Are you a bride-to-be? Feeling anxious with constant butterflies in the stomach is quite normal. Though it is every girl’s dream to share a perfect wedding day with the man of her dreams, the stress of wedding planning can take its toll on the body. Developing and enhancing the outer glow and beauty is just as important as paying attention to inner beauty.

Several Ayurveda therapies can be followed to develop inner strength and help you glow from within. While marriage is a big commitment and simultaneously exciting, brides and grooms can also experience post-wedding depression or the blues. Ayurveda offers Panchkarma treatments to help brides and grooms cope with anxiety, stress and post wedding depression. The treatment should be done four to six weeks before the wedding in order to be effective.

Ayurvedic skin treatments use natural ingredients to restore the skin’s balance and encourage a natural glow from within. From healing oils to massages and facepacks treatments, Ayurvedic treatments offer brides and grooms a variety of ways to develop a glow.

Here are the five most popular Ayurvedic treatments to bring balance to the Vata and Pitta while also reducing excess Kapha.

Herbal Lepam (Body Wrap)

Lepam is a Sanskrit term that translates to “herbal paste,” and this therapy is good for those who are dealing with skin issues such as dryness, dullness, and uneven skin tone.

This therapeutic body wrap is exclusively developed with the combination of licorice root powder, turmeric and grain powder, which acts as a natural purifying agent. This paste is applied all over the body, and it soothes the skin and nourishes the entire body resulting in a radiating skin complexion inside out for both men and women. Neeta Naturals offers powder masks. I personally like Guava Bliss or Ubtan.

Abhyanga (self massage)

Abhyanga is the best at home treatment you can do for yourself to attain healthy glowing ailments free skin. This ancient treatment leaves skin feeling nourished and soft. It also lubricates the joints and helps move lymph fluid, aiding in detoxification and adding to a calming feeling. The massage also reduces skin allergies and reduces insomnia. Begin the treatment one month before your wedding. Brides and grooms running around to find the perfect outfit and matching shoes can sometimes forget to be mindful. Abhyanga treatment is specifically made for that. With our lives being so stressful and living in an environment that is constantly exposed to pollution, there are toxins built up under the skin leading to acne and inflammation as well as larger issues.

Use Neeta Naturals Eladi Oil or Canna Beauty Relief for Abhyanga. For an effective massage, first warm the oil. Apply first to the forehead, then the scalp, cheeks, jawline, neck, jawline and earlobes, body (sarvanga abhyanga), and finally the feet (pad abhyanga). Use the palms for a gentle massage, not the fingertips. These oils can help expel toxins and reduce joint pain, fatigue and dryness.

Shiroabhyangam or Shirodhara

Shiro means head while Dhara means flow, and it is a form of Ayurveda therapy in which you use warm Ayurvedic oils according to your dosha. The treatment allows your immune system to feel deep relaxation, and it treats with headache, insomnia, premature hair greying and even slows down hair loss. You will find yourself able to concentrate on wedding planning much more effectively after doing this bridal treatment. This beauty treatment is said to improve vata dosha (energy pattern in the body). It is followed by a shoulder massage that loosens tight joints. The steady dhara (flow) of oil is poured from left to right constantly for 35-45 minutes to relieve stress and leave you feeling relaxed and rejuvenated.

Herbal Compress Massage

Also known as Kizzi or Potli massage, your body will just love it as it relaxes you to the core. Hot round muslin bags are placed on the skin to reduce swelling and pain or inflammation encouraging blood circulation. These Potli bags are filled with dried herbs like neem or ashwagandha powder depending on your prakriti of Vata, Pitta and Kapha. It relieves tightness from the muscles and reduces stress to help detox the body. Once warmed, the bags produce heat and are placed on specific areas of the body. Warm showers are recommended after this massage in order to feel refreshed.

Herbal Steam bath/ Swedena

Ayurvedic steam bath is different from what we see in the west, where a sauna is more frequently an option.

Swedana is an ancient Ayurvedic treatment that usually follows an Abhyanga treatment. In Ayurvedic medicine, the term ‘Swedana’ means sweating. This treatment is used to relieve the excess doshas or toxins from the body helping one to establish a state of balance and promote general health and well being.

Swedana is a panchkarma therapy wherein a person sits inside a box keeping their head out. This box contains a mixture of herbs and medicinal leaves. The person sits in the steam box that is filled with herb-infused steam for about ten to thirty minutes. The herbs are added to the steam therapy according to the individual’s state of imbalance. This therapy helps to drive the herbal oil deeper into the layers of the person’s skin.

