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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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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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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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Blood ? Letting ? Leech therapy

Ayurveda advocates five bio ? purificatory procedures to treat disease of these five, ?Raktamokshana? (blood letting) is one of the treatments practiced in India since thousands of years. Blood is an essential fluid constituent circulating throughout the body via the arteries and veins, transporting a variety of vital substances between the organs and tissues. It [...]

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ABHYANGA

Massage is one of the familiar therapies of Ayurveda. It rejuvenates the body and mind. One must get a massage (with warm oil) at least once in a week. One can do it daily also. It does not take more than 30 minutes. You can do it daily because it is self ? message. You [...]

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Skin Care in Ayurveda

Skin is exposed to sun, dirt and germs, and then washed with various combinations of chemicals. It is also susceptible to the process of aging. But there is hope for lovely soft, clear skin, but first let us think about the skin, its functions and requirements: Skin is a barrier to keep your insides in, [...]

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Sex Without Sex

For many it is sometimes better to make love without sex. This may be because the girl is having her period (menstruation) or to avoid pregnancy. Fertilization is possible during 5 days every month, before and at the time of the girl?s ovulation, which is about midway between menstruations. So to avoid pregnancy it is [...]

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