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Herbal way to remove under eye dark circles Dark c...
2007-08-07 14:51:00
Herbal way to remove under eye dark circlesDark circles are a common beauty problem. Some of the basic reasons behind it are lack of sleep, hormonal imbalances, lack of proper nutrition, too much exposure to sun, due to stress or it can even happen due to heredity. This under eye dark circles gives an appearance of tiredness and illness. So, the following are some of the essential tips to get rid of the dark circles in herbal way:1. Grate potato and apply it overnight atleast three times a week.2. Make a paste of lemon juice, tomato juice, orange lentil flour and turmeric powder. Apply it on under eye dark circles and leave it for fifteen minutes and finally wash it off.3. Squeeze juice out of grated cucumber. Dab two cotton balls into the juice and keep it onto your eyes. This will help the eyes to relax and make it tired-free.4. Mix lemon juice, tomato juice and potato juice all together. Apply it on the dark circle and keep it over a night.5. Massage your under eye dark circles w...
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Homemade Remedies for Acne Acne is generally found...
2007-07-25 07:55:00
Homemade Remedies for Acne Acne is generally found among teenagers having oily skin on their face, neck and back. Here are few homemade recipes for preventing acne and reducing their marks left on the skin:1. Make a paste of orange peel powder with water. Then apply it to the effected areas.2. Make a paste of fresh fenugreek leaves and water. Apply it all over the night and then wash it off the next day morning.3. Mix equal amount of lemon juice and rose water. Apply it on the acne with a cotton ball. Leave it for half an hour and wash off well. Continue with this recipe for atleast twenty days.4. Remove all the makeup at night and wash your face with lukewarm water using Neem based soap.5. Several times in a day, rub the acne with garlic cloves. They are really helpful.6. Squeaky clean your face and dab egg white with a cotton ball on the acne. Leave it for an hour and wash off well.7. Only on acne spot apply some toothpaste at night time. Make sure that you do not apply it on your...
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Take care of your skin in Monsoon ?Rain? ? to he...
2007-07-23 06:48:00
Take care of your skin in Mons oon ?Rain ? ? to hear this word for the first time, the foremost thing which comes to our mind is cooling effects and relief from scorching heat. But it has also some negative effects on our skin, just like the way we suffer in other seasons. The foremost harmful effect is the fungal infection, which basically occurs in toes and armpits due to wet clothes and footwear. So everybody should take care of their feet. Use anti fungal soap while bathing and apply anti fungal powder after bath. It is easily available in any medical store. To get soft and smooth feet, rub petroleum jelly and wear socks (if possible, since it will help to soak up the jelly) before going to bed. To get rid of bad odor of feet, mix rose oil, lavender oil with milk and apply it onto your feet.Because of humidity, our skin gets easily attracted to pollution and dirt. So, proper cleansing, toning and moisturizing are required at a regular basis for healthy and glowing skin. Some home b...
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Spa for healthy mind, body and soul The concept ...
2007-07-20 08:51:00
Spa for healthy mind, body and soul The concept of spa came from the time of Roman Empire in 14th century, when the exhausted military men returned from the battle field and are trying to find out a way to have a speedy recovery of the wounds and ailment. So, they started hunting for hot wells and put up it as bathing places to heal their aching bodies. They called these places as ?aquae? and named the treatment as ?Sanus Per Aquam?, that is SPA. This means healing through or by using water.Now-a-days, spa treatments are gaining popularity, since it is used as a refreshment treatment as well as has a manifold wellbeing benefits. The atmosphere for a spa massage should be like a ?castle in the sky?, which will help to relax mind, body and soul completely in a quiet ambiance.There are different types of spa treatments. Medicinal spa, health spa, destination spa, beauty spa, resort spa and day spa are some of them. Each and everyday, new healing processes are added to the list for a sp...
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Vegetables for Healthy skin For glowing skin and h...
