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If you want to maximize your dog's longevity and eliminate fluctuating weight, molting fur, bad odor, anxiety, aggression, or sluggish behavior, there is proven help available. India's domesticated animals have been reaping the powerful benefits of Ayurveda Medicine for the past 5,000 years! Read more

autistic son and seek the appropriate treatments

I have an autistic son and seek the appropriate treatments for his condition. I would like to try ayurvedic medicine for his condition. Could you please advise as to which courses you have for ayuvedic treatments. Thank you. Read more

systemic lupus erthyematosus??

dear doctors have you find any treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus(SLE) in ayurveda,the symptoms of the disease are-fever,lose of appetite and weight,non deforming arthritis,generlaised lymphadenopathy,hepato and splenomegaly,pleuritis,pericarditis,peripeheral neuropathy,the patient may have amonorrhoea,raynaud's phenomenon. Read more

Guggul

Guggul (Commiphora mukul) is a botanical medicine with established historical roots in Ayurvedic medicine. Growing to heights of 6 1/2 feet, this thorny shrub has small oval leaves that are a bright, waxy green and have serrated edges. The plant produces reddish-brown flowers and fruit and can be found growing in its natural habitat throughout India and much of the Middle East. Commiphora mukul typically flourishes in dry desert environments. [1] The term Guggul, actually refers to the yellowish resin exuded from the stem of the Commiphor muku plant. Read more

Determining the State of her Gunas

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Do You Suffer From Symptoms of Clinical Depression, Anxiety, or Bipolar Disorder?

Ayurveda research shows that many physiological imbalances contribute to depression, anxiety and related conditions.

Symptoms of depression and anxiety are triggered by excessive mental and physical stress, or disruption sof natural biological rhythms. According to Ayurveda, psychological problems start when fundamental imbalances develop in the biological intelligence that controls all bodily processes. Continue Reading >>

Youtharia - Formula for Longevity based on Ayurveda

Youtharia - Formula for Longevity based on Ayurveda: If you want to enjoy healthy longevity and eliminate chest discomfort, shortness of breath, urinary incontinence, glandular inflammation, hormonal imbalances, aches and pains, fatigue, and recurring ailments, there is proven help available. India's men and women have been reaping the powerful benefits of Ayurveda Medicine for the past 5,000 years! Read more about Youtharia - Formula for Longevity based on Ayurveda.


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Becoming One With the Toilet

By Jennifer Garam

Yoga means “union” in Sanskrit, and students are encouraged to take the peace they achieve in yoga class home with them. If you’re all Zen and become full of compassion when the world has been reduced to your little mat, hold on to that. Try not to, say, steal a subway seat from an elderly woman on the way home afterward when the world is the world again.

Problem is, it’s easier to experience equanimity on your back in the final resting pose, known as corpse pose, than down on your hands and knees in your bathroom, trying to look behind your toilet to see why water is leaking onto the floor.
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Ayurveda in India

Ayurveda, no doubt is the most ancient form of medicine. The origin of Ayurveda was about more than 5000 years ago during vedic times. Ayurveda is also known as “science of life” (because Ayur stands for life and veda means knowledge or science). Apart from being a medicinal system, Ayurveda is also a philosophy. Ayurveda […]

Influance of yoga to body joints and muscles

If you practice yoga regularly, to the degree and level that is right for you, it will influence your entire body. It will benefit your joints and muscles, your nerves and internal organs, and your mental and spiritual well-being.
Literally translated, yoga means union. The ultimate goal of practicing yoga is to create a union of […]

Health Tip: Wear and Tear on the Knees

(HealthDay News) -- Knee joints can wear as you age, or after years of high-impact exercise.

Here are ways to help minimize damage to knees, courtesy of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons:

• Avoid activities that tend to damage the knees, such as running, tennis, baseball and basketball.


• Engage in low-impact activities, such as swimming, biking, golf or walking.


• Talk to your doctor about anti-inflammatory medications, or joint supplements to help preserve the knees. Anti-inflammatory medications may also be injected by your doctor.


• Physical therapy and icing the knees can help improve function.


• Protective gear such as a brace, splint or elastic bandage can help support a weakened knee.

Extra Pounds During and Between Pregnancies Can Pose Problems

(HealthDay News) -- Pregnancy has long been considered a kind of gastronomical free-for-all. After all, a pregnant woman has to nourish two bodies with the food she eats, right?

The problem is, the baby's nutritional needs are only around 300 calories a day, and extra weight gain can increase the risk of pregnancy complications for both mother and child.

