Dry Ginger --- A boon to Mankind...

 Hi Friends,

In the ongoing Pandemic, Dry Ginger, has surfaced up to show the world its Importance.

In Ayurved, you will find Dry Ginger, Commonly known in India as Sunth, Sunthi, Saunth, has given the title of VishwaBheshaja, meaning World Medicine or Universal Medicine, as it is a boon to Mankind, to treat and prevent many diseases.

No doubt, in Covid Pandemic times, the usage of dry Ginger, has proven to be The Medicine for the World.

The medicinal properties of Dry ginger, even Fresh Ginger is immense and useful in many diseases. 

When there was no sign of Vaccination, Ayurved, Indian Ancient Medicial Science, came as a Rescue to mankind not just in the form of Dry Hinger, but many other Fantastic Medicinal herbs like Tulsi, Black Pepper, Turmeric, common spices found in any Indian Home, etc. 

It was my privilege to have read an article as to how Gujarat Ayurved University Ex Principal, help curb Corona or combat Corona Virus in Red Containment Zones, with Dry Ginger Powder Drive. Also, I worked under him, for a few months, and was awed by Ayurvedic Treasure Indian Saints have left behind for us Indians and also the Whole World..

Be in Cough, Diarrhea, Digestive health, Corona Virus, Headache, Nasal Blockage, Dry Ginger has lot of healing properties. 

Hope, we Indians atleast understand the importance of our Ayurvedic Texts and Medicinal herbs... I am so thankful to know about this wonderful World Medicine of Dry Ginger...

Medicines the only resort for treatment??!!!

 Hi all,

Hooe you all are doing good in these Pandemic times. It is very important to stay safe and fit.

A disease is caused due to some imbalance or inappropriate functioning in our body, bidy humors, etc.

A fit and healthy body requires constant servicing and maintenance to keep it going fine. I hope you will agree with it. Also, Do check out my previous Blog on Body Servicing - Panchkarma.. here's the link for the same https://healthfundastic.blogspot.com/2020/07/detox-program-ayurvedic-way.html

To treat a diseased body, you have to definitely take medicines, but Do you think it suffices your Body requirement totally.

Let me put out  the following useful points, which I think will help yiu understand that Medicine is not the resort to treatment :-

# Here, medicines, I mostly refer to Any medicine except Modern Medicine. Since I am no&&t so pro for them to treat my issue from the root-cause of the disease.

# Just imagine, I take regularly my medicines as prescribed. And, I am still continuing to eat regular junk food or cold foods. Do you think, your disease will get cured fully??!

# I am a Pitta Person and take medicines, but still continue having Spicy food, Intake tea in more quantity, and do not do exercises, Do yiu think, I will have no Acidity problems??!

# I am a Vata Person, and sleep mostly in day time, consume stale food, cold foods, Do you think I will have my disease cured just with medicines??!

# I am a Kapha Person, an say I continue having Fridge water, Frozen foods, no exercises, Do yiu think, I will stay Slim and healthy, Just with medicines??!

# Imagine I sit the whole day in an Air-conditioned room without proper Ventilation or sit constantly under full speed fan, most of the time, with no physical activities, do you think just medicines will cure my future problem of cold, allergies, obesity, Orthopaedic problems??!

# I can give many such illustrations, however, hope the above points, Woukd keep you thinking logically, that just running to a doctor and taking medicines, without any corrections in your current lifestyle, food habits, fitness regime, yiu will not have eecurrent issues... 

# Blaming a doctor that his medicines done work, is not the solutiin. Yiu have to also be accountable and taking charge of your Body and Life....

Hope a balance of Right Lifestyle, Good Diet & Fitness regimen, Understanding your Body requirements properly, Good Sleep, Peaceful Mindset and Proper Daily Routine, alingwith Timely Correct Medications will help you a better life ahead...

 

Ghee : A Boon or A Hazard to health?!!!

 Hi Friends,

Ghee is a clarified version of processed butter after a detailed procedure from Fermented Milk cream. 

Today Ghee is available in markets in different types. The authenticity of ghee is how much transparent it is and when in Semi solid state it becomes little granulated form and it has its own aroma.

As per Traditional Indian Cooking Science, oil and ghee have their own importance and the older the ghee stored, acts as Medicine to rejuvenation of body.

Overdose of ghee in food without any exercise and physical activities, in addition to intake of cold water, can cause problems in body. 