2007-07-14 12:11:00
Vegetables for Heal thy skin For glowing skin and healthy body, vegetables are always recommended. But many of us are quite unaware of the fact that vegetables can be applied directly to our skin as face masks and skin care treatment.The following tips are used to make the skin lustrous using vegetables:1. Take gauze and fill it with grated potato. Compress it around the eyes to remove dark circles. You can even use sliced cucumber onto your eyes for making the eyes relaxed and giving it a cooling effect.2. For smooth skin, grate a carrot and mix it well with one teaspoon of honey. Now apply the mask all over the face. Leave it for 15 minutes and wash it off. Feel the difference.3. Mix a spoon of fresh cream with a cup of pureed spinach. Apply all over the face and leave it for about half an hour. It gives a glowing effect to the skin.4. Mix grated fresh radish, one spoon of vinegar, one spoon of lemon juice and one spoon of honey with distilled water and store it in a bottle. Wash t...
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Facial at home We invest quite a large amount of ...
2007-07-06 11:38:00
Facial at home We invest quite a large amount of money on facial at beauty parlour. But many of us are unaware of the fact that facial can be done even at home. The steps for home facial are as follows:Step 1: Soak a soft towel into herbal tea liquor and press it onto the face, neck and shoulder. This should be done quite a number of times to open the facial pores.Step 2: Apply cleanser onto the face in circular motion with a piece of wet cotton and then clean the face with a soft towel, soaked in lukewarm water.Step 3: Apply toner all over the damp face, neck and shoulder with another piece of cotton. Avoid using toner around the eyes.Step 4: Now massage and apply mask according to your skin type (whether oily, normal or dry).Step 5: Finally apply moisturizer. It is always recommended to apply moisturizer on damp skin for maintaining humidity.For oily skin, the best facial packs are as follows:1. Brandy facial, which contains two crushed strawberries, two teaspoon of brandy, two te...
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Tips for beautiful nails As we take care of our ha...
2007-06-23 11:22:00
Tips for beautiful nailsAs we take care of our hair and our skin, nail should also be taken care of; as it is also a very important part of our body. It helps us to protect fleshy fingertips from getting hurt and even provide us aid to manipulate small objects. Since our nails protect us, so we should take proper care of it. Manicuring is the process of caring our nails and our hands. It isn?t a tough job to do manicure at home. Just follow the below steps to have a French manicure, which makes the nails healthy and shiny:1. At first, remove your nail polish with a nail polish remover dipped in a piece of cotton.2. Take tepid water in a small tub and add one teaspoon of hydrogen peroxide and shampoo to it.3. Soak your hand in the water atleast for ten minutes.4. Then clean your nails with a soft bristle brush and remove the dead skin with a cuticle cutter.5. Finally pat dry the hands and apply hand cream/ lotion. Massage your hands for around five minutes.Some of the very important ...
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Massage with Ayurvedic massage oil The exact meani...
2007-06-19 15:12:00
Massage with Ayurvedic massage oilThe exact meaning of ?Massage? is to treatment the soft tissues of the body by the different techniques of hands. Massage has been used as medication since ancient time in India, china, Greece, Egypt, Rome etc. According to ayurveda massage has lots of benefit for making body fit and also for curing different diseases. Some of them are as follows-1) It helps to remove fatigue.2) Soothes the nerves.3) Makes skin smooth and also stronger the surface of the skin.4) Boosts up endurance.5) Stimulate to well sleep.6) Build up the total body system. It strengthens the immune system and enhances energy and vitality.7) Removes ageing etc.Massage also helps to cure different ailments like Insomnia, anxiety, indigestion, stress, infertility, sciatica, hormonal imbalance, skin disorders, lethargy etc.There are many different forms of massage therapies each of them having several benefits. It can be performed in standing position, sitting position or laying upon...
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Medicinal Herb Vasaka Vasaka (Adhatoda vasica) a h...
