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  • What to do to get flawless skin this monsoon?


    Avoid alcohol-based skin cleansers:
    You should avoid alcohol-based skin cleansers because it irritates and dries your skin. Instead use a herbal soap or cleanser regularly to get rid of excess oil, grime and dust, and of course to keep your skin free of bacterial infections.
    Take mild laxatives:
    A clean bowel movement is imperative for a healthy skin. Taking mild laxatives such as Triphala powder or other natural laxatives such as prunes, figs and raisins is beneficial if you don’t have clean bowel movements. A teaspoonful of triphala powder can be taken at bed time every night, with warm water or milk.
    Keep dry:
    Drink a lot of water: Drink at least 8-10 glasses of water daily. Though you need to keep yourself dry from the outside during monsoon to prevent skin problems and maintain one’s health, it is important to consume adequate quantities of water to keep your skin hydrated.
    Use cooling herbs:
    It is beneficial to use herbs that have a cooling effect on the body such as fennel, coriander seeds and amla for a glowing skin in monsoon. Amla helps detoxify the liver and aids digestion, and is also a good source of Vitamin C and other minerals. One of the many benefits of taking it regularly is a flawless complexion.
    Wheatgrass:
    Wheatgrass is a tonic for your skin. It is helpful in boosting the immune system and also wards off or controls skin disorders during monsoon. A healthy immune system is reflected in a healthy and glowing skin. Wheatgrass is rich in antioxidants and is instrumental in detoxifying the blood.
    Use aloe vera gel:
    Aloe Vera gel is very beneficial for the skin because it purifies the blood. Fresh aloe vera gel can be taken in the dose of two or three tablespoons on an empty stomach every day. You can also use fresh aloe vera plant gel on your skin — it has anti-aging, anti-tanning, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties.

  • Skin and hair: Care and cure in Ayurveda

    Healing with the help of natural products was known and practised centuries ago, and through Ayurveda, the ancient Indian system of herbal healing continues to flourish. After centuries of practising this ancient art, it has been understood that herbal ingredients have many beneficial properties that can actually help to enhance the beauty of the skin and hair. However, the most important aspect of Ayurveda is that it has no harmful side-effects. These benefits have thus established Ayurveda all over the world as a successful and time-tested herbal beauty care system.

    Today, Ayurveda has been accepted as a possible and beneficial system in the natural care and cure arena. Ayurvedic texts are known to contain details of the medicinal properties of thousands of plant products, minerals and other natural substances. It also tell us about the specific combination of herbs that can give good results. Also, the various methods of collection, extraction and processing of different herbs are also detailed in these ancient texts. In fact, these texts also contain prescriptions for various ailments, including those for skin and hair.

    Plant-based products and natural substances have properties that can actually benefit the skin and hair. Some have antiseptic and germicidal effects, while others have anti-inflammatory and soothing actions. Some are powerful cleansers, while others moisturise the skin. Some improve blood circulation, while others promote hair growth. Ingredients in Ayurvedic products contain vitamins, minerals, enzymes and other valuable elements, which restore and maintain the health of skin and hair.

    Ayurveda, the oldest and most developed system of herbal healing in the world, makes use of plant ingredients and other natural substances. The ingredients that help in enhancing beauty have specific curative properties. They also offer an element of safety, as they have shown a lack of harmful after-effects. Hundreds of plant extracts and oils are used in Ayurvedic beauty care.

    For example, Neem (margosa), is one of the most versatile plant products used in beauty formulations. The infusions of this leaf have been used to cure skin diseases and are still used to relieve itching, soothe rashes and clear inflammatory conditions. Neem contains organic sulphur compounds, which have a powerful healing action.

    Sandalwood is perhaps one of the most common ancient ingredients that have been used in skin care, because of its versatility. It has powerful germicidal and antiseptic properties, soothing and beautifying the skin, while its exotic aroma has a relaxing effect on the nerves.

    Rose is one of the most common cosmetic ingredients in beauty care products. Its oil also has soothing effect and is known to have originated in India.

