That’s generally the attitude when it comes to a cold and an itchy throat. “Oh it’s nothing; a little runny nose … ‘achoo achoo’..pop in an anti histamine and ‘hem hack’ an itchy throat, it’s a dry cough, so gulp down a cough syrup…and I’m settled”. You get a fever you get a sick leave but a cough and cold, well c’mon!! it’s no big deal! (Thanks to corona,the sick leaves are a little lenient on the cough and cold too now). But did you know, a suppressed and unattended or neglected cold and cough can lead to a lot of long term health issues? Your coughs and colds are your body’s reaction to som ..read more

I know I’m no different than any other person in this planet when it comes to the country they live in or hail from. India has always amazed me in every way , be it it’s people , it’s culture, it’s history ,it’s varied landscape and lifestyles, scientific and educational explorations from 1000s of years back , health guidelines with in -depth understanding and treatments that stand true in an era where there was no Imaging techniques or laboratory evaluations. It’s fables, the wondrous Panchatantra, the financial guidelines of Chanakya Niti, the political guidelines of Arthasastra. The quotien ..read more

Fever is one of the most feared disorder among us. Especially among us parents .If our little one has a fever, it gives us the jitters. Why? Because of: fear of seizures fear of the unknown factors fear of how to reinstate the kids to their original self And the parents begin the child on antipyretics with the very first feel of fever. Most of the households don’t even have a thermometer.The fever just need to stop, that indicates that the child is all fine!!! Is it so?? My dear friends… fevers and colds or flus are reactions of the body to something that’s disturbing its homeostasis(functio ..read more

The liver is the largest organ as well as plays an important function in the digestion and regulation of vitality in the body. Liver cells produce digestive enzymes that help in the breakdown of ingested fat. The hepatocytes also uptake ingested toxic chemicals and to a certain limit protect the body from its harmful affects These liver cells are also partly responsible for the production of haemoglobin Liver play a huge role in maintaining the blood pressure Liver’s control on blood circulation has a role to play in development of haemorrhoids/ piles. Herbs like turmeric, neem, vilanga have ..read more

Exercises-while the emphasis of exercises is given to the upkeep of well being , there hardly any emphasis given to the limit of exercising. Exercises can kindle your digestive fire but overdoing it can kill you.The exhaustion caused from overdoing can not only kill your apetite but can also affect the digestive process and excretion process.The moment you sweat in your underarms and forehead is the implication of giving yourself a break. Now lets discuss a few yogic exercises that are famous to kindle digestive fire: 1.Kapalabhathi:this exercise help regulate the peristaltic movement and gase ..read more

The thought ’living in the present’ is most applied in one’s life while you are eating Awareness– having your awareness to what you eat and how you eat helps the body appreciate the kind of digestion work it needs to be involved at. Awarness helps to understand hunger and satiety (the enough food call). Emotion– Your emotion while eating manipulates the concentration levels of the gastric enzymes secreted for digestion.Gratitude is the best emotion to have while eating. Approach to food-Taking up food as a health supplement and not as much as a want or desire towards it again affects digestio ..read more

Food an essential and well known component of effective digestion.Varied options, Varied suggestion, Varied patterns are available. But there are certain seemingly small but impactful things here. Mastication/chewing- Chewing your food well not only helps in digestion but allows the proper absorption.DO NOT GULP YOUR FOOD. Native eating- I am a huge believer of following your roots.A diet that isnt what you are ,is difficult for your body to assimilate; leads to indigestion Shadrasas- The 6 tastes, sweet, sour, salt, spicy,astringent and bitter… Each of this taste is essential to be there min ..read more

Though the term digestion may seem like a simple idea, it involves a lot of complex processes.Processes that have a lot of significance in our body build up.Unlike as in a blender where there are 3 basic processes :an input ;blending ;export (the blended product), in a human body there is this blender or food processor action at every stage of digestion from the mouth to the cells.Hence there are a lot of factors that affect your digestion, such as: Food-from taste to the composition to the accompaniments Mental aptitude-towards the food and the mood you are in while you eat body condition-he ..read more

After having a small discussion on  the effect of exercises and bathing on  hypertension , I shall now detail on the ‘Trayoupasthambhas‘ or the three pillars of life . The balance of these elements are important in determining the health of a person. They are: Nidra/Sleep– getting good quality and timely sleep is important for proper hormonal and enzymatic activity. Lack of sleep can cause inflammatory reaction in the body.Thus affecting the cardiac functioning, brain functioning as well as blood composition variation hence there is an increase in the blood pressure. Diet–  her ..read more

One day I was asked by another, to give a video documentation on hypertension.Then was when I realized, I had never discussed on this with you all. Inspite of it being an ailment, that generally comes hand in hand, with today’s most common metabolic disorder ; Diabetes mellitus. Generally blood pressure means, the force exerted by your flowing blood on the walls of the arteries.Hence increased blood pressure or hypertension is increased pressure on your arteries  but reduced flow. They may occur due to varied reasons.Some of which are: occlusions or blockages constricted arteries pregnan ..read more