Women in Yoga in the West

Yoga has now become a very popular activity in the west from last few decades. Very famous Hollywood artists confess their love and passion for this art. Basically, yoga came in contact with the west during the times of Plato and Aristotle who paid ample acknowledgments to Indian values in their arts. 

* These contacts were furthered by Alexander's arrival in India in the third century B.C. The formation of Asiatic Society quite later boosted up the concept of Indian mysticism in west which also included the wonders of yoga. The Yoga was formally introduced in the west through Sanskrit to English or Hindi to English translations of Indian epics.

* Modern Yoga gained momentum in the west after late 1800's after the famous disciples of Swami Vivekananda and other great gurus traveled to west and came in contact of the people of west who also inclined towards this art. Germans were the first people to explore the beauty of the Sanskrit language and Vedic mystery. 

* Scholars like Max Mull immensely contributed in making Indian philosophy popular in west. With time several yoga masters went to west from India and brought popularity to this art in the west. Hatha Yoga then became the most popular form of Yoga in the west. 

* The Hatha Yoga has derived its meaning from 'Ha' of Sun and 'tha' of moon. It is popularly called forceful yoga because it seems to require all the physical exercises of yoga popularly known. It is said to be very balancing form of yoga aimed to balance to opposite forces in the body. 

* The entire art of Hatha yoga is based on basic features of yoga, breathing techniques, postures and energizing the subtle channels. It also aims to increase concentration and balance the energy level in the body.

Chocolate Treats Under 80 Calories

Chocolate Treats Under 80 Calories! Reading about these chocolate treats in “Health”.

* Chocolate sorbet

Have a 1/4 cup Häagen-Dazs Chocolate Low-Fat Sorbet with 1 raspberry for only 66 calories.

* Sunflower seeds

Nosh on 84 candy-coated chocolate-covered sunflower seeds for just 65 calories.

* Heart cookie

for only 65 calories, you can enjoy one of the Flour Pot Chocolate Lace Heart Cookies.

* Mango and chocolate

Have a Chocolate-drizzled mango slices for only 79 calories: 2 mango slices and 1 tablespoon Hershey’s Special Dark syrup.

* Vodka shot

Have fun drinking 1 ounce chocolate vodka with shaved chocolate curl for only 75 calories.

* Chocolatey treats

Take a few minutes to indulge in these 8 chocolate treats. They won't mess up your diet though because each of the tasty treats is under 80 calories.

Worst Drinks for Weight Loss

Worst Drink for Weight Loss, Weight Loss Worst Drinks, Worst Weight Loss Tricks: Many drinks that appear to help with weight loss are actually the complete opposite. 5 of the worst drinks for weight loss.

* Soda Drinks – Your soda drinks have loads of empty calories you can do without. Even the diet sodas do not help in weight loss as their effect is temporary.

* Energy Drinks – Energy drinks used by sportspersons are also full of calories. The nutrients that are added in them are available from other low-carb drinks.

* Fancy Coffee – Coffee with a little sugar and skimmed milk may not be so bad but those that have whipped cream, ice-cream and lots of sugar gives you more calories than a full meal.

* Beer – Regular serving of beer has around 150 calories and it is not unusual to have 2 or more servings on an outing. Those sincere about losing weight should stay away from this drink.

* Full-Cream Milk – This drink is not a healthy option for you. Remove the cream before drinking or simply choose toned milk.

Ayurvedic Medicine for Healthy Digestive System

The human digestive system is a complex series of organs and glands that processes food. In order to use the food we eat, our body has to break the food down into smaller molecules that it can process; it also has to excrete waste.

Most of the digestive organs (like the stomach and intestines) are tube-like and contain the food as it makes its way through the body. The digestive system is essentially a long, twisting tube that runs from the mouth to the anus, plus a few other organs (like the liver and pancreas) that produce or store digestive chemicals.

Many digestive complaints and symptoms appear even in apparently healthy people. They frequently go undiagnosed because these complaints are not “serious”. Symptoms such as gas, bloating, diarrhea, constipation, belching, flatulence, food sensitivities, indigestion, malabsorption, irritable bowel syndrome, and the list goes on.... are so common that they are seen as normal. Consider that a sluggish bowel can retain pounds of old toxic fecal matter. This leads to a vicious cycle of autointoxication that taxes our defense systems and eventually leads to more serious disease.

Here are few Ayurvedic tips which helps to keep our digestive system healthy.

Ingredients:

Trikatu Powder (Ginger, Black Pepper and Long Pepper) – 150 gms

White cumin seeds (Soaked in lime water and dried )– 50 gms

Balck cumin seeds (Soaked in water and fried then make it powder) – 50gms.

Ajamoda – 50 gms

Indus Valley Salt  (Soaked in starch then make it powder )– 50 gms

Asafoetida – 50 Gms

Mix all the ingredients and make it as powder. As shown in the video take ½ half spoon of powder and ½ spoon of pure ghee and have before you eat food, It would be a good ayurvedic medicine for all digestive problems.

Avoid tea, coffee which is harm full to our digestive system, Instead coffee or tea powder you can use pomegranate leaves powder, or Dried Gooseberry powder which gives energy as well as it provides a lot of health benefits.

Home remedy for Twitching sensation

Ingredients

Cloves

Cardamom

Instructions

Mix both the ingredients in jiggery and have it twice in a day.