Stress is a normal physical response to events that make you feel threatened or upset your balance in some way. When you sense danger – whether it’s real or imagined – the body’s defenses kick into high gear in a rapid, automatic process known as the “fight-or-flight” reaction, or the stress response.

The stress response is the body’s way of protecting you. When working properly, it helps you stay focused, energetic, and alert. The stress response also helps you rise to meet challenges.

But beyond a certain point, stress stops being helpful and starts causing major damage to your health, your mood, your productivity, your relationships, and your quality of life.

Stress is a normal part of life, but if you feel overwhelmed by continual stress it can have a negative effect on your body. Stress can weaken your immune system and lead to mental and physical disorders, such as depression, anxiety, high blood pressure and heart problems.

All types of stress can affect the body, causing physical symptoms to appear, or aggravating pre-existing conditions. Physical symptoms include:
• muscle tension – where muscles of the neck and back are held tightly for an extended period of time resulting in pain and tension that may be difficult to release,
• headaches – triggered by excess tension in the forehead or neck muscles, or by general over-activation of the body, loss of sexual desire, diarrhea or constipation,
• insomnia – a frequent complaint at times of worry and anxiety, making it harder to handle stressful situations, and

• Appetite changes – often during times of stress there may be a strong desire for comfort or high-energy foods such as fat and sugar, which could lead to weight gain. On the other hand, some people experience a total lack of desire for food.

Ayurvedic herbs used in Stress Care Kit are mainly nervines, or herbs that act on your nervous system, and adaptogens, which affect your endocrine system and help your body resist stress.

Stress Care Kit will help restore emotional and hormonal balance, strengthen your immune system and allow your body to cope better with stressful situations. You can also combine this with mental practices like yoga and meditation to enhance stress relief.

Our Stress Care Kit contains:

1) Reme-dep:

Reme-dep is a combination of memory booster herbs like SHANKHPUSHPI, ASHWAGANDHA, VACHA and MULATHI, which guards against stress and depression, and, improves learning ability in a natural way.

Suggested use: Take one capsule twice a day after meals.

2) The shield:

The shield is an ayurvedic immune potentiator and immune protection formulation. The shield is a non-hormonal, non-toxic composition to increase body resistance and to help restore the normal functioning of the body by providing recuperative tonic support. It is a tonic, invigorative, age-sustainer and anabolic agent. It also acts as haemostatic, refrigerant and as an anti-spasmodic.

The shield helps fight decrease in immunity level, fatigue & lethargy, generalized aches & pains, dryness of skin, abdominal discomfort.

Suggested use: Take one capsule twice or thrice a day after meals.

3) Tungdrumadi Oil:

Tungdrumadi Oil contains herbs that have a soothing & calming effect on the mind. It gives relief from stress & sleeplessness.

Suggested use: To be used externally for head massage once or twice a day.

Ingredients:

Cocos nucifera water, Acorus calamus, Vetiveria zizanioides, Glycyrrhiza gladra, Nymphaea stellata, Santalum album, cow’s milk, Sesamum indicum oil.

One should turn to C section only if it is unavoidable, else, nature’s way is the best for both the mother and the baby. Read here a very interesting article on C-section delivery.

Taking a bath without an oil massage may wash away the natural oils of the body and lead to dry skin and early signs of ageing. You can use virgin olive oil, sweet almond oil or essential oils such as lavender, eucalyptus or sandalwood. Click here to know more.

A very nice article authenticating one of the several benefits Tulsi has.

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Acne is the most common skin problem affecting to some degree three out of every four teenagers.  And an imperfect complexion is not limited to this age group; many 20 and 30 year olds also suffer with this condition.  The problem is an expensive one, with lot of money spent each year on over-the-counter preparations as well as on prescription drugs.  For many, the acne process consists of nothing more than an occa­sional pimple or blemish on the face, back or chest.  A few are less fortunate and develop extensive, persistent eruptions eventuating in permanent pits and scars.  The psychological effects may be devastating.

Acne is a skin disease caused by the clogging of pores and an