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Stress, mood and sleep management

  Prebiotic foods have been shown to help reduce cortisol levels. So, consume fermented foods like sauerkraut, kefir, yoghurt and kimchi. The prebiotic foods, like onions, garlic, leeks, asparagus, apples and green bananas. Foods rich is fibre, protein and fat, with low sugar are better. These foods reduce the blood cortisol, known as stress hormones, by improving the microbiomes in GIT. Eating when, feeling stress (Binge eating) is not good. More food-more weight gain. The pre and pro biotics, significantly increase the content of metabolite short-chain fatty acids (acetate and butyrate), which improve the expression of genes of tight junction in the intestine and reduce inflammation in GIT. It also improves the expression of clock genes ( BMAL1  and  CLOCK ) in hypothalamus and hippocampus. Foods rich in galacto-oligosaccharides, present in lentils and cabbage; polydextrose, lactoferrin, and milk fat globular proteins rich in dairy products are good pre-biotics. Sle...

Cardiac Rehabilitation हृदय रोगी, रक्तचाप, मधुमेह रोगियों का पुनर्वास

  Cardiac Rehabilitation हृदय रोगी, रक्तचाप, मधुमेह रोगियों का पुनर्वास Cardiac rehabilitation helps patients with heart disease, with better quality of life. It is also named as Cardiac rehab; Heart attack - cardiac rehab; coronary heart disease  - cardiac rehab; Coronary artery disease - cardiac rehab; Angina - cardiac rehab; Heart failure - cardiac rehab. It helps in recovering from a heart attack, or heart surgery after heart failure. It also provides a better prognosis to ongoing medical or surgical therapies.  It includes education about food habits, lifestyle, and exercises including body purification through naturopathic and panchakarma techniques yogic asanas, pranayama, and meditation. It reduces symptoms, improves the quality of life, is a method of preventive cardiology resulting in relapses and disease progression, and improves overall cardiovascular functions. It reduces the stress level, thereby reducing the stress hormones and downplay of the sympathetic s...

मोटापा

  मोटापा यह एक रोग है ,  जिसका वास्तविक कारण निश्चित रूप से नहीं कहा जा सकता ,  परन्तु विभिन्न प्रकार के रहन - सहन एवं खान-पान को मुख्य कारण मान सकते हैं । इससे अन्त:स्त्रावी ग्रन्थियों के स्त्राव में बदलाव आता है तथा चयापचय की प्रक्रिया प्रभावित हो जाती है । ऐसे लोगों में मुख्य रूप से जरूरत से ज्यादा भोजन करने, लगातार कुछ न कुछ खाते रहने, भोजन को बिना चबाये खाने, रात्रि में भोजनों के बाद तुरंत सो जाने और शारीरिक श्रम से बचने के आदत देखी गयी है । मोटापा से शरीर बेडोल हो जाता है, मधुमेह, रक्तचाप, हृदयरोग होने की सम्भावना बढ़ जाती है तथा मानसिक तनाव एवं अवसाद भी होने लगता है । मोटापा से बचाव के लिए  संतुलित आहार एवं शारीरिक परिश्रम  को नियंत्रित करने की आवश्यकता आवश्यकता होती है जिसमें योगआसन एवं प्राणायाम प्रमुख हैं जो घर में भी किये जा सकते हैं । इससे आधा से एक किलो वजन प्रति सप्ताह की दर से कम किया जा सकता है । इसके लिए निम्नलिखित आसन किये जा सकते हैं 1.         एकपाद उत्तांग आसन 2.         उत...

Cardiac Rehabilitation for patients of chronic heart failure (CHF)

Cardiac Rehabilitation for patients of chronic heart failure (CHF) The main aim of the health care system in such patients is to reduce the symptoms of CHF and to provide a better prognosis, maximizing the function in everyday life with improved quality of life (QoL).  These CHF patients, mainly require a holistic approach to care, because of their comorbid factors, growing age, multiple medications, depression, fear, anxiety, deterioration in the patient’s morale, reduced coping skills, loneliness, etc. The standard cardiac therapy (SCT) is not enough to achieve these goals, though most of the standard recommendations include diet, exercise, psychotherapy, and medication including b-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs), digoxin, anti-platelets, and diuretics, still, poor prognosis is found in some cases, though they are able to maintain and stabilize the patient’s limited functional abilities.   In Ayurveda, several...

Cold water therapy

  Cold water therapy at “Swasthayu wellness Nature cure centre, Kashi under “Yamini Innovations, Varanasi-221005, ( www.yaminiinnovationsllp.com ) Cold-water therapy (CWT) or cold-water immersion (CWI) are commonly used terms in sports medicine, spa, naturopathy, and physiotherapy. Normally, water maintained at around 11 to 15°C) is used for 10 to 15 min in form of a brisk shower, ice bath, outdoor swimming, etc. It is both curatives to treat certain diseases and a preventive to delay the aging biochemistry and pathology. It acts by inducing the synthesis of “Heat shock Proteins”. “Anti-oxidant factors” and by stimulating the immune system. All of them collectively strengthen the body to fight against the process of age-related disease, which may be NCDs (non-communicable chronic diseases), traumatic injuries, or the tendency of recurring infections. Basically, it improves the body's circulation and activity of blood cells. Recently it is being used to reduce obesity/over-weight...

Mud Therapy

  Mud therapy at “Swasthayu wellness Nature cure centre, Kashi under  Yamini Innovations, Varanasi-221005, ( www.yaminiinnovationsllp.com , Natural and organic Mud is a  reservoir of minerals. Mud therapy is based on Nature that heals Nature. Both, the Mud and the human body consist of 5 basic elements, called “Panch Mahabhoots, which are earth, water, air, fire, and akash. Thus, when mud is applied to the body, it absorbs, those components from mud, which is deficient in the human body through local absorption on the skin. The deficiency gets healed by attaining an equilibrium. In different parts of the World, having different traditions and cultures, the mud/soil is used in different manners. In Korea, there is a “mud festivals”. In the Dead Sea, there is a practice of “mud bath”. In some places, it is a synonym for “Balneo Therapy” In one sentence, it can be said that it Detoxifies the body. Though it is layered on the skin, so the maximum benefit is expected ...