And, weight concerns don't stop after the baby is born, because extra weight gain after pregnancy increases the risk of complications in subsequent pregnancies, even if a woman never gains enough to be considered overweight.

"Women think they have carte blanche to eat whatever they want during pregnancy, but that's not a good idea," said Dr. Miriam Greene, a clinical assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at New York University Medical Center and the author of the book, Frankly Pregnant: A Candid, Week-by-Week Guide to the Unexpected Joys, Raging Hormones, and Common Experiences of Pregnancy.

"If you eat for two, you'll end up with complications you didn't need to take on. Eat what your appetite tells you to eat, and eat slowly, so you can tell when you're full," advised Dr. Marjorie Greenfield, an obstetrician at MacDonald Women's Hospital at Case Medical Center, University Hospitals in Cleveland, and author of the book, The Working Woman's Pregnancy Book.

During pregnancy, an average-weight woman should gain about 25 to 35 pounds, according to Greene. "You don't want your weight gain to be less than 15 or greater than 40," she said.

But many women aren't heeding that advice. A recent report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) found that about one-quarter of American women gain more than 40 pounds during their pregnancy. The IOM is currently reviewing its guidelines on pregnancy weight gain and expects to issue new guidelines during the summer of 2009.

In the meantime, the IOM recommends that women with a body mass index (BMI, a ratio of weight to height) of less than 18.5 should gain 28 to 40 pounds during pregnancy, while women with an average BMI -- 18.5 to 24.9 -- should keep weight gain between 25 and 35 pounds. Overweight women with BMIs of 25 to 29.9 should try to gain between 15 and 25 pounds throughout their pregnancy, and obese women with BMIs over 30 need only gain 15 pounds.

Gaining too much weight during pregnancy puts both baby and mom at risk of complications, such as gestational diabetes and high blood pressure, labor complications, stillbirth and delivery of a large-for-gestational age baby, according to the March of Dimes.

Greene said about two-thirds of her patients manage to stay within the guidelines. And those who don't are very disappointed at how hard the weight is to get off afterward.

She recommends that her pregnant patients eat well-balanced diets and that they don't give in to every food craving. "It's not healthy to gain weight eating pints of ice cream," she said.

Greenfield is also a fan of most exercises during pregnancy. Not only can exercise help you stave off pregnancy weight gain, it improves overall well-being as well, she said.

"Pregnancy is a special time when a lot of women will take better care of themselves to take care of the baby. It's a golden opportunity to take care of yourself, and you may have an impact on your health and your baby's health in the long run," Greenfield noted.

And, it's not just during pregnancy that women have to be concerned about extra pounds. A recent study found that every one or two point increase in a woman's BMI between pregnancies translated to an increased risk of gestational diabetes, high blood pressure and delivering a large baby by 20 percent to 40 percent. Women who increased their BMI more than three points between pregnancies had a 63 percent increased risk of delivering a stillborn baby.

The increases in the risks of complications held true even if the BMI changes didn't place a woman into the overweight or obese category, the study found.

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To learn more about weight gain during pregnancy, visit the American Pregnancy Association.

Obesity prevention

When it comes to obesity prevention and management, Ayurveda has much to offer, with daily and seasonal regimens that include healthy foods, yoga exercise, panchakarma and medicines. For obese patients, according to the symptoms of ama, digestive (dhatwagni deepan) and carminative (pachan) medications are given. Ayurvedic formulations of a guggulu kalpa decoction are also advised with […]

Meaning and Principles of Ayurveda

Ayurveda comprising of Ayur (life) and Veda (Scince or knowledge) is a holistic healing science which is in other words called “Science of life”.

Ayurveda deals with the complete way of life, rather than just the treatment of diseases.Basic principlesAyurveda considers the humanity and universe as a common origin, and considers nature to […]

Kairali in National Geographic Traveler’s ‘50 Top Wellness Destinations: Asia’

Kairali Ayurvedic Health Resort, situated at Palakkad in Kerala, has been included in National Geographic Traveler’s ‘50 Top Wellness destinations: Asia’ list. This list was featured in National Geographic Traveler’s March 2008 issue.

Set amidst 50 acres, the spa has 30 villas with Deluxe, Classic, Royal and Maharaja. Ayurvedic treatments available at the resort include ayurveda, panchakarma and other treatments.
Speaking about the recognition, Ram Mohan, VP - Marketing & PR, Kairali Group of Companies said, “We are happy and proud that Kairali Ayurvedic Health Resort, Palakkad, Kerala, India has been selected among the top 10 in Asia & top 50 in the world”.

