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.

Smoking Effects

Most people know that smoking can cause lung cancer, but it can also cause many other cancers and illnesses.The effects of smoking on human health are serious and in many cases, deadly. There are approximately 4000 chemicals in cigarettes, hundreds of which are toxic. The ingredients in cigarettes affect everything from the internal functioning of organs to the efficiency of the body's immune system. The effects of cigarette smoking are destructive and widespread.

Whenever you smoke your heart speeds up, from 10 to 20 beats per minute. The blood vessels constrict, or tighten, so that blood pressure goes up 5 to 10 points. The temperature of the skin drops by 6 degrees Fahrenheit (that's because the blood is rushing to the heart, where it would be needed in a real crisis) The level of blood sugar, the body's store of energy, falls, because the blood sugar is being burned up in a stressed out reaction. The hypothalamus, which regulates hunger, gets a “speed-up” message, so the appetite falls too.

Effects of smoking

• Smoking raises blood pressure, which can cause hypertension (high blood pressure) - a risk factor for heart attacks and stroke.

• Couples who smoke are more likely to have fertility problems than couples who are non-smokers.

• Smoking worsens asthma and counteracts asthma medication by worsening the inflammation of the airways that the medicine tries to ease.

• The blood vessels in the eye are sensitive and can be easily damaged by smoke, causing a bloodshot appearance and itchiness.

• Heavy smokers are twice as likely to get macular degeneration, resulting in the gradual loss of eyesight.

• Smokers run an increased risk of cataracts.

• Smokers take 25 per cent sicker day’s year than non-smokers.

• Smoking stains your teeth and gums.

• Smoking increases your risk of periodontal disease, which causes swollen gums, bad breath and teeth to fall out.

• Smoking causes an acid taste in the mouth and contributes to the development of ulcers.

• Smoking also affects your looks: smokers have paler skin and more wrinkles. This is because smoking reduces the blood supply to the skin and lowers levels of vitamin A.

Do your very best to stay away from cigarettes as much as possible, After dinner, instead of a cigarette, treat yourself to a cup of mint tea or a peppermint candy. Have a healthy life.

Treatment of High Blood Pressure

It is important to take steps to keep your blood pressure under control.

The treatment goal is blood pressure below 140/90 and lower for people with other conditions, such as diabetes and kidney disease.

Adopting healthy lifestyle habits is an effective first step in both preventing and controlling high blood pressure.

If lifestyle changes alone are not effective in keeping your pressure controlled, it may be necessary to add blood pressure medications.

In this section you will learn about blood pressure-lowering lifestyle habits and blood pressure medications.

హై బీపీ నివారణ 

ఈమధ్యకాలంలో ఎక్కువమంది ఎదుర్కొంటున్న సమస్య హై బీపీ.

ఆహారపు అలవాట్లు, జీవన శైలి, ఒత్తిడి, మానసిక ఆందోళన, ఊబకాయం, కిడ్నీ సమస్య,

హార్మోన్లలో మార్పులు, ఉప్పు ఎక్కువగా తినడం, వంశ పారంపర్య లక్షణం లాంటి అనేక

కారణాలతో హై బీపీ వస్తుంది.

కారణం ఏదైతేనేం అధిక రక్తపోటు సమస్య మూత్రపిండాల వ్యాధి, గుండెపోటు లాంటి

ఆటుపోట్లకు దారితీస్తుంది.

బ్రెయిన్ హామరేజ్ వచ్చే ప్రమాదం కూడా ఉంది. కనుక హై బీపీని అశ్రద్ధ చేయడానికి

వీల్లేదు.

బీపీ అదుపు తప్పకుండా చూసుకోవాలి. అందుకు ఎన్నో సులువైన మార్గాలున్నాయి.

వాటిల్లో ఏ కొన్ని పాటించినా హై బీపీ నుండి బయట పడవచ్చు. అలాంటి రెమెడీలు మీ

కోసం...

* రోజూ వ్యాయామం చేయాలి. అందువల్ల రక్తప్రసరణ సవ్యంగా సాగి, హై బీపీ తగ్గుతుంది.

* పచ్చటి చెట్ల మధ్య అరగంటపాటు వాకింగ్ చేస్తే రక్తపోటు నియంత్రణలో ఉంటుంది.

ప్రాణాయామం, వజ్రాసనం, మత్స్యాసనం మొదలైన ఆసనాలు హై బీపీని తగ్గిస్తాయి.

* తినే పదార్ధాల్లో ఉప్పు బాగా తగ్గించాలి. వత్తిడిని తగ్గించుకోవాలి. అందుకోసం మెడిటేషన్

చేయాలి.

* సిగరెట్, ఆల్కహాల్ లాంటి అలవాట్లు ఉంటే తక్షణం మానేయాలి.

* ఉసిరి పొడిని తేనెతో రంగరించి తింటే హై బీపీ తగ్గుతుంది.

* పుచ్చకాయ జ్యూసు అధిక రక్తపోటును నివారిస్తుంది.