    The West has also woken up to the fact that the modern world needs a holistic system like Ayurveda. In fact, it can be most relevant to modern lifestyles, in terms of counteracting environmental pollution, toxic build up and mental stress. Ayurveda also has such a long history of safe human usage. This factor can never be ignored. Today, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being adapted to Ayurveda to determine the customised treatment for individual constitutions. In fact, we can conclude that Ayurveda is the healing system of the future. It is India’s gift to the world.

  • Another reason to love yoga: It can reduce depression and anxiety

    Published in the Journal of Psychiatric Practice, the study from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) provided evidence that yoga can be a helpful complementary treatment for clinical depression or major depressive disorder.

    To reach this conclusion, a group of 30 clinically depressed patients were randomly divided into two groups.

    Both groups engaged in lyengar yoga (founded by B.K.S. Iyengar) and coherent breathing with the only difference being the number of instructional and home sessions in which each group participated.

    Over three months, the high-dose group spent 123 hours in sessions while the low-dose group spent 87 hours.

     

    Results showed that within a month, sleep quality of people from both the groups significantly improved.

    Tranquility, positivity, physical exhaustion and symptoms of anxiety and depression significantly improved in both groups, as measured by several validated clinical scales

    “Think of it this way, we give medications in different doses in order to enact their effects on the body to varying degrees. Here, we explored the same concept, but used yoga. We call that a dosing study,” explained Chris Streeter, associate professor of psychiatry at BUSM.

    Past yoga and depression studies have not really delved deeply into this.

    “The data is crucial for accompanying investigations of underlying neurobiology that will help elucidate ‘how’ yoga works,” added study co-author Marisa M. Silveri, neuroscientist at McLean Hospital and associate professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.

    Research has shown combining therapy and medication has greater success than either treatment alone.

    Although studies with more participants would be helpful in further investigating its benefits, this small study indicates adding yoga to the prescription may be helpful.

  • Kerala receives award for ‘Best Honeymoon Destination’

    Kerala bagged the 2019 ‘Best Honeymoon Destination’ award under domestic category by Travel and Leisure India and South Asia Magazine.

    The awards were given to international and domestic tourism departments, hoteliers, destinations, facilitators, service providers, and trendsetters at a function in New Delhi on November 15.

    Deputy Director, Kerala Tourism at New Delhi, Manoj TC, received the award on behalf of the state government.

    State Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran said the award was a ‘rousing endorsement’ for Kerala tourism’s conscious initiatives to increase footfalls through a string of new offerings to young people.

    ‘The state is blessed with natural endowments like swaying palms, tranquil backwaters, rollicking beaches and undulating mountains, besides its famed Ayurveda system of holistic wellness… This award will go a long way in giving a fillip to our efforts,’ said minister said in a release.

    Kerala Tourism had recently won three prestigious PATA Gold awards, including one for an ethnic food restaurant run by women at Kumarakom under its Responsible Tourism Mission. The awards were presented at a glittering function at Nur-Sultan (Astana) in Kazakhstan on September 19.

  • Ayush Minister, Naik gives away Ayush Awards to health sector entities

    Ayush Minister, Shripad Yesso Naik gave away Rejoice National Ayush Awards to health sector entities for their significant contribution in providing health services through various programmes. The awards were initiated by Rejoice Health Foundation, a promoter of mankind health services in the country.

    Speaking at the function in New Delhi, Naik praised the foundation’s efforts for taking care of specially abled-children through the application of AYUSH system. The Minister said the foundation will be supported in this noble cause as it is very much needed to come together for the development and progress of specially-abled children.

    Chairman, Parliamentary Committee on Social Justice and Empowerment, Rama Devi attended the event. Over 200 delegates, including doctors from AYUSH stream, dignitaries as well as representative of various universities and associations also attended.

  • An international conference for AYUSH lovers

    Considering the present and future health challenges, AYUSH researchers need to keep pace with the advancing research. The interaction with various knowledge disciplines can provide rich academic ambience to nurture ideas and thoughts. This international conference to promote AYUSH systems of medicine will address these needs by aiming at capacity building and creating a global network for research in the areas of AYUSH, natural products, integrative health, mind-body medicine, and public health.