Amateur Singers, Teachers Seldom Hear Sounds of Trouble

(HealthDay News) -- Trying to be the next American Idol could harm your vocal health.

Amateur singers and singing instructors are less sensitive than their professional peers to the subtle changes in their voices that could indicate serious voice issues, according to new research published in the April issue of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. In addition, April 16 celebrates World Voice Day, which encourages all people to assess their vocal health and take action to maintain good voice habits.

Knowing the factors associated with "voice handicaps" allows singers to take measures to protect or improve their vocal health, the authors said.

Duke University researchers administered the Singing Voice Handicap Index (SVHI) to 171 singers whose singing style ran the spectrum of musical tastes, including country, rock, pop and gospel. The SVHI tool assesses voice handicaps resulting from singing problems and can identify predictors of patient-perceived handicaps.

Singers older than 50 scored worse on the SVHI than their younger peers; amateurs scored worse than professionals, as did singing teachers, according to the findings. Finally, those identifying themselves as gospel singers had worse scores than non-gospel singers.

More information
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders has more about taking care of your voice.

Biologists Discover How Dengue Virus Matures

(HealthDay News) -- The way dengue virus matures and becomes infectious has been determined by biologists at Purdue University in Indiana.

The dengue virus, which is spread by mosquitoes, infects more than 50 million people a year and kills about 24,000, primarily in tropical regions. The virus is prevalent in Southeast Asia, Central America and South America.

The Purdue team identified important changes that occur as the virus is assembled and moves from the inner to the outer portions of a host cell before the virus is secreted and can infect other cells.

Virus particles are exposed to progressively less acidic conditions as they move along this "secretory pathway." The changing acidity plays a critical role in the maturation of the Dengue virus.

"This is possibly the most detailed understanding of how any virus matures," research co-author Michael Rossmann, a professor of biological sciences, said in a prepared statement.

He noted that there's been extensive research into pathways used by viruses to enter new host cells, but the way that viruses move out of host cells to infect other cells isn't well understood.

These findings, published in the March 28 issue of Science, pertain to all other flaviviruses, which include other dangerous insect-borne disease such as West Nile, yellow fever, and St. Louis encephalitis, the researchers said.

This research may help in efforts to find ways to treat or prevent viral infections.

More information
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more about dengue fever.

Western research confirms use of Triphala in Pancreatic Cancer treatment

A recent research conducted by University of Pittsburgh revealed that ‘Triphala’, a general ayurvedic medicine meant for stomach ailments has the property of hindering growth of cancer cells in the Pancreas.

The Research report, conducted by Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, shows that use of Triphala inhibited the growth of cancer in mice, which were implanted with human pancreatic tumors.
This study has generated quite a lot of interest in Western health and medical circles, particularly, when a growing interest is seen in alternative therapies, including Ayurveda and Chinese herbal medicine.

Although Indian scientists have supported the anti-cancerous properties of ‘Triphala’ long back, this is the first time that a western research has proved it. However, it still has a long way to go before actually being used as herbal remedy in pancreatic cancer treatment, as the research is still at its budding stage.

‘Triphala’ is one of the most popular Ayurvedic medicines, and is also used as an antioxidant for treating various intestinal disorders. It also promotes digestion and is a mild laxative. This herbal drug is made by the dried and powdered fruits of three different plants – Hartaki (Terminalia chebula), Amlakai (Emblica officinalis) and Bibhitaki (Terminalia bellerica), all taken in equal proportions.

Professor Sanjay Srivastava, who led the research, said “Our results strongly indicate that ‘Triphala‘ has the potential to be used as novel therapeutic agent for treatment of Pancreatic Cancer. The tumors in Triphala-treated mice were found to be only half the size of those in untreated mice, without leaving any side effects on normal pancreatic cells.

Tourism veterans recognize Sri Lanka’s best Ayurveda resort

The travel and tourism sector of Sri Lanka was bestowed with Presidential awards for their outstanding contribution to socio-economic development of the country.

Winners were selected by a panel of judges comprising of Nalin Attygalla (Chairman), Dr. Hilary Cooray, Dr. L.N. Senaweera, Nihal Rodrigo, Sujatha Weerakoon and Ganaka Amarasingha, the Tourism Ministry said.

Worth mentioning on AyurvedNews.com is the Best Niche Operation for Ayurveda Based Tourism Operation was awarded to - Barberyn Ayurveda Beach Resort