Monday, September 06, 2021

Make your skin shine..!!

     

A glowing skin reflects condition of physical fitness of a well nourished individual. We are going to see some of regulation given in our ancient science i.e. how to take care of skin and prevents it from varies diseases. 

When foreign toxic protein is circulated in blood stream which is unable to digest , we get different problems, and predominantly first we come to know it from our skin condition. 

        Ayurvedic dietary guidelines :

  1. Kale bhojana-Intake of food at in time.

  2. Satmya bhojana-Food intake as per suitability.

  3. Hita bhojan -Food intake as per the prakruthi of individual.

  4. Suchi bhojan - Proper hygiene.

  5. Snigdha bhojan- Intake of food which is unctuous.

  6. Ushna bhojan -Intake of food which is warm.

  7. Laghu bhojan-Intake of food which is easy to digest.

  8. Tan mana: bhojana- Eat while there is in interest to food and while eating concentrate on food and the process of eating.

  9. Sad-rasayukta ahara- Eat food with six taste components.

  10. Madhura praya -Food should be primarily sweet in nature.

  11. Na ati druta vilambita - Food should be ingested calmly, neither too slow nor too fast.

  12. Snatah - After bathing.

  13. Kshudvan- Food intake only when there is sufficient hunger.

  14. Proper washing of hand - feet and face should be done before food intake.

  15. Pithru -deva tarpana- After offering prayers and paying obeisance to gods and forefathers.

  16. Athithi- balakaguru tarpana - After offering food to guests, teachers and chidren.

  17. Anindan bhunjaana - Without disgracing food.

  18. Moun -Silently.

                          Food For Skin

  1. Excessive intake of salt/Atilavan– Salt predominant food like chips , pickels, etc

  2. Excessive intake of Sour foods/Ati Amla-Fermented products, pickles, bhelpuri, sour fruit juices, sauces like tomato sauce, excess intake of preserved foods, curd, buttermilk, lemon juice, vinegar, alcohol, sauce, squashes.

  3. Incompatable foods/Virudha Ahar -Sprouted vegetables/grains with meat, milk with meat, honey with meat, black gram with meat, lotus stem with meat, radish with meat, jaggery with meat, milk or honey with leafy vegetables, curd with chicken, honey heated in any form or taken with hot water, alcohol with kheer/sweet, fish with jaggery or sugar.

  4. Heavy to digest food /Guru Ahar -Pizza, cheese mixed foods, bakery products, kidney beans, paneer/cottage cheese etc, food items prepared m ainly from black gram such as dosa, idli, vada; beef, pork; food p repared from flour.Regular intake of meat products Intake of milk shakes, kheer etc.

  5. Oily food - Excessively oily foods such as biriyani, fried oily foods, meat soups, sweets made of excess ghee/butter, milk etc such as kheer/sweets.

  6. Excessive intake of liquid -Drinking excess quantity of water/ juices/madya/ soft drinks/ milk / liquid foods like rasam/sambhar more than needed for the body.

  7. Intake of food before the previous food is properly digested.

  8. Non vegetarian food with milk, ice cream along w ith non-vegetarian food, milk products with meat eg.

  9. Intake of cold and hot food together or intake of cold food soon after intake of hot food or vice versa.

  10. Habit of taking honey/jaggery/fish/ artocarpus lakucha/ radish/solanum nigrum etc in excessive quantity and especially when previous food has not been properly digested.

  11. excessive use of dairy products in the form of paneer etc are considered cause of inflammatory skin disorders

  12. Entering into cold water/ drinking cold water immediately after one is afflicted with fear, exhaustion and grief

  13. Habit of regularly indulging in day sleep other than greeshma ritu(summer)

  14. Non-compliance o f the prescribed rules w ith regard to the order o f restoring to hot and cold regimens i.e., sudden shifting from one extreme to another.(eg: exposing to hot weather directly from air conditioned areas)     



Tuesday, August 31, 2021

The joy of  eating best in best Way - CURD


While consultation i found people still have wrong information about curd and its consumption. So i thought to pen down some info quickly which i would like to share in detail later.

Lets begin what is CURD- It is nothing but coagulating milk either by adding rennet or any acid substances- lemon, vinegar etc. Curd is obtained in sequential process called curdling it can be final diary product or the first stage in cheese making.

Ayurveda explains different type of curds and different benefits.

  • The curd is sour (amla) to taste.

  • It absorbs water from intestines (hence called as Grahi). By the virtue of this property it is widely used to treat diarrhea and dysentery.

  • It causes heaviness when used in excess and may cause constipation.

  • It mitigates vata dosha, increases kapha and pitta. Curd should not be used in diseases where blood is vitiated by doshas.

  • Regular consumption of this in pure form increases body fat and may cause obesity.

  • Curd helps to increase quality and quantity of semen.

  • It strengthens the body.

  • Consumption of curd accelerates digestion (agni), stimulates taste buds and acts as an appetizer.

  • It is found beneficial in diseases of duodenum.

  • It reduces irritability of bladder and helps in emptying bladder easily.

    Dos and Don'ts for Using Curd

  • Curd should not be eaten at nights.

  • It is generally harmful in autumn , summer and spring.

  • It should not be boiled or heated, it looses its benefits

  • Curd worsens the swelling and inflammation..

  • Always it has to be mixed with honey or sugar before consuming.

  • Its properties get enhanced when mixed with cooked green gram or ghee or gooseberries (amla, Emblica Officinalis).

  • Curd should be used only when it is well formed or completely coagulated.

  • Consumption of incompletely coagulated curd may flare up herpes outbreaks, psoriasis, bleeding in hemorrhoids, IBS etc. and may cause giddiness.

Dr. Swati Anand 

Anand Ayurveda Center.




Wednesday, January 13, 2021

 Makar Sankranti means transition of sun to Makar rashi. Litterally Sankranti means movement. Its is the festival of "God Sun", a arrival of spring in India & also marks traditional event.


In Sankranti , different types of sweets like Tilgul (in Maharashtra), Gajak (in Punjab), Chikkis (in Gujrath), Tilkut (in Bihar, Jharkhand), Ellu-Bella (in Karnatak), Pongal (in tamilnadu) are consumed. Interestingly main ingredients of most of these sweets are Sesame seeds & Jaggery.

It alleviates Vata and normalises Pitta and Kapha in our body, keeping us healthy.( Vata, Pitta & Kapha are three Doshas/Life forces of our body.) According to Ayurveda illness arises when these doshas, are out of balance).
Sesame also improves digestive power, is good for teeth and improves immunity power . It is Medhya (improves intelligence) and Keshya (promotes Hair growth). As it is rich in Vit E, improves quality of skin. Seasame oil massage is also adviced in winter season. It moisturises dry skin and strengthens the bones, muscles and joints.

Jaggery used in sweet is also hot in nature and is a rich source of Iron. It stimulates digestive power and alleviates Kapha Dosha in our body.it helps in blood purification and helps in Respiratory tract infections. It is healthy substitute for sugar.

Happy Makar Sankranti !