In the last three blogs, we have seen the various components of diet and food to consume daily healthily as per Ayurveda. In this blog, we will explore some other options for morning breakfast and evening snacks. And also see some foods to avoid to prevent illness.
Options for breakfast or small hunger in the evening:
One can have Upma, Shira, Poha (if don’t have acidity), Rajira Laddu, Dry fruit or laddu of dry fruits, Daliya & Rice puff simply toasted with ghee and salt chillies are preferred.
Avoid having Idli, Dosa; or yesterday’s leftover food for breakfast as it can cause my gut issues like acidity bloating, etc.
Fruits:
The fruits generally advised by ayurveda doctors are Anjeer (figs), Mosambi (Sweet lime), Pomegranate, amla, Khajoor (dates), Watermelon, Musk melon are advised to eat.
Fruits like mango, banana, chiku, custard apple, and guava are advised to avoid people tending to have cough and congestion.
Also, a seasonal natural and local fruits from your habitats are advised to be consumed according to the season and Prakriti.
Milk and its product:
Good quality cow milk or buffalo milk is advised to be consumed after properly heating it. One can have curd occasionally, and buttermilk with a pinch of rock and black salt. A well-prepared ghee at home is advised to eat regularly to boost the metabolism.
Things to avoid:
All types of bakery products like biscuits, bread & their by-products like pizza, burger, etc. All types of farsaan or namkeen, along with packed food like chips and fries etc. Avoid carbonated drinks soda or soft drinks. Also, leftover food, processed cheese, and mayonnaise are advised to avoid various health issues.
Conclusion:
All the above-mentioned ayurvedic diets can be consumed by every person without any disruption in their health routine. But the diet can differ from person to person as per their health condition and dosha situation.
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Ayurvedic texts are the source of various ancient medicines along with some unique traditional practices. These practices were originally described in the form of a health regimen which further transferred into rituals. Suvarna Prashana or Suvarna Bindu Prashana is one of them.
It is mentioned as among the Sixteen Sanskar of Hindu Scripture. These sanskar connected and considered as milestone with many important events in child life during pregnancy (while in the womb), during birth and after birth. These sanskar are done at every particular stage of child’s life as part of achieved milestone which indicates major completion of child growth.
What is Suvarna Prashana?
Suvarna Bindu Prashana is an ayurvedic formulation likewise a tonic for children.
It is a unique blend mixture of Suvarna Bhasma (purified gold ash), honey, ghee, and herbal extract of various drugs. Suvarna Prashana mainly consists of Suvarna Bhasma, Madhu, Ghruta, and several immunity booster herbs.
Where it is been mentioned?
Suvarna Prashana is mentioned as sanskar in the ancient ayurvedic text of pediatrics, Kashyapa Samhita. Kashyapa Samhita is specially written by Aacharya Kashyapa for child health, their diseases, and the treatments.
He described it in shloka as follows:
सुवर्णप्राशनं हि एतत् मेधाग्निबलवर्धनम्।
आयुष्यं मङ्गलं पुण्यं वॄष्यं वर्ण्यं ग्रहापहम्॥
मासात् परममेधावी व्याधिभिर्नच धष्यते।
षडभिर्मासैः श्रुतधरः सुवर्णप्राशनाद् भवेत्॥
Ref: Kashyap Samhita
Why Suvarna Prashana is important?
It is a unique Ayurvedic practice to build good health and an immune system without causing any side effects. In normal language, it is likewise nowadays vaccination. It is an ayurvedic immunity booster medicine. It comes with the protective properties of Gold, along with the goodness of Ghruta, madhu, and several ayurvedic immunity-boosting herbs.
Why only Suvarna or gold?
In the Indian subcontinent, Suvarna, or gold has an auspicious value. Generally, gold is connected with Devas inform of ornaments. The gold has the property of covering and protective mechanism. Suvarna possesses properties like rejuvenation, immunity booster, improves complexion and growth of the body, accelerate growth of the brain & improves memory. It also possesses antioxidant properties and it is very beneficial to relieve oxidative stress. All properties of Suvarna Bhasma are present in the Suvarna Prashana.
What are the Key Ingredients of Suvarna Prashana?