2007-06-19 06:49:00
Medicinal Herb Vasa kaVasaka (Adhatoda vasica) a household remedy of numerous ailments. In early Indian ayurvedic medicine it was usually known as vasa. Though it generally found in waste but it is as much valuable as other medicinal herbs. In India it has been treated as grandmother?s medicine. Not only its leaves are used to aid but the flowers, stem and roots also very useful in curing cough, cold, asthma, bronchitis. The fluid extract from leaves is very helpful to treat diarrhea and dysentery.The root, bark and flower of vasaka can help to eliminate intestinal parasite. In this case intake one teaspoon of juice of fresh leaves thrice for three days or the decoction of its root and bark twice up to three days. Bruised some petal of vasaka flower in a pot, add some sugar. Keep this solution regularly in sun and should be stirred well everyday twice. It is very useful to aid tuberculosis and you can use this substance for a month. For cough, boiled the leaves in water and mixed hon...
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Stay away of smoking - Lead a healthy life Care f...
2007-06-14 12:12:00
Stay away of smoking - Lead a healthy life Care for skin, hair and fitness? The first step towards it is STOP SMOKING. It has been found that smokers start their habit of smoking from adolescence period. They smoke because their friends smoke, they want themselves to look older, they think that it?s an adult activity and they are unaware of the harmful effects of smoking. Statistics shows that smoking kills a person eight years earlier and it?s the root cause of almost each and every lung diseases, including lungs cancer. It is said that 87% can die due to lungs cancer which cause from smoking tobacco. Tobacco contains nicotine, which is highly addictive. So, once you get a habit of smoking, then it becomes a tough job to quit.Smoking , not only leads to yellow teeth and wrinkles, but it also makes the bones loose its density, which cause older people to bent over and bones can be easily broken. For women smokers, they can have a great chance of pregnancy problem. Other than its huge...
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Yogurt for skin, hair and healthcare The numerous ...
2007-06-14 11:45:00
Yogurt for skin, hair and healthcareThe numerous ways of using yogurt for glowing and attractive skin/hair/health are as follows:1. For oily skin, you should daily exfoliate your skin to get rid of blackheads and whiteheads. So, blend rice powder and curd into thick consistency. Then gentle rub on the skin with little circular movement and leave it for sometimes and finally wash off your skin. Avoid using this scrubber on the pimple; or else you can use it all over the face.2. For lustrous thick and shiny hair, mix one teaspoon of lemon juice, one teaspoon of coffee, two eggs, two teaspoon of coconut oil and enough curd to henna powder. Make a paste out of it and apply thoroughly on the hair. Keep it for an hour or two and then wash your hair with normal water. 3. For reducing weight, include unsweetened curd along with fresh fruits and salads in your regular diet. 4. Yogurt softens and soothes the skin, because of the presence of lactic acid. So, mix one cup of unsweetened yogurt w...
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Five type of Facials There are different types of ...
2007-06-07 12:36:00
Five type of Facial sThere are different types of facial for dissimilar kind of skins, which can be easy done at home. Those are as follows:1. Acne Facial: It is mostly recommended for oily skin, as because oily skins are generally acne prone. At first, clean the face with a lemon juice (add a bit of rose water to it). Then apply astringent on the dry face. Mix one tablespoon of sugar/salt to olive oil and then scrub the mix onto the face until the sugar/salt is finally dissolved. Wash the face well with tepid water and then apply a mix of one cup of yoghurt with the juice of a half lemon. Keep the blend for atleast half an hour and then wash off your face.2. Anti-aging Facial: For ten minutes, apply a blend of one teaspoon of honey, egg white and two tablespoon of flour. Then wash off your face well with lukewarm water. You can even add honey and lemon juice to the water, since it gives a moisturizing effect.3. Floral Facial: It is useful for every type of skin. Mix two tablespoon o...
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Vitamin E for skin Vitamins are highly essential f...
2007-05-31 07:21:00
Vitamin E for skinVitamins are highly essential for our skin. It saves our skin from becoming lifeless, blotchy, oily or dry. So, healthy skin requires variety of vitamins, like vitamin A, E, C and D.Basically, Vitamin E consists of alpha, beta, gamma and delta components, which is combined to be known as mixed tocopherols. Research had shown that Vitamin E had a wide variety of skin benefits. It aids in lessening the effects of psoriasis, reduces the appearance of the stretch marks and the marks of scars due to wounds and might also decrease the risk of skin cancer.Vitamin E is said to be antioxidant, which even helps to prevent skin damages from free radicals, protects the body against negative environmental stresses, like pollutants, bacteria, aging and sun?s UV rays. It even makes the skin smooth and soft and thus protects the skin from skin cracking and early age winkles. Vitamin E is generally found in green leafy vegetables, wheat germ oil, egg yolks and nuts.
