Acne

Acne is the result of high pitta moving under the skin and breaking out in pimples. Ayurveda recommends several natural ap­proaches that, taken together, can effectively control acne. Details...

Hair Care Secrets

In Ayurveda, hair (along with nails) is considered to be a by-product of bone formation. The dhatu or tissue responsible for building bones (asthi) also gives rise to toe hair. Details...

Anger and Hostility

Anger and hostility are signs of aggravated pitta in the nervous system. Pitta is necessary for right understanding and judgment, but when it gets disturbed or out of balance, it creates misunderstanding and wrong judg­ment, leading to anger and hostility. Details...

Gum Disease

Gum disease includes receding gums, bleeding gums, gingivitis, and swollen gums. Details...

Urinary Incontinence

Urinary incontinence is primarily a vata disorder, caused by weakness of the muscles of the bladder, especially the bladder sphincter. Details...

Teeth and Gums-Ayurvedic Care

According to Ayurveda, teeth are a by product of bone. Cavities in the teeth, and reced­ing gums, are signs of aggravation of vata in the skeletal system. Details...

Addictions

Why are people addicted? In the majority of cases , people who are addicted start out simply seeking more pleasure and joy in their life. Details...

Hangover

Drinking too much alcohol may become toxic to the stomach and liver, which triggers pitta and can eventually lead to serious illness. Details...

Allergies

Allergies are a doshic reaction to a specific allergen, such as pollen, dust, chem­icals on a rug, ragweed, or 'any strong chemical smell. Details...

Headaches

Headaches are a very complex phenomenon. Ayurveda speaks a great deal about the etio­logical factors behind headaches and the many ways headaches manifest. Details...

Anemia

Anaemia is a condition where the amount of blood in the body is less than normal. Its chief symptom is paleness of skin, a wan face, disinclination towards work of any kind, loss of appetite and a general lack of well-being. Details...

Hearing Loss

In older people, prana vata tends to get debilitated, leading to what is known as conductive or nerve deafness The person doesn't hear properly because the nerves become weak. Details...

Angina

Angina (chest pain), is a condition created by kapha dosha. Accumulated kapha blocks the flow of prana vata into the coronary artery, so that the heart muscles do not receive sufficient blood and oxygen supply. Details...

These conditions are usually quite easy to control with the following natural Ayurvedic home remedies. Details...

Anxiety

Anxiety, which often is associated witn insomnia and feelings of fear, is due primarily to aggravation of vata dosha in the nero vous system. Details...

Hemorrhoids

There are two basic kinds of hemorrhoids, associated with vata and pitta imbalances. Details...

Appetite Low

Poor appetite is a condition of low jatharagni (digestive fire). Low agni may be due to slow metabolism, or slow metabolism caused by low agni; each affects the other. Details...

Herpes

Herpes labialis comes through the oral contact of kissing, or drinking from the same cup or glass. Details...

Arthritis

Ayurveda distinguishes three categories 01 arthritis, corresponding to vata, pitta, and kapha. To treat this condition properly, it is vital to carefully diagnose which type you have. Details...

Hiccups

Hiccups are caused by ischemia, or lack of blood supply to the diaphragm. Details...

Asthma and Wheezing

Bronchial asthma is characterized by sudden attacks of short, gasping breaths accompanied by wheezing. If the attack is not stopped, the person may have increasing difficulty breathing. Details...

Hypertension

A healthy heart pumps the blood through the veins and arteries with a certain optimum amount of pressure. Details...

Athlete's Foot

People with kapha-pitta constitutions, who sweat a lot, are most prone to get athlete's foot. This is an itchy, inflammatory condi­tion between the toes, often accompanied by sweating on the soles of the feet. Details...

Hypoglycemia

If you are late to eat at your regular mealtime and you feel light-headed or dizzy while standing up, or experience palpitations, tremor, nausea, drowsiness, sweating, nervousness, or mental confusion, all these indicate hypoglycemia. Details...

