Natural Health Cure

Heart disease has been dubbed as a life-style disease which occurs especially in city people, who (due to lack of time as well as will power) do not exercise at all, do no physical work, eat junk food very often, sleep very late at night, eat dinner also very late-often after 9 or 10 p.m., eat very heavily at night and then go to sleep. (more…)

Vegetarian foods are conducive for longevity, strength and purity of mind and body.

All living beings are originated from food. They sustain and develop on food. It is indispensable for living creatures. The word Anna is derived from Sanskrit verb ‘ad’ which means to eat, thus Anna means ‘that which is eaten’.

As per Manusmruti, if the food is pure, mind and body become pure as they are derived from the food. (more…)

Indian ancient saints, as well as, contemporary yogis have established a wonderful relaxation technique called Yoga nidra. There are several techniques to relax the body and mind. Yoghea nidra is probably the best known technique to induce complete physical, mental and emotional relaxation. It is a method of peeling off the subliminal sheath of conscious (external) mind that covers the inner core of the unconscious (inner) mind. In this state, the individual consciousness is able to receive cosmic signals of the super consciousness. Yoga nidra aims at removal of the pratyaya from the conscious or external plane, the subconscious or subtle plane and the unconscious and causal plane. Yoga nidra is a state between sleep and Samadhi. It is a half sleep and half waking state. The simple and useful practice of the art of sleeping, yogis know, has proven infinitely beneficial to many people. It may also be referred as psychic sleep. (more…)

In Ayurveda, the nidra (sleep) has been said to be due to Ratriswabhava Prabhava. Acharya Charaka has rightly told that the sleep caused by the nature of the night is the sleep par excellence and is called as Bhutadhatri and it nurses all the living beings. (more…)

A recent study, “Perceived Benefit of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) for Back Pain” (Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine,  May – June 2010, Vol. 23 No.3), found the majority of respondents receiving CAM for back pain reported great benefit from the various treatments. Overall, 60 percent of those surveyed who had at least one CAM therapy in the last 12 months found remarkable relief using the top six CAM modalities; chiropractic care, massage, yoga/tai chi/qi Cong, acupuncture, herbal therapies, and relaxation techniques – with chiropractic care the most popular choice.  Read More

Curcumin (diferuloylmethane), the main yellow bioactive component of turmeric has been shown to have wide spectrum of biological actions. These include its anti inflammatory, antioxidant, anticarcinogenic, antimutagenic, anticoagulant, antiprotozoal, antiviral, antifibrotic, antivenom, antiulcer, hypotensive and hypocholesteremic activities. (more…)

Plantar fasciitis is the most common cause of the heel pain caused by excessive wear to the plantar fascia, a tissue band connecting the heel bone to the base of the toes.

Causes of Plantar fasciitis :

Because of the high incidence in runners, this condition is also termed as jogger’s heel and it is hypothesized to be caused by tissue breakdown of the plantar fascia. The condition is commonly associated with long periods of weight bearing, a sudden increase in weight and over activity. The condition may also result in a heel spur on the heel bone, in which case it is the underlying condition, and not the spur itself, which produces the pain. (more…)

Mango is a golden fruit of Indian origin. From ancient times, the Vedas and Upanishads, have praised the mango as a heavenly fruit. The mango is considered an Indian holy fruit.

At present, there are about 600 varieties of mango, out of which 40 varieties are cultivated in India. Among these 40 varieties, few are very popular within and outside India like Alfonso, Neelma, Langarda, Daseri and Magoba. Of these Alfonso also has 2 sub varieties namely – Ratnagiri Alfonso and Devgad Alfonso. These names come from the region (Districts) in Maharashtra State in India. Devgad Alfonso is the best of all – in taste, aroma and colour. (more…)

Naturopathy is a drugless, non-invasive, rational and evidence-based system of medicine, imparting treatments with natural elements, based on the Theory of Vitality, Theory of Toxemia, Theory of Self-Healing capacity of the body and the Principles of Healthy Living. (more…)

Music is the finest of the fine art and so is the poetry. Both are interwoven and form significant segment of India’s cultural opulence. The poem that is sung can soothe, change and redirect energy at the same time almost imperceptibly. Music is regarded as a bridge between the world of matter and the world of spirit. Recognising this mystic connection saints in all religions attuned themselves to God by signing and chanting the glory of the divine. There are Christian carols and psalms, Buddhist and Jewish chants and chantings of Quran. In India, religious traditions of music and poetry have played a devotional role casting a magical spell on the listener with a curative effect. Kabir’s Bhramar Geet, Surdas, Sur Sagar, Tulsidas, Vmaya Patrika / Ramcharitmanas, Jayadev’s Geet Govind, Narayan Teerth’s Krishna Leela Taringini, Meera’s Padmavali, Guru Nanak’s Adi Granth and Guru Arjun Dev’s Gurmat Sangeet are some of the masterpieces, due to their inherent strength to enlighten and comfort, find places m the hearts of millions of the people worldwide. Chaitanya Mahaprabhu was one of the exponents of his joyous celebration of God’s love in ecstatic song. All their recitations, ‘Bhajans and keertans’ had simple and fluent expressions having tremendous therapeutic effect both on the singer and the listner. (more…)