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Neem Shampoo for healthy and shiny hair Neem has ...
2007-05-30 08:57:00
Neem Sham poo for healthy and shiny hair Neem has been used for thousand of years possessing miraculous benefits in almost every ailment. Each and every part of the neem tree is used either for medicinal purposes or for skin or hair treatment. With proper application of neem leaves one can get healthy and beautiful hair. Neem is broadly used in hair falls, premature graying of hairs, to eliminate dandruffs and even for lice. Some of the homemade recipes of making hair soft and lustrous with neem are as follows:1. Mix few drops of neem based hair oil with coconut or sesame oil and warm it. Apply the warm oil on to the scalp; and then wrap the hair well with a towel and leave it before you go for a mild herbal neem based shampoo. Ayucare Neem shampoo is an herbal, neem based shampoo which contains neem leaf extract and bergamot oil (bergamot oil helps to revitalize the damaged hair and it even aids to moisturize the peeling-off scalp).2. To treat lice, apply neem oil to the hair and to...
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Toner for your skin We are quite aware about this ...
2007-05-26 12:13:00
Toner for your skinWe are quite aware about this term ?toner?, but many of us don?t know the actual reason behind using toner. Well, basically, toner is a cosmetic product which is used for cleansing the skin and it even helps to shrink the facial pores. It completely eradicates the dead cells and the alkali residue, which will immensely help the skin to breathe properly. Finally, it makes the skin feel fresh, smooth and clean. Toner can be applied to the skin in different ways; like, either by putting some toner on a damp cotton wool and dab it onto the face; or soak a piece of gauze into the toner and cover your face with it for few minutes. Then pat dry your face with a tissue paper.You can even use home made toner rather than buying it. Blend half cup of dried rose petals with three cups of hazels (which is an excellent cleanser) and five twig of fresh rosemary (which works as a superb astringent). Thus your toner is ready to use. It can be applied to any type of skin including ...
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Foster your beauty with milkMilk is a wonderful no...
2007-05-26 12:10:00
Foster your beauty with milkMilk is a wonderful nourishing drink which consists of numerous nutritional benefits; since it is the primary source of calcium, magnesium and phosphorus, which strengthen the muscles and heart and even calms the nerves. Milk?s characteristic is so diverse that, it is even used for skin care and hair care on daily basis.Some of the simple solutions with milk for making skin beautiful and well nourished are as follows:{i} In a water tub, add two tablespoons of milk powder followed by two drops of lavender oil and a tablespoon of honey in warm bathing water. Then soak yourself as long as you want and finally shower. This will make your skin super smooth and super soft.{ii} Apply a paste of two tablespoon of ground almond with cold milk onto face, neck and hands. Leave it for twenty minutes and wash your face with lukewarm water. It will leave the skin smooth and soft.{iii} Instead of using cleanser, mix cucumber juice with milk and apply it on to the face t...
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The Multipurpose use of Neem The wide range of me...
2007-05-25 11:35:00
The Multipurpose use of Neem The wide range of medicinal properties of neem has been known to the people of India since time immemorial. Each and every part of neem tree serves a certain purpose. Like, with the neem bark and sap, Ayucare Neem Toothpaste is made for maintaining healthy and bright teeth. Other parts of neem tree which are used for various purposes, are neem leaves, stems, fruits and flowers. Neem leaves are used in hot water bath to make the skin free from germs and any other kind of skin allergies. It even reduces perspiration and body odor. The best way to get rid of lice and dandruffs is to massage the hair with neem oil on the scalp over a night and then wash off the hair with neem water at the morning with the use of Ayucare Neem Shampoo, which even helps to moisturize the blistering scalp.Neem oil is highly effective for treating diseases like ringworms, eczema, scabies, skin fungal infection and even ulcer. The barks and the leaves of neem is said to be having ...
