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Nightmare of Singers – Sore Throat

Sore throat is the night mare of professional singers. Taking only hot water to drink, singers avoid cold beverages and Ice – creams. Their precautions are laudable; because sore throat is a painful, frustrating condition; invariably when your throat is sore, the house is full of guests with whom you can not converse. Silence, then [...]

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The Garden of Goodness – Spinach

It is well known that leafy green vegetables are full of beneficial nutrients. Among the leafy greens, the humble, succulent spinach, a flowering plant native to Asia, provides more nutrients than any other food. NUTRITION VALUE Spinach, fresh, Steamed or boiled, has a large nutritional value. It has folic acid. Vitamins A,B,C, K, and E, [...]

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Herbs for the Heart

Cardiac problems arise due to improper diet, lack of water in the body and stressful life styles. These lead to thickening of arteries or hardening of arteries resulting in angio-obstruction and angina. Excessive physical and mental stress Spicy and oily food. Physiological toxins Fright and fatigue The heart and vascular system is one of the [...]

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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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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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Sore Throat

Sore throat is the night mare of professional singers. Taking only hot water to drink, singers avoid cold beverages and Ice ? creams. Their precautions are laudable; because sore throat is a painful, frustrating condition; invariably when your throat is sore, the house is full of guests with whom you can not converse. Silence, then [...]

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Castor Seeds

Botanical Name: Ricinus communis Indian Name: Arandi The castor is a small annual plant. It ranges from 1 to 7 metres in height. It has well-developed roots. With green and reddish stems which become hollow with age. The fruit is a spherical capsule with small seeds with brown spots. The castor plant appears to have [...]

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Home remedies for Digestive Disorders

1. Diarrhoea: Diarrhoea is common in all age groups but children are more vulnerable. Especially under – nourished children living in unhygienic conditions easily get affected with diarrhoea. It is characterised by passage of very loose and watery stools with increased frequency. If it is associated with vomitting with or without fever, it is called [...]

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Inability to conceive

Infertility is the inability in a woman to conceive or a man to induce conception. It means the inability of a couple to achieve a pregnancy after repeated intercourse without contraception for a year. The problem could be either with the man or the woman or both. Infertility must be distinguished from impotence among males [...]

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Sperm Count

SEMEN Analysis Investigating infertility A semen analysis evaluates certain characteristics of a man’s semen and the sperm contained in the semen. It may be done while investigating a couple’s infertility or after a vasectomy to verify that the procedure was successful. The characteristics measured by semen analysis are only some of the factors in semen [...]

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