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Unlocking Athletic Excellence: The Crucial Role of Nutrition in Sports Performance

Khushi Khandelwal — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 06:30:00 +0000

Rajeswari R

“Fueling success on the field, court, or track requires more than just physical training—it demands strategic nutrition.

In this article, we delve into the pivotal role nutrition plays in optimizing athletic performance. From energy production to muscle repair, hydration to immune function, we explore the diverse ways in which proper nutrition impacts every aspect of an athlete’s journey. By understanding and implementing these nutritional strategies, athletes can harness their full potential and achieve peak performance.”

Nutrition plays a vital role in sports performance, providing athletes with the fuel, nutrients, and hydration necessary to optimize their physical and mental abilities. Here are several ways in which nutrition contributes to athletic success, along with examples:

Energy Production:

Carbohydrates are the body’s primary source of energy, especially during high-intensity exercise. Consuming an adequate amount of carbohydrates ensures that athletes have the fuel they need to power through workouts and competitions.

Consuming carbohydrates before exercise provides the body with readily available energy. Energy production in the context of sports nutrition refers to the process by which the body generates the energy necessary to fuel physical activity, particularly during high-intensity exercise. Carbohydrates play a crucial role as the body’s primary source of energy, providing readily available fuel for muscles to function optimally during exercise.

When carbohydrates are consumed, they are broken down into glucose, which enters the bloodstream and is transported to cells throughout the body, including muscle cells. During exercise, muscle cells use glucose as fuel to produce adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the molecule that stores and releases energy for cellular processes.

There are several key aspects to understanding energy production in sports nutrition:

Role of Carbohydrates:

Carbohydrates are the body’s preferred source of energy, particularly during high-intensity exercise. Consuming an adequate amount of carbohydrates ensures that athletes have the fuel they need to power through workouts and competitions.

Glycogen Stores:

The body stores excess glucose in the form of glycogen in the liver and muscles. During exercise, glycogen is broken down into glucose to provide a readily available source of energy for working muscles.

Pre-Exercise Nutrition:

Consuming carbohydrates before exercise helps to “top up” glycogen stores, ensuring that athletes have sufficient energy reserves to perform at their best. Meals or snacks containing carbohydrates, such as whole grain toast with peanut butter and banana, provide the body with readily available energy to fuel the training session.

During Exercise Hydration:

Proper hydration is essential for maintaining energy levels during exercise. Dehydration can impair physical and cognitive function, leading to decreased performance. Drinking water or electrolyte-rich beverages like coconut water before, during, and after exercise helps maintain hydration levels and supports optimal performance.

Nutrient Timing:

Consuming the right nutrients at the right times can optimize energy production and performance. Preworkout nutrition provides the body with the energy it needs to perform exercise, while post-workout nutrition replenishes glycogen stores and supports recovery.

In summary, energy production in sports nutrition is crucial for athletes to perform at their best during workouts and competitions. By prioritizing carbohydrate intake, maintaining proper hydration, and timing nutrient consumption appropriately, athletes can ensure that their bodies have the energy they need to excel in their chosen sport.

Examples: Ragi (Finger Millet), Rice, Jowar (Sorghum), Wheat, Oats.

Whole grain toast provides complex carbohydrates, which are broken down into glucose to fuel the workout. Peanut butter adds healthy fats and protein for sustained energy, while banana provides additional carbohydrates and potassium
for muscle function.

Muscle Repair and Growth:

Proteins are essential for repairing and building muscle tissue. Athletes require protein to recover from training sessions, rebuild muscle fibers damaged during exercise, and support muscle growth and adaptation to training.

After exercise, consuming protein-rich foods like chicken or tofu helps repair and rebuild muscle tissue damaged during training, supporting muscle growth and recovery.

Examples: Lentils (Toor dal, Moong dal), Chickpeas, Beans, Eggs, Tofu, Quinoa, Chicken

Optimal Hydration:

Proper hydration is critical for maintaining performance and preventing dehydration, which can impair physical and cognitive function. Hydration supports circulation, temperature regulation, nutrient transport, and the removal of waste products from the body.

Examples: Drinking water or electrolyterich beverages like coconut water before, during, and after exercise helps maintain hydration levels and supports optimal performance. Athletes might carry a water bottle and hydrate regularly throughout the day and during workouts.

Examples: Watermelon slices, cucumber slices, coconut water, herbal teas, Buttermilk.