Backache

Backache is uncommonly common these days. It has become an occupational hazard in many different kinds of work. People may pull or strain their back muscles while living a heavy load or while sitting at a desk in front of a computer. Details...

Impotence

Impotence, which is a man's inability to have or to maintain an erection, may have several causes. Details...

Indigestion

If your food intake is large in quantity and heavy, very liquid, or quite dense in quality, these properties are antagonistic to the properties of gastric fire and can inhibit the normal function of the agni, leading to indigestion. Details...

Insomnia

Insomnia is an uncommonly common disorder in the modern world, caused primarily by an increase of vata dosha in the mind or nervous system. Details...

Irritable Bowel Syndrome

According to us, Irritable bowel syndrome is due to vata pushing pitta into the colon. To help correct the situation, combine the following herbs. Details...

Jet Lag

Jet lag is essentially a condition of excess vata in the body. Traveling on a jet at a tremendous speed induces a light, mobile, and spacy quality in the system, which aggravates vata. Details...

Kidney Problems

Congestion, high pitta, or crystal urea in the kidney, as well as kidney stones, can all cre­ate tightness and pain in the lower back area. Details...

Kidney Stones

There are different types of kidney stones, corresponding to vata, pitta, and kapha dosha. Details...

Low Libido

Libido is the desire for pleasure and satisfaction. According to Ayurveda, this desire derives from shukra dhatu, the male reproductive tissue, and artava dhatu, the female repro­ductive tissue. Details...

Memory Problems

Memory problems are often the result of an inadequate supply of nutrients to the brain. Also, as age advances, memory frequently becomes poorer. Details...

Breasts Sore

Breast Sore may be associated with some emotional factor, such as grief or sadness Here are several suggestions for effective self-treatment. Details...

Menopause Problems

Menopause is a natural phenomenon. The body stops producing female hormones, and menstruation ceases. Details...

Brittle Nails

The nails of our fingers and toes are con­sidered in Ayurveda to be a by-product of bone formation . Proper nutrition for building strong bones is thus essential if you want to have healthy nails. Details...

Menstrual  Difficulties

According to Ayurvedic theory, painful or difficult menstruation can be divided into three types: vata, pitta, and kapha. Details...

Burns

Many people believe the best thing you can do for a burn is to put something fatty or greasy on it, such as butter. But this is not true. Details...

Migraine

migraine headaches can result from a vata, pitta, or kapha imbalance, they most frequently occur when systemic pitta moves into the cardiovascular system, circulates, and affects the blood vessels around the brain. Details...

Bursitis

Bursitis is an inflammation of the bursae, the little fluid sacs around the shoulder, knee, and other parts of the body. Details...

Morning Sickness

Early in pregnancy, morning sickness and vomiting in the early morning, immediately or soon after waking up is quite common. Details...

Canker Sores

Canker sores are generally traumatic, that is, they are due to a cut or bruise in the mouth. Details...

Muscle Cramps and Spasms

While running, walking, riding a bicycle, standing up for a long time, doing yoga stretches incorrectly, or even sleeping, a person can get muscle cramps. Details...

Cataracts

Cataracts are a kapha disorder. Molecules of kapha accumulate in the lens of the eye and affect its translucence and transparency  making it increasingly opaque. Details...

Nasal Crust

Some individuals, when their systemic kapha dosha becomes high (perhaps due to eating too many kapha increasing foods), become sensitive to pollen, dust, ragweed, cat hair, dog hair, and other allergens, as well as to cold temperatures. Details...

Cellulite

Cellulite is more a sociological problem than a health problem! Subcutaneous fat that accumulates under the skin and causes little dimples on the skin surface, cellulite is certainly not a disease. Details...

Nausea and Vomiting

Nausea and vomiting have numerous possible causes, including excess acid secretion, toxins in the liver, pregnancy, and worms in the colon, food poisoning, and flu. Details...

Cholesterol

High cholesterol means increased lipids (fats) in the blood. It is essentially a meta­bolic disorder. Details...

