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Today, the first thing most of the people do when they are not feeling well is immediately google the symptoms and sometimes even start with the self-medication based on their search. But often this self-diagnosis on the internet always leads to something more sinister.  Excerpts from an article authored by Dr Amulya, General Practitioner at WELLBEEING. Self-medication and self-diagnosis are one of the most dangerous practices. Today, millions are suffering from anxiety about their health issues by looking up symptoms online; this has sparked a new phenomenon by itself called the cyberchondria. The Internet and various Health assessment Apps has become the first stop for most people when they need to know more about the signs, health and illness. The effects of this change are increasingly being appreciated but are still poorly understood. What is Cyberchondria Cyberchondria definition was invoked concerning the anxiety-amplifying results of online health-related ...

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...