Wellbeeing Integrative Medicine & Health Care

Ayurveda is a science that deals with how to lead a healthy and happy life. It believes in maintaining harmony in the health and environment and achieve overall well-being of an individual. We all know changes in the food, place, seasons and daily habits, create disturbances the health. Ayurveda, observes all these disturbances keenly and advises changes to be adopted in our lifestyle. We can come over the disturbances by simple lifestyle changes or adapting to specific food and regimens as prescribed by Ayurveda. To simply put, it is like wearing warm woollen clothes in winter and thin cotton cloths in summer, always carry an umbrella in the rainy season to protect us from the effect of the environment on our health In addition to external changes and the effects on our health, Ayurveda clearly explains how our bodies are affected internally. Vata, Pitta and Kapha are known as building blocks of our body. Doshas are not physical entities, but functional units with a s...

Most commonly used phrase in today's world is , Make Every Day Count, indicating how each day is valuable for each one of us. There are many systems in the world prescribing how we should lead our day. In Ayurveda, it is called Dinacharya or regimen to be followed for the day. Here are some important activities that help us to start a fruitful day based on Ayurveda treaties. Waking up : Wake up at Bramhi Muhurta (90 min before sunrise) to start the day. Brahma Muhurta or time of Higher energy is a period of 1 hour and 36 minutes before sunrise called as "The Creator's Hour".Activities performed early in the morning have a greater effect than in any other part of the day. Each muhurta lasts 48 minutes, and therefore the Brahma muhurta begins 1 hour and 36 minutes before sunrise and ends 48 minutes before sunrise. For example, if sunrise is at 6 am, the Brahma muhurta begins at 4:24 am. So Take out the calendars or Browse and note down the next day’s Sun...

In Ayurveda, health is considered to be created when a balance between mind, body and the environment is maintained, and so with the changing seasons. It is important to follow the body’s natural inclination to respond to the seasons by adapting our diet and activities. As the days lengthen in Spring, you may have noticed being more cheerful and lively. The urge to exercise and reconnect with nature is generally more, like working in the garden or by spending time outside in the sunshine. It is a Uttarayana Kala or Adana Kala, ie.. northward movement of the sun. In this period the sun and the wind are powerful. The sun/ heat reduces the physical strength and causes dryness in the individual Spring Season also is known as the flowering season or new growth season, During this period the kapha (Kapha dosha) accumulated during the previous winter season is liquefied due to the heat of the sun, affecting the power of digestion and metabolism. The Predominant Rasa in this ritu i...

When you get stressed or get panicked about anything, the body’s abilities to cope reduces. It causes your body to produce greater levels of stress hormones called ‘Cortisol’ to boost immunity and reduce inflammation. Greater levels of cortisol in the blood opens the door for more inflammation. During stress, the body’s lymphocytes (type of WBC) which help to fight the infection gets reduced. The lower the lymphocyte level, the more risk you are for the viruses. High stress levels can also cause depression and anxiety, again leading to higher levels of inflammation. In the long-term, sustained, high levels of inflammation point to an overworked, over-tired immune system can’t properly protect the body. Yoga and meditation are good means of calming the mind and boosting the immunity. Medication reduces the TPS (Thought Per Second) which in turn reduces the stress by conserving the energy towards the brain cells and also helps reducing the release of stress hormones cortisol. Y...

Drink lots of fresh juices. Ensure that you eat fresh, warm and nutritious food that are easy to digest with seasonal vegetables and whole cereals. Avoid frozen, cold and heavy food. Drink warm water. Virus gets less active in hot temperature. Avoid cold water or cold beverages. Take natural immune-boosting fresh juice. Indian Gooseberry juice (Amla) 50 ml, Ginger 10 ml, Fresh Lime juice 5ml, Turmeric powder 1/4 tsp and drinking water 200ml. Mix these ingredients in plain warm water and drink directly (Dosage: Adult: 250 ml Children: 100 ml twice daily). Natural immune boosting hot drink: Turmeric powder 1/4th tsp and drinking water 250 ml. Boil it till the raw smell vanishes. Strain and drink hot. Frequent sipping of water boiled with Tulsi leaves, crushed Ginger and Turmeric would be beneficial. Honey with a pinch of pepper powder is also very useful. Use an immune booster Amrutha Balli (Giloy) 2 to 3 sticks – boil adding 2 glasses of water, boil until it reduces to...

1). Only an assigned family member should be tasked with taking care of the such person.  2). Wash clothes in warm water, avoid shaking the soiled linen or direct contact with skin.  3). Use disposable gloves when cleaning the surfaces or handling soiled linen. Wash hands after removing gloves.  4). Avoid visitors at home. 5). In case the person being quarantined becomes symptomatic, all his/her close contacts will be home quarantined for 14 days and followed up for an additional 14 days or till the report of such case turns out negative on lab testing environmental sanitation. 5a.) Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces in the quarantined person’s room (e.g. bed frames, tables etc.) daily with 1% Sodium Hypochlorite Solution.  5b.) Clean and disinfect toilet surfaces daily with regular household bleach solution/ phenolic disinfectants.  5c.) Clean the clothes and other linen used by the person separately using common hou...