Health

Stressing about Stress and its Remedy


By Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya Experts in America discuss stress as the cause of death, describing the inability of people to handle the reality of messy lives. Unrealistic and ideal expectations cause people to strive for perfection at the cost of balance, relationships, sleep, meals, and overall health. Indeed, excellence is given great importance in modern...

Diaspora is Highly Vulnerable to Depression, Anxiety, Insomnia


By Riya Gupta Keep silent about the things you suffer the most from. The Desi community believes in tough love, without understanding how it silences us, minimizing our feelings into insecurities. Treading into September, Suicide Awareness Month, I believe it is important to address the prevalence of mental health issues in the Desi community and...

Poliovirus detected in more wastewater near NYC


Albany, N.Y.: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday the state was stepping up its polio-fighting efforts as the virus that causes the life-threatening disease was detected in the wastewater of yet another county in the New York City area. Health officials began checking for signs of the virus in sewage water after the first...

US counts millionth organ transplant while pushing for more


The U.S. counted its millionth organ transplant on September 9, a milestone that comes at a critical time for Americans still desperately waiting for that chance at survival. It took decades from the first success — a kidney in 1954 — to transplant 1 million organs, and officials can’t reveal if this latest was a...

Bharadvajasana: For Lower Back and Neck Pain


By Atul Vyas In yogic philosophy 'pran' is considered to be the life force that moves this universe. It is the sum total of all the energy that is manifest in the universe. It is also said to be the sum total of all the forces in nature. 'Pra' means to bring forth, and 'na'...

The Remedy for Real Ancient Medicines in the Modern World


By Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya While experts interviewed in America about herbal medicine discuss the variety of effective herbs and the history of medicine in the USA as the history of herbal medicine, they also discuss the history of Galen and Hippocrates as the source of medicinal knowledge. This is rarely questioned and therefore propagated to...

Uddiyana Bandh: Stay young physically and mentally


By Atul Vyas When my revered mother late Daya Vyas - the first lady yoga Guru of India, taught me a very important and basic yogic principle that it is very difficult - even impossible to change anything in your external environment until you set your brain's internal right. In today's life, it may include lifestyle...

Burn Dhoopana: From Ashes to Ashes


By Dr. Bhaswati Bhattacharya Ayurveda reminds us that in times of increasing diseases, we must reconnect with the environment in which we grow, and go cleanse the land, cleanse the water, cleanse the air, and become aware of time. This is especially important during epidemics, which were known 5000 years ago and called janapada-uddhvansa in Sanskrit. Jana is the...

Sahaj Sakriya Padottanasana: For Balancing of Quality of Life


By Atul Vyas According to yogic physiology, the colon is where a sense of stability is located. If the colon is healthy, one feels secure and grounded but if it is unhealthy then one may feel insecure. A person with an unhealthy colon desperately hankers for security and anchor. After digestion in the small intestine, the food...