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Written by Dr. Rajesh Researchers were behind finding the answer to the cause of diseases.Ancient people believed diseases occurs due to sins committed in past lives.Later people conducted research and observations.Gastricism is one such finding.It points to the idea that all diseases are caused by the disorder of digestive systems.Ayurveda accepts the hypothesis to some extent. Malayali had the habit of cleaning the stomach once a while.Kerala was a place where native traditional medicines were practiced extensively.Old malayalis had a habit of conducting a monthly purging with light ayurvedic medicines.Globalization killed those habits even though food habits of malayali changed and more toxic intake happens through adulterated food.Foreign tourists however take part in such exercises in Ayurvedic Spas. Different medicines are used for purging.Pure Avanakkenna, Avipathichoornam, Thrivrilleham are the most popular ones.Select suitable one based on doctor's prescription.On...

Written by Smt. Anuradha Tiwari Fashion trends these days are slowly moving away from the conventional gold, platinum and diamond jewellery to a variety of precious gemstones, that add a pop of colour to your outfit and look elegant and sophisticated at the same time. In lieu of this, we bring you an exclusive guide to gemstones, how to wear them and what to wear them with. Read on to find out more!     •    Amethyst Considered rare and precious since ancient times, the amethyst is a gorgeous gemstone, with colored ranging from transparent light to opaque dark purple. The brilliant purple colour of the amethyst stone makes it a perfectly suitable companion for a pink or a stark white sari to pair it with. Amethyst platinum engagement rings with studded diamonds are real bestsellers in jewellery shops around the world these days.     •    Aquamarine Aquamarine, standing for the Latin phrase “water of the sea...

Written by Smt. Anuradha Tiwari. With the ever expanding line of jewellery trends that flood the markets every season, here's our pick of the hottest trends in jewellery designs that you need to try, today!     •    Single earrings Hugely popular on the red carpet this season, single earrings are a concept that is fast gaining momentum. With stars like Angelina Jolie and Avril Lavigne sporting them on several occasions, the single earring trend bandwagon is one you have to get on with. Elaborate and intricate, these single earrings are exactly what they sound like - you wear them on a single ear only. Available in many different styles and designs, they add a quirky yet elegant look to your outfit.     •    Multilayered necklaces Multilayered necklaces can jazz up an outfit like nothing else can. Pair these fabulous beauties with a jumpsuit, an LBD or with your favourite gown, and watch as they completely c...

Written By Smt. Anuradha Tiwari Perfect jewellery can perk up any outfit in a second. With distinct and fabulous designs coming up every day, jewellery trends like layered necklaces, gold hoops in all sizes, dainty anklets and elaborate rings are all the rage today. Inculcating a tinge of jewellery trends on the ramp and leading fashion houses, here's our guide to the top 6 jewellery trends that you need to know for 2017.     1.    Pearls Pearls are making a huge comeback on ramp these days. With leading designers totally revamping pearl jewellery and using them in bolder, funkier pieces of jewellery, you can dig into your mom’s or your grandmother's cupboard, and bring out those beauties for a fresh, new and hot off-the-ramp look.     2.    Inverted diamonds In a cheeky and irreverent upgrade to the usual norm, diamond jewellery with the culet or the pointy tip pointing outward was all the rage on the ramp...