Nutrient Timing:

Consuming the right nutrients at the right times can optimize performance and recovery. Pre-workout nutrition provides energy and primes the body for exercise, while post-workout nutrition replenishes glycogen stores, repairs muscle tissue, and supports recovery.

Consuming a balanced meal or snack containing carbohydrates and protein about 2-3 hours before exercise provides energy and supports muscle repair. For example, a bowl of oatmeal with yogurt and berries serves as a nutritious preworkout meal.

Examples: Rice, Whole grain, Millet-based dishes, Yogurt.

Immune Function:

Adequate nutrition supports a strong immune system, which is essential for athletes to stay healthy and avoid illness or infection that could impact training and competition. Nutrients like vitamins A, C, D, and E, as well as zinc and iron, play key roles in immune function.

Consuming vitamin C-rich foods like oranges or kiwis, as well as zinc-rich foods like lean meats or legumes, supports immune function and helps athletes stay healthy during intense training periods.

Examples: Kiwi fruit, Spinach, Mushroom, Oranges, Lemons, Indian Gooseberry (Amla), Spinach, Turmeric, Garlic.

Injury Prevention and Recovery:

Proper nutrition can help prevent injuries by supporting the strength and integrity of muscles, tendons, ligaments, and bones. Additionally, nutrition plays a crucial role in the recovery process following injuries, providing the nutrients needed for tissue repair and rehabilitation.

Examples: Walnuts, spinach and chickpea salad, quinoa salad with mixed vegetables. Walnuts, Almonds, Pumpkin seeds, Flaxseeds, Fish.

Mental Focus and Cognitive Function:

Nutrition influences cognitive function and mental focus, which are essential for athletes to maintain concentration, decision-making, and reaction time during training and competition. Certain nutrients, such as omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants, support brain health and cognitive function.

Consuming foods rich in antioxidants, such as blueberries or dark leafy greens, supports brain health and cognitive function, helping athletes maintain mental focus and concentration during training and competition.

Examples: Blueberries, Spinach, Broccoli, Dark chocolates.

Body Composition and Weight Management:

Nutrition plays a key role in managing body composition and optimizing weight for performance. Balancing calorie intake with energy expenditure ensures athletes maintain a healthy body weight and composition, which can impact strength, power, agility, and endurance.

Consuming a balanced diet that includes lean proteins, healthy fats, and plenty of fruits and vegetables helps athletes maintain a healthy body composition and optimize their weight for performance.

Examples: Green leafy vegetables, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Tomatoes.

Recovery and Adaptation:

Nutrition supports the recovery process after exercise, helping athletes bounce back from workouts and adapt to training stimuli. Adequate intake of carbohydrates, proteins, fluids, and electrolytes replenishes energy stores, repairs muscle damage, and promotes adaptation to training stressors.

Consuming a post-workout snack or meal containing carbohydrates and protein, such as a smoothie made with protein powder, banana, and almond milk, helps replenish glycogen stores, repair muscle tissue, and promote recovery and adaptation to training stressors.

Examples: Milk, Curd (Yogurt), Green leafy vegetables, Sweet potatoes.

Overall Health and Well-being:

Proper nutrition is essential for overall health and well-being, both on and off the field. A balanced diet provides the vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other nutrients needed to support physiological functions, promote longevity, and reduce the risk of chronic diseases.

Examples: Prioritizing nutrient-dense foods like whole grains, lean proteins, fruits, vegetables, and healthy fats supports overall health and well-being, providing athletes with the energy and nutrients they need to perform at their best on and off the field.

In summary, nutrition is a fundamental aspect of sports performance, impacting energy production, muscle repair and growth, hydration, immune function, injury prevention and recovery, mental focus, body composition, recovery and adaptation, and overall health and wellbeing. Athletes who prioritize nutrition and fuel their bodies appropriately can optimize their performance, maximize their potential, and achieve their athletic goals.

Incorporating these nutritional strategies into their diet helps athletes optimize their performance, enhance recovery, reduce the risk of injury, and support overall health and well-being.

Author’s biography

Rajeswari R is an Assistant Professor at the College of Agriculture, Hagari, part of the University of Agricultural Sciences, Raichur. Rajeswari initiated Nutrigarden programs, promotes sustainable food practices, and develops millet-based products.

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HEALTHY DIET TIPS FOR MOMS

InnoHEALTH Magazine — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 06:35:15 +0000

Healthy Diet for Moms-to-be

Eat well, be well during pregnancy

By Samya Athamneh, International Dietician

Congratulations, you are pregnant. However, if you are like most women, who have concerns running through your mind, how can I eat healthy for both my baby and my self? In addition, how can I gain the right amount of weight so that it does not take me until my child is in preschool to fit back into my jeans again?

