So, ladies and gents, are you willing to take extra step to get a long and shiny hair? Then do not hesitate to try some easy Ayurveda hair treatments that you can do at home easily. First, we will look at some of the causes of losing our natural hair. It is well known that we can lose our hair mainly by tangled with dandruff. Besides that, malnutrition can also play a huge part in having an unhealthy hair. Especially protein deficit diets, the disease called alopecia areata, certain medication and cancer treatments such as, chemotherapy can directly affect your hair. Therefore, it is important to know the reasons of losing own hair. Then only you can look for the right treatment.

Here is the step wise Ayurvedic Treatment plan for getting a long shiny healthy hair:

Day one
1. Apply tripala oil and massage your scalp for 10-15 minutes

Tripala oil is available as a over the counter product. You can buy Tripala oil online at Amazon using following web links.

Himalayan Institute Triphala Oil

2. Take a bath using an anti-dandruff shampoo [anti dandruff Ayurveda medication will be discussed in a separate article]

Day two

Prepare a natural hair treatment paste as described below.

1 teaspoon of coffee powder
2 teaspoons of egg white
1 teaspoon of coconut oil
1 teaspoon of olive oil

Take above given ingredients in the right amount and mix them together making  a paste. Mix them together, apply this all over your hair. After 30 minutes,  you can rinse the hair thoroughly.

Day three
1. Apply Neelyadi oil and massage for 10-15minutes. You can buy Neelyadi oil online from the following link.Ayurveda Hair Oil (Neelayadi Thailaya)

2. Wash your hair with lemon leaves boiled water
Repeat these steps in a week for 4-6 months, as the duration of hair growth can defer from person to person

Few Important Tips for Healthy Hair

• A good diet with proteins and vitamins will fasten the above process. Add fresh fruits and vegetables and especially green leaves to your diet.
• Avoid direct sun light as it will make your hair dry and lead you to a dandruff filled scalp.
• Internal Ayurveda drugs pacify the reasons which fight against in the effort of getting long hair, and it fastens the relevant process without giving any other side effect.
• Long hair can be inherited. As a result, we find few women (or men) in one family with long hair. But good nutritional diet plays a crucial part in having shiny and healthy hair.
• Also, maintaining and practicing proper ways of brushing the hair is another important factor of keeping your hair free from messy tangles. You can apply prescribed medications to prevent any hair disease conditions you have.

I hope this advice will help you to have a long and healthy shiny hair that glows.  Please also read my other articles explaining simple natural home treatment for common health problems and healthy life.   Read all our Aurveda articles here.

Ayurvedic medicine describes how the disease is originated and how it prevails in a different manner. It says that mankind being hostile to the nature following wrong food patterns and habits directly affect the body and originates diabetes. We have being addicted to a junk food trend refusing homemade nutritious meals which make us get more and more unwanted lipids and sugar substances to our body thanks to the massive media cooperation towards it. And another significant fact is that people are more interested in idle jobs rather which require less physical work. Both dietary habits and less exercise lead to obesity and diabetes is one of the complications of obesity.

There are two types of Diabetes. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus present at younger age. Type 1 diabetes is also called Insulin dependent diabetes meliitus as they need external insulin to lower down the blood sugar level. Type 2 diabetes mellitus also known as non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus commonly occur in adult.

Many plants and seeds has been researched and presented successful results on diabetes. Among them kebella, uluhal,  gansuriya, val koththamalli, cinnamon, ginger,veralu leaves.madan, hathavariya, kela, beli, kothala himbutu, karawila, kowakka, alu kesel, kohila, hal are some of the outstanding herbs which are being developing as drugs. Ayurvedic physicians use valuable decoctions to control diabetes, and for those who feel difficult to consume decoctions are provided with powders and tablets with the correct dose. Famous ayurvedic drug companies such as Himalaya and Baraka have come up with anti-diabetes tablets using ayurvedic knowledge and technology. Himalaya produces a drug named DIABECOM while Baraka produces a tablet called Diabsol which includes black seed oil.

