Ayurveda And Sleep (Nidra)- Part 2

Sleep is one of the essential components for being well. Proper time and proper duration of sleep is advised as it maintains normal physiology of body and mind resulting in strength and longevity. But if we don’t follow the regular pattern for sleep, it may create ill effects on body. There are many of us who follow wrong sleeping habits regularly thereafter face problems like insomnia, constipation, regular intervals of severe headaches, backache, high blood pressure in early age etc. and don’t even realize the reason behind it.

Ayurveda And Sleep (Nidra) - Part 1

“Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise”.  We all have been hearing this since our childhood. Have you ever wondered - What is the meaning of this idiom? Why we have been told this since were kids?

Our ancestors have been telling a lot many things which we almost neglect saying that they are out dated or old fashioned but all the things they taught us have pure science behind it. Why sleep is so important for being well? What & how deep impact sleep can create on our body? These and many other things Ayurveda has described in detail.

Ayurveda Dincharya For The Prevention Of Life-Style Diseases.

"Lifestyle diseases" is much talked about and growing concern in today's world. If we look at number of people affected by it then after cancer , life style diseases is at no 2 threatening our very existence and a major challenge for medical field.

Ayurveda Preventives for Summer dehydration and sunstroke.

70% of our body is consists of water. In summer high intensity of heat and dryness of weather causes water loss in large quantities through sweating. Hence in this season we  need to maintain optimum water level to maintain normal physiology of our body, otherwise due to loss of nutrients and electrolytes from persistent sweating  , body may get dehydrated and if ignored may worsen the health of individual. Water also plays an important role in regulation of body temperature. If an individual has been exposed to heat for long during work , exercising, or simply sitting in hot environment which leads to continuous perspiration, where water loss is more, body loses the ability to maintain the correct temperature and it becomes dangerously high which we call heat stroke or sun stroke. So here ayurveda gives you some simple and easy recipes of traditional drinks which help you to keep your body hydrated and which will definitely help you to beat dehydration and sunstroke this and all coming summers.

Diet & lifestyle as per Ayurveda for summer (Grishma Ritucharya)

It is said that, “Take care of your body, it is the only place where you can live”. We have seen 5 ritu’s (seasons) and their ritucharya, now its time for summer season (Grishma ritu). Summer is associated with vacations  and fun , dark complexion, longer days , ice-creams, cold drinks etc &  but also dehydration, urinary tract infections, digestive problems, headaches are common with everyone.

Everything has positive and negative sides, so with proper diet & lifestyle we still enjoy this season.
Grishma ritu (summer) starts in mid April to ends in mid June. It is the last season of northern solstice (Uttarayana) hence the intensity of heat and dryness is at its peak which causes natural loss of strength of body. In this season Vata dosha starts to accumulate in body and the digestion also becomes poor. So let’s take a brief look at what should be the diet and lifestyle in this season.

Diet & lifestyle as per Ayurveda for Spring Season (Vasanta Ritucharya)

Vasant ritu ( Spring ) is the second season of northern solstice (Uttarayana). It starts mid February ends in mid April. In uttarayana days are longer than night.

Also this season is of flowering of trees wherein trees grow new leaves and  start to bloom. Along with this sun heat increases leading to melting of snow . Similarly warm weather melts the deposited kapha dosha*(http://www.ayurbeej.in/2016/02/kapha-dosha-tridosha-sidhhanta_10.htm) which had accumulated in winter season thus leading to aggravation of kapha dosha.

Diet and lifestyle as per Ayurveda in Winter season (Hemanta & Shishir Ritucharya)

Long nights, short days, sparkling snowflakes, and fog with cold climate and people dressed in warm clothes is the exact picture we paint whenn we think about winter season. Ayurveda has described winter in to Hemanta (pre-winter) & Shishir (late-winter) ritus .