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Water is an essential part of consumption among humans. Nearly 50 to 60 percent of the human body Is made up water. The flow of nutrients, the excretion of the unnecessary elements is an example of the role water plays in the human body. The entire body functioning has water as one of the primary elements […]

Sleep or nidra is one of the biggest healers of animal life across the universe. Sleep deprived person has a shorter life than a starved person. One can live longer without food than without sleep. Sleep heals and repairs the body, the indriyas or the sense organs, the man or the mind, the buddhi or

There are 3 stages in life in terms of food consumption; Ksheerad, Ksheeraannad and Annad. Ksheerad – milk consuming infant Ksheerannad – some food along with milk consumption Annad – moved to regular food weaned away from milk When the urge to have regular food rises, there is a natural drop in the urge to

Menstrual fluids and its convenient collection has been a pressing topic for many hygiene and scientific researchers. The old tradition of sanitary pads was replaced by tampons in the late 80s and 90s. The current trend is the use of menstrual cups that are inserted in the vaginal tract to collect the discharge. Since ancient

Lactose intolerance has become more prevalent in recent times especially in India. Milk and the lactose presence in milk are difficult for some people to digest, leading to a set of symptoms called Lactose Intolerance. The commonest symptoms of Lactose Intolerance are :Gases, Bloating of Stomach Diarrhea, Stomach Cramps, Abdominal Pain The intensity of the symptoms varies from person

Sports medicine is a branch of medicine that deals with physical fitness, maintaining of fitness and addressing issues that arise out of the sport occupation. Sports injuries are majorly, localized in nature. They are rarely systemic in origin. The pathology in sports injuries are caused by external factors like trauma and do not have an

Microwave technology is distinctly different from the conventional heat treatment that we have had over the ages. The microwave oven emits energy that converts the water and similar liquid elements into heat energy that could raise the heat in order to cook the food. The heat thus created astonishingly reduces the cooking time. The taste

The modern medicine works on a set of parameters while addressing diseases. Before we understand these parameters it is necessary to understand how they see the disease itself. Broadly, the modern medicines tend to classify the diseases in 2 categories, 1) structural abnormality and 2) functional deviation, both lead to diseases. When the structural discipline

The side effects of medicines, is largely a shortsightedness of the pharmacists or lack of approach to see through the entire action of the medicine. The active principle existing in the medicine is solely used as a medicine in modern pharmacology. Ayurveda looks at it differently. Every vanaspati or a medicinal plant is a confluence

Ayurveda is a science that has evolved over the last five thousand years. Like all other Indian sciences of India, Ayurveda has a rich heritage and existed before any documented medical science. The Indian civilization has seen unparallel prominence and respect all over the world in the olden times. It was shared with people of