While treating diabetes complications like diabetic foot has to be treated with extra care. Borella ayurvedic teaching hospital as well as Nawinna ayurvedic hospital conduct diabetic clinics in the out door patients department. Doctors in these clinics are dedicated to provide medicine as well as to give a diet charts with proper advise for free. Ayurvedic private hospitals such as siddhalepa in Mount Lavinia also provide services to patients with Diabetes.

Find more on and buy Ayurveda Diabetic Care Products from following links:
1. Himalaya Diabecom – Glucocare Tablets

2. Black Seed Oil Softgels

3. Bitter Gourd Capsules – Kerala Himalaya

4. Cinnamon Extracts – Control Blood Sugar

5. Sugar Crush All Natural Diabetes Herbal Dietary Supplements

Common Menstrual Disorders :

There are three main categories of complaints in patients with menstrual disorders. In medical terms they are called as, Oligomenorrhea,  Menorrhagia and Dysmenorrhea. Oligomenorrhea refers to infrequent and light menstrual bleeding and Menorrhagia is excessive and prolonged bleeding. Patients with severe lower abdominal pain during the menstruation falls into the condition called, Dysmenorrhea.

Normally menstrual bleeding lasts 3-5 days and the amount of blood is roughly around 10 pads per cycle, or otherwise 25 ml to 80 ml loss of blood. Not only the amount, duration, frequency and other characteristics of menstrual bleeding such as, colour, appearance, odour, and presence of pieces of tissues are also important to know when assessing the patient. The physician will also try to find out the important general symptoms that could be associated with disorder of menstruation.

Common causes of these menstrual problems:

Mainly the causes falls in to three categories. One category is structural diseases of the reproductive tract. For instance, Fibroids in the uterus ( a type of tumor in the womb), cancers of uterus, cervix and ovaries are few common and important complication in this group. The second category, Functional diseases occur due to hormonal imbalances affecting the regular and normal menstruation. Most of the time we call them as, dysfunctional bleeding. The third category is, General medical conditions, which include thyroid diseases and bleeding disorders.

Advice for women with painful menstrual bleeding (Dysmenorrhoea)

Painful menstrual bleeding can affect woman’s life style and it is also one of the most common menstrual disorders. Dysmenorrhoea has an estimated prevalence of 45-95% in  women. The excessive pain during the periods can cause profound impact on one’s daily activities and may result in missing school or work. However, early puberty, nulliparity [no children], positive family history, depression, anxiety, smoking either passive smoking can be some of the risk factors that initiate pain in the pelvic region of the body. The most accepted theory is that this pain is caused by a substance called, Prostaglandins, synthesized by the uterine tissues.  Other than the pain in the pelvic region, leg pain, backache, diarrhoea, headache may also can occur.

Many of the menstrual disorders can be controlled with reliable and safe natural therapy. A mild Dysmenorrhoea can be relived at home by resting, taking warm water bath, massaging lower abdomen, increasing intake of water, avoiding spicy and oily food, and reducing intake of meat. It is also advisable to add fresh fruits and vegetables to daily diet. Boiled Coriander water is also a good remedy for Dysmenorrhoea. You can start having half a glass of coriander water even before the start of period for better results as it has a very good menstrual pain relieving effect.

Advice for women with scanty or infrequent menstruation:

If this is the first time delayed periods, then it is important to exclude a pregnancy before any treatment. If there are other changes in the body and this is happening after established regular period, then it is advisable to get a medical check up. Following treatments will be useful for those women those who are having oligomenorrhoea without significant underlying disease. In Ayurveda, treatment for scantly bleeding aims at correcting the volume of blood in the body. Shathaveri Kanji is a recommended and effective treatment of enhancing production of blood in the body.