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Between cravings and morning sickness, eating well during pregnancy may not always be a piece of cake. However, prenatal nutrition is a serious business. It is necessary for you and your baby’s growth, brain development, reduced risk of birth defects and a strong immune system. Since it is not how much, but what you eat that makes the difference, here is how the healthy pregnancy diet can help. During pregnancy, the body requires extra calorie, protein, vitamins, mineral in order to support the baby’s growth and to allow for changes in mothers body.

Important considerations in pregnancy

The extra food you eat should not be just empty calories, it should provide the nutrients your growing baby needs. For example, calcium help makes bones and teeth strong, while you are pregnant; you still need calcium for your body plus extra calcium for the developing baby. Similarity, you require the all-essential nutrients than you did before become pregnant.

Here are some of the most common nutrients you need and the foods that contain it:

Nutrient Needed	Needed for	Best sources
Protein	Cell growth and development	Lean meat, fish, poultry, egg white,beans, peanut butter, tofu
Carbohydrate	Daily energy production	Breads, cereals, rice, potatoes, pasta
Calcium	Strong bones and teeth, muscle contraction/nerves function	Milk, cheese, yogurt, sardines with edible bone, spinach, okra
Iron	Red blood cell production / needed to prevent anaemia	Lean red meat, spinach, iron fortified cereals, nuts, dried fruits
Vitamin A	Healthy skin, good eye sight, growing bones	Carrot, dark green leafy vegetable,potatoes
Vitamin C	Healthy gums, teeth and bones, assistance iron absorption	Citrus fruit, broccoli, tomato, fruit juices
Vitamin B6	Red blood cell formation effective use of protein, fat and carbohydrate	Whole grain cereals, banana
Vitamin B12	Formation of red blood cell, maintain nervous system health	Meat, fish, poultry, milk
Vitamin D	Healthy bones and teeth, aid in calcium absorption	Fortified milk, dairy product, cereals,fish, sardines
Folic acid	Blood and protein production/effective enzyme function	Green leafy vegetables, dark yellow fruits and vegetables, beans, nuts, peas

Food craving during pregnancy

Food craving during pregnancy is normal. Although there is no widely accepted explanation for food cravings, almost two thirds of all pregnant women have it. If you develop sudden urge for a certain food, go and indulge your craving, it provides energy or an essential nutrient. However, if your craving persists and prevents you form getting other essential nutrients in your diet; try to create more of a balance in your daily diet.

During pregnancy your tastes for certain foods may change, you may suddenly dislike foods you were fond of before your pregnancy. In addition, during pregnancy, some women feel strong urges to eat non-food items such as ice, laundry starch, dirt, chalks, ashes, paint chips, clay.

This is called pica and may be associated with a mineral deficiency like anaemia. Do not give in to theses non-food cravings; they can be harmful to both you and your baby.

Foods to avoid

Some foods make you and your baby sick, avoid these foods as they can cause food poisoning or certain harmful diseases.
• Raw fish, especially shellfish
• Soft scrambled egg and food made from raw or lightly cooked eggs
• Un-pasteurized juices
• Un-pasteurized milk and foods made from it
• Herbal supplements and teas
• Raw or uncooked meat, poultry, seafood and hotdog
• Never eat non-food items like clay , starch, coffee grounds
• Avoid alcohol during pregnancy; alcohol has been linked to premature delivery, mental retardation, birth defects and low birth weight babies
• Do not eat shark, swordfish, king mackerel, or tile fish (also called white snapper), because they contain high levels of mercury.

What to eat and when

During pregnancy, you may have morning sickness, diarrhoea or constipation, you may find it hard to keep foods down or you may feel too sick to eat at all. Here are some suggestions:
Morning sickness: Eat crackers, cereal or pretzel before getting out of bed, eat small frequent meals throughout the day and avoid fatty, fried, and grassy foods.
Constipation: Eat more fresh fruit and vegetables, drink six glasses of water.
Diarrhoea: Eat more foods that contain pectin and gums to help absorb excess water such as apple, applesauce, banana, white rice, oatmeal, boiled potatoes.
Heartburn: Eat small frequent meals throughout the day. Try drinking milk before eating and limit caffeinated foods and beverages like tea, coffee, chocolate, soft drinks.

