Health

Ushtrasana: Improves digestion, strengthens the back and shoulders


By Atul Vyas The digestive dysfunction and resultant brain issues are the consequences of being in a toxic inflammatory state. Ama is an ayurvedic term for toxins used for substances inside the body and mind that are insufficiently digested and or are located in their current form in places they should not be like undigested...

Better Living, Beyond Chemistry


By Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya Modern sciences such as nutrition, biochemistry, and dietetics emphasize calories and types of foods such as carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. These sciences prescribe chemistry as the solution to all the needs, and either a drug that inhibits enzymes, that allows more of the enzyme to circulate or a counteracting drug that...

Burning Noise into Wisdom


By Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya While Americans blow out the candles on their birthday, Indians pay reverence to the symbolism of the flame. Over 10,000 years, when dark nights seemed to bring the darkness of energy, spirit, and action, the flame was the symbol of hope, faith, and of perseverance. It is funny that westerners casually...

Vajrasana: One Pose for all the Tummy Troubles


By Atul Vyas We cannot separate our physical health from the well beings of our mind as both are closely associated and interdependent. This equilibrium is disturbed when the rhythmic balance of the rest and the movement of both are disturbed. This causes many diseases and one of them is peptic ulcer. A peptic ulcer is...

The Power of Bad Medical Education


By Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya It is not the science of Ayurveda that is the problem. It is today's ayurvedic medical schools, in which students are not taught in depth about the four pillars of treatment known as the pāda-chatuṣ-ṭayā -  knowledge of the practitioner, the availability of the needed medicine, the ability of the assistant...

Sarvangasana: Soothes Anxiety by Improving Blood Circulation in Body


By Atul Vyas Anxiety is a response of the body to a demanding situation in life. Anxiety increases the demand for glucose and oxygen as it results in fast heart beating and breathing, and increased sweating to dissipate heat produced by rapid energy expenditure. All these activities are essentially controlled by the brain in an unconscious...

The Four Pillars of Medical Treatment


By Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya People disconnected from Indian traditions, especially those educated to observe the excellence in convenience and efficiency as the supremacy of the west, approach Ayurveda only when they face the brick wall of medical treatment. Then they ask, does Ayurveda have a cure for my incurable condition? After years of polluting their own...

Planning a healthy lifestyle? Avoid these desi foods after sunset


After a long and tiring day at work, many of us often feel like indulging in a delicious meal at home. And while most of us might like to keep it light on most days, sometimes we are hungry for a feast. And if it’s a weekend, we absolutely love to nosh up curries...

Plan for long-term baby formula imports unveiled


Washington DC: Regulators have unveiled their plan to allow foreign baby formula manufacturers to stay on the market long term, an effort to diversify the nation’s tightly concentrated industry and prevent future shortages. The Food and Drug Administration said recent entrants to the U.S. market will have until October 2025 to make sure their formulas...