About the Author

Neeta Singh, born and raised in India. Founder/ CEO of Ayurvedic Skincare Neeta Naturals is Certified Ayurveda Expert specializes in Beauty therapy and panchkarma practice. MS in Business Neeta Singh is certified Yoga teacher and Reiki master. Neeta’s work has been published in many yoga and wellness magazines including yoga journal and spirituality and health.

founder of Neeta Naturals

Ayurveda coach and Beauty Therapist

perfect wedding day

stress of wedding planning

Ayurveda therapies

post-wedding depression

Ayurveda offers Panchkarma treatments

anxiety

stress

Ayurvedic skin treatments

facepacks treatments

Ayurvedic treatments

healing oils to massages

Herbal Lepam

Body Wrap

Sanskrit term

licorice root powder

turmeric and grain powder

radiating skin complexion inside out for both men and women

Neeta Naturals offers powder masks

Guava Bliss

Ubtan

Abhyanga

healthy glowing ailments free skin

ancient treatment

lymph fluid

skin allergies

insomnia

Abhyanga treatment

Neeta Naturals Eladi Oil or Canna Beauty Relief

Shiroabhyangam or Shirodhara

Herbal Compress Massage

ashwagandha powder

prakriti of Vata

Pitta and Kapha

detox the body

Herbal Steam bath

Swedana is an ancient Ayurvedic treatment

panchkarma therapy

certified Yoga teacher

Reiki master

yoga and wellness magazines

yoga journal magazines

spirituality and health magazines

“It is already a $100-billion sector, we can make it over a five-fold sector if we want to over the next 10 years, provided we invest in the sector,” she said.

India is already the pharmacy of the world, she said and hoped for more commitment to the government’s thoughts with the sector. “60% of the vaccines that are produced for the world come from India, why are we not thinking about vaccine diplomacy for the world?” Kiran asked.

“We must invest more in this sector. We do not provide enough opportunities to our healthcare professionals, our scientists, our researchers.” she said.

“It is time that policies have to be in a way as it was done for the IT sector,” Kiran said.

“The public at large is made to believe that we are unaffordable and that we are profiteering. We have to respect the fact that we have the most affordable healthcare model. Do not expect the private sector to function below the cost. The government has to invest in healthcare, the private sector cannot do that,” she said.

Click Here for More Health & Fitness New

IT Sector

Indian Pharmacy

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

COVID-19

Healthcare

The donors of plasma should have tested negative for the virus twice and the donation should be within 14-120 days of the final test result, said the Health Authorities. The donor should be of a minimum of 55 kgs and must be within 14-50 years of age.

Seven people who had recovered from the virus had turned up at the hospital to donate their plasma Corr UD.

On Sunday, the State reported its highest single-day tally of 821 cases, of which as many as 642 persons were infected through contact, with Thiruvananthapuram district accounting for 36% of total contact cases in the state so far. The capital district also has the uppermost patient admission in the state.

The number of active cases is 7,063 and reported in the state so far is 12,480. 13 health workers, on Sunday, were contaminated through contact, further raising the concern of community spread.

Thiruvananthapuram (203) had the highest number of contact cases on Sunday, followed by Ernakulam (84), Palakkad (70), Kollam (61), Kasaragod (48), Alappuzha (34), Idukki (28), Thrissur (27), Kozhikode (26), Pathanamthitta (24), Kottayam (12), Malappuram (10), and Kannur (2).

Click Here for More Health & Fitness New

Community Spread

Kerala

Wayanad

Plasma Bank

COVID-19

“People not wearing masks when outdoors may also have to pay a fine of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 for subsequent violations,” said Mandeep Singh Randhawa, Delhi Police spokesperson.

Another official added that not wearing a mask while stepping out of the house can even land a violator in jail for up to six months.

Almost 90% of the violators are caught while driving cars or outside residential colonies. “While they come up with several lame excuses, we tell the violators how a mask can keep them safe from the infection,” said a police officer.

“There is a standard for masks, which requires double-layer protection. It should cover the nose and the mouth till the chin. Not following the set standard will attract a fine,” said the officer.

The cops have so far distributed 1,35,083 masks amongst the violators.

Click Here for More Health & Fitness New

South Delhi

Doctors

Delhi Police

Mask

Delhi

Novel Coronavirus

James Lawson and Wendy Glenn of the University of New South Wales in Australia reviewed the results of 26 previous studies on HPV and its links to prostate cancer. They evaluated existing evidence using a common set of nine causal criteria, including the strength and consistency with which HPVs were associated with prostate cancers and whether HPVs were detected in prostate tissues that later developed cancer.

“Although HPVs are only one of the many pathogens that have been identified in prostate cancer, they are the only infectious pathogen that we can vaccinate against, making it important to assess the evidence for a possible causal role of HPV in prostate cancer,” says James Lawson.

The authors found that high-risk HPV types 16 and 18, which cause most cervical cancers, have been identified in normal, benign, and malignant prostate tissues.

In several case-control studies, the prevalence of high-risk HPV DNA, indicating the presence of cancer-causing types, was significantly higher in prostate cancers compared to normal and benign prostate controls.

More specifically, recent studies found that 231 of 1,071 prostate cancers (21.6%) were positive for HPV, while only 74 of 1,103 benign prostate controls (6.7%) were positive for HPV.

