Author: Travancore Ayurveda

Dinacharya is a concept  in ayurvedic medicine that looks at cycles of nature and bases daily activities around these cycles. Ayurveda contents that, these routines help establish balance and understanding daily cycles are useful for promoting for health. Early to bed – Early to rise It is good to wake up before sun rises, when […]

This is characterized by stiffness and pain in the shoulder joint . Commonly seen in diabetic patients and  in people above 40 years CAUSES Shoulder joint is made up of bones, ligaments and tendons that are encased in a capsule of connective tissues. Frozen shoulder occurs when this capsule thickens and tightens around the shoulder […]

     HANDY REMEDY -whether I boil fresh ginger to make a soothing tea or whether I make a cold-killing decoction with ginger powder, I know I won’t be sick over the holidays. This is my personal remedy to avoid getting sick when I feel something coming on. TONIC AND STIMULANT: Ginger is known to help […]

  Obesity is one of the common lifestyle disorder many are suffering today. It has the deleterious effect both on  body and mind. WHO declared it as a global epidemic disorder. Worldwide atleast 2.8million die every year due to over weight. It is  the root cause for many other aliments like diabetes, cardiac disorders, atherosclerosis, […]

  Ayurveda being the famed science of life takes procreation very seriously. For its roots are deeply entwined with noble, higher brain dominant virtues, which subtly and beautifully convey that a deep, loving and pure relationship gives birth to healthy children, the future of the society, who go on to build, progress and make this […]

  Akshi, or eyes, are a gift of God to enjoy the nature. As per Ayurveda, it is an important organ of our body, one among the five sense organs. All Pancha mahanhootas are involved in maintaining the health of the Eye. Earth ( Prithvi) : governs the muscular part of the Eye, Water (aap) […]

  Summer is at the peak with severe heat conditions… let’s glance through this season from an Ayurvedic view… This season is known as ‘Greeshma Rutu’ according to Ayurveda. Greeshma name has derived from the Sanskrit word – “Grasaret” ie ‘Grasaret rasan’ one which absorbs all ‘rasa’ – liquid from body. Due to severe heat […]

  Ayurvedic physicians and their fabled lengthy list of Do’s and Don’t s are well known. It makes me happy when the patients ask, what not to eat doctor? I deeply respect these individuals and appreciate their courage of listening to a NO for eating their favorite dish or food item. One question, very frequently […]

  Ageing is natural process. After the age of forty the aging process is characterized by declining physical performance which impairs all facets of well being. However although old age is inevitable, it could be made bearable. Old age is characterized by the following conditions Decrease in strength and power of resistance. Possibilities of suffering […]

  According to Ayurveda one would suffer from no disease if he had no indigestion. Indigestion, being the root cause of all diseases. Hippocrates too brought this wisdom to the western world long after Ayurveda had already propounded- ‘it all starts from the gut’. From the tongue to the tissue is a pretty long journey […]