ആജീവനാന്ത സമ്പാദ്യമെല്ലാം സ്വർണ്ണക്കട, ഇവന്റ് മാനേജ്‌മന്റ് കമ്പനികൾക്ക് വീതിച്ചു കൊടുത്തിട്ട് ഒരു ഫാമിലി കൗൺസിലിംഗ് പോലും നടത്താതെ മക്കളെ വൈവാഹികജീവിതത്തിലേക്ക് തള്ളി വിടുന്ന എല്ലാ യാഥാസ്ഥിതികരായ മലയാളി മധ്യവയസ്കർക്കും ഇതൊരു പാഠമായിരിക്കട്ടെ. ആളുകളുടെ മുന്നിൽ ഷോ കാണിക്കാനായിരുന്നു പദ്ധതി. അത് ഗുസ്തിമത്സരമായി മാറി.ചീറ്റിപ്പോയി.തേപ്പ് പെട്ടിയും , പലകയും സമ്മാനിക്കുന്നതാണ് ന്യൂ ജെൻ നിരാശാകാമുകന്മാരുടെ 2017 ലെ ട്രെൻഡ്.ലക്ഷങ്ങൾ മുടക്കി ആചാരം അനുസരിച്ചു വിവാഹജീവിതം സ്വപ്നം കാണുന്ന യുവാവിനെ തേക്കുന്ന ട്രെൻഡ് ആണ് ന്യൂ ജെൻ കാമുകിമാർക്ക് .എന്നാലല്ലേ സ്വർണാഭരണങ്ങൾ കിട്ടൂ.

വാനപ്രസ്ഥം എന്നത് ഒരു യാഥാർഥ്യമാണ്.പക്ഷേ എത്ര പേർക്ക് സ്വമനസ്സാലേ അത് തെരഞ്ഞെടുക്കാൻ പറ്റും. ഒറ്റപ്പെടുന്നവർക്ക് ഇന്ന് ഇത് പോലുള്ള ധർമ്മസ്ഥാപനങ്ങളിൽ സമാധാനത്തിന് സാദ്ധ്യതകൾ ഉണ്ട്.

Latest trend in Kerala is to stream funeral service through website.Expatriates living in different countries often do not get extended leaves on short notice when family members in India die.Also one may lose their job, family, visa, survival etc. during such tough times. This may be behind the reason trend to hire a videography services provider in Kerala.They will live stream the event and their technical consultants (people like me who manage websites) will make sure the events are streamed on the website.Youstream, Justin, Livestream, Bitgravity, streamhash,Streamshark were the popular live videostreaming service providers.Live streaming hit jackpot when free & quality live streaming services such as Youtube Live as well as Facebook Live arrived. Now live streaming is on a different level.The cost has come down to zero.So any one can do live video streaming of events.So video production services as well as amateur videographers are now offering videostreaming.The relatives ...

Human body is like a machine. As the machine needs cleaning and lubrication from time to time to improve the efficiency and quality, body also needs some purification or de-toxification. According to Ayurvedic experts, complete cleansing of body through detoxification process restores optimum physiological functions and reverses the pathological conditions if any. The nutrients reach their desired destinations easily and their bio- availability is enhanced. Similarly the medicines administered in Samsuddha Sarira (purified body) reach their sites easily and effectively and possibly even a relatively smaller dose of a medicine may produce greater effect. Panchakarma treatment   is one of the most important therapies in Ayurveda that causes total detoxifcation of vitiated doshas from the body. Ayurvedic therapies are mainly classified in two categories, Shodhana (Purification therapy) and Shamana Chikitsa (Alleviating/ Palliative therapy). The main aim of Shodhana Chikitsa is to...

Panchakarma is one of the most popular Ayurvedic treatments for which people visit the Ayurvedic spas or centres. The experts consider panchakarma as a healing method that completely detoxifies body, strengthens immunity, reduces pain, and risk of several other illnesses. The main aim of panchakarma is to get rid of unwanted body toxins and restore the energy balance in the body. It also pacifies the aggravated vata dosha in the body. A perfect mechanism by which panchakarma reduces pain in several parts of the body! Ayurvedic Panchakarma treatment   is a classic combination of five Ayurvedic therapies such as Vaman, Virechanam, Nasyam, Basti and Rakta Mokshan. Each of these therapies has a unique technique and therapeutic benefits. Read further to understand how Panchakarma Ayurvedic treatment helps to treat various chronic pain conditions. Back pain Back is one of the most common pain problems that affect almost 90% of people in the world at some point in their life. Back ...