    The theme of this conference is ‘AYUSH for Future Health Challenges: Strengthening Trans-Disciplinary Research.’ It will take place from 28th to 30th November 2019 at the NCCS Auditorium, SPPU Campus, Pune.

    The three-day event is organized in the following manner:-

    Day 1 (28th Nov): A special session on grant writing and funding opportunities

    Day 2 (29 Nov): Plenary session on AYUSH strengths for addressing present and future health challenges, potential of AYUSH based therapeutic adjuvants for cancer. Thematic sessions on Ayurveda biology, AYUSH informatics and data science, and AYUSH and Epidemiology.

    Day 3 (30 Nov): AYUSH for non-communicable diseases, Clinical outcomes in research and practice Analytical techniques and drug interactions and Yoga Conclave

    The conference will be organized by AYUSH Center of Excellence, Ramkumar Rathi Patanjali Yoga Chair, and the Savitribai Phule Pune University. It will be supported by the Ministry of AYUSH.

    For more details, contact:-

    Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

    Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences

    Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune – 411 007,

    Email: [email protected] [email protected]

  • Kerala Tourism holds road shows in Europe

    In an aggressive bid to make deeper inroads in Europe, Kerala Tourism conducted a string of road-shows by participating in the World Travel Market (WTM), London, and showcased products in the emerging markets of Scandinavian countries Denmark and Finland.

    Kerala Tourism director P Bala Kiran, led a high-profile official delegation, comprising prominent trade partners like hoteliers, resort owners, tour operators and service providers from the state, to WTM London and road shows in Copenhagen (Denmark) and Helsinki (Finland).

    Kerala Tourism set up a pavilion, with the theme Human by Nature, its latest innovative marketing campaign that creates a beautiful symmetry between the states people and natures beauty.

    The three-minute destination campaign film, part of a marketing blitzkrieg to refurbish Kerala’s touristy appeal beyond the Indian shores, triggered huge interest among the Londoners, a press release said.

    A large number of meetings were held with various stakeholders – tour operators, leading travel publications and Outbound Tour Operators at the London pavilion, besides B2B meetings with the trade partners from Kerala.

    Bala Kiran took part in the WTM Inspiration Zone panel discussion and presented various initiatives of Kerala Tourism that enabled it to bounce back from the devastating floods within just six months.

    Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran said the road shows would strengthen the credentials of Kerala as a renowned destination in the product catalogue of London-based operators.

    It would also help the state get a firm toehold in the Scandinavian region, which is a key travel source market in Europe.

    It has a mature outbound-travel market, comprising those with a high propensity to travel and some of the highest per capita incomes in Europe. Road shows at Copenhagen and Helsinki will help us to tap Denmark and Finland market where citizens enjoy high standards of living and high disposable incomes, he said.

    Incidentally, the UK ranks number one among the markets for Kerala in terms of tourist arrivals with 201,258 visitors coming to the state in 2018.

    It has been our conscious strategy to hold road shows not only in our traditional strongholds like the UK but also in the new and emerging markets to drive up the tourist footfalls. It will help us present the heritage and traditions of Kerala to a wider number of travelers, Tourism Secretary, Rani George said.

    Bala Kiran said the road shows had given an opportunity to Kerala to display an array of new tourism products and untapped destinations in the state.

    Western Europe is our main market but we are expanding to Eastern Europe and Scandinavian countries also, he said.

    At the road show in Helsinki, the Tourism Director made a presentation before the traders from Finland, providing the Kerala trade partners a chance to interact with the tour operators and travel publications of that country.

    Nirmal Kumar Chawdhary, First Secretary/Head of Chancery, Embassy of India, Finland, attended the event as the chief guest, while at the road show in Copenhagen Indian Ambassador to Denmark Ajit Gupte was the chief guest.

    Both the road shows concluded with the Go Kerala contest.