Nightmares

Nightmares are quite common in children up to the age of 12 but are more rarely found in adults. The main causes of nightmares in adults are fears, anxieties, worries, and other psychological stresses, andeating too much food too late at night. Details...

Colds and Flu

Individuals often get colds and flu during the winter and spring seasons. The symptoms are all too familiar runny nose, cough, con­gestion, headache, an achy body, and some­times fever. Details...

Nose bleed

Nosebleed has many possible origins. Trauma to the nose, extreme dryness of the nasal passage so that the nasal mucous mem­branes crack and bleed, allergies, rhinitis, a nasal polyp, or high blood pressure may all cause nosebleed. Details...

Colitis

Colitis is caused when vata pushes pitta into the colon and inflammation occurs. The basic line of treatment is to pacify pitta. Details...

Obesity

Obesity is a condition in which an individual is significantly overweight, and an excessive amount of body fat has accumulated under the chin and on the breasts, belly, buttocks, and/or thighs. Details...

Conjunctivitis

This is a pitta condition involving inflammation of the conjunctiva of the eyes, whicn makes the eyes red and photophobic (highly sensitive to light), with discharge and a burning sensation. Details...

Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a thinning and increasing porosity of the bone due to increased vata. Bones are normally porous, but because of increasing vata-a normal occurrence as a person grows older-the porosity increases. Details...

Constipation

Constipation is a vata condition expressing such vata qualities as dryness and hardness. Details...

Overeating

Because of hard work, especially physical labor, some people need to eat a large amount of food to replenish the body In such individuals, overeating may occasionally occur. Details...

Constipation During Pregnancy

The best remedy for constipation during pregnancy is the herb sat isabgol (psyllium husks). Take 1 teaspoon with a glass of warm milk. Details...

Premature Ejaculation

For the man who repeatedly ejaculates pre­maturely, sex can become a nightmare. Details...

Dandruff

Dandruff can sometimes be caused by a fungal infection or other skin disease, in most cases it is produced when the scalp doesn't receive a sufficient supply of blood. Details...

Prostate Problems

In middle-aged men, it is uncommonly common for the prostate gland to become enlarged, resulting in a number of uncomfortable symptoms. Details...

Depression

Depression is a serious medical condition that requires the supervision of a medical doctor but Here are some suggestions for effective self-treatment. Details...

Rashes and Hives

Skin rashes and hives indicate excess pitta or heat in the body; the Ayurvedic approach IS to provide a cooling effect from both the inside and outside. Details...

Diarrhea

To relieve diarrhea, Ayurveda aims to strengthen agni and to pacify whatever dosha-generally pitta-is aggravated. Details...

Rectal Itching

Rectal itching has several possible causes One is worms and parasites, such as round. Details...

Diarrhea-Babies

Diarrhea in the babies of nursing mothers may be due to the mother's diet. Details...

Sinus Problems

The sinuses are air-filled cavities located on either side of the nose. There are ten sinus cavities, five on each side, all connected to the nose. Details...

Dry Skin

Dry skin can have several causes. It may be due to a lack of sebaceous (oily) secretions; insufficient sweating; an excess of hot, sharp pitta; or too much vata. Details...

Skin-Ayurvedic Care

Ayurveda has many wonderful suggestions for maintaining the health and beauty of your skin. Some you will find here. Details...

Earache

If the ear passage gets dried and crusty due to excess vata, it may start aching. The eardrum may even become tight and painful. Details...

Sleep Apnea

Apnea is a temporary suspension of breath. Sleep apnea is a brief interruption in breath­ing during deep sleep-sometimes numerous interruptions in a single night-that is quite common in young children but also occurs in some adults. Details...

Earwax

Earwax is one of the natural secretions of the body. It has the function of protecting the eardrum from dust, and it also keeps the ear canal lubricated. Details...

Smoking

Addiction to smoking has two main causes: nicotine toxicity and stress. Once a person becomes a smoker. Details...

Eating Disorders

Almost every­one does some extra munching now and then. But if you often continue eating even though you are full. Details...

Sore Throat

A sore throat is caused by irritation and inflammation of the throat. This condition is generally quite easy to remedy using Ayurvedic methods. Details...

