10 Foods That Fight Pain

While many foods taste great, they are also powerful healers in a vibrant multicolor disguise. The best healing remedies also taste fabulous (I can’t say that about any prescription medications). Plus, foods won’t cause the nasty common side effects that most drugs cause.

1. Cherries

Muraleedharan Nair, PhD, professor of natural products and chemistry at Michigan State University, found that tart cherry extract is ten times more effective than aspirin at relieving inflammation. Only two tablespoons of the concentrated juice need to be taken daily for effective results. Sweet cherries have also been found to be effective.

2. Blackberries 3. Raspberries 4. Blueberries and 5. Strawberries

Dr. Nair later found the same anti-pain compound in berries like blackberries, raspberries, blueberries and strawberries

6. Celery and Celery Seeds

James Duke, Ph.D., author of The Green Pharmacy, found more than 20 anti-inflammatory compounds in celery and celery seeds, including a substance called apigenin, which is powerful in its anti-inflammatory action. Add celery seeds to soups, stews or as a salt substitute in many recipes.

7. Ginger

Ginger reduces pain-causing prostaglandin levels in the body and has been widely used in India to treat pain and inflammation. A study by Indian researchers found that when people who were suffering from muscular pain were given ginger, they all experienced improvement. The recommended dosage of ginger is between 500 and 1,000 milligrams per day. If you’re taking medications, check with your health practitioner for possible herb-drug interactions.

8. Turmeric

Turmeric (curcuma longa) is the yellow spice commonly used in Indian curries. In research it has been shown to be a more effective anti-inflammatory than steroid medications when dealing with acute inflammation. Its main therapeutic ingredient is curcumin. Research shows that curcumin suppresses pain through a similar mechanism as drugs like COX-1 and COX-2 inhibitors (without the harmful side effects). Choose a standardized extract with 1500 mg of curcumin content per day.

9. Flax Seeds and Flax Oil

Freshly-ground flax seeds and cold-pressed flax oil contain plentiful amounts of fatty acids known as Omega-3s. Do not cook with flax oil otherwise it will have the opposite effect-irritating the body’s tissues and causing pain.

10. Raw Walnuts and Walnut Oil

Raw walnuts and walnut oil also contain the same powerful Omega-3 fatty acids that fight pain and inflammation in the body.

Read More

Eat More Healthy Food

Read More

Nutrition Tips: No Need to Say "No"

Coconut

Coconut is wholesome. Every part of it can be used. Coconut has anti-fungal and anti-viral properties that can be useful to the body.

Groundnuts

Groundnuts has antioxidants which very few plants have and it is called reservetol. It has properties that can burn the stubborn fat in your bodies. Eating some peanuts will keep the heart healthy. It helps you mobilise the fat deposited areas that needs to be worked on.

Rice

Rice is a must-have. Grown regionally, eat rice as it has methionine needed for lustrous hair. If you are dieting and cutting out rice, you will notice how the diet leads to hairfall. Always check for rice with red lines on them. That is the rice you should be eating.

Ghee

Always add ghee in your food. Ghee or clarified butter increases the immunity needed in a body. It should be an integral part of your diet as it increases the flexibility needed for bones. It is also an important anti-ageing agent. Make it at home to avoid impuritie

Read More

Eye Care Tips

Eye Care Tips::

1. Wash your eyes with cold water at regular intervals.
2. Eat foods rich in vitamins like papaya, egg, fish, milk, green leafy vegetables.
3. Increase your water intake.
4. Use slices of cucumber and potato regularly to reduce the dark circles under your eyes.
5. Blink often or close your eyes to relax the eye muscles.
6. Take a short nap to reduce the puffiness in the eyes.
7. Get regular eye-check ups done.
8. Wear proper sun glasses.
9. Foods rich in vitamin A helps reduce the risk of night- blindness and cataract. 

Read More

What is Yoga Meditation & Health ?

What is yoga is the question which must be satisfactorily explored by anybody keen on yoga. Yoga is an ancient system for health of mind and body developed over the centuries by the Sages of India. It acts as a means of self purification to achieve oneness with supreme creator. Fortunately, this technique in its simplified form can be easily incorporated into our busy schedules to benefit mind and body. The goal of yoga is to calm the mind so that our soul expresses itself. 

Yoga, its origins and how it all began. We have included a time line for you to see its evolution, and how it has become the phenomenon it is now. Find out where it began and who practiced it first. It is a fact that the more you learn about Yoga, the more you will like it and the easier it will be for you to understand what is behind every pose, idea and concept that you have heard about but sometimes haven’t quite understood.

Learn about Bikram Yoga, Hatha Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga and Kundalini. These variations of Yoga represent the basic concept of Yoga and promise to be as useful as interesting for the person who is just getting to know about this art or for those who simply want to know more about it. Be able to compare them and see how different or similar they are.

In terms of benefits you will have a whole chapter to be aware of the many physical benefits, in terms of flexibility, breathing techniques, and more. Get rid of all those stress symptoms and forget about anxiety and mental tiredness that are so common in our nowadays society. Whenever people look for different alternatives to be healthy, they are exposed to a lot of options that sometimes are nothing more than just good intentions. With Yoga, if an art like this has passed the test of time so successfully and has gotten even more successful, and even in the western world.

Now, why did we decide to write a separate chapter on meditation even when it is part of Yoga? Meditation is such an important aspect of Yoga, the part of Yoga that addresses the mental part, that the emphasis on this topic was really necessary. Learn more about meditation techniques, purposes, and other important information.

Like it was mentioned before, Yoga is a whole lot more than simply postures, it is a whole philosophy of life that involves values and of course eating habits as well. Read more about how food can really make a difference in our quality of life from more than one perspective. A healthy vegetarian diet can work wonders on a person’s health. We have related the topic of healthy food to Yoga as a very important integration of mind and body.

Finally, a chapter on Yoga dogs, or what has been called Doga (dog+yoga), in which you will learn about how dog owners are starting to take their pets to yoga classes more and more. It is a well known fact that our pets can suffer from stress and other “human” conditions, so why not give them the opportunity to use our own remedies.

You are now officially in Yoga territory, go ahead and take advantage of all the information we have compiled for you and become a Yoga. Meditation and Health expert.

Read More