Unveiling myths with reality

Pregnancy produces a host of physiological and emotional changes in women. Advice seems to pour in from all sources, well-meaning friends, family member, and colleague at work and even perfect strangers tend to comment on a pregnant woman’s health. In the face of often-contradictory advice, especially concerning ones diet, it may be hard for a mum to achieve a comfortable and healthy balance. Eating a healthy diet is one of the most important things any pregnant women can do to enhance her health as well as the health of her baby. Here are some nutrition myths followed by information to get you and your baby off to a good start.

Myth#1: You are eating for two

In reality, you are eating for one plus one very small being. Most women only need to consume an extra 300 calories per day. Far from being a tome to overindulge, pregnancy is a time to eat sensibly and healthily. The suggested weight gain during the pregnancy is approximately 24-35 pounds (10-15 kg). However, this weight may vary depending upon each mother-to-be, pregnancy weight and the number of babies she is carrying. An under weight woman may gain up to 40 pounds, while an overweight woman may be asked to gain just 15 pounds, your doctor will specify an appropriate weight gain for your height and body build.

Myth#2: Eat low carbohydrate, high protein diet

In reality, weight loss diet, high protein – low carbohydrate, is not recommended during pregnancy. According to the daily food guide pyramid, grains, fruits and vegetables should compromise more of your diet than the meat groups. In fact, 2-3 servings of protein are required each day for pregnant women. This is easily achieved by consuming an egg/ 2-3 oz of poultry or meat/ ½ cup of dried beans or peas in the course of one day. Extra calories consumed during pregnancy should be evenly distributed among five major food groups.

Myth#3: Pregnancy induced high blood pressure caused by too much salt

In reality, pregnancy induced high blood pressure is due to a variety of physiological changes in the body during pregnancy and is therefore not treated the same way as hypertension in non pregnant adults. Moderation is the key. While overindulging in processed foods, typically containing too much salt would be unhealthy, eliminating salt and consuming no salt or low sodium specific food will be inappropriate. Aim to get 6 grams of sodium as a table salt in your foods every day.

Myth#5: It is better to rely on vitamins rather than ones diet during pregnancy

In reality, Vitamin should never be a substitute for a healthy diet, while most obstetrician and midwives will prescribe a multivitamin for their patients, these vitamins are intended to supplement and not replace a sensible diet. The best sources of vitamin and minerals may be found in their naturally state as they are better absorbed and are accompanied by their other nutrients such as protein or fiber.

Myth#4: Now that you are pregnant, it is a good time to start thinking about folic acid and B complex vitamins

In reality, Folic acid is particularly important in the first days and weeks of fatal formation, for this reason it is recommended that women take multivitamin before becoming pregnant to ensure they have adequate folic acid during the early development of the baby’s brain and spina bifida. Optimal folic acid consumption should continue through out pregnancy and in every woman’s diet during the childbearing years. Beside vitamins, excellent sources of B complex vitamin include orange juice, beans, citrus fruit, dark green leafy vegetables, nuts and whole grains.

Dietary guide

In order to achieve a well balanced healthy adequate nutrition during pregnancy, you should cover the daily allowances from the different criteria of food on a daily basis as following:

Nutrient	Food allowances per day
Milk	2-3 cup
Meat/fish/poultry(liver once a week) cooked weight	4 oz
Vegetables including: Dark green leafy or deep yellow Potato Other vegetables	½ cup 1 medium ½ to 1 cup
ruits including: Citrus Apples or other fruit	1 serving = 1 fruit 1 serving = 1 fruit
Cereals enriched or whole grain As pasta/rice/macaroni	3 Serving (1 Serving to ½ to 1 cup)
Bread, enriched or whole grain	4 slices (2 in the morning as breakfast / 2 for dinner and keep 1 slice as a snack in between )
Vegetables oil	4-5 teaspoons
Vitamin D supplement or use fortified milk Iodized salt	400 IU ( consult your doctor) 5-7 grams per day
Eggs	3 eggs per week

Repeatedly, it has been emphasized that reduced nutritional intake has a depressing effect on physical development. Malnutrition during the period of rapid brain growth will lead to some neurology impairment. Past studies of nutrition in women during pregnancy have shown a definite relationship of the diet of the mother and the condition of baby at birth.

To protect your self and your precious baby from any possible complications review your lifestyle and try to change any unpreferable behaviour related to your diet toward the better.