Preparation of  Shathaveri kanji:
Take “Shathaveri” (In Sinhalese it is called Hathawariya) leaves and blend them to extract the juice.
Cook rice separately with adequate water.
Add the extracted “Shathaveri” juice to the rice with  garlic, red onion, pepper and correct amount of coconut milk. Cook it further for 5-10minutes. You can add salts to taste. Daily intake of “Shathaveriya Kanji” will help to raise your blood volume.

Other measurements to increase blood volume in the body:
Boil “Sathakuppa” in water and drink half a glass of  boiled “Sathakuppa” twice a day. Also, add garlic and curd to your regular meals.

Advice for women with excessive menstruation:

It is always important to consult a doctor to exclude serious conditions associated with heavy menstruation. This may need a physical examination and few radiological and blood tests. If there are any underlying problems, then those should be treated accordingly. Despite the medical treatment, it is important to have a diet rich in nutrients such as, milk, fish, honey, kohila (Lasia spinosa) and lotus roots (Nelum dandu). These food are recommended for ladies with heavy periods.

I have tried to summarize causes and home remedies of menstrual disorders in this article. If  you have any concerns, questions or need further clarifications,  do not hesitate to leave as a comment. I will be glad to help with the answers with best of my knowledge!

Stretch marks are also called Striae in medical terms. These are form of scaring in the skin with an off-colour hue.  While striae commonly occur with rapid weight gain, certain medical condition can also give rise to striae. Cushing disease is an endocrine disorder where there is excessive production of cortisone hormone in the body. It is associated with central obesity and purple colour striae is a characteristic feature of the disease. Also rare connective tissue disorders like Ehlers-danlos syndrome can also cause excessive stretch marks.

Due to increase in childhood obesity, we now see more and more kids with this skin condition. Also the rapid growth around puberty can lead to stretch marks. Females and teenagers are the most concerned about striae due to cosmetic reasons.

Usually stretch marks do not have any other associated symptoms. But these stretch marks can be irritating and itchy when they occur during pregnancy.

Prevention of stretch marks is very important as they tend to give permanent scarring of the skin. Some skins types are prone to get stretch marks while some do not develop them at all. As always basic healthy life style practices like balance diet, enough water and regular exercise will enhance the skin elasticity. Vitamin E and C are important elements for a health skin. Include foods like carrots, green leaves, papaya, citrus fruits, tomatoes, almonds in to your daily diet as they are rich in vitamin E and C.  Six to eight glasses of water everyday will also hydrate your body and it is one of the secret for glowing skin.

There are remedies for stretch marks given in Ayurveda books. It should also be noted that once they occur it is hard to treat, and takes some time to show response to treatment.

Here is a home remedy that you can try. Should, you combine this treatment plan with healthy diet, regular exercise and adquate water intake; You would see effective results within six months time.

Step 1: Take a warm shower

Refresh your body with a warm shower. This will also help to shed the dead skin cells.

Step 2: Olive oil massage 

Apply olive oil over the affected area. Smoothly massage for 15 minutes.  Olive oil is a natural skin care remedy.

Step 3:  Prepare the paste and apply

Here is a small recipe for a natural herbal paste. Main ingredients of this paste include sandalwood powder and Manjishtha powder. Sandalwood powder has the ability to soften the skin and used to treat many skin conditions. Manishtha powder is also a popular herbal medication that have the properties of blood purification, improving skin complexion, ability to scrape fatty deposits of obesity.

Ingredients for the herbal application for stretch marks:

• Sandalwood powder – 1 teaspoon
• Velmadata[manjishtha] powder – 1 teaspoon
• Lemon juice – 1 teaspoon
• Papaya – 1 teaspoon
• Aloe Vera – 1 teaspoon

Mix all of the above five ingredients until you get a thick paste. Depending on the area that you need to apply you can multiply the amount of each ingredient.

Apply the paste evenly over the affected area and let it to dry. You can rinse it off after twenty minutes.

