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It is indeed amazing to see how the mind and body constantly influence each other, both in health as well as in a state of disease. Often, this knowledge can be used to predict the type of problems that a person may face in the near or far future. In fact, this is precisely why [...]
All of us remember the story of the oak and the rushes, where the oak used to boast about his strength all the time and laugh at the rushes because they were meek and bowed down to even the gentle winds. Finally however, when there was a windstorm, the rushes survived it unscathed, whereas the [...]
 Ayurveda is India’s pride. It is probably the world’s oldest system of medicine and is based on principles that make perfect sense even today. This only goes to prove how scientific and knowledgeable our ancestors were. This system of healing was the first to broadly classify people into three categories on the basis of [...]
 Brahmi, botanically called Bacopa monnieri, is a plant that finds wide application in the preparation of a number of medicines to treat nervous system disorders in Ayurveda. Been in use since ancient times, this herb is known to increase alertness besides improving memory and a person’s concentration capacity. Since the last 15 years or [...]
 Leucoderma, or vitiligo, a condition in which a person develops white patches on the skin, has a number of myths and misconceptions associated with it. Although more of a cosmetic problem with no life-threatening consequences, this disease can be a major cause of embarrassment, leading to a loss of self-confidence and severe depression at [...]
If you are looking for an effective household remedy for sore throats, headaches, ulcerative colitis, some types of menstrual and arthritis pain, and fevers and aches caused by colds and flu — then ginger is your answer. For over two thousand years, Chinese Medicine has recommended ginger to treat a number of health problems including [...]
  “A physician who fails to enter the body of a patient with the lamp of knowledge and understanding can never treat diseases. He should first study all the factors, including environment, which influence a patient’s disease, and then prescribe treatment. It is more important to prevent the occurrence of disease than to seek a [...]
 Allopathy or modern medicine basically believes in offering symptomatic relief and destroying the organisms that cause diseases. It has become mainstream medicine owing to the fact that there have been path-breaking researches and discoveries happening in various fields of medicine, right from the diagnosis and investigation of a disease to its medication and management. Pharmaceutical [...]
 Autoimmune diseases are conditions in which the immune system of the body treats its own tissues as foreign and tries to destroy them. The cause is unknown but many theories have been propounded to explain the development of these diseases. Heredity, infections, chemical toxicity, and stress are some of the causes that are implicated. Pathological [...]
 Modern medicine has become popular and is widely used across the globe. However, few realize that it is a quick fix to the diseases and disorders of modern times. Symptoms are surely relieved but only temporarily tackling the problem at hand, treating diseases at a superficial level and suppressing them to afflict deeper tissues or [...]
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