Matthew Solan, Executive Editor, Harvard Men’s Health Watch says, “When I was a growing teenager, I drank as much milk as possible (often straight from the carton while standing in front of the open fridge, much to my mother’s chagrin).
New Delhi. Honey sold by several major brands in India has been found adulterated with sugar syrup, the environment watchdog CSE claimed in a report. “Honey samples from leading brands such as Dabur, Patanjali, Baidyanath, Zandu, Hitkari and Apis Himalaya,
Curd is unctuous, heavy, and hot in potency. It has little astringent tasteand it is sour at the end of digestion, binds feces, increases pitta, kapha(fat) and oedema. It is good for dysuria, rhinitis, and intermittent fevers withchills, diarrhea, anorexia
When taken in small quantities and regularly, saffron helps bring the equilibrium of the three doshas — vata, pitta and kapha. Basically, its Ayurvedic nature is hot and it should not be taken more than 250 milligrams daily as medicine
Ayurveda herbs enhance synergistic effect in cancer therapy by sensitizing the cancer cells towards chemotherapeutic drugs. Concurrent administration of Ayurveda herbs enhances anti-cancer efficacy, reduces the use of chemotherapy drugs and the adverse effect caused by the chemotherapy drugs. Ayurveda
Compassion is often confused with weakness. It is the most extreme form of courage. It is only courage that allows us to move into areas of deep suffering and pain. It is so easy to turn away from “graphic” or
We have lost our habits of eating multiple grains, variety of other ingredients and foods in their natural form. Our cuisine used to be natural and healthy and we ate according to space and time (desha and kala). We need
If you listen to your body, your body will clearly tell you with what kind of food it is happy. But right now, you are listening to your mind. Your mind keeps lying to you all the time. Hasn’t it
Ayurveda places special emphasis on Ahar (diet) and Anna (food) and believes that healthy nutrition nourishes the mind, body and soul. Ayurveda does not discriminate food to be good, or bad, instead it emphasizes various factors that influence food, such
In the Vedic tradition, food is considered sacred. In Taitrya Upanishad food is said to be the Brahman. According to Chandogya Upanishad, prana or breath is from food and thus the cause of our being alive. The cosmos constituted of
