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DE OXIDANTS

Plant foods, for instance fruits, veggies, and entire grains contain many components that are advantageous to human well being. Research supports that some of these foods, as part of an overall healthful diet, have the potential to delay the onset of many age-related illnesses. These observations have led to continuing research aimed at identifying specific [...]

Ayurveda in Rigveda

The earliest source of ayurveda is the Rigveda. Some of its verses refer to panchamaha bhoota (five basic elements of the entire creation), and the three doshas or primary forces of life as the founding principles of ayurveda. The three doshas are prana or vata (air), Agni or pitha (fire) and soma or kapha (water [...]

Vitamin ?A? ? your body Guard

Vitamins are a group of substances that are required, in very small amounts, for healthy growth and development. They can not be synthesized in the body and therefore are to be obtained from diet. Vitamins are divided in to two groups ? water soluble and Fat soluble. The water soluble group includes vitamin B complex, [...]

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Stress free living

What is stress? It is a state when an individual is overwhelmed by adverse mental, physical and social situations. What causes stress? Today?s competitive world, ?the rat race?, unemployment, Craze to get too much too quickly, tension in office etc just some causes. Stress affects every body ? Male and female, rich and the poor, [...]

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Natural Energiser- HONEY

Latin name of Honey: MEL Sanskrit Name: MADHU Honey is the most delicious, wholesome and nutritious food one can think of. This wonder of nature is probabl y over 5000 years old. Ancient Egyptions used it to embalm the dead. Honey is a life giving natural good food. Some of the earliest references about honey [...]

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MINERALS IN HEALTH

Minerals are vital to our overall health and well being. Deficiency of minerals leads to chronic ailment. For instance it is common knowledge that deficiency of iron leads to anemia and deficiency of calcium leads to osteoporosis. The human body can not produce minerals in the body in self but obtains these through food. Plants [...]

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HOW TO USE HERBS

Indian kitchens, traditionally, have always some herbs or spices that can provide quick kitchen remedies or first aid in cases of emergencies. In the olden days hair and skin care products were mostly concocted and prepared at home. Ayurvedic products are now easily available. These products are prepared in standardized ways. Let us look at [...]

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Hair Care in Ayurveda

Lustrous and Luxuriant hair not only enhances the beauty of a person, especially woman, but also it indicates the condition your overall health. A beautiful face is rendered more beautiful by a healthy, voluminous and shining hair. Throughout our life we worry about our hair, take great pains to maintain it but, unknowingly, we abuse [...]

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Fomentation

Fomentation is preparation of hot moist material applied to any part of the body to increase local circulation and to alleviate pain. In ayurveda, this technique is more elaborate and called ?Swedana Karma?. Swedana, a sanskrit word, means ?to sweat, to perspire, foment, soften? The basic principle is sweat is brought out on the skin [...]

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Fenugreek ? Methi Seeds

Fenugreek is one of the oldest herbal spice known to men. It was cultivated in India 3000 years ago. Native to South Europe and Asia, it was used by pharaohs of Egypt. Its Linnaeus classified name is ?TRIGONELLA FOENUM ? GRAECUM?. In sanskrit, it is ?Methi?. In vernacular ? Tamil ? ?vendayam?, Telugu ? Mentulu [...]

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