Step 5: Cocoa butter

Cocoa butter has the ability to penetrate the top layer of the skin reaching the dermis. Cocoa butter lubricates the skin and protects the skin. Also Cocoa butter help to fade scars. Daily application of Cocoa butter will heal the damaged skin. Cocoa butter formula are available to buy in the drug stores. Cocoa butter is not greasy and it will give you an invisible moisture to your skin.

Recently, I happened to go to the Osusala branch located at Colombo 7. Being able to recollect my memory how this government pharmacy looked like some years ago I was pretty impressed not only by the look but also with the service provided.

The positive changes that I observed at Osusala and ongoing issues related to medical products and services made me to share few important facts about “Rajya Osusala”.

• Good things have happened in bad years. The State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC) was established in 1971.
• It was the result of the “Bibile – Wickramasinghe Report” submitted in March 1971. They had been assigned to do so by the then Prime Minister, Hon Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
• Rajya Osuhala is the name given to retail outlet of The State Pharmaceuticals Corporation.
• They have 18 Rajya Osu Salas, 36 Franchise Osu Salas, 48 Distributors and 20 Authorized Retailers spread throughout the country.
• They maintain the highest standards in pharmacy and dispensing practice. Their focus is to attain highest standards of quality assured health care products and services.
• SPC is going by the ideals of its founding father Professor Senaka Bibile. It has worked hard to provide quality assured drugs at prices that are among the lowest in the world.
• Their Mission, according to their statement, is to provide quality assured health care items that are safe and effective, at an affordable price. Educating the public on the rational use of drugs is also a part in it.
• State Pharmaceutical Cooperation’s Vision is to contribute to the country emerging as a healthier and vibrant nation.

Measure of Excellence at ‘Rajya Osuhala’ – Colombo 7

The main sales outlet of SPC is located at Lipton circle closer to Eye hospital and National Hospital of Sri lanka. Here is  what I observe during my recent visit.

Well organized efficient service:

• They have set up a separate counter to hand over the prescription. This minimizes the unnecessary waiting time.
• A new queue management system has been introduced. The customer is given a digitally generated token. The customer can sit on the nice chairs provided and relax until the number in her token is called for.
• A digital display board displays the running number and also the counter number to which the customer should go.

A system to ensure a highest quality and safe service:

• Having confirmed the basic things with the customer, the person who receives the prescription sends it to the pharmacists.
• Pharmacist receives the prescription and this is the first place from where the drugs are chosen according to the prescription. (I hear they even keep a photocopy of the prescription for future references if there could be any.)
• Then the drugs come to the receipting counter. That is the second place where the drugs are checked. They check drugs against the prescription and also the quantities.
• Finally at the issuing point the drugs are checked for the third time. At every point the workers make sure that the given drugs are correct, the instructions of usage provided and the quantities are correct.

The system introduced to issue nothing but the exact drug prescribed by the doctor is absolutely commendable.
While doing this hard work, if the workers there, by any chance, forget to give you a smile, please give them one of yours. That is the best way of appreciating the good work.

Lanka Help Magazine had an exclusive interview with Dr. Karunagoda to discuss about the common women’s health condition, their presentation, common causes and the services available at Rajagiriya teaching hospital.

Q. What are the commonest gynecological disorders that are presented to your clinic in Rajagiriya  ayurveda teaching hospital women’s disease clinic? 

A. We get many young girls with pain during menstruation.  Our plan of treatment to them include short term pain relief medications, and most importantly finding out the cause and treating it. As they are young fertile females  with the need of future pregnancy we take extra precautions to avoid any complications both due to the underlying disease and medications given.

Then we get young and middle age women with the complain of delayed conception. Subfertility is a complex issue and we have solution to most of the causes of subfertility in ayurveda.

Frequently, middle aged ladies present with irregularities in menstruation. This can be irregular bleeding, heavy bleeding or infrequent bleeding. There are many causes for these presentations and we provide a full work up for these patients to diagnose the underlying cause. Some of the common diseases in these patients who present with menstrual irregularities are uterine fibroids, Polly-Cystic Ovarian Disease (PCOD), hormonal imbalances, and other general medical conditions like low thyroid hormone.

