Osteoarthritis and Ayurveda Osteoarthritis (OA), sometimes called degenerative joint disease or degenerative arthritis, is one of the commonest conditions of the joint. OA can affect any joint but it occurs most commonly in knees, hips, lower back and neck, small joints of fingers and the bases of thumbs and big toe. Let’s understand anatomy of the normal joint first. A normal joint is made up of two or more joints bound loosely together by either a covering or muscular thickenings. Thes....
Are you healthy? Dr. Pranav Bhagwat. Consultant, Nagarjuna Ayurveda Clinic, Aquem, Margao. Consultant, Oorja Wellness Center, Comba, Margao. Professor, Gomantak Ayurveda College, Shiroda, Goa. Visiting Consultant: Vedalife, Germany; Lavanya, Russia. (pranavayurveda@gmail.com) Dharmaartha-kaama-mokshanam Aarogyam moolam uttamam // To live a fruitful life, one has to be healthy. To enjoy wealth, to enjoy nature, to enj....
Let him bleed… Yes, friends, let him bleed. He is bleeding for his own good. He is bleeding for his own health. He is bleeding for his own wellbeing. Let him bleed. Because it is autumn. When the rainy clouds are shying away and when sourness in the nature is at its peak, let him bleed. The fire is so high in the body that let him bleed. Let the fire leave him to calmness, to peace. Because the fire is two sided weapon. When he controls the fire, it is the light, it is the warmth and whe....
The bhagwadgeeta says, urdhwamulam adhashaakham ashwattham prahuravyayam/. The charakasamhita says, urdhwamulam adhashaakham rushaya purusham viduhu/. The human body is symbolized as a tree here .The roots of this tree are on top and its branches are down. This tree is upside down. We forgot this shloka and we also did not remember the teaching of this whole chapter in bhagwadgeeta. This chapter, the fifteenth one, deals with the description of mahapurusha which is omnipresent. For the health ....
DIET FOR HYPOTHYROIDISM. Greatly reduce or eliminate caffeine and sugar, including refined carbohydrates like flour. Protein transports thyroid hormone to all your tissues and enjoying it at each meal can help normalize thyroid function. Proteins include nuts and nut butters; quinoa; hormone- and antibiotic-free animal products (organic, grass-fed meats, eggs, and sustainably-farmed fish); and legumes (MOONG, MASUR, PEAS, MATKI) No soya products. Use suffici....
Dr. Pranav Bhagwat E-mail: pranav_ayurveda@yahoo.co.in. The field is more important than the seed, Ayurveda says. In the last article, we have seen how the role of enhancing immunity (vyaadhikshamatwa) enjoys precious position in ayurvedic therapeutics .unless and until we do not make the tissues strong, the treatment is not complete.. Body is more important than bacteria. Prevention is the key. Prevention is always better than the cure, they say. But prevention ....
Dr. Pranav Bhagwat E-mail: pranav_ayurveda@yahoo.co.in. In the article published in this news paper on last Sunday, we had taken a review about the concept of health according to Ayurveda. We had understood that Ayurveda has pronounced definition of health as not the absence of disease but strong physique, healthy mind and kind heart. The person who leads a life useful to him and to society is a real healthy person. Ayurveda has such a broad compas....
Dr. Pranav Bhagwat E-mail: pranav_ayurveda@yahoo.co.in. In every culture there is always an important role played by traditions and many a times a blind faith has been put on them by the people of region without verifying the efficacy of these traditional practices. At the other end, in the name of modernization and civilization, many people disregard them as awful or backward practices. They consider everything in tradition as superstition or foolishness of illiterate ....
Dr. Pranav Bhagwat E-mail: pranav_ayurveda@yahoo.co.in. The ayurvedic system can well claim to be the chief source from which the mighty river of the western medicine has had its beginnings. History reveals that Ayurveda influenced the Greek medicine, it in turn on Arabian medicine, and this on the medicine in the Europe. Ayurveda had a glorious past, but its present state is not satisfactory, yet its future is bright. After suffering from the deca....
Dr. Pranav Bhagwat E-mail: pranav_ayurveda@yahoo.co.in. “The patient is no mere collection of signs and symptoms, disordered functions, damaged organs and disturbed emotions. It is human, fearful and hopeful, seeking relief, help and assurance.” Ayurveda treats the living man. It treats the man as a whole because the man is a psychosomatic entity and his psychic and somatic components cannot be treated in isolation. The DOSHA – DHATUS AND MALAS are the somatic componen....
Ayurveda has pronounced definition of health as not the absence of disease but strong physique, healthy mind and kind heart. The person who leads a life useful to him and to society is a real healthy person. Ayurveda has such a broad compass about concept of health. It is the outcome of the great Indian tradition which stresses on ‘sarve santu niraamayaha/’ (let all be healthy.) In spite of phenomenal progress in modern medical science and other life sciences in the fields of investigations s....
It Is the most important structure in the body. It keeps us erect and at the same time has an amazing capacity of bending. It bears the weight of the body yet it is very light itself. It is a remarkable combination of strong bones, flexible ligaments and tendons, large muscles and highly sensitive nerves. It is designed to be incredibly strong, protecting the highly sensitive nerve roots, yet highly flexible, providing for mobility on many different planes. Yes, we are talking about the backbone....
Dr. Pranav Bhagwat, H.O.D. Of Eye, ENT, Gomantak ayurveda college, shiroda, goa. Introduction :- DIABETES MELLITUS or type 2 diabetes is a dreaded disease. Its nick name is “ SILENT KILER” and is enough to describe its exact pathogenesis in the body and all its activities therein and thereafter. There is increasing incidence of the cases with diabetes in India. So much so that India is the world capital of diabetics. Diabetes mellitus is a clinical syndrome char....
These guidelines create a deeply nourishing eating experience. Following these guidelines will correct most digestive imbalances and support the root of strong physical and psychological health. Prepare your body and mind to receive food by sitting down and beginning meals with meditation or 3 to 5 slow breaths. Create a peaceful eating environment free from arguments, excessive noise, and distraction. Half heated, half cooked food should not be consumed. Food should not be too cold or too....
Everyone wants to remain healthy and young forever or as long as possible. The youth is the most enjoyable stage in human life. Different tissues are grown fully in this stage. All the organs and vital principles of the body attain their full maturity. One attains the balance of strength, manhood valour, understanding, energy, memory, grasping power, speech. In this stage, a man is strong, has well determined psychic disposition and compact body elements. This is a pitta predominant stag....
The perfect health is the dream of everyone. “Health is Wealth” and all such idioms definitely stand true, especially, when the disease doesn’t allow anybody to work up to its capacity. Live the work aside; even the enjoyment of leisure is not entirely experienced by a person whose body, mind and soul are not in equilibrium. Following are a few rules to be followed by anyone and everyone to remain healthy. Get up early in the morning. ‘Brahme Muhurte Uttishthet&rs....
PANCHAKARMA - SPECIALITY IN AYURVEDA Measures are carried out by means of panchakarma therapies in ayurveda: Ayurveda is well developed medical science. The definition of health by ayurveda which comprises of well being of physique, senses, sould and mind prooves the deep thought process behind ayurvedic scripts. The main cause for disease is uncontrolled senses. If the senses are in control, the mind and soul are in happy state. ayurveda gives stress on prevention of diseases. Because whe....