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Health, Happiness, and Spirituality in Numbers by Peeyush Bhargava M.D

HTML clipboard I have been practicing Yoga for as long as I remember, and in the last decade I have focused on Ayurveda. In this brief article I have tried to summarize classical indian teachings on various aspects of life using a template of numbers from 0 to 9. These observations are based mostly on ancient wisdom and intuition rather than reasoning or evidence. In my free time I provide ayurvedic lifestyle and herbal consultations, and am interested in studying related phenomemon using imaging techniques. 0. Zero represents a cycle / circle. Everything in nature goes in cycles. Day and nights go in cycles; seasons come and go in cycles. Change is the only constant. All that comes into existence has to go into oblivion at some point in time. All that is born has to die. That’s an absolute truth. This als...

Skin care in winters by Dr. Sijay Dev

Skin is the largest organ in the body and is the outer covering of the body that bears the external environment, and feels the sensation of the body. In summers the body gets subjected to heat as result get sunburns, and sweats as a result gets dehydrated. As a result the skin requires nourishment and rejuvenation in the winter. Though felt good in beginning, winter when it takes its true impact it again dries our skin and makes it scaly. Humidity also gets reduced too the least in some areas that it cracks our heels and chaps our lips. Most of us buys a heater and switch it on in room to keep ourselves warm but unfortunately that again worsens the condition. When the heater is switched on it takes in the remaining traces of moisture left in our skin and further dries up our skin. This skin which is cracked, chapped, and dry skin then becomes a portal of skin infections. So the skin has to be rejuvenated and care should be taken to nourish the skin to make it soft, smooth...

Herbal Tea

Dear Readers, Last month, it was about the Ayurvedic approach on osteoarthritis, interesting news, recipe and   product of the month for a general awareness to our dear readers. To make it more interesting and useful this time we have an article on herbal tea. It can be very useful to our readers even in day to day life. Who can resist a cup of chai tea in this cold November ?   In Ayurveda we do not say no to craving of chai tea or black tea until it is that grave for him/her because it makes one to lead a mechanical way of living. So we wanted our readers to be Ayurvedic even with their tea also. Along with this article we have added some of the various blends of tea presented by the Chakrapani Ayurveda Clinic And Research Centre. Brewed in total Ayurvedic manner seeming not to lose their efficacy with reasonable prices. Well we have added also news of Ayurveda becoming global and some developments of this new venture in our interesting news section. In the...

BRAHMI IS GOOD FOR YOUR BRAIN

Dear Readers, It is July  again and children are back  to school. With new determinations, new thoughts and new images of the future in their mind, so do the parents. Understanding this mental thoughts of parents, we have decided to introduce a memory booster tonic - BRAHMI in our newsletter this time. Use this serene knowledge to help and improve the concentration of your kid. In addition, Brahmi also can help in increasing their Buddhi (intellect) at all  levels like Dhi (grasping), Dhriti (retention) as well as Smriti (recalling). Some people consumes small amount of the fresh leaves of Brahmi on daily basis for its rejuvenating effect upon the mind. It is not possible for all of us to get this wonderful plant in fresh condition at all times. This is the reason why we have started preparing Brahmi capsules and Brahmi tablets from certified organic source with all quality assurance and responsibility. Kindly consider to try this very important s...

Ayurveda out of balance: 93 percent of medicinal plants threatened with extinction

Dear Readers,   Kindly have a look at our newly launched website http://ayushkar.com . This site is exclusively devoted to organic Ayurveda herbs and spices. So, you have an authentic source of organic Ayurveda supplies from Chakrapani Institute.   We all are aware that Ayurveda is largely a herbal science and its principles are based on Laws of Nature and never separates man from its environment. It delves into the medicinal properties of herbs and studies their effects on the human system. In fact Ayurveda uses more than four thousand herbs for its various methods for healing and prevention, out of which one thousand are very commonly used in regular prescriptions.   However due to various unfortunate reasons the ecosystem today is going out of balance and vegetation is being most affected. This is leading to extinction of various species of plants all over the globe. In fact lot of herbs that were earlier easily available for tre...

APPROACH OF AYURVEDA TO FOOD AND NUTRITION

We announce launch of our new website http://ayushkar.com devoted to organic Ayurveda products. Kindly visit to get 100% certified organic and quality Ayurveda herbs . Dear Readers, In our last edition we had discussed about the Ayurvedic principles of diet. The food preferences according to season were discussed in that article. Taking a step further, in this edition too we are putting some more information on the approach of Ayurveda to Food and Nutrition. The food we eat can help us live healthier by strengthening our mind and body, enhances our immune system and helps the body maintain correct weight. This in turn reduces the risk of diseases and also lowers our health care costs. By following the guidelines in this edition one can keep oneself healthy in a very simple way. We are very happy to share a good news with you that we have just launched our new website http://ayushkar.com dedicated to certified organic Ayurveda herbs and products. Kindly visit and h...