అన్నీ తేలికైన మార్గాలే. వీటిల్లో ఏ కొన్నిటిని పాటించినా హై బీపీ నుండి బయటపడవచ్చు.

ఇంత సులువైన మార్గాలను వదిలి ప్రాణాంతకమైన హై బీపీని పెంచి పోషించాల్సిన

అవసరం లేదు కదా, మీరే ఆలోచించండి.

Which Sleep Position is Healthiest?

Back Position 

Good for: Preventing neck and back pain, reducing acid reflux, minimizing wrinkles, maintaining perky breasts.

Bad for: Snoring.

Consider this: "Snoring is usually most frequent and severe when sleeping on the back," Olson says.

Perfect pillow: One puffy one. The goal is to keep your head and neck supported without propping your head up too much.

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Side position

Good for: Preventing neck and back pain, reducing acid reflux, snoring less, sleeping during pregnancy

Bad for: Your skin and your breasts.

Consider this: If you're pregnant, sleep on your left side. It's ideal for blood flow.

Perfect pillow: A thick one. "You need to fill the space above your shoulder so your head and neck are supported in a neutral position".

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Fetal position 

Good for: Snoring less, sleeping during pregnancy.

Bad for: Preventing neck and back pain, minimizing wrinkles, maintaining perky breasts.

Consider this: Just straighten out a bit -- try not to tuck your body into an extreme curl.

Perfect pillow: One plump pillow -- the same as side position, to give your head and neck support.

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Stomach position 

Good for: Easing snoring

Bad for: Avoiding neck and back pain, minimizing wrinkles, maintaining perky breasts.

Consider this: Do you snore? "Stomach-sleeping may even be good for you,". Facedown keeps your upper airways more open. So if you snore and aren't suffering from neck or back pain, it's fine to try sleeping on your belly.

Perfect pillow: Just one (and make it a thin one) or none at all.

Tips for Sound Sleep

After good sleep hygiene, the person feel refresh and energies throughout the day.

* Warm shower bath is good before going to bed as it helps to relax for good sleep. 

* Proper and regular time for meal, medications, help to adjust your body clock and ease to smooth sleeping.

* Brisk walk for 15-20 minutes preferably in the evening is good for sound sleeping.

* Yogasanas, Pranayama and Mediation should be done on regular basis.

* Try to avoid stress environment. 

* Meditation should be performed before going to bed every day as it helps to relax and lighten up your body and helps to give better sleep.

* Rigorous exercise should be avoided as it produce stimulants that disturb the sleeping mechanism in the body. 

* Brahmi Oil helps calm and clear the mind, enhancing peaceful sleep.

* Herbs like chamomile, passionflower, and skullcap to help calm the mind, soothe nerves and support sound, restful sleep.

* Reading a book, listening soothing music may induce sleeping.

* Avoid taking naps, especially after 3.00pm as it hinder in your night sleeping. 

* Caffeine, nicotine should be avoided, strictly after dinner as it may disturb the rhythm of your body and also not good for sleep hygiene.

* Keep yourself away from alcohol and cigarette. 

* Going to bed hungry or taking heavy dinner both should be discouraged.

* Give more weightage to salads and fruits in dinner. 

* Avoid sleeping pills as it may lead to develop different type of disorders in the body.

* Bats sleeps 16 hours a day because its cave is quiet, dark and a little bit cool. We may also make our bedroom quiet, cool and dark for good sleep. 

* Unless and until you are feeling sleepy, do some work so to encourage your sleeping.

* Massage of the head and foot is good for sleeping.

To have a hygienic sleep.

Iron Deficiency Anemia

Iron deficiency is the most common nutritional deficiency and the leading cause of anemia in the world. Iron deficiency at critical times of growth and development can result in premature births, low birth weight babies, delayed growth and development, delayed normal infant activity and movement.

Iron deficiency can result in poor memory or poor cognitive skills and can result in poor performance in school, work,and in military or recreational activities.

Iron Deficiency Anemia Symptoms.

1. Your fingernails break easily.

2. You may feel a lack of hunger.

3. You may be having a lot of headaches.

4. You may feel lethargic and weak

5. There might be a shortness of breath.

6. You may be feeling depressed or agitated.

7. Sometimes there are people that have a sore tongue.

8. Your skin color may be extremely pale.

Treatments 

The treatments given are usually iron supplements unless the cause is kidney disease.

Sometimes if the iron deficiency is too severe, a transfusion may be needed.

Dietary changes will probably also be given. Eating foods that provide the body with iron such as raisins, dried beans, (in other words legumes), fish, and some meats. Liver is about the best iron source.

Low Back Pain Relief Tips

Here are examples of natural or home remedies that offer low back pain relief.

* heat and cold applications such as electric pillow or an all-day heat wrap, hot showers/bath, ice packs or even a bag of frozen vegetables.

* natural analgesic creams such as those with Capsaicin.

* creams with bee venom extract.

* acupuncture and reflexology.

* massage and acupressure.

* regular exercising, even during the pain flare up, but with gentle moves that don’t put pressure on the lower back etc.