There is of lot of talk about intermittent fasting these days. Benefits are said to range from weight loss, to enhanced heart and brain functioning, to increased longevity. Eat, Fast and Live Longer Last year I watched a BBC TV Horizon programme called “Eat, Fast and Live Longer”. The presenter, Michael Mosley, tried out different fasting diets and looked into the science behind them. The research on regular fasting shows [...]
Our lives are surrounded by routines. Some routines we create for ourselves, such as going for a run or doing some exercise each morning. Some routines are driven by nature, such as going to bed when it gets dark and putting on warm cloths in the winter. […]
Turmeric, a spice widely used in Ayurveda, is the secret behind Sir Michael Caine’s razor-sharp memory, according to a recent report in The Mail on Sunday. The 80-year old double Oscar winner was reported telling US chatshow host Larry King, after a fundraising event for Alzheimers research, that taking turmeric tablets for 30 years has helped him avoid the memory problems associated with old age. “I have a memory like [...]
People who regularly get less than six hours sleep a night are 12% more likely to die over a 25-year period than those who get 6-8 hours, according to a study at the University of Warwick. And since Ayurveda means “the science of life”, it’s not surprising to see a host of strategies available to assist in gaining sound sleep, one of the three fundamental pillars of health according to [...]
People who take Triphala Rose regularly come out with statements like: I feel lighter in the stomach, not so bloated after meals. Triphala Rose has helped my digestion –J P, London. Why do our stomachs sometimes feel heavy and bloated? Why do we sometimes feel lethargic and heavy, especially first thing in the morning or after meals? And how can Triphala benefit you? The benefits of Triphala Rose comes through [...]
Maharishi Amrit Kalash is based on Brahmi Rasayana, which is reputed to be the king of all Rasayanas. Rasayanas are carefully crafted preparations made from herbs and sometimes minerals. Their preparation usually involves numerous long and meticulous processes. The knowledge of the preparation of Rasayanas is sometimes talked of as the highest of all the Ayurvedic sciences. Ayurveda is usually translated as ‘the science of life’. Another popular translation is [...]
Natural cures for insomnia Edith Sitwell’s somewhat eccentric father, Sir George, is said to have advised visitors to his house never to contradict him, “as it interferes with the functioning of the gastric juices and prevents my sleeping at night.” Eccentric or not, this was a sound, if extreme, piece of advice. An unsettled digestion is only one of many potential causes of insomnia, and socialising only with people unlikely [...]
When John Lennon sang, “Give peace and chance”, it conjured up big issues, such as war and civil unrest. But what about the unrest we often find in our own minds? We live in a fast and changing world and we can often find ourselves under a lot of pressure. Whenever we encounter some stressful situation, our stress-response kicks in, our physiology speeds up and we become hyperactive. Often it [...]
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Are Trans Fats really that bad? Try typing trans fatty acids into Google and you’ll get a wealth of articles on the connection between these fats and obesity, high cholesterol, heart disease and cancer. Many people also point out that the dramatic increase in the incidence of such diseases during the twentieth century coincided with the increased occurrence of trans fatty acids in our diet. Many studies uphold this observation[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column [...]
Some trans fats are good for you Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) is a trans fat, but unlike the trans fats that get created when oil is hydrogenated, it’s a naturally occurring and beneficial trans fat. The digestive systems of grass-fed cows naturally produce plenty of CLA. This particular trans fat is linked to improved heart health[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" [...]
[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"][wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_video link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyjCbjIvHTU" width="1000" height="563" description="Do you easily suffer from sunburn?" source="http://www.maharishi.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Ayurveda-and-sunburn-400px.jpg" title="Ayurvedic advice on a tendency toward sunburn"] Question: "My skin burns easily in the sun. Is there anything I can do to prevent this happening?" Dr Brennan: "Someone whose skin burns easily in the sun is probably a Pitta [...]
[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"][wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_video link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ8TWJZkFYw" width="1000" height="563" description="Despite being careful with your diet, do you still gain weight?" source="http://www.maharishi.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Ayurveda-and-weightloss-400px.jpg" title="Ayurvedic advice on weightloss"] Question: "No matter how little I eat, I put on weight. What advice can Ayurveda give for this problem?" Dr Brennan: "Putting on weight so easily, no matter what [...]
[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"][wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_video link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMkLcx1z-Rc" width="1000" height="563" description="When you sit to eat, do you sometimes have low appetite? Dr Brennan gives advice to improve your appetite." source="http://www.maharishi.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Ayurveda-and-indigestion-400px.jpg" title="Ayurvedic advice to improve a poor appetite?"] Question: "Even when somebody puts a very nice meal in front of me I have a very poor [...]
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[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"][wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_video link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lOl5e2xsRE" width="1000" height="563" description="Do you wake up tired after a nights sleep?" source="http://www.maharishi.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Ayurveda-and-insomnia-400px.jpg" title="Do you feel tired and depressed when you wake?"] Question: I seem to sleep OK, but when I wake I still feel tired and sometimes a bit depressed. Dr Brennan: “Waking up feeling tired and [...]
[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"][wp_lightbox_prettyPhoto_video link="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EykJ42SFGMU" width="1000" height="563" description="Ayurveda advice for those who find they sweat a lot when they get warm" source="http://www.maharishi.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Ayurveda-and-excessive-sweating-400px.jpg" title="Excessive sweating: do you sweat a lot - advice from Ayurveda"] Question: “I sweat a lot, even when the weather is not particularly hot. Is there something Ayurveda can recommend [...]
[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" layout="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding_top="" padding_right="" padding_bottom="" padding_left="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none" last="no" hover_type="none" link="" border_position="all"][fusion_youtube id="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEn5QGN7GL4" width="960" height="520" autoplay="false" api_params="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" /][fusion_text] [/fusion_text] [fusion_text columns="" column_min_width="" column_spacing="" rule_style="default" rule_size="" rule_color="" class="" id=""] Question: “I do quite a lot of travelling in the course of my work and on holidays and I find that travelling [...]
[fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" spacing="yes" background_image="" background_repeat="no-repeat" padding="" margin_top="0px" margin_bottom="0px" class="" id="" animation_type="" animation_speed="0.3" animation_direction="left" hide_on_mobile="no" center_content="no" min_height="none"][fusion_youtube id="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht84u0aIYTE" width="960" height="520" autoplay="false" api_params="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class=""][/fusion_youtube] [/fusion_separator] In this video both practitioners and patients talks about the health benefits of Maharishi Ayurveda. The video introduces the basic principles of Ayurveda, as well as research findings on the benefits of certain Maharishi Ayurveda approaches to health. It [...]