Patients with vaginal discharges are also a one other common presentation. Most of the time the discharge can be a normal physiological discharge. But we are always vigilant to detect any serious conditions like infections and reproductive tract cancers.

Then we get ladies who are past middle age with complications of menopause. I am happy to tell you that ayurveda treatment exists to relieve most of the annoying symptoms of menopause.

Vaginal prolapse is the most common presentation among senior women. These are the commonest presentation to us and our service spans all the age groups of females patients.

Q. What are the factors that contribute to these women’s diseases, specially in the context of today’s life style of women?

A. To best of my knowledge, females play a main role in taking part in the family’s economical state. Therefore they struggle to make ends meet and can lose the balance in personal and professional lives. The physical and mental stress have a major impact on body’s function. Importantly, it has been shown that stress can give rise to hormonal imbalance in the body. Also, increase in the prevalence of obesity among women, birth control pills, genetically modified foods, and use of medications in poultry can also contribute to high prevalence of menstrual disorders.

Q. How can a person get ayurveda medical consultation for a gynecological condition at Rajagirya ayurveda hospital ?

A. We have a clinic for women’s health issues every Friday from 9.00 a.m.-12 noon. The clinic is located at room number 05  in the out patient department (OPD).  Other than the consultation, patients are provided with internal as well as external medication depending on their condition. We pay more attention on life style modifications which include advice on regular exercise, healthy diet and avoiding toxic and harmful substances to the body.

Our hospital is well equipped to provide necessary ayurveda medication to inward patients. Some of the special  external medication such as “Thailaabhyanga” [an oil massage], “Ksheeradhara” [a milk massage], herbal steam therapy are available to inward patients. Patients also receive internal medications in the form of “Kasaya” and “Kalka“. Our supporting staff exclusively consists of female nurses and attendants.

We thank Dr. Kaumadi Karunagoda spending her valuable time to educate the public on common women’s disease and available services at Rajagiriya Ayurveda Teaching Hospital. This discussion also follows a series of article with ayurvedaic medical advices to common women’s diseases which are prepared with the advice of Dr. Karunagoda.

Fibroids are kind of tumors that grow out of muscles in the womb (Uterine smooth muscles). Fibroids can occur at any time during the period of puberty [starting of menstruation] to menopause.  Women with fibroids commonly present at around the age of 30. The most common symptoms are excessive pain in lower abdomen, irregular and heavy menstrual bleeding, and enlarging lower abdomen if the fibroids are large. On the other hand fibroids can present in uterus without any of these symptoms. Sub-fertility is  also common with fibroids in the uterus.

When a patient is presented with these symptoms, the doctor will take a history of the presenting symptoms and other related medical, gynecological and obstetric history of the patient. As this illness related to reproductive tract and medical interviewing is the most vital part of diagnosis, your doctor has to ask few questions about your menstruation,  pregnancies, sexual life, etc. Good clinician is able to identify uterine tumors by a vaginal examination. Ultra sound examination of lower abdomen and pelvis can confirm the diagnosis of fibroids along with important information about number of fibroids, size of the fibroids, and location with in the uterus.

A fibroid can occur due to hormonal imbalances, genetic causes and exposure to chemical environments. Oestrogen hormone stimulate the growth of fibroids. As a result, fibroids enlarge more rapidly during pregnancy due to  elevated level of oestrogen in the body.  Fibroids in pregnancy can give rise to many complications including recurrent abortions, growth retardation, premature delivery, malpresentations, prolonged delivery and heavy bleeding after delivery of the baby.

Ayurveda tratment for uterine fibroids

Surgery is a main method of treating fibroids in allopathic medicine. Also they will use hormone suppressive treatments.  However Ayurveda treatment for fibroids aims at dissolving the tumor with out surgery and non hormonal medications which show less adverse effects.