Click Here for More Health & Fitness News

Prostate Cancer

Cancer

HPV

Human papilloma viruses

As the world faces the COVID-19 pandemic, in Inner Mongolia, a region in northern China, a new virus alert went in the air. It is the bubonic plague that a Bayannur pastor contracted, who is currently stable and in quarantine. This disease, caused by a bacterial infection, was the same one that caused around 50 million deaths in Africa, Asia and Europe during the Middle Ages. Following the case, the health authorities declared a third-degree preventive alert.

The alert, second among four levels of urgency, prohibits hunting and the consumption of animals in order to prevent new infections. Although it is unknown how the men were infected, it is known that the Yersinia pestis bacteria may also be responsible for causing the virus and that rodents carry it, as do marmots. By biting a sick animal, flies can transport it as well.

Although this infection is treatable with antibiotics, flu-like symptoms delay diagnosis. It is the lymph nodes that are inflamed by this type of bacteria, that three years ago infected more than 300 people in Madagascar. A year ago, in the same region of China, two people died after eating raw meat from a groundhog. They had both contracted the plague.

Click Here for More Health & Fitness News

A new study shows no evidence to support those claims and correlates carbohydrates as the primary issue. The findings of the study are published in the journal BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine.

Familial hypercholesterolemia is a genetic disorder that causes people to have 2-4 times high cholesterol levels than an average person. Organizations, including the American Heart Association, have suggested avoiding the consumption of coconut oil as well as food from animal sources, such as meat, eggs, and cheese.

A team of five cardiologists and experts on heart disease and diet reviewed the dietary guidelines for people with familial hypercholesterolemia. They found that there is no justification for health experts to recommend a low saturated fat diet.

According to David Diamond, professor and heart disease researcher at the University of South Florida, “For the past 80 years, people with familial hypercholesterolemia have been told to lower their cholesterol with a low saturated fat diet. Our study showed that a more ‘heart-healthy’ diet is one low in sugar, not saturated fat.”

Diamond and his co-authors say that following a diet in low-carbohydrate is most effective for people with high cholesterol.

Cardiologists

Diet

Familial Hypercholesterolemia

Heart Disease

Saturated Fat

High Cholesterol

Carbohydrates

While you’re working from home, you can basically get time for yourself to meditate. The benefits of meditation are innumerable that gives improved attention and health  span. Studies show that meditation has a profound impact on stress levels, anxiety, depression, and can increase the quality of life and work when practiced on a regular basis.

Meditation is a practice designed to provide mental clarity and focus by exercising your mind and developing your concentration. A consistent meditation practice can help you improve in many areas of your life, including being more productive at work, reduced employee absenteeism, and greater cognitive function. Recent studies show that meditating 15 minutes per day will reduce stress levels by 40%.

The benefits of meditation can be had with a few minutes a day to spare for sitting and breathing. When you include a regular meditation practice, you’ll likely experience the benefits in your life and at work.

Practice

Mental

Health

Anxiety

Stress

Work from Home Benefits

Meditation

“Our results clearly show that airborne transmission via respiratory aerosols represents the dominant route for the spread of Covid-19,” said researcher Renyi Zhang from Texas A&M University, US.

“By analyzing the pandemic trends without face-covering using the statistical method and by projecting the trend, we calculated that over 66,000 infections were prevented by using a face mask in little over a month in New York City,” Zhang added.

The study said the use of a face mask along with social distancing and other safety measures is the most favorable factor to stop the spread of Covid19.  

The study showed that using a mask is essential to avoid infected coughing droplets from reaching uninfected persons and is also critical for these uninfected persons to stay away from breathing the aerosols.

“Social-distancing and washing our hands must continue, but that’s not sufficient enough protection. Wearing a face mask as well as practicing good hand hygiene and social distancing will greatly reduce the chances of anyone contracting the Covid-19 virus,” Zhang wrote.

The researchers accomplished that wearing a face mask in public corresponds to the most efficient way to check inter-human spread.

US

COVID-19

Face Mask

Infection

China

Italy

Social-distancing

Meditating has neurological benefits enhancing connectivity in different parts of the brain. There is evidence showing meditation relieves depression, anxiety, improves concentration, attention, and overall psychological well-being of kids. Catherine Wilde, Kids Yoga & Meditation Teacher writes, “Similar to adults, children are inundated with information on a daily basis. Learning meditation from an early age can be extremely beneficial for kids.”

Primarily, meditation gives young children a sense of being calm and still. While you meditate, you calm your mind. This helps reduce anxiety and stress in children. A few minutes of meditation will do and have amazing effects on your child’s brain. Their mind is free from stress and negative thoughts. It helps your kid deal with fear, frustration, and emotions. Children who practice meditation have low-stress levels, stronger immunity, and improved sleep.

Once your child’s brain is free of tension, they will be able to perform better in your studies. The practice brings with it a relaxed and improved imagination that adds clarity and creativity. Through meditation, your kid will be able to calm the mind and focus on the task. 

Meditation techniques deliberated for children help them concentrate so they can better focus on their studies. Martial arts, yoga, and other fitness activities that involve mindfulness are particularly effective at keeping children relaxed and focused. Not surprisingly, meditation has proven worthy for improving students’ performance in academics and sports.