Monday 29 February 2016

The Many Benefits of Turmeric

Turmeric is an important component in ancient Ayurveda and even today finds use in many of the medicines prepared. An ordinary kitchen component, this yellow colored spice destroys worms and is useful for preparing beauty packs. It is believed to wipe out basic doshas like pitta, kapha, and vata and helps in acquiring good health. India’s is the world’s largest producer of turmeric and consumes most of it also. But gradually the Western countries are also waking up to its usefulness.

Relieves pain:
Turmeric is a great healer and can reduce swelling and pain when applied on any injury or drunk with milk.

Reduces allergy:
It is used extensively in treating severe allergies, itching, rash because it has anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial and analgesic properties which are essential for curing such health problems.

Clears congestion:
Turmeric helps in relieving congestion, cough, and soothes headaches. It is extremely useful for keeping respiratory distress at bay.
Mind Healer:
Researchers feel that there may a connection between the high consumption rate of turmeric and lower rates of Alzheimer’s in India. Turmeric has been found by EXIN to enhance memory, cognition, and focus by fighting the brain’s degenerative process. It also helps in the growth of neurons.

Fights cancer:
Curcumin found in turmeric helps in preventing the occurrence of cancer.

Improves digestion:
Turmeric is extremely useful for improving the digestion process. It aids in correcting the nutritional deficiencies and improves the metabolic process. When consumed with a high-protein food like meat it assists in digestion and cures gastric problems.

Detoxification:
Turmeric has multiple antioxidants which help in purifying the blood. Its anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties keep the skin free from pimples and acne.

Turmeric is more than just a homely ingredient with multiple benefits. Its smell is refreshing but be careful while using because it can leave stains on your fingers.    

Thursday 25 February 2016

Cure Headaches The Herbal Way

Most people are familiar with headaches; the throbbing pain which starts from your temples and travels all the way back to your neck or around the head. Popping a pill offers relief which in many cases is temporary. Constant stress, work pressure, lack of sleep, and high blood pressure are among the chief reasons that trigger the pain.
But is it safe to take a tablet every time you get a headache? It is not possibly the wisest decision and in the long run can pose serious problems. Asthma, liver and kidney damage, bleeding disorder and ulcers result from their long-term use.
Herbal or Ayurvedic medicines are the best cure because they are without side-effects. With people being more health conscious that ever, herbal medicines have become a rage. Ayurveda divides headaches into three different categories like pitta, vata and kapha and offers the remedies accordingly.

The market, today, is flooded with herbal medicine manufacturers making it difficult to pick the right ones. Manufacturing these medicines requires extensive research which Yogi Herbals conducts with vast team of research scientists and then bottles the perfect combination that provides instant and long-term relief. Ayurveda has forever been considered the ‘science of life’ and now it’s for everyone to benefit from and live healthily.