Ayurvedic teaching hospital in Rajagiriya conduct clinics for common women’s disease. Ayurveda doctors who are specialist in the field of women disease serve the patients with medication and necessary advice. It has been found that 2-3% of women with fibroids present with subfertility. Ayurveda treatment is specially useful for this group of patients as  it preserve the uterus and normal hormonal function of the body. These woman will also be prescribed medication to enhance the conceiving when they are ready to undergo a pregnancy.

One of the main treatment that have been in the use to treat fibroid is “sarshapadi” oil. This oil can be applied on lower  abdomen. Sarshpadi oil is available in Ayurvedic hospitals and ayurveda drug stores all over the country. This oil has the scraping and dissolving effect which reduces the size of the tumor.The dose and the type of the internal medications are prescribed by the doctors according to the size and the severity of the condition.  It is also important to treat the patient symptomatically until tumor resolve. For example Ayurveda doctor will prescribe some medications which will reduce the bleeding due to fibroids.

Even though fibroids is a benign condition with  very remote chance of turning in to be a cancer, it is really a troublesome condition with symptoms like lower abdominal pain, irregular and heavy bleeding. Once a diagnosis  is made you can start applying Sarshapadi oil in the lower abdomen with upward massage for at least ten minutes.

Blood loss due to excessive bleeding can give rise to anemia ( low blood/hemoglobin in the body). Anemia can give rise to feeling of weakness, fatigue, shortness of breath on exertion, raising heart rate, pale skin, etc. So it is vital to have a good nutritious diet which include enough iron. Iron is very important to produce new blood cells in the body. Following dietery supplements are advised in Ayurveda to increase iron level in the body.

1. Ashwagandha Kanji.
The main ingredient is Ashwagandha leaves (Also known as Amukkara leaves). Using a blender get an extract of Ashwagandha leaves. Add coconut milk and bowl of cooked rise to this extract and mix them together. Then get this mixture cook for 5-10 minuted in low-medium heat. You can add salt to taste before removing it from cooking.

2. Take two ripe bananas add 1 tea spoon of honey to this. Mix together. This not only increase body iron level but also honey can enhance immune system of the body.

3. Also, add iron rich foods to your regular diet. Beet,spinach,soya beans, apple, almonds are iron rich vegetarian foods. Also red meat, fish and poultry provides heme iron. Iron absorption can be enhanced by including a source of vitamin C in your meal. Cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes, orange juice and grape fruits are few vitamin C rich foods.

In conclusion, there are Ayurveda medication to treat fibroids without invasive intervention or hormonal medications.

At first you might find one particular cream which super works but in few weeks you find the same algebra in all creams, which reveals that we are fair till we use it and we are defaced as soon as we stop it. In the fast moving world we are followed by the lust in getting what we want in a very rapid speed. But at the same time we expect it to come up with less adverse effects too. It is same with the beauty products that we use every day. We want a fairness cream either a pack to work on us rapidly, still we do not want it to be with bleaching extracts which cause permanent damage to the skin.

Recently one particular product dragged my attention towards it thanks to the huge media coverage, the great packing and the detailed brochure included. Every person despite male or female would fall for this for the way the marketing has been handled guaranteeing a glowing skin within 7 days. The marketers are aware that it is human nature to try out new things till they alley their desires. Research also show that women fall for consuming products more than anyone else due to the strong advertising power. So you need to be certitude with a product which gives you instant fairness as well as least amount of adverse effects. With a massive alacrity in finding such ,most of us have failed and deduced either to use a cream which gives instant fairness with loads of bleaching or else to use a product which will take such a long time to produce good outcome.  But with Ayurvedic treatment you still got hope for a glowing beautiful skin with no long  lasting results and zero side effects.

Facial is advised as an external treatment for a healthy skin.  Facials are not new to us. We spend thousands and thousands on clean ups and facials in our regular salons. But It is evident that we get less results comparing to the huge sum of money that we spend there. Here is a facial that you can try out at your home to any type of skin.