Edema

there are so many possible reasons for the swelling, finding out the cause is essential for maximally effective treatment. Nevertheless, the following recommendations should prove helpful. Details...

Spastic Colon

For help with spastic colon, you can use the remedies suggested under "Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Details...

Eye Irritation

Around the age of 40, alochaka pitta (a sub­type of pitta associated with vision) tends to become low, and people frequently find that their eyes become irritated. Details...

Sprains and Strains

Sprains and strains are similar, there is a difference. A sprain affects ligaments and is a pitta condition. Details...

Eyes Ayurvedic Care

We have a number of Ayurvedic suggestions for maintaining your eyes in strength and health. Details...

Stomachache

Stomachache is a very ambiguous symptom. Many causes are possible: acid stomach, acid indigestion, constipation, eating the wrong kind of food, even toxicity in the liver. Details...

Fainting and  Dizziness

Increased vata dosha, along with excess pitta moving in the nervous system, cause fainting and dizziness. Details...

Stress

Stress is a psychosomatic disorder that has many causes in our day-to-day life. Details...

Fatigue and Chronic fatigue

Fatigue is physical and mental stress. How ever, it is not always due to overwork. Details...

Sunburn

Sunburn is an acute inflammatory condition of the skin cells due to overexposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Details...

Fever

Fever is a sign of ama (toxins) moving in the circulatory system. Contrary to what some people believe, fever is not often a sign of infection. Details...

Tendinitis

In strenuous sports and athletic activities such as running or jumping, a person can pull a muscle and cause inflammation of the ten. don, leading to tendinitis or bursitis. Details...

Fibrocystic Breast Disease

fibrocystic breast disease is a kapha disorder. Excess kapha builds up, leading to congestion, enlargement of the breasts, tenderness, and development of fibrocystic tissue. Details...

Toenail Infection

When persons who have thick, tough toe­nails cut their nails in a convex curve, as the nails grow the edges may start to penetrate the skin and cut the soft tissue. Details...

Food Allergies

To deal effectively with food allergies and minimize their negative impact on your life, begin by making a list of foods you appear to be allergic to you will usually find, according to Ayurvedic dietetics. Details...

Toothache

Toothache may be caused by receding gums, cavities, sensitivity due to hyperacidity, and or infection. Details...

Gallstones

Gallstones are a kapha disorder associated with underactive thyroid and slow metabolism. Gallstones begin with stagnation of bile in the gallbladder. Details...

Ulcers

Ulcers in the gastrointestinal tract are a pitta disorder. Pitta is hot, sharp, and penetrating, and when aggravated, it can erode the sur­face of internal organs or soft tissues. Details...

Gas and flatulence

Every person at some time or another gets gases and disturbances in the colon. We are all vulnerable to this condition for several reasons. Details...

Some people have weak intestines and are subject to fevers which continue for long periods Details...

Glaucoma

Increasing intraocular pressure, due to accu­mulation of kapha dosha in the vitreous humor, is called glaucoma. When glaucoma is occurring in an eye, palpation will show a tenseness in that eye. Details...

Yeast Infections

Yeast infections are a result of a mixed pitta and kapha disorder. To heal them, first one has to follow a proper diet, which must not increase either pitta or kapha. Details...

Piles

Piles or haemorrhoids, is a varicose and often inftamed condition of the veins about the lower end of the bowel. Details...

Pneumonia

Pneumonia is the inflammation of the substance of the lungs which manifests itself’ in many forms. Details...

Rheumatic fever

Rheumatic fever rheumatism accomp anied by rise in temperature and pain in the joints is a serious disorder of childhood. Details...

Scarlet fever

Scarlet fever or scarlatina is characterised by high temperature of the body, a sore throat, and a diffused red rash all over the Details...

Stammering

Stammering is a condition in which a person hesitates in the act of speaking& being unable for a time to pronounce certain. Details...

Mud Packs

The best way to prepare a mud pack is to take clay from about four inches below the surface of the earth Details...