For that matter, if ghee is taken in weakness or bad digestiin or metabolism, without oroper medications support, can cause problems too.

Ghee out of Cow's milk is the best for consumption.

Ghee out of Goat's milk helps in eyes ailments.

Ghee on Chapatis is a good way of lubricating in body. However, ghee on chapati in cold, cough, can cause issues too.

Our ancestors have consumed proper oils, ghee and remained hale and hearty for 100 years too. So, why the talk today of no to oils and ghee????!!!

Well, ghee out of buffaloes' milk, Jersey Cow's milk, has lot of unwanted fats that makes our body lethargy, obese (like you find in these above animals)

The importance of Desi Cows is immense and finds its mark in ancient scriptures...

Now question will be Vegan food is good today!!! How to justify this theory?!

Of course, it would be, if we do not understand the authentic process of making ghee and which ghee is good (i.e. whether made from cow, buffalo, which type of cow, etc)

The body constitution helps us to know how much ghee consumption is good for us and when not to consume.

Medicinal ghee are available and prepared after proper process with adding many medicinal herbs while making the ghee,and this is used in many Panchkarma and Ayurvedic therapies, depending on the type of body problems...

Hope I could touch some brief points, which would inspire you to explore on this more... 

(Just think if our Indian cow ghee and milk was not so good, why would invaders take away our coww breed there 😉)

Cheat Meal Funda

Hello Friends,

In today's Era of Dieting, we all here this word - "Cheat Meal Day"
Cheat Meal Day - Day for Cheating on on-going dietary Regimen, one can binge in to all fatty, yummy, sweet, high caloried food items or It is also a Cheat Day for Exercise or Fitness regime. However, mostly it is used for Binging on Favourite foods

We have not heard this word before from either our grand-parents or even our Parents' generation.

Have we thought about it? No, coz now its a new thing and the In-thing of today's world. So we do not bother to ask ourselves about the same.

Before further discussing my views on the same, please read my post on Correct Understanding to Nutrition & Diet, Click on the Below Link
https://healthfundastic.blogspot.com/2020/06/correct-understanding-to-nutrition-diet.html

Once you read the above post, you would now understand this post better.

Factors encouraging this Concept " Cheat Meal" are as follows:-

⊿  Adulterated food - Thus, Organic Food are catching everyone's attention today (Good Business)

⊿  Lack of Balanced Diet

⊿  Lack of Correct Understanding of  Nutrition & Diet

⊿  Lack of Know-how of Authentic Cooking ways as per Ayurveda literature

⊿  No Self- Realisation of Right Hunger or Stopping to Eat when stomach is 85 % full.

⊿  Comparison with respect to looks, Slim-trim Body, Zero Size Body, Stomach Abs

⊿  All the above factors lead to want of Dieting. But, one has likes or cravings for favourite foods, sweets, desserts, Butter, Cheesy foods, etc

If We Have a 
Balanced diet, 
Properly cooked food, 
Eat when actually hungry, drink water as much I require, Chew my food properly, 
Eat organically grown millets, pulses, fruits & vegetables, 
Follow Self-control and the Ashtang Yoga Principles of Yoga
Have a proper fitness routine,
Do Panchkarma Therapy regularly (Detox plan... Refer my Post - https://healthfundastic.blogspot.com/2020/07/detox-program-ayurvedic-way.html)
Take Ayurvedic Medicines for any natural or genetic problems on time

Then, WHY WOULD I NEED TO FOLLOW A CHEAT MEAL DAY ... I CAN EAT WHATEVER I WANT, WITH DISCIPLINE & WITHIN LIMITS OF MY BODY CONSTITUTION, AND ABIDING THE DAILY & SEASONAL REGIMEN (DINCHARYA & RITUCHARYA)

Of course, since we missed or overlook what our body was telling, since growing from child to an adult, at late stage, with diseases cropping up, we have to take support of such Dieting, Cheat Meals Concept. 

Hence, The Motto of this Post was to create an awareness, as to How Important it is to incorporate Correct Understanding of Health, Diet and Fitness in our Education to one and all. Also, How important it is, as a whole Nation to talk and act on Basic Issues of Nutrition & Food to al Citizens for a Healthy Nation, with Nourished and Organic Foods to eat.

Habits and Etiquettes... Are they really Important and How Healthy Are they ??!!!

