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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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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