Nature cure for paralysis

Paralysis is the loss of the capacity of voluntary movement in some parts of the body, like the hands, legs or torso making the patient to become explicitly dependent on some one else to accomplish the most routine of tasks.

The loss of voluntary movement is accompanied by numbness, or loss of sensation, in the affected part. Thus the patient does not feel any pain or changes like heat, cold, etc. in the paralyzed part of the body.

In due time, the circulation and other metabolic activities of the affected part may come to stop there by causing atrophy (degenerate) and change in the shape of the affected part. Read the rest of this article »

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Apan Vayu Mudra for heart attack

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. Read the rest of this article »

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Benefits of vegetarian food

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. Read the rest of this article »

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Heal with Yoga Nidra

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. Read the rest of this article »

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Nidra (sleep) in Ancient Indian Sciences

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. Read the rest of this article »

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Back Pain Sufferers Benefit From Alternative Treatment

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

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Health benefits of turmeric

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. Read the rest of this article »

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Plantar fasciitis natural remedies

Plantar fascisitis 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 fascisitis :

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. Read the rest of this article »

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Benefits of Mango – The king of fruits

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. Read the rest of this article »

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Dietetics, nutrition and Digestive disorders

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. Read the rest of this article »

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