Nature Remedy using Ayurveda & Yoga @DrSitaAnandAyurveda

  India’s Life today appears to depend on the West – the developed world – for supply of everything which it needs in order to take part of what we call modern civilization. With each passing year, India makes greater and greater demands on the West, both for concrete manufactures and technical know-how. The thoughtful and serious-minded Westerner, however, will be able to see a different and truer picture of India’s contribution. The natural range of temperature of temperature moisture, availability of water, shows an atmosphere which is very suitable to all living beings. The climates elsewhere in the world do not allow the man to live without artificial heating or cooling of the residential environment. In these parts of world, clothing and residential protection required is also more. Similarly the conditions for natural growth of agricultural products are also not much favorable. In India, naturally favorable ecological factors are present. Hence it can be assumed that the b...

In various Ayurveda texts , description has been given regarding wholesome and unwholesome food items. These criteria of selection & rejection of food substances is based on certain principles. All the text has described these principles by two methods. (1) General guideline and (2) Particular qualities of each food-substance. If you see the original description, now a day’s everyday and occasional diet have changed not only India but most places of world. The general guidelines therefore are more useful for application. All food items can be tested by following methods- ·         Pentadic or primordial dominance ( Panchabhautik), ·         Taste & acceptability, ·         By examining chemical or organic means, ·         Animal examination regarding maturity of its tissues, feeding & excretory products etc. ·     ...

Do you have office A.D.D.??? ( Attention Deficit Disorder ) Mail box cluttered with last year’s spam. Juggling three phones at once. Getting frazzled looking at the number of messages that need a reply. If that’s your usual day, you may be heading for, or have already caught, that deadly workplace disease: attention deficient disorder. Things slipping out of the mind moments after you filed them in the brain had become common occurrence, difficulty in focusing , inability to complete a project, irritability, anxiety. Very short attention spans have been traditionally associated with children. Surprise…!!! It is now accepted by the medical community that childhood A.D.D. can continue well into the adulthood. The biggest prey group consists of young professional men, not equipped with multitasking skills that evolution has given women. Two of biggest tools of multitasking – the cell phone and email are also two of biggest enemies of the concentration. These first came to India just o...

                 To drop belt notch or two, just follow one of these simple, surefire steps. 1)        Make waves : - Swimming burns fewer calories than running, but as you’re suspended in water, you can go on longer. Thirty minutes front crawl everyday for six weeks will burn off an inch. 2)        Get booted : - Ninety minutes of football burns 1,500 calories. In just six weeks, you’ll be an inch nearer that call from one of the national clubs. 3)        Suck it in :-Holding pressure for 30 seconds will help flatten your stomach. Three sets of 30 a day for two months will see you one inch slimmer. 4)       Start big : - Making breakfast the biggest meal of the day can reduce overall calorie intake by 10%. Just 2 months of it will strip an inch off your waistline. 5)       Be a GI Joe: ...

Say Cheese for the Best… No matter how you slice it, cheese has benefits other than tasting delicious. Find out which tops a heart-healthy diet. Find out from 8 popular cheeses each of 30gm servings, which have lowest overall fat content. But they must still be packed with muscle-building protein. Cheese can sodium mine, so find one that has highest content of sodium. The best cheese is high in bone builders like calcium and low in calories—so you can enjoy them without guilt. 1) Parmesan: - 7gm fat + 10gm protein + 454mg sodium. 2) Cheddar: - 9gm fat + 7 gm protein. 3) Mozzarella: - 5gm fat + 7gm protein + 175mg sodium +72calories + 222mg calcium. 4) Brie: - 8gm fat + 6gm protein. 5) American: - 7gm fat + 6gm protein. 6) Cottage: - 1gm fat + 14gm protein + 459mg sodium. 7) Swiss: - 8gm fat + 8gm protein + 54mg sodium +108calories + 224mg calcium. 8) Colby: - 9gm fat + 7gm protein. So your cheesy Champion is …. MOZZARELLA ( made from fresh cow’s milk ).

The easiest change you can make…Even with a regular Indian diet, you can prevent heart problems, fight cancer and increase life expectancy. The secret Ingredient: OLIVE OIL. Olive oil is universally accepted as a miracle food. Poets have sung about it, doctors have raved about it and chefs cannot do without it. The whole world has switched to Olive oil for its daily cooking. Why not us? Because, for some reason, no one took the trouble to educate us! No one told us there are different grades of Olive Oil for different uses. No one explained to us how exactly Olive Oil’s unique properties benefit our health. So, we continue to believe in myths that convinced us Olive Oil wasn’t the right for Indian homes. Olive Oil can be used for Indian cooking, if you use right grade. We tend to pick up Extra Virgin Olive Oil from the shelves because we’ve heard it’s the best oil. Best flavor, sure, but not best for Indian cuisine! When we tried to cook Indian cuisine with Extra Virgin, we found that...

In your gut …It’s the fastest growing cancer in India. In recent years, the way we live & how we eat have been taking the rap for numerous healths hazardous, ranging from obesity to diabetes. But in the case of colon cancer, which is now making urban Indians its victims. It has been observed that the incidence of colon cancer starts to rise sharply after the age of 50. With life expectancy in India hitting 64 years, this explains why an increasing number of Indians are being diagnosed with colon cancer. Indians are becoming aware to colon cancer. Pay heed to symptoms... “Diet, smoking, alcohol, and environmental factors play a significant role in increasing colorectal cancer risk; never-theless it is difficult to quantify the risk of individual factors as there is always interaction with hereditary factors”. Unfortunately in the early stages, colon cancer gives rise to no or minimal symptoms. At times you can found symptoms as a change in bowel habits like a prolonged bout of co...

We need fat for energy & to absorb Vit. A, D, E and K & carotenoids. When eaten in moderation, fat is essential for good health- and it’s especially important for children up to age of two. Monounsaturated/Polyunsaturated Fat: - help to lower blood cholesterol if your meals are low in saturated fats. Contained in food such as Avocado, fish, nuts margarines & oils. Saturated Fat: - Raise the blood cholesterol. Contained in some foods such as potato chips, manufactured cakes, biscuits, pastries, butter & dairy products. The terms “saturated” & “unsaturated” refer to the type of molecules in the fat. Saturated molecules have all their bonds used up, so they are more rigid and stable. Unsaturated molecules have some open bonds, resulting in more reactive, liquid oil. Cholesterol: - Is fatty substance produced naturally by the body and found in blood. LDL cholesterol clogs arteries & leads to heart diseases, while HDL cholesterol helps to unclog blood vessels. Trans...