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AYURVEDA: MOTHER OF ALL HEALINGS

InnoHEALTH Magazine — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 09:27:56 +0000

The fundamentals on which the Ayurvedic system is based are essentially true for all ages and so can be easily adopted time after time, century after century – By Indu S Arya

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Ayurveda is generally understood as ‘Science of life’ translating ‘Ayuh (r)’as life and ‘Veda’ as science. Ayurveda is an ancient system of life and also the oldest surviving medical system in the world. Dating back almost 5000 years, it is also considered to be an ancient science of healing that enhances longevity. It has evolved from the quest to have a happy life, through a deep understanding of creation and its maintenance, perceived and conceived by the rishis or seers of ancient India. Ayurveda emphasizes upon life in general with bit more emphasis on human life.

Its influence can be found in many ancient traditional methods of healing including Tibetan, Greek, and Chinese medicines thus making it the ‘mother of healing’.

The fundamentals on which the Ayurvedic system is based are essentially true for all ages and so can be easily adopted time after time, century after century. The philosophy of Ayurveda teaches a series of conceptual systems characterized by balance and disorder, health and disease. It teaches that am person’s mental, emotional and spiritual being are all interconnected and any kind of imbalance between them results in health disorder and diseases. Therefore, to be healthy, harmony must exist between the purpose for healing, thoughts, feelings and physical action.

Health and disease are defined in a very special way in Ayurveda. Ayurveda’s central tenant is that life is a manifestation of mind, body, soul and spirit. Body and mind are prone to suffering while the spirit is free of any such trappings of life. Thus to remain healthy and happy, efforts are required to be made in the direction of maintaining harmony among all these elements and only then can one get closer to the goal of longevity and disease free life.

Science of Ayurveda

Ayurvedic science is not merely a traditional Indian form of medicine but a perennial naturopathic system of healthcare that has survived the test of time as well as onslaught of modern science and methods of treatments. Based on wisdom acquired through the centuries, the main aim of Ayurvedic science is to achieve perfect health by creating an equilibrium of perfect harmony between human body and the environment it habitats.

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Ayurveda is also known as the science of living a healthy and disease free life. It is built on the premise that in olden days, man used to live close to nature and whenever he got exposed to some disease, he used to cure himself using resources and material provided by the Mother Nature. It therefore would not be wrong to say that Ayurveda charts out a health patter based on nature and its natural resources.

The Vedic philosophy believes that human beings are all a part of nature. Just as animals and plants are interdependent on each other to create balance within their beings, there is a concurrent and inherent connection between the universe and human beings. The complex world that the human beings reside in, is perpetually exposed to environmental changes. Any amount of change in weather, lifestyle, diet, work, emotions and relationships can easily tip the balance and negatively influence an individual’s state of mind, body and soul.

Ayurveda calls for a complete harmony of human body with the elements of nature and the surrounding environment for a stress free and healthy life. The Ayurvedic science does not merely deal with medical science but its scope goes much beyond the universe of the conventional science. It also includes factors like herbal medicine, body works, and surgery apart from social, psychological, ethical, spiritual and intellectual life of human beings.

Ayurvedic Body Types

According to Ayurveda, each one of us has a unique mix of three body principals that constitutes our mental, physical and spiritual well-being. These three principals are known as doshas, which are further classified as Vatta (air ether), Kapha (water-earth) and Pitta (water). But each individual has its own unique constitution that is usually governed by one or two of the doshas predominantly. It means that that our Ayurvedic constitution is mainly be either of these doshas or a mixed constitution of two doshas like Vatta & Kapa, Kapa & Pitta or Vatta & Pitta.

Kapha:

Kapha governs all structure and lubrication in the mind and body. It is the principle that holds the cells together and forms the muscle, fat, bone, and sinew. It controls weight, growth, lubrication for the joints and lungs, and formation of all the seven tissues — nutritive fluids, blood, fat, muscles, bones, marrow and reproductive tissues. It helps build excellent stamina but when it goes out of balance it can also cause a person to become overweight, sleep excessively, and suffer from the problem of diabetes, asthma and depression.

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Pitta:

Pitta dosha controls digestion, metabolism, and energy production. The primary function of Pitta is transformation. Those with a predominance of the Pitta principle have a fiery nature that manifests in both body and mind. Pittas have a lustrous complexion, perfect digestion, abundant energy, and a strong appetite. When out of balance, Pittas may suffer from skin rashes, burning sensations, peptic ulcers, excessive body heat, heartburn, and indigestion.

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Vatta:

Vatta dosha is known to govern all the movements of mind and body. From controlling the blood flow to elimination of the waste and harmful toxins to breathing and the flow of thoughts in the mind; the vatta dosha is like a predominant force that minimizes stress and feeds the creativity within you. If the vatta dosha is in balance, you will feel energetic, enthusiastic and lively, but the moment it becomes imbalanced, it manifests in the body problems like constipation, hypertension, fatigue, digestive challenges and restlessness among others.