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Tulsi - The Queen of HerbsTulsi, also known as the...
2007-05-25 10:08:00
Tulsi - The Queen of Herb sTulsi, also known as the holy basil in English, belong to labiateae family. It is one of the most sacred herbs in India. Tulsi is believed be a Goddess, having great spiritual and healing power. It is having an aroma, as because of the presence of scented oil.The whole plant of tulsi is highly useful; like its leaves, its seed and even its stem. Tulsi is recommended in ayurvedic medicine, as because it helps to enhance immunity, metabolic functions as well as helps in managing respiratory problems. From the early days, for a variety of purpose, tulsi are quite helpful; which includes disorders of mouth, throat, lungs, heart, blood, liver, kidney, and even the digestive system, metabolic systems, reproductive systems and nervous systems. Still now, tulsi are commonly used to treat cough and cold, fever and even helps to cure various skin disorders.In today?s perspective, the use of tulsi had become much more scientific. There are considerable proof that tuls...
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Alzheimer: a mental disorder A progressive dest...
2007-05-18 13:03:00
Alzheimer: a mental disorder A progressive destroy in mental function of an individual leads to ALZHEIMER. It is basically a condition where a person?s memory is unable to remember the places, the things or people with whom they are mostly familiar with. Mild forgetfulness is the initial stages of Alzheimer; but it may lead to tremendous declination of the mental condition of a person. Thus, an individual experiences a change in their personality. As the disease progress, the patient may not have control in their bowels; may hallucinate or accuse their family members of stealing; may keep on repeating the same things or may not recognize themselves and they are even unable to make judgment. Beside solving puzzles, which is a wonderful way of doing mental exercise; regular physical exercise, regular social interaction, keeping a control on high blood pressure and cholesterol level and reducing the smoking habits can reduces the risk of Alzheimer?s disease; although the exact conditio...
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Care for your beautiful eyes Here I am once again ...
2007-03-09 12:15:00
Care for your beautiful eyes Here I am once again to give my viewers some interesting tips about those beautiful pairs of eyes which are God gifted. Yes, I think God had gifted us with five very precious common senses and eyes are once of them. So, proper care should be taken to keep it beautiful.1. for removing dark circles: Under eye dark circles are caused due to lack of sleep, for some vitamin/mineral deficiency, due to aging or for fatigue. So, regarding this problems, the homemade recipes which we can use are:a. Grate a raw potato and wrap it in cheesecloth. Put it onto the eyelids for about fifteen to twenty minutes and then rinse it well with warm water.b. Make a mixture of one teaspoon of lemon juice and one teaspoon of tomato juice. Apply it on the black circles around the eyes two times a day. It lightens the circle.c. Apply crush mint around the eyes to lighten the dark under eye circles.2. for better vision of eyes: Some of the points which we should keep in mind to avo...
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Usefulness of Ginger Ginger is a tropical plant wh...
2007-03-07 06:13:00
Usefulness of Ginger Ginger is a tropical plant which is mostly flourished in southern Asia, Jamaica and Nigeria. It is commonly used in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine for over two thousand years to treat number of health related problems, like stomach disorder, vomiting, diarrhea, motion sickness and rheumatism. Ginger is anti oxidant in nature.In Chinese medicine, half of the prescription contains ginger in some or the other form. Basically, there are two forms of ginger; viz. fresh and dried. Fresh ginger are used to get relief from cold, vomiting and it weeps away toxic waste from our body. Whereas, dried ones are useful in stomach pain, rheumatism and cough. Ginger even decreases the risk of heart diseases by lowering the level of cholesterol. It is also beneficial to cure bowel infections. Ginger gives ease to soar throats, headaches, fevers and aches during flu. Other than herbal remedies ginger is also used as a common cooking spice and is found in a variety of foods and drin...
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Garlic Garlic came from the old English word ?garl...