Suvarna Bhasma: Gold is considered very precious in Ayurveda and it would possess properties like madhura, rejuvenation, immunity booster, improves complexion and growth of the body, accelerate growth of the brain and improves memory, also increase digestion power of the body. Gold possesses a lot of antioxidant properties and it is very beneficial for babies who were delivered with difficulty during the process of delivery, oxidative stress to the baby can be relieved with the antioxidant properties of Suvarna Bhasma in the Suvarna prashana.
Ghruta or Ghee: It alleviates Pitta & Vata. It acts as a cooling, softening & improves voice and skin color complexion. It has the potency to carry and accelerate the property of the medicine used with it.
Madhu or Honey: Madhu or Honey has a great tendency to accept, carry and imbibe in various conditions. It accelerates the absorption of the medicine used with it. It also kapha elevates which is a major cause of diseases in children.
Various Herbs: Herbs like Vacha, Shankhapushpi, Brahmi, etc are used in the making of Sauvarna Prashana. These medicines are good for the brain cells and their nourishment. They act as carrier for the above-mentioned medicine to transport them to their actual site of action. They also help to boost the absorption of gold particles in the body.
Why Pushya Nakshatra?
Pushya Nakshatra is one of the 27 nakshatras in the Nakshatra mandala (constellation). Pushya is derived from the word Pushti which means nourishes. It is considered auspicious due to its nourishing nature. This is selected for the administration of Suvarna prashana to bloom its properties.
Administrative age group:
It is advised for children between the age of 0 to 16 years.
Benefits of Suvarna Prashana:
Boosts Immunity
Improves Memory & concentration
Improves Digestion & Gut Health
Prevents recurring Infection
Improves Skin tone and hair texture
When it should Be Started?
It can be started at any age of the child group regardless of previous dose history or not. But for better results, it should be given on a regular basis.
When to take:
It should be given on an empty stomach preferably in the morning.
Do not have food at least for 30 minutes after the consumption of Suvarna Prashana.
At Dr. Bathe’s Ayurvidhi Clinic on Porwal Road, we do the Suvarna Prashana is done regularly on every months Pushya Nakshatra.
Arthritis is a common joint disease faced by numerous people nowadays. Arthritis is a degenerative disease of joints commonly found in old age people, but nowadays people from young age group are also been prone to arthritis. It is characterized by swelling and stiffness in joints.
Types of arthritis
There few types of arthritis which are important to know while treating it.
Osteoarthritis:
It is one of a common type of an arthritis mostly affecting joints and its cartilages. In this the cartilages attached to bones are gradually wore out over the period of time due to various causes. It affects mostly weight bearing joints of the body. Common example is knee joint.
2. Rheumatoid Arthritis:
Rheumatoid Arthritis is an autoimmune disease. It is a condition in which the immunity cells attacks its own body cell. In this case the immunity cells attacks on cartilages. The symptoms of RA are inflammation of synovial membrane which causes pain and tenderness in joints.
3. Ankylosing Spondylitis:
Ankylosing Spondylitis is a type of arthritis that mainly affects spine and its muscle. It has chronic back pain, stiffness mostly at the junction of ligaments attaches to bone.
4. Psoriatic Arthritis:
Psoriatic Arthritis is an autoimmune joint disorder develops in the patient suffering from Psoriasis. This disease has red and slivery patches on the body.
So, while treating the patients suffering from arthritis it is a big challenge as it is not a condition that completely cures in current scenario. It also has several limitations like use of drugs there are only use for static muscle relaxants for pain relief, using of NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) to cure the inflammation are used for long term are the only solutions till now.
Ayurvedic view while treating arthritis
But ayurveda medicine gives a best way to manage and avoid the further complication associated with arthritis. Ayurveda has a holistic approach while treating arthritis. For the treatment arthritis it is important to understand the nature of disease and the root causes. The Ayurvedic herbal medicines are very effective in reducing the symptoms of the disease and prevent the further deterioration of body. Whereas the panchakarma therapies are effective in regenerate the cartilages cells and improve the health of joints.
At Ayurvidhi Clinic (Ayurvedic Chikitsalaya & Panchakarma Therapy Centre) we offer effective and authentic treatment for arthritis.
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