Hello Friends,

Hope you are following my blogs on Health  https://healthfundastic.blogspot.com/?m=1
And other Blog on Trading, Investment and Finance : https://equityrecos.blogspot.com/?m=1

I come up with different topics on these blogs, so do visit and enjoy with me my experiences.

Hope you guys benefitted from my previous topic on my health blog -
https://healthfundastic.blogspot.com/2020/06/correct-understanding-to-nutrition-diet.html

Thanks for those who gave me feedback on my topics.


Habits and etiqettes are human - made and society - formed respectively. Habits are self - way of doing things be it food - habits, self- cleansing routines, etc. Whereas, etiquettes, are way of doing things, when you are in a group and have to behave as per some norms.

I am not here to discuss or debate on what habits and etiquettes are bad or good. But to make my point, as to their relevance in our day to day life, behaviours, etc.

I would love your feedback on the following points, I inferred from my learnings and experiences:-

• To live life in an easy way, it is important to have some routines in your work, living, etc; that form a part of your habits. They are good for references, scheduled and sorted life. 
• To be able to have a pleasant presence amongst a group of people, be it your family, society, some social groups, college gang, etc, you have to follow some norms in the form of etiquettes.
• However, how much importance to give to the etiquettes depends on certain factors like occassion, atmosphere, moods, etc.
• One important point, though, is today, the over-emphasis on group, social etiquettes is so much, that we sometimes override the person over it. Be it parents nagging children to behave in a way in their social get - togethers, be it teenagers feeling ashamed of their parents' presence and looks and speaking etiquettes in front of their friends & colleagues, be it pressurising a child to come reluctantly to their kitties or friends' parties or to some relatives' homes and a must list of the way to talk with elders.
• I am not saying etiquettes are not required, but why give it so undue importance, till the other person loses mental cool, has dislike for you, etc. 
• Thus, we should involve self and family in a healthy conversation or family time to inculcate the affinity towards humans and not rejecting others. Many a times, we elders, bitch about others, find our own excuses to ignore a party or a family or a relative, we knowingly and unknowingly, make those norms, which are not suitable or are followed with stress and caution.
• Meetig people, eating in groups, talking with people, should be likable, or a part of our routine and stress-free. We are, on the contrary, continuously judging people on basis of habits and etiquettes.
• Health cannot be limited to just body, but mind and soul too. Unless, we do not make human-friendly habits & etiquettes, we are always in that rigid and stiffen position be in body-posture or in greetings or in our day to day living. These harsh rules today, has caused many social issues, loneliness, stress to have a certain lifestyle, etc.
• You will all believe with me that, when we are with friends, we are so much ourselves and talk & behave with so ease, than in front of our colleagues, peer groups, family, etc. So its important to address this question Why we are comfortable in a certain group always.
• Of course, there are many families, who even today, live without any crutches (Bandhan) of how to behave, talk or live. 
• Habits keep you on the foot and make us organised in you daily routine.
• While, etiquettes, like a certain behaviour during a funeral, a wedding, should be as normally humane.
• Hence, Habits and etiquettes should be a part of you and your social system, such that, you are mentally free to behave, talk; than give undue importance to unwarranted things, which today just are source of show-offs, discrimination in terms of lifestyle, loneliness, fear complexes, inferiority complex, etc.
• Health depends on your habits for your wellness, healthy relaionships, healthy behaviours, healthy conversations. Etiquettes are equally important to make yourslf and others comfortable in each others' presence.

Correct Understanding to Nutrition & Diet

Hello friends,

I am so happy by the immense love and support you have shown in my previos topics on my both Blogs on Finance and Health.

There a lot of Nutritionist & Dieticians to give you an overview and right meaning of Healhty Nutrition & Diet. In addition to that, I would like to bring to your notice the following points for the same:

• First know your basic Body Constitution (Body prakruti) from an Ayurvedic Physician

• Know and observe the fine details of Nature in terms of Seasons and Daily Routine of Mother Nature, Planetary Configurations, our body system & processes with respect to timings during a day.

• Understand the impact of climatic changes, seasons have on our overall body and body - systems.

• Do's (Pathya) and Donts' (Apathyas) to be followed.

• Proper Adherance to Daily and Seasonal Diet regimen.

• Proper Cooking vessels, importance and use of different vessels for cooking

• Correct choice of fruits and vegetables, especially get the know - how of locally produced.