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Ayurvedic Herbs

Ayurveda understands health as a reflection of a man living in harmony with nature and disease arises when this harmony gets disturbed. In the ancient times, rishis and sages believed in Ayurvedic herbs as the solution to cure a number of health problems and diseases. The conducted thorough studies and experimented with these herbs before arriving at any conclusion regarding the accuracy of the medicinal values of these herbs and their effectiveness in treating various ailments and diseases. Due to their natural Ayurvedic herbs are considered to be free of any side effects and thus enjoy a global appeal.

Ayurvedic medicines are mostly formulated using a mix of herbs and other plants, including oils and common spices. By combining several kinds of plants and herbs to get benefit of the drug or therapeutic value, Ayurveda has proven itself capable of overcoming various health problems that occurs in the human body. Today, Ayurveda is being widely used in modern medicine systems. This was triggered by a number of research-conducted by scientific research and has proved how effective and positive the role of plants or herbs can be on human health.,/p>

Herbs play a vital role in the Ayurvedic system and a small herb is known to dissolve stones in the kidney, bladder and gall-bladder easily and effectively. Apart from timely cure, Ayurvedic herbs are also know to provide permanent relief from a disease by removing the metabolic toxins from the body. Know more about the various Medicinal Plants and Their Uses.

Ayurvedic Home Remedies

Ayurvedic home remedies are considered safe as they are natural and herbal in nature, therefore, free from any side effects. They have an advantage over other methods of treatment as Ayurvedic remedies are known to cure the disease form the root, effectively. Treating an ailment or a disease using Ayurvedic remedies will not only help you get rid from it permanently but also aid you in leading am healthy life in the long run.

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Some of the major benefits of using homemade Ayurvedic remedies include:

• Ayurvedic remedies are preventive as well as protective and curative in nature.

• As the emphasis is on using herbal and natural ingredients or things that can be easily found in the kitchen, it does not pose any danger of being toxic.

• These remedies are free of any side-effect and provide long term or permanent cure from the disease.

• The remedies also emphasize on the need for a lifestyle change with modification required in one’s diet, sleep pattern and other basic everyday activity. Therefore, the holistic approach towards the overall well-being of a person is much effective as compared to other conventional forms of modern day science.

Ayurvedic Medicines

Ayurvedic Medicines are fast gaining popularity across the world. One of the major reasons for it being that Ayurveda seeks to normalize body functions with varied techniques including advice on food and activity, internal herbal preparations, purification treatments (panchakarma), and surgical methods (shalya chikitsa).

Ayurveda is based on the belief that the delicate balance of mind, body and spirit determines health and wellness of the body. The goal of Ayurveda is prevention as well as promotion of the body’s own capacity for maintenance and balance. Ayurvedic medicines are non-invasive and non-toxic in nature and therefore are free from any side effects.

Using Ayurvedic medicines in your daily life enables you to re-establish balance and harmony in body’s system, aids in detoxification and cleansing of the body by removing accumulated toxins and normalize body’s functions. Products made using Ayurvedic plants have a stronger action on the body as they help in stabilizing the doshas.

Tulsi, Guduchi, Ajwain, Brahmi, Shilajit and Ashwagandha etc., are some of the most commonly used herbs in Ayurvedic preparations. Each of these herbs or spices hold a multitude of benefits — for the mind, body, and spirit and can be easily used internally or externally, depending on the need.

Ayurveda to the rescue

The daily activities of life in the modern world systematically wear us down and speed up the aging process. Ayurveda maintains it is crucial to practice daily rejuvenative regimens to counteract the stressful wear and tear of everyday life. According to Ayurveda the most important rejuvenative routines for your life are:

Going to bed by 10:00 PM. This simple habit is one of the most powerful techniques for health and longevity, according to Going to bed by 10:00 PM. This simple habit is one of the most powerful techniques for health and longevity, according to Maharishi Ayurveda.

Meditate daily any meditation that does not involve concentration (which has been shown to increase anxiety) can be very helpful. I highly recommend the twice-daily deep rest and enlivenment of the Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique, whose benefits have been verified by over 700 published research studies.

Eat organic, whole fresh food that is freshly prepared. There is an Ayurvedic saying: “Without proper diet. Medicine is of no use. With proper diet, medicine is of no need.” Be sure to avoid those leftovers, processed and microwaved foods for better nutrition and vitality.

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