Tag: Alternative Medicine

As the leaves begin to fall and the air grows more brisk, all signs indicate that the cold winter months are coming right around...

‘Panch’ means five and ‘Karma’ means therapy or action. Panchakarma refers to an intensive detoxification program using five actions or procedures to remove toxins...

Acupuncture is a safe and effective alternative for pain relief.  In the West, acupuncture has been adopted as a great holistic approach with many...

Women have a unique system of reproduction to facilitate child bearing. Based upon a woman’s physiology, we can classify her lifespan into three phases: ...

Bhastrika Pranayama - Sit in the asana position. Inhale deeply into the lungs and exhale through both nostrils. Kapal Bhati - While sitting in asana position, the breath that is exhaled is made to puff out with force, Bhujangasana - lie on the stomach, feet joined at the back, hands below shoulders, Slowly breathe in and lift your waist upwards and backwards.

    Cold weather often inspires another kind of cold in our bodies - the bacterial kind. Cold and Flu season is largely associated with winter...

Each person has a different digestive system and nutritional needs, so there can never be one diet for everyone.   We need to stop...

Why smear artificial, costly products over your face when you can use cheap, natural remedies? Nature’s produce is great for all sorts of skin...

Is your Prakruti Vata?  Prakruti, remember, is your elemental distribution at birth that remains with you your entire life in this body. (Your personal mix...

Our goal, whether we acknowledge it or not, is to be happy. It would be even more correct to say that we want to...

Thyroid diseases in Ayurveda can be identified as either a local swelling at thyroid gland called as galaganda or as the systemic presentation of...

  Skin is the representation of our health. Everybody seeks good glow and luster of the skin. It is indeed mentioned in Ayurvedic classics that...

Ayurveda is a science that is known to be the world’s oldest system of health. It is an oral tradition that has been written...

  Chronic Primary Insomnia - Diagnosis, Evaluation and Therapy Introduction: The ancient sage Caraka describes sleep as “ when the mind including the sensory and motor organs...

Pomegranate juice cures hypertension. Chewing holi basil/clove relieves acidity. Raw garlic cures gastric problems. Watermelon juice cures summer headaches. An apple early in the morning can prevent migraine pain. Honey with ginger juice prevents cold. Applying grated cucumber on face prevents acne and blackheads. Tomato paste can remove dark circles.