Stress and exercise

How can a man stay away from stress? Everybody in this world is entangled in the manacles of tensions. It might be personal, professional or related to relationship. Whatsoever, the bottom-line is- stress is all over and how we can prevent and overcome its deleterious impact on our life. When you start to be distracted or moody; face difficulty in concentration; and, start to dislike the things you used to love, then you have to understand these signals that the stress is ramifying fast and you need a prompt action to curb it. Otherwise, it will cross the threshold leading to various mental diseases like depression, obsessive compulsive disorders, social phobia etc. There are several methods to reduce the level of stress and getting back to the normal life; however exercise has proved to be the most effective, easiest and convenient remedy. Many researchers have recently revealed that Exercise has tremendous benefits on mental health. Aerobic exercises, including jogging, swimming,...

Yoga for Beauty

People are very much concerned with beauty. As the time passes, the natural states of skin depletes and the age spots appear in the skin. It is quite natural but every body wishes for the longevity of youthful skin.  Nevertheless, we are eager to squander  lots of money to enhance the beauty. And we end up using artificial cosmetics which may seem useful at first, but can cause serious skin damage in the future.

Yoga plays an important role for retaining the evergreen beauty of skin. it helps to maintain the equilibrium of mental and physical health, the first prerequisite of healthy skin. On the contrary, an unhealthy diet, lacking required nutrients, sedentary lifestyle, intake of junk food and aerated drinks, rising pollution levels, over exposure to sun and high stress are the main precipitating factors  for the  physical and mental health problems which directly or indirectly affect skin.

The Pranayam (breathing exercises) and Asanas (yoga postures) sensitize and tone the inner ...

Benefits of Tulsi

Tulsi, also known as holy basil or Ocimum sanctum, is a widely used herb in Nepal. The sweet scented woody herb has both religious and medicinal significance. The foremost Veda “Rigveda”  (5000 BC) first described Tulsi inkling its spiritual value.  Later, Charak Samhita (1000 BC) , a classical ayurveda manuscript explored its various medicinal properties recommending it for hundreds of disorders.  Nowadays, utilizing the time tested knowledge of civilization and recent research findings, many  ayurvedic medicines use it for treating several diseases. Following are the some proven benefits. •    Respiratory diseases
Tulsi is most effective in upper respiratory tract infection. Recent studies revealed that leaves of basil act against many respiratory tract infection causing bacteria and viruses. it  also brings down the associated increased temperature during infection.  Moreover, its mucolytic and antihistaminic actions act as blessings for cough, bronchitis and asthma pati...

Ayurvedic Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disorder of Joints that causes pain, swelling, stiffness and loss of function in affected joints. Unlike the common arthritis, it is an autoimmune disease, that is, our own immune system mistakenly attacks our healthy cells as in infections, wounds, and foreign objects. In addition to joints, it can also affect other body organs like eyes, heart, lungs etc.
In Ayurveda, RA is called as AMAVATA, where AMA means toxic particles evolved from improper digestion and assimilation. The AMA is, then, emulsified with Vata and gets spread on whole body and localized on joints, hearts, lungs and other parts of body. Our defence mechanism treats the AMA as a foreign body and forms the antibodies in order to fight.  But, when it combines with AMA, it acts as an abnormal immune complex which leads to inflammatory changes and contribute to disease process.

Risk Factors:
Gender: Developing RA is 2 to 3 times more common in women.
Heredity: People may be...

What is Spa ?

The term spa is associated with water treatment. Many people around the world believed that bathing in a particular spring, well, or river resulted in physical and spiritual purification. A spa is a place where we can receive spa treatments, most commonly massage , facials, and body treatments . Spas are devoted to enhancing health and well-being. Nowadays, many ayurvedic Spas are offering Abhyanga (Massage), Swedana (hot fomentation), Shirodhara etc. for revitalizing and balancing the life. As we know, ayurveda not only deals with the diseases and their management. The centuries old science also focuses on healthy living. Panchkarma is one of those therapies which believe our body as the machine that requires timely repair. Ayurvedic Spas, along with this revitalizing therapy use specific oils, herbs, and aromas to provide the optimal balance and nourishment for our mind-body constitution. Spa therapies are for the purpose of rest, relaxation and rejuvenation. These nourishing trea...

Zingiber officinale

Scientific Name: Zingiber officinale
Common Name : Ginger
Nepali Name: Aduwa
Sanskrit Name: Adrak   Description:
Ginger is a creeping perennial on a thick tuberous rhizome. In the first year, a green, erect, reed-like stem about 60 cm high grows from this rhizome. The plant has narrow, lanceolate to linear-lanceolate leaves 15 to 30 cm long, which die off each year. The flower scape grows directly from the root and terminates in a long, curved spike. A white or yellow flower grows from each spike.
Distribution:
It is grown in tropical and sub-tropical regions in sandy soil. Part used: Rhizome Phytochemical properties :
The dried rhizome of ginger contains approximately 1-4% volatile oils. These are the medically active constituents of ginger; they are also responsible for ginger's characteristic odor and taste. The aromatic principles include zingiberene and bisabolene, while the pungent principles are known as gingerols and shogaols.
Volatile Oil:
Components can vary greatly, depending on the count...

आयुर्वेद अस्पताल सुनसान

एकजना आठौँ तहका डाक्टर, दुईजना वैद्य, दुईजना कविराज, दुईजना पियन र एकजना लेखापालको दरबन्दी रहेको उक्त अस्पतालमा एक पियन मात्र दैनिक आउने गरेका छन् । स्थानीय बासिन्दाका अनुसार एक वर्ष पहिलेसम्म सेवाग्राहीको भीड लाग्ने गरेको थियो, तर अहिले सुनसान छ । चन्द्रनिगाहपुरको मोथियाहीमा रहेको अस्पतालको आपनै भवन मर्मत-सम्भारको अभावमा दिनप्रतिदिन जीर्ण बन्दै गएको स्थानीय बासिन्दा ...