• Know-how of staple food

• Correct cooking style. eg. cooked, under-cooked, steamed, roasted, etc

• Importance of different types Oils available, Ghee in our cooking

• There is so much information available today on social media, books for Nutrition, diets, etc. Kindly find an authentic Nutritionist, experienced dietician and preferable Doctors - Dieticans (especially ayurvedic Physicians)

• Self - Observation of which foods, drinks, vegetables, cereals, pulses have on your body, digestion, etc

• Understanding and accepting the fact that Nature is so kind enough to provide all foods, Herbs, etc in and around local areas for health solutions.

• Understand the difference between Naturally grown, Organic, Chemical - based farm produce and their impacts on our physical and mental Health

• There is wonderful concept of Bach Flower remedy too, for Mental health specifically, medicine from extracts from special flowers. You can contact me for the same. 

I have in my family and friends, such Ayurvedic Physicians, practioners for Bach Flower Therapy, nutritionist & dieticians; who can help us know ourselves and suggest Correct Dietary Regimens to us.

Feel Free to contact me for the same on neelam.chheda on Gmail or write me in my comments section.

Straight From Pan to Plate !!!!

Hello Friends,

Recently, I heard one of Sadguruji’s video on Culinary and Cooking skills. I heard a lovey phrase, which became the Today's Topic:” STRAIGHT FROM PAN TO PLATE"

Our ancestors were not so literate, but definitely learnt through their experience and observation. I was lucky to have my Grand-mom (DADI around. Her wise cooking skills, Home remedies were unmatchable and so to the point, that kept me pondering on the amount of and quality of Knowledge.

I want to emphasize here, the benefits of our age-old Indian Culture for Food, Cooking, Storage and Diet & Nutrition. The best thing that has happened in this Pandemic is the Come-back of the same and time - tested Food, Diet and Medicine Models.

Facts and Problem:-

Today's fast and busy lifestyle, has given new dimensions to Food and Diet for people. Be it Fast Food or Street Food or Cold Foods or Stale Food or Packaged Foods or Pre-Mix foods or Instant Mix Foods or Storage Foods in Refrigerator, Freezers

Today's habit to store food, chutneys, sauces in refrigerators has only added problems to our health.

If you do not agree, then try this simple exercise. Do you need more of spicy and tanginess to the already properly cooked food with proper spices? Do you get cravings for something more "Chat-patta Foods" now and then?  Do you feel the need to add some more tanginess to your food?

If the answer is Yes, then let me introduce to you the fact that it’s because of the extra acidic and toxic levels of your current food, the loosing of sense of Taste has occurred gradually without our notice. There is a coating on your tongue, which makes you feel that the food is not spicy and you need to add more spices, tangy sauces on it.

So, the complaints of Acidity, Constipation, Indigestion, Irregular sleeps, Loss of Appetite has increased in Maximum people today.

Major problems are due to Food, Diet and Nutrition Mis-management and Improper Cooking styles.

Solution:-

Now, lot of research papers have come up by many companies here in India and abroad, stating which utensils are good for cooking, the medicinal herbs and spices used in cooking, correct way of cooking, etc. To the irony, we already in India, have these written in our scriptures.

Here, I come to my topic – “Straight from Pan to Plate” It means, “Eat Freshly Cooked Food than Stale and Stored Foods”.

In Developed countries and now in India too, we have seen that this above concept has eluded over the period. So, it’s always a good practice to follow the Correct Cooking Style, Correct Food habits, Correct Dietary Regimen, Correct Use of Fresh, Organic Foods, spices, Oil, Ghee, etc

It is important to understand the importance of our precious Life, our Health over all the Materialistic things. We should not compromise on our Health. Thus, don’t be lethargic or give an excuse of busy work schedules for Storing cooked foods, use of packaged foods, etc.

It is always beneficial to adapt to Healthy living. Consuming Freshly cooked foods should be a part of your Health & Diet Regimen. Many Vegetables like Cabbage, Lady-finger, gourds cause gastric problems, if cooked in less oil, more of water, partly cooked, eaten stale or kept refrigerated even overnight.

Hence, follow this rule of consuming cooked food straight from Pan to plate and say no to storage, refrigeration, unhealthy dietary regimen. This Concept is one of the many dietary changes we require to make today for Healthy life and Disease -free Body.