Ayurvedic facial for a glowing skin

Step 1: Cleanse your skin
Use 1 tea spoon of turmeric powder, add 1tea spoon of bee’s honey to this. Mix properly and apply all over the face and neck. Leave for 5minutes, massage upwards for 5 minutes

Step 02: steam your face
Use a hot water bowl and a towel to steam your face while the cleanser is still on your face. Steam for 5-7minutes.Once the steaming is completed wash off your face

Step 03: Scrub your skin
Use one tea spoon of venivelgata powder, 1 tea spoon of loth sumbul powder and 2 tea spoons of sugar, mix all together with water apply on face and neck for 5 minutes scrub upwards for 7minutes.  [skip this step for skins with pimples]

Step 04: Use a toner
Rose water is a good toner which closes your opened pores.Wipe your face with a cotton soaked in rose water.

Step 05: Use a pack which enhances the skin color
Use 1 tea spoon of loth sumbul powder,2 tea spoons of sandal powder,1 tea spoon of turmeric powder,1 tea spoon of lemon juice and 1 tea spoon of bee’s honey mix them and leave for 30 minutes after applying on face and neck.

Step 06: Cool down your face
Take a face towel(Cotton towel) and soak it with ice water. Then leave it on your face for 4 minutes.

Our facial completes here. This is an external treatment for a glowing skin. It is also important to nourish your skin internally. Here are few tips from Ayurveda.

1. Have a glass of fruit juice twice a week [mango/orange]
2. Have a glass of carrot juice with bee’s honey twice a week
3. Have a glass of kola kenda thrice a week

Here is how we can prepare a tasty and healthy Kola kanda drink (Green drink).

How to prepare a nutritious “Kola Kanda” drink (Green drink)

Ingredients for traditional green drink (kola Kanda)

1.100gm of rice
2.30ml of coconut milk
3.100ml of green leave extract [blend and get the juice]
4. garlic-1
5. Red onion-2
6. ginger-1
7. pepper-1/2 tea spoon
8. Mustard powder-1/2 tea spoon
9. salt-to taste

First Get the rice cooked by boiling it with water. Once the rice is fully cooked add ginger, red onion, garlic, pepper, mustard powder and stir well. Once these ingredients are fully mixed, ass the milk powder and green leave juice. Continue to cook 5-10 minutes. You can add salts according to your taste and now your nutritious green drink is ready.

Try the facial and these internal remedies regularly in order to add glow not only to your face but to your whole body.
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What is Obesity ?
Obesity is a condition when your Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 30kgm² due to excessive fat storage in your body. Furthermore obesity can be classified as,

Let’s learn how to check your Body Mass Index. BMI is calculated by dividing the body weight in Kilogram by the square of height in meters. For example let’s take a person with a weight of 80 Kg and height of 1.5 m.

BMI = Body Weight in Kg/(Height in meters)²

= 80 Kg/(1.5 m x 1.5 m)

= 35.6 Kgm^-2

So this person is a person with Class (II) Obesity.

What Causes Obesity ?

The general causes are

• Excessive amount of fat and sugar intake (It says food such as sugar, sugar cane, milk, curd and other dairy products, meat, vivid meat soups cause obesity.)
• Less physical activities (It is significant that ancient ayurvedic books highlight, people who sleep more often in the day time as well as who are less interested in working an intercourse become obese substantially)
• Also it is identified that there can be a genetic susceptibility for obesity (There can be several members in the family who are obese)

Adverse effects of obesity:

It is very important to know why you need to restrain obesity. As stated earlier it does reduce your life span.Other than that people with obesity are more prone to get Cardio vascular diseases, High blood pressure, Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Cancer, Osteoarthritis, Subfertility, Depression in women, Malodour in Sweat, Stretch marks on the skin.

What are the treatment for obesity in Ayurveda Medicine?

