Ayurvedic Tips

Cholesterol buildup in the coronary arteries leads to the condition known as “Hridaya Roga” in Ayurveda, which literally means heart disease. Cholesterol is a fatty acid produced in the liver, and it is used by the body for numerous actions, including building cell membranes, synthesizing vitamin D, hormones, and bile acids. High level of cholesterol [...]

Saffron is a spice taken from the stigmas of the flower of Crocus Sativus, commonly known as the Saffron Crocus. The saffron filaments are actually the dried stigmas of the saffron flower, each flower has just three such stigmas, it takes about 1,50,000 flowers to get one kilogram of saffron. Saffron is one of the [...]

The Maharshi Chyavan the famous acharya of ayurveda first prepared the Chyavanaprasha Lehyam to bring back youth in an old and fragile body so it is known as”Chyavan-Prash” that means bringing back the youth in old. Chyawanprash, also spelled chyavanaprasha, chyavanaprash, chyavanaprasam and chyawanaprash, is a jam-like mixture of spices and other ingredients. Chyavanaprasha is [...]

Headache is the pain anywhere in the region of the head or neck. It can be a symptom of a number of different conditions of the head and neck. Ayurvedic thought propose that headaches are due to aggravation of the three doshas, or humors. Some of the many possible causes of headache are as below. [...]

Psoriasis is a prolonged inflammation of skin, identified as dry and scaly patches – a formation of dry skin cells that appear as scruffy and silvery sometimes reddish and rough. The causes of psoriasis are still unclear. This condition is neither infectious (Do not spread from one person to another) nor does it affect the [...]

Hemorrhoids are enlarged, swollen veins that can occur either inside called as internal hemorrhoids and outside called as external hemorrhoids, or around the anus. External hemorrhoids are often the most painful and internal hemorrhoids are not as painful as external and can range in size from a slight swelling to large. Symptoms of hemorrhoids include [...]

Dry Skin is a very common condition and it happens more often in the winter where the cold air outside and the hot air inside creates a low relative humidity. This causes the skin to lose moisture and it may crack and peel. Bathing or hand washing too frequently, especially if one is using harsh [...]

Turmeric (Curcuma Longa) is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family. The active ingredient in turmeric is curcumin. It comes from the root of the Curcuma Longa plant and has a tough brown skin and a deep orange flesh. Tumeric has been used for over 2500 years in India, where it was most [...]

Most of the people find being overweight as a problem and struggle to keep the kilos off, others find it just as challenging to put the weight on. Some of the causes for underweight problems are rise in the stress level, lack of sleep, poor nutrition, exposure to pollutants, lack of exercise, etc. Under weight [...]

Sleep is a naturally recurring state characterized by reduced or absent consciousness, relatively suspended sensory activity, and inactivity of nearly all voluntary muscles. Sleep plays a very important role in your success, because proper sleep makes you mentally strong and physically fit. But in today’s world millions of people are not able to get proper [...]