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Nail Cure – Keep Them Healthy
Nails are a waste product of the asthi dhatu (bones) and comprise of layers of keratin (that is protein). They protect the tissues surrounding the nails from injury. They also provide a layer between...
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Death Begins In The Colon
If you recall the episode from Ramayana, where despite repeated attacks by Rama, Ravan appeared to be invincible and was killed only when Rama pierced his navel with an arrow. This is because, the...
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Lip Care
One constant issue I’ve faced in the past is severely chapped lips in winters. Having tried all brands of lip balms, I’ve finally found a solution. In this article, I’ll enumerate the various causes of...
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The Ancient Grains
Many people across the globe are now seeking their way back to their roots or let’s say ‘back to basics’. A farmer told me, one way to trace our Vedic roots is through the seed. An heirloom seed i.e. a...
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More Than Just A Hangover
Alcohol is a constant companion on any social occasion today – be it a celebration, or even sorrow and depression. Excess and prolonged consumption of alcohol leads to liver damage, improper...
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Healing Touch Of Mother Earth
Om Prithvi Devayei Vidmahe, Sahasramurtayei Dhimahi, Tanno Prithvi Prachodayat “Om. Let us meditate on Prithvi Devi, Mother Earth. May that Mother Prithvi of a thousand forms inspire and illumine our...
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Super Foods
Everyone has an inherent desire to look good. A majority of people are on the constant lookout for ways to improve their appearance – there is always a grey hair, a fine line, a spot or a blemish that...
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Herbs For Reducing Fat
A well balanced and beautiful body is there because the tridoshas (vata, pitta, kapha) are in balance and in harmony with the elemental composition of the body. When these doshas go into imbalance...
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The Magic Of Milk
Milk has been called amrit in the ancient texts. Charak Samhita reveals that milk increases vitality (ojas) in man, ‘Khyeeryojaskara punsam’. Dhanvantari states that cow’s milk is a desirable and...
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Jogging To Your Grave? Health Tips
Here are a few essential tips to maintaining a healthy body and mind: 1 Do not involve yourself in any physical activity that shoots up your breath rate and heart rate. If that happens then take a...
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Healthy Curry
Kadi patta or curry leaf is a staple in Indian dishes. There is more to the humble curry leaf than simply flavour. Curry leaves are packed with carbohydrates, fibre, calcium, phosphorous, iron,...
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Suffering from the monthly traumatic menstrual cramps? This may help!
Regular intake of aloe vera helps regularise your menstrual cycle. The Sanskrit name for aloe is ‘ghrit kumari’. Kumari is young girl. It is used in many Ayurvedic and herbal preparations to treat...
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12 Reasons To Skip Beef
Ancient texts tell us and modern science confirms that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Killing an animal or letting it happen, is a negative karma leading to lower births and opening...
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Use Ghee (Clarified Butter) For Health
Mankind today, is engrossed in quick-fix solutions and shortcuts. With the advancement in technology, this seems to have taken a frenzied approach. ‘Fads’ seemingly appear to be the ‘in’ thing...
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Anti-biotic alert
Doctors commonly treat bacterial infections with antibiotics. When one drug doesn’t work, they try another. A growing chorus of researchers say the evidence is now overwhelming that a significant share...
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The Wonderful Health Benefits Of Ashwagandha
Ashwagandha, literally translating as ‘the smell of horse’, is a rasayan known to confer strength and virility according to the ancient science of Ayurveda. It has been used since atleast 6000 BC in...
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Balancing The Tridoshas – Vat, Pitt And Kaph Part 1
In the last article, we discussed how imbalance is the cause of disease. Let us now delve a little on the factors which create an imbalance in the body. Our body exists because of impurities (dosh). So...
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Fighting Depression
Are you depressed? Is it because your job doesn’t pay you well enough? Or because your spouse and children do not listen to you? Or because your talent goes unnoticed and you are not valued enough? Or...
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Smartphone, A Smart Choice?
Last morning, when I woke up, my head was heavy and my body stressed. I do not have long working hours or a hectic schedule, I eat well and had slept well and yet as I woke up, I was far from fresh. As...
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No GMO
Ever thought about it…nobody adds fertilisers to forest soils, nobody sprays fertilisers in them, and yet the forests are home to tall, expansive and healthy trees that bear delicious fruits. The...
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