In ayurvedic medicine, obesity is controlled by internal drugs which are a mixture of outstanding natural substances. The ancient ayurvedic text book “charaka samhitha” declares 6 noble facts to get rid of obesity. Those are Exercise, Intercourse, Walking, Using old honey, avoiding sleep during day time.

Another ancient ayurvedic book called “Bhava Prakasha” says utilization of vivid serials, medicinal fumes and bloodletting by leaches will prevent obesity. Both books describe anti-obesity drugs which reduces appetite and fat absorption in the body ,and drugs which should be scrubbed on skin to prevent malodor of sweat.

Here are two small remedies which you can do at home to lose weight.
1. Mix one tea spoon of bee’s honey in a glass of water. Honey that you use should be old. Drink a glass of water prepared like this every morning.

2. Use the liquid which is left while you cook rice . Add salt to it and drink every evening. This is the popular “Lunu Kanda mixture’

As I mentioned earlier, Malodor of the body is a complication of obesity. Here is a small remedy from Ayurveda.

To start with apply Aralu (Terminalia chebula) powder all over the body and scrub before bath. There are other decoctions, tablets and powders used by Ayudrveda doctors to control the problem in Obese.

I hope you will start today to enjoy a healthy, long life with a beautiful figure which no one misses to stare at.

Nowadays with the aggregated advertising power for beauty culture everybody is interested in having a beautiful,clean,fair face.Abruptly the male percentage is also rocketed with same intentions.This can be very humane with the fascinating effects u get with a beautiful face.

This reminds me a story of a girl who dreamt to be a stewardess for a leading air line and how few pimples just ruined her dream.Apart from all these just imagine how irritating it would be when people ask you why you get acne and why you don’t do something about it ,every time you meet them?

Does acne put your self esteem down?

It is funny that almost all the Indian acne out cream advertisements shows that you can be a singer ,an actress,a hostess and you can even get your dream guy or gal with acne free skin.It shows, you lack self esteem when you are with acne,and when you get rid of it you can do almost anything.The ultimate truth is the above concept is not 100%false.So does acne really affect our youth who are capable of doing wonders in order to fulfill the demands of the country.

The major contribution towards this condition is that abiding and not following the correct medication at the correct time.”just ignore it ,it’s a package which comes with the age due to hormonal changes,when you pass the relevant period of age you’ll be OK”,heard so many blind faith statements on acne like this.But it is not a thing to be ignored if you really do care about your self.Because you might be aware the scars can not be moved very easily just through applications,it might lead you to go through many costly,harmful clinical treatments.

With Ayurvedic treatment you get medication for the current situation as well as it prevents getting acne back.Different acne lesions such as comedones,papules,nodules and pustules can be controlled with the least amount of adverse effects.

In Ayurvedic treament the significance is that the treatment plan followed by the Ayurvedic doctors with internal and external medication.Blood purification drugs plays a main role in treatment which are 100%natural.Medication and the dose differ according to the person’s body constitution and the severity of the lesion.

External medication initiates with liquids used to wash face.Several natural packs with noble Ayurvedic substances to cure acne,preventing it getting back,for anti-marks and for skin lightening and fairness is being used

Ayurvedic home treatment for Pimples

Here is a small ayurvedic remedy which you can do at home.

• Take a bowl of warm water and add one tea spoon of venivel powder to it.
• Wash your face for 5-10 minutes with this.Then make your own pack as follows.
• Use one tea spoon of loth sumbul powder,one tea spoon of vadakaha powder and one tea spoon of coriander[ koththamalli ]powder, mix them together with warm water,apply and keep for 30minutes,wash off with warm water.

You will realize a difference in your face as soon as you wash off the pack.Do this once a weak.For severe lesions same can be used twice a weak.

In order to get the maximum results it is a must you get the proper external as well as the internal medication together.It will then definitely say yatsy to your dream face which will lead you to miraculous achievements of life with good self esteem
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