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Mental Wellbeing is Crucial for Immunity - 3 Reasons Why

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  With the lockdown economy creating unforeseen challenges, people are under a lot of stress because of loss of income and livelihood. Career woes and business troubles have forced us all to put a hold our life goals. Even for the well-heeled, being in closed confines and in isolation for prolonged periods add to the psychological challenges and erodes happiness. Over time, stress can turn chronic and with factors such as age and existing medical history, it starts reducing immunity and can quickly turn into a health concern, especially during virals seasons or epidemics. So how does mental health impact your immunity? Let’s take a look from the lens of Ayurveda. Conversion of Rasa Dhatu to Antibodies Everything you put into your mouth, immediately triggers a neurologica response that tells your saliva glands to secrete digestive juices. This chain continues down the  digestive tract  and it is very crucial for the food to be broken down into beneficial Rasa Dhaatu (essen...

Can Ayurveda Cure Fatty Liver Diseases?

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  As the name implies, fatty liver disease is a build-up of fat in the liver that can damage the organ and lead to serious complications like cirrhosis and multiple systemic disorders, if not treated on time. Excessive alcohol consumption was known as the major cause of fatty liver disease. But, you will be surprised to know that Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is now emerging as an important cause of liver disease in India. Its prevalence in India is about 9% to 32% of the population with a higher prevalence in those with obesity, diabetes, or prediabetes conditions. Excessive intake of tea, coffee, oily, fatty, spicy, and packaged foods, sedentary lifestyle, certain prescription medicines & steroids, increased cholesterol levels, indigestion, and weak Agni (digestive fire) are some of the other primary causes of fatty liver disease. It is important to address the disease from its root cause in the initial stages to treat it effectively. Unlike other treatment procedures tha...

Ayurvedic perspective of diabetes

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  Diabetes has been one of the major health concerns among people across the globe. World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that around six percent of the world population is affected by this lifestyle disease. A study, published in the journal Lancet, also stated that approximately 98 million Indians would be suffering from diabetes by 2030. Although diabetes is considered a chronic disease, it is possible to regulate it and curb down its risk and symptoms with the help of Ayurveda. At Jiva, our doctors have helped more than 1,20,132 patients manage their blood sugar levels with Ayurveda. Ayurvedic perspective of diabetes In Ayurveda, Diabetes is known as “ Madhumeh ” which is categorized under the disease “ Prameh ”. The word ‘ madhu ’ means honey (sweet) and ‘ meh ’ means urination. Hence,  madhumeh  means a disease in which a person urinates honey-like urine. Ayurveda divides diabetes into two categories: Genetic (Sahaja) diabetes resembles juvenile diabetes or insu...

Do's and Don’ts in Cervical Pain

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  Chronic neck pain can be caused by Cervical Spondylitis, Cervical Spondylosis or Cervical Lordosis. Relief depends a lot on completely following the treatment regimen prescribed by the doctor, as well as following every small detail that has a holistic effect on the overall outcome of your treatment. Doctors recommend diet and lifestyle steps meant to compliment the herbal medicines. In addition to that, Ayurveda doctors at Jiva Ayurveda also counsels cervical pain patient on several Do's and Don'ts which has been known to deliver higher amount of relief, faster. Treatment – the first step Unless a proper diagnosis has been done, it is impossible to arrive at an accurate underlying cause behind the pain. Once that is done, your doctor at Jiva Ayurveda will prescribe a personalised treatment path that will include herbal medicines, medicated oil to relieve neck pain as well as panchakarma therapy depending on the severity of the case. Hence, before getting into the do's an...