Ashwagandha is used as a household remedy by Indians, who consider it as the best tonic for elderly and children, and as aphrodisiac by youngsters. It is one of the best nervine tonics of Ayurveda, the most ancient system of
Ayurved Sutra | Regular Edition | Vol. 1 | Issue 4 | On the Cover : In the name of Organic Food
If even the thought of a crispy paranthas fills your weight and fitness conscious mind with guilt, here is a healthy escape route. Amaranth carrot parantha is rich in essential amino acids, fibre, vit A and packs minerals such as
It’s not just more food and less exercise that drives the increase in weight. It is the animals within us. Now, if someone is reading this and wants to make a lot of money, the way to do it is
The bitter gourd grows throughout India and is often cultivated up to an altitude of 1,500 metres. Momordicacharantia is a monoecious climber. Its stem is slender, more or less pubescent, and the leaves are suborbicular, 5-7 lobed, hairy. The flowers
Ron Finley was tired of driving 45 minutes to buy an organic tomato. So, he decided to grow his own. A small start led to a gardening revolution. Now, he gets people in the soil and hooks them on fresh
A cup of tea or coffee served with fresh air in the morning is indeed refreshing. In ayurveda, it is believed that anything taken in moderate quantity with due respect to one’s ‘prakriti’ (physical constitution), the ‘kala’ (season) and ‘desa’
It’s a wonder herb. Very few plants posses as many medicinal value as Brahmi does. From bronchitis to asthma and from boosting memory to checking cholesterol, the efficacy of Brahmi, or Bacopa Monnieri, is undisputed. It’s perhaps the most important
Three years ago, I wrote about bees vanishing from the world – a process that started in 2006. The idea of extinction being so close – the vanishing of bees means the end of the pollination of most plants –
Mind and the senses have a very strange and paradoxical relationship. Mind thinks that if the senses get satisfied then the desires will go away or vanish for ever. But senses are quite weird. Once they taste an ‘experience’, they
