Some little-known facts

Women who smoke are at risk of having a heart attack 19 years earlier than non-smoking women.

Women with diabetes are three to seven times more likely to have heart attacks.

Women are almost twice as likely as men to die after by-pass surgery.

Women often do not have the typical symptoms of angina (chest pain radiating to the arms) or other symptoms. associated with a heart attack. Therefore they are often not diagnosed correctly and in appropriate time.

Women are 20 per cent more likely than men to die in the hospital following a heart attack.

Women receive less aggressive treatment than men for their heart disease.

What every woman should know about heart disease

Ask any woman which disease she's most afraid of, and the reply you will usually get is breast cancer. The reality however is very different; heart disease kills more women than any other disease. This comes as a surprise to most, as heart disease was always thought to be a 'man's disease'. In reality, women are as much at risk for heart disease as men are, but are protected by their hormones till they reach menopause.

The hormone estrogen is responsible for the strengthening of arteries but risks posed by lifestyle changes are overpowering the protection given by estrogen. Risk factors such as smoking, erratic working hours, obesity and stress are no longer associated only with men. In India, within the next 10 years, it is expected that one out of every three women will die of heart disease.

Another sad statistic is that a much larger percentage of women die within one year after having a heart attack, as compared to men. The reasons for this are not well understood yet. One possible explanation is that women tend to get heart disease later in life and are therefore more likely to have co-existing chronic conditions. Women also tend to get less treatment than men, because they are typically not the main earning member of the family. This is seen all over the world and in our country as well.

PROPERTIES OF COW’S GHEE

Cow’s Ghee
· Bestows Intellect, Memory, Wisdom, Digestive activity, Strength, Longevity
· Nourishes the ‘Sukra dhatu’
· Is very much beneficial for the eyes
· Is very essential to people of all age groups – especially children and the aged
· Is very beneficial to those who seek good progeny, complexion, physique and pleasant voice.
· Is necessary for those who are injured, exhausted, who had undergone treatments like Sastra karma, Agni karma etc.
· Alleviates Vata and Pitta, cures Visha (poison), Unmada (mental disturbances), Sosha (emaciation), Jwara and Alakshmi (inauspiciousness).
· Is considered the best amongst the sneha dravyas.
· Is Cold in potency, Sustains Youth.
· Having the Property of ‘Yogavaahitvam’- Ghee exhibits thousands of other qualities of the herbs, it has been processed with.

in the name of ayurveda

vaidya Aravind

Milky Way

Milk is given an important place in one's dietary regimen in Ayurveda.It is an essential element in aphrodisiac therapy.Milk and Ghee have nourishing qualities and the positive attributes of milk are manifold. Milk is recommended before sexual intercourse as well as afterwards. The absence of milk in one diet can lead to problems. ( In todays world of pasteurized milk and additives it is not uncommon to find many people with lactose in tolerance.)





charaka's recommendation of milk as part of aphrodisiac therapy emphasizes the excellent qualities of cow's milk.

1. cow's milk given with honey, sugar and ghee is an excellent aphrodisiac.


2. one should keep the cow fed on black gram leaves or sugarcane or arjuna leaves, well nourished, with four nipples, of brown or black colour, with her horns pointing upwards and giving thick milk. The milk of such cow alone, either boiled or unboiled with sugar added along with honey and ghee is an excellent aphrodisiac. (ca.ci.2.3:3-5)


3. The milk of the above said cow, boiled with a golden ring and with the ghee, honey and sugar added afterwards provides progeny.(ca.ci 2.3:11)

in the name of Ayurveda
vaidya Aravind T.V

Allergic Rhinitis

2 tab (1gm each) of bilwadi gulika was administered thrice daily for 21 days to patients of Allergic Rhinitis. Sneezing, rhinorrhoea, itching, cough and fever reduced considerably. The patients were disease free even in the follow up period. It also reduced ESR and Absolute Eosinophil counts.

In the name of Ayurveda

Vaidya Aravind T.V

YOGA EASES MENOPAUSE SYMPTOMS

yoga encourages relaxation and muscle control, and helps reduce the adverse effects of psychological stress and strain. To assess the benifits yoga offers for women going though menopause, researchers from vivekananda yoga kendra India randomly assigned 120 menopausal women, aged between 40 to 55 years, to yoga practice or simple stretching and strengthening exercise five days a week or eight weeks.women in the yoga group also listned on using yoga to manage stress and other yoga related topics, while those in the control group heard lectures on diet, exercise, the physiology of menopause, and stress.

After eight weeks, it was found that women in the yoga group showed a significant reduction in hot flashes, night sweats, and sleep disturbances, while in the control group did not. Both groups showed improvments in a test of attention and concentration, although improvement in the yoga group was significantly greated.In a test of memory and intelligence is 10 components, the yoga group improved on 8, while the control group improved on 6. The above findings establish that efficacy of yoga over physical activity in improving the cognitive functions that could be attributed to emphasis on correctness in breathing, synchronizing breathing with body movements, relaxation and mindful rest.

YOGA HELPS MIGRANE SUFFERERS

A combination of yoga postures, breathing exercises and relaxation may help reduce the frequency and intensity of migrane.Indian Researchers from the university of the Rajasthan, jaipur,randomly divided 72 migrane sufferers into 2 groups. One group recieved education on managing their pain by avoiding migraine triggers and making diet and lifestyle changes. The other group recieved yoga therapy, which included gentle yoga postures, breathing excercises, relaxation and meditation.participants practiced five days a week for one hour each day, except on days when they were having a migrane attack or just recovering from one.
After three months, the yoga group showed an overall improvement in the frequency and intensity of their migrane attacks, whereas the comparision group showed either no change or worsened symptoms. It ws found that among 72 adults suffering from migrane, patients undergoing yoga programme started having less headaches and endured less pain with each migrane attack, when compared with patients assigned to a self care group.The pain relief also brought considerable improvement in symptoms of anxiety and depression.The findings reported in the journal headache provide prelimimnary evidence that yoga therapy can be an effective treatment for migrane.