is taken out of the field much earlier and it lacks in amount of nutrients as compared to red or yellow.