    The winners were awarded the Go Kerala Certificate in which they can avail themselves of an eight-day-long holiday in Kerala.

    Finland is an emerging market for Kerala with a tourist arrival of 2,488 in 2018.

    Denmark is also an emerging market for the state with 7,851 tourists from that country visiting the state in 2018.

    Road shows were also held in Warsaw (Poland) and Budapest (Hungary) last month. Source: PTI

  • Prince Charles to celebrate birthday with wife at Soukya Health Center, Bangalore

    The Prince of Wales will join his wife, Camilla, Duchess of Cornwell, who has already arrived in Bangalore for a week-long rejuvenation therapy at Soukya.

    Ms. Camilla arrived here with five others, including  members of the royal family.

    Ms. Camilla is undergoing therapy under the care of holistic health practitioner, Issac Mathai, who has been a consultant to the royal family for several years now. While this is her sixth visit to the center, Prince Charles is visiting for the first time. The duchess has been put on a South Indian diet with vegetarian organic food. The couple is said to be fond of idly, dosa and organic soups.

    The prince also met president Ram Nath Kovind at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan.

  • Ayurveda Remedies for Insomnia

    HERBS

    Ayurvedic herbs have been used for treating insomnia for centuries. In case you are suffering from sleep disorders, it is good to sip some tulsi and coriander tea, or some warm milk with cardamom. Herbs like bhringaraj, passion flower, skullcap, Guduchi and chamomile also helps one to sleep better.

    For insomnia occurring in the middle of the night, or after 2:00pm, the issue may be due to an imbalance of the vata, the humor historically associated with the elements ether and air. In the Ayurvedic tradition, vata-based insomnia involves restless sleeping as well as nights disrupted by emotions like anxiety and fear. This can be solved by rubbing the head and feet with warm sesame oil before bed, or drawing a bath infused with fennel, orange, and tulsi oil.

    STRATEGIES FOR GOOD SLEEP

    Taking herbs can help insomnia, but there are other simple things one should do around the house to prepare for bed and a good night’s sleep. Turning off the computer and the TV in the evening is very important for a good sleep because these electronic devises disturb one’s sleep/wake cycle, or in the Ayurvedic tradition, the Doshas. Evening should be a time for relaxing and not for any heavy work. Also, all work-related material should be kept out of the bedroom so the room maintains its sanctuary function. Instead of watching television before bed, or even worse, in bed, it is good to read a good book.

    MENTAL PRACTICES

    In the Ayurvedic worldview, herbs and other tactics are worthless if a person is not completely engaged in healthful mental practices. By cultivating a healthy mind and nurturing a positive demeanor, health comes back into balance. A few minutes of meditation can help overcome sleeplessness of all types. For insomnia of the pitta type, yoga postures such as Sarvangasana is helpful. If restless insomnia in the middle of the night is the problem, yoga nidra practices may sooth anxiety and help induce calm. In fact, yoga nidra is used by some medical care teams in U.S. veteran hospitals to help overcome insomnia and other symptoms associated with trauma, depression and anxiety.

    Source: livestrong.com

  • Yoga meet in Mysoore

    The city will host an international conference on ‘Yoga for Heart Care’ being conducted by the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India.

    Officials from the Ministry who addressed a press conference in the city on November 13; 2019 said that Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa will inaugurate the conference on the Karnataka State Open University campus at 10 a.m. and Governor Vajubhai Vala will participate in the valedictory programme to be held at  4 p.m.

    More than 50 experts in yoga and allied sciences from India and abroad, apart from over 700 delegates and yoga enthusiasts will participate in the meet.

    Experts from the U.S., Italy, the Netherlands, U.K., and Saudi Arabia will make presentations on the above-said theme.

    A ‘’yogathon’’ will be held on November 14 from the palace at 6.30 a.m. as a curtain raiser to the event.

    A symposium on the need for promotion of yogasana as sports is also being held under the chairmanship of P.N. Ranjjith Kumar, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Ayush, and 12 resource persons from India and abroad will share their experiences