Written by Sri. Abhisekh, NuAyurveda Clinic  Low back pain is one of the most commonly observed musculoskeletal disorders. It shows a very high prevalence worldwide and about 90% of people face some kind of back pain at least once in their lifetime. Back pain can be either acute that lasts for few weeks or it can be chronic that persists for more than three months. People suffering from chronic back pain problems often develop major physical, social and mental disruptions, which affect their occupations and routine activities.  Chronic back pain causes persistent pain that is often unbearable and restricts routine activities such as driving for long distance, lifting things or even sitting at once place for a long time. Interference with daily life makes the person suffer emotionally and as a result the quality of life is affected. Studies suggest that 11 out of every 100 people in the world suffer from chronic low back. The incidence of back pain is also likely to increa...

1. Sleep Well. There is relationship between adequate sleep & memory. 2. If you sit mostly during the job, regular exercise is a must. When you workout, operation of heart becomes active and oxygen rich blood would be pumped better to your brain. 3. Despair & Anxiety could be reasons of memory loss. Mood swings and pressure results complacency and can reduce our ability to store new information in our memory.  4. It could be a side effect of sleeping pills and antidepressant medicines. Some medicines have memory loss as side effects. 5. Devise a strategy to keep commonly used objects like purse, key, mobile phone, eye wears etc. Write a note on important matters or save it in your mobile phone. Multitasking overloads the brain. 6. Make notes on people, their details. This will help improve our long term memory. 7.People who lead a noisy life may find it difficult to remember things. Repetition is the key. It can help remember things,. 8. Another way is to ...

This is a continuation of the article on Ayurveda. Food and Medicines an Ayurvedic Viewpoint A clean body and mind will result only from clean foods. When we adopted nutrients deficient junk foods, we lost our ancestral and common traditional food habits. Ayurveda talks about this food culture. Body nature, age, employment, climate are the factors to choose suitable food in amounts according to one's digestive capacity. Eat easily digestible food according to need and difficult ones in limited quantities. The energy required to digest the food should also be considered.100g of meat would require 7.5 times the energy required to digest equivalent amount of vegetarian foods. Excessive food restrictions may make you devoid of the necessary energy required for the body's functions. Here is the Ayurvedic viewpoint about foods. Only the hungry person can enjoy the food. Eat only when you are hungry. Distribute the main foods to be consumed at two times. In the intervals, co...

This is a continuation of the article on Ayurveda. Kerala Ayurveda's Panchakarma Treatments during the Rainy Season of Karkidaka   Our ancestors wanted food to be medicine and medicines as safe as food. So they collected food from their locality. They procured the medicines also from their surroundings. The foods used as protection like oushadhakanji, soups, mukkudi etc. comes under this category. There are medicines in Ayurveda that can be used in the place of food like Chyavanaprasham. Take equal parts of Puli leaves, Chukku, Kurumulaku, Jeerakam and mix with a glass of buttermilk. Boil and keep to cool when it froths and add manjal podi and salt before drinking in the morning Chukku, Jeerakam, Ayamodakam, Kurumulaku, Puli leaves, Kudakapalayari and Kothamalli can also be prepared as described above. Mukkudis are that which can cleanse the intestines from wastes such as hair and clean the stomach and improve the action of gastric juice. There are different types of medi...

In 2009 we published a post on Karkidaka treatments written by Guest Blogger Dr. Anishkumar. This is a continuation of the same, but written by Maneesh Jayachandran from the viewpoint of a patient. Ayurveda is the knowledge about human life and it's maintenance. It contains the knowledge to protect the health, prevent diseases, treat the diseased and rehabilitate the cured patients. Ayurveda lays more stress on prevention of disease rather than treatment. There is a practise of people taking traditional karkitaka treatment to cope up with the environmental changes.It is a period of detoxification done during the malayalam month of Karkitaka (July-August) during the rains.Panchakarma treatments are provided by different doctors to cleanse the human body.Panchakarma means five activities or processes done to cleanse the body, mind, intellect and indriyas (senses). They are vamana (vomiting), virechana (diarrhea), vasthi (a process of providing medicine to the body through anus...