Sinusitis is inflammation of the paranasal sinuses, which are present in and around the face. Inflammation may be due to infection, allergy or autoimmune issues. Most cases are due to a viral infection and resolve over the course of 10 days. It is a common condition with more than 24 million cases occurring in the United States annually. Continue reading
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AYURVEDA FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
Ayurveda has very detailed description about Rheumatoid arthritis (Ama vata). It has been described as: if the disease “Ama vata” (rheumatoid arthritis) becomes chronic the joints of hands, feet, ankles and elbow, low back, knee, and hip become inflamed and painful. The pain in affected joints resembles the pain of a scorpion’s sting. Continue reading
MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY WITH AYURVEDA
Obesity in Kenya
In Kenya, 18% -20 % of the population is overweight. Obesity is increasing at alarming rate. One in three men and more than one in two adult women are overweight and obese. Continue reading
MIGRAINE: SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT WITH AYURVEDA
Migraine has become a common disorder owing to modern lifestyle. From the perspective of Ayurveda, migraine headaches are due to a disorder in tridosha (Three functional energies ) migraines frequently occur when systemic pitta moves into the cardiovascular system, circulates, and affects the blood vessels around the brain. The blood vessels dilate due to the hot, sharp quality of pitta. This, in turn, creates pressure on the nerves, resulting in migraines. Continue reading
KIDNEY FAILURE#
According to Ayurveda, CRF (chronic renal failure) is a disease of Mutravaha Srotas. Though all the three Doshas as well as all the Dushyas are involved in the disease, Kapha is responsible in blocking microvessels and developing microangiopathy. Vata is responsible for degeneration of the structure of the kidney. According to Ayurvedic principles of management of the disease, tissue damage can be prevented and repaired by Rasayana drugs because they have the capability to improve qualities of tissues and hence increase resistance of the tissues. On the other hand, blockage can be removed by Lekhana drugs having scraping effect on blocked channels. Continue reading
HYPERACIDITY
According to Ayurveda, the root cause of all disease stems from impaired digestion. Many of the recommendations that Ayurveda suggests help to enkindle and balance the digestive fires or agni. With balanced agni, everything taken into the body, from perceived experience of our external environment to the food we ingest, can be properly assimilated and absorbed. Continue reading