News and Articles on Ayurveda, Yoga, Kundalini and other Indian way of health and medicines.
Yes, sound is the where the answer is. Since cave- man times, since evolution from primitive animal forms, sound or command is something which is never questioned. If someone shouts “tiger, run”. We run, period. No questions asked. Please, Don’t try this, if somebody is sitting on a chair, walk boldly and Command “stand up”, 95 times of 100, your subject will stand up. External Auditory Command is a powerful motivator.
The magnificent structure has one central hall and eight secondary halls is spread across 30 acres and can accommodate 100,000 practitioners at one go, making it the largest closed structure meditation centre in the world. The meditation centre when lit up at night looks resplendent and can easily match the grandeur of other popular global structures such as the Sydney harbour.
To promote healthcare based on alternative medicine in Jammu and Kashmir, the government will set up 50-bedded hospitals in every district of the newly created union territory at a cost of Rs 12 crore each, Union minister Shripad Nayak said Thursday.
Hyderabad-based Naga Jyothi is a woman with a mission! She wants to make India as free from diabetes as possible. In pursuit of this noble aim, she has started with the two Telugu States. Backed by considerable research, she has brought out ‘Stugar’, a sugar substitute based on the Stevia plant, which is Food Safety and Standards Authority of India approved .
The assay named TrueNet has been included in the rapid communication document on Molecular Assays released by WHO’s Global TB Programme. It is a new molecular test that diagnosed TB as well as tests for resistance to the drug rifampicin in about 90 minutes.
The name of this West Bengali palate cleanser may raise a few eyebrows, but rest assured, plastic chutney contains nothing in the way of BPA-laden, kitchen-grade plastic. Glossy, translucent and perfectly safe to ingest, plastic chutney is a festive menu staple that takes its name not from its ingredient list – raw green papaya cooked in sugar syrup – but from its appearance, which resembles gooey, melted plastic in a bowl.
Ardha matsyendrasana, a seated twist pose, is the ninth of the 12 basic poses in Hatha yoga. The name for this asana is derived from the Sanskrit, ardha, meaning “half”; matsya, meaning “fish”; indra, meaning “king”; and asana, meaning “pose.” To enter the pose, the yogi begins in dandasana (staff pose).
There has been a 47% rise in government medical colleges during 2014-19, compared to a 33% increase in the total number of medical colleges in the past five years, from 404 in 2014-15 to 539 in 2019.
The new drug will target superbug MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), which is a leading cause of rising antimicrobial resistance (AMR). At present, AMR is a major public health concern globally.
According to Lissy Krishnan, head of Sree Chitra’s research team, delivery of “curcumin” directly to the affected tissues rather than through conventional oral or intravenous methods enables it to target malignant cancer cells while sparing the healthy ones around them.
