Ayurveda from Granny's Kitchen - Haldi (Turmeric) - 10 Ways to Use it

Haldi ( turmeric ) is a must have ingredient of kitchen. In Hindu culture Haldi is considered sacred when it comes to worship. The reason is it has numerous medicinal properties. Haldi improves your complexion, removes skin tan and improves skin tone and that being the reason for Haldi ceremony is conducted  before wedding to improve complexion of groom and bride.

Ayurveda Straight from Granny’s Kitchen - Introduction

Ayurveda has glorified “kitchen” as first dispensary. If we are aware of various foods available in our kitchen, we can easily use to treat common ailments like cough, cold, skin rashes, dandruff, hair fall, etc. also in turn help in boosting our immune system and can help in further prevention.

All the ingredients in our kitchen which we assume as only strictly be used in cooking are actually more useful than that, unfortunately many of us are unaware about the knowledge of how to use them properly. These are those things which help to cure and also not to fall ill.

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.