2007-03-05 09:50:00
GarlicGarlic came from the old English word ?garleac?, which means ?spear leek?. It?s been used as a staple food for long in Mediterranean region. Egyptians worship garlic and since it is highly prized, so they are even used as currency.Garlic is used both as for taste as well as for medicine in various cultures for thousands of years. Most of the Indians cannot think of preparing food without garlic. But, garlic almost looses the medicinal value once it has been cooked well with spices. Garlic belongs to onion family. It is mostly cultivated in cool winter climates. Eating garlic daily with proper dose, as per doctors? prescription, helps to prevent cancer and cardio-vascular diseases specially. The other medicinal values of garlic are as follows:1). It has anti-viral and anti-fungal properties.2). It helps to regulate blood pressure as well as blood sugar.3). It helps in minimizing the cholesterol level.4). It has anti-oxidant properties.5). It prevents blood from clotting and thu...
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Tea, the magical herbTea works miraculously as an ...
2007-02-24 10:09:00
Tea, the magical herbTea works miraculously as an energy booster for us. It makes our morning lovely and refreshing. This beverage was first originated in China around 5,000 years ago, by an emperor Shen Nung, who was also a creative scientist. He used to have a good habit of drinking boiled water for hygienic precaution. One day, few dried leaves from a nearly bush fell into his boiled water from a tree branch and made his drink brown in colour. As he was creative, so he became interested in the new liquid and drank some. He felt refreshing and even delighted about its aroma and flavour. Thus, tea was created. At first it became popular in China and then its neighboring country Japan and gradually spread to other countries. In 793 AD, the drinking of tea became so popular that a tax was imposed on it. Teas are grown in tropical and sub-tropical areas. The processes through which tea are made includes fermentation, heating, drying and addition of other herbs, flowers, spices and fru...
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Brahmi herb Another name of brahmi is ?the memory ...
2007-02-23 11:37:00
Brahmi herbAnother name of brahmi is ?the memory enhancer? or ?the thinking person?s herb?. It is said to be the best brain tonic among other ayurvedic herbs, which are primarily used as nerve tonic to treat insomnia and nervous tension. It eliminates venoms and blockages within nervous system. Other than improving memory, it even helps in the improvement of concentration. If few fresh leaves are eaten daily, then it helps in rejuvenation of mind. It even helps to concentrate while mediation. This brahmi herb works wonderful to calm heart and helps against heart attack. It is even used for all sorts of skin problems like eczema, psoriasis. The other uses of this multipurpose herb are as follows:It motivates the growth of skin, hair and nails.It is good for student as it improves the IQ level and general ability.It has the ability to possess anticancer activities.It is effective against the diseases of arthritis, asthma, constipation and rheumatism.It even helps in preventing hair lo...
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PanchakarmaThe Sanskrit term Panchakarma means the...
2007-02-22 10:39:00
PanchakarmaThe Sanskrit term Panchakarma means the five actions take to cleanse the toxic materials form the body. It rejuvenates our body, mind and soul. It is very effective for overall health and wellness. The other benefits are.... panchakarma reduces toxins from the body and mind; strengthens the resisting power; improves energy level, self reliance, vitality and also enhances mental strength. Five steps:It consists of Vamana (Emesis), Virechana (Purgation), Vasti(Enema), Nasya(Nasal Application of Herbal Medicines) and Raktomoksha (Blood-letting).Vamana (Emesis) is a process of therapeutic vomiting. A drink sould be taken which is a mixture of licorice, honey or calamus root tea, cardamom and salt is given to the patient. It helps to eliminate the toxic or waste materials from the stomach. Virechana (Purgation) is the process of removing the waste substances from the intestine. It also cleans sweat glands, kidneys, colon, liver, stomch and spleen. It cures pitta which controls...
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Pamper your skin in this summer: Winter so out an...
2007-02-09 12:38:00
Pamper your skin in this summer:Winter so out and summer is knocking on our door. It is always a pleasure to have a sun bath in a beautiful, mesmerizing beach. But just like winter, we should pay enough attention to our skin to keep it gorgeous. So, I thought to pen down some of the essential points, which were told by my grandma, to keep my skin fresh and healthy even in summer times. They are as follows:1. Make a puree of cucumber and mix it well with some yoghurt, honey, oatmeal and lemon juice (for oily skin) or rose water (for dry skin). Apply evenly on to the face and let it stay for 20 minutes. Rinse off well with lukewarm water after the aforesaid time. If your skin is allergic to cucumber, make use of apricot or papaya instead of making a puree of cucumber.2. Exfoliate your skin with lemon. Rub your skin with a half lemon and a pinch of sugar granules to remove dead cells and to lighten the skin tan.3. For reducing skin blemishes, apply raw sliced potato on your skin.4. Mak...
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Importan...
2007-01-26 07:42:02
Importance of Fruits for our skin:For getting vigorous and attractive skin fruits are one of the most important items. They not only make our skin beautiful but also make it strong from inside. You won?t make your skin beautiful without making your body healthy. So from that point of view fruits should be utilized in two forms- Externally and Internally. Externally means several fruits pack can be used for skin. Internally means you need to have some good fruits on a daily basis to make your skin and body strong and healthy.Fruits contain acids, which are great for skin as because they untie the stickiness between the dead skin cells and the new cells. Thus results in a smooth and soft skin. According to our skin type, we should choose the fruit masks, which are as follows:1. For normal skin: take one peach. Cook until it become soft. Then mash it with the backside of a fork and add a teaspoon of honey to it. Mix it well and finally add oatmeal until it becomes thick. Apply it on to...
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Winter skin care:Our skin becomes dry and irritate...
2007-01-26 07:42:02
Winter skin care:Our skin becomes dry and irritated during the winter season which lacks with moisturizer. In winter we need to increase the moisture level of our skin to get a smooth and beautiful looking healthy skin. Here are some skin care tips that we need to follow mainly for that particular season-1. Before bathing, do warm oil massage. It keeps your skin smooth and gentle.2. Do not bath in very hot water; rather make your bathing water lukewarm.3. Make use of chemical free soap for cleansing purpose. It protects the skin from loosing of natural moisture.4. Try to exfoliate you skin atleast twice a week. 5. Drink plenty of water and orange juice and eat lot of green vegetables and fruits.A simple recipe for letting your skin to be wonderful even in winter season is as follows:Mix 1 teaspoon of brewer?s yeast with 2 teaspoons or more of distilled water. Make a smooth paste out of it and apply it on to the face. After 1 to 2 minutes, wash it with tepid water. And for lip protec...
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Ayurveda and Allopathy:Ayurveda means ?the science...
2007-01-26 07:42:02
Ayurveda and Allo pathy:Ayurveda means ?the science of life?. Ayurveda or ayurvedic medicine is a system of cure that was originated thousands of years ago in India. Ayurvedic remedies supplies both healing and precautionary measures towards most favorable physical, mental and spiritual well being. The philosophy which is basically related to ayurveda is preventing unnecessary suffering and living a long, healthy life. Thus ayurveda solution which is made up of herbs is based on direct sense perception, logical inference and hearing from authoritative sources, that is saints or realized souls.On the other hand, Allopathy which is also known as ?conventional medicine? is developed in the West. It is also called as the Modern System of Medicine. In this system the diseases are treated with drugs which are having opposite effects to the existing symptoms. It was originated from ancient Egyptian and Mesopotamian medicine. Allopathy is based on major three steps: hypothesis, experimentat...
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Vetiver- its different uses: Vetiver (Vetiveria z...
2007-01-26 07:42:02
Vetiver- its different uses:Vetiver (Vetiveria zizanoides) is a wild grass with long thin leaves, originated in India. Generally it can be found in Thailand, Indonesia, Japan, java and Haiti. It prevents soil erosion. In India Vetiver oil is well known as Khus or Khas.Vetiver is well known for its excellent healing property. According to ayurveda the root and oil are used for curing muscular aches, arthritis, heat attack and fever. It has many uses in modern aromatherapy. Vetiver essential oil has deep, sweet, woody, smoky odors and used in making perfumes, soaps etc. It can strengthen the red blood cells and promote oxygen. It is also very useful for many skin ailments. It prevents acne and used for healing cuts. Vetiver is considered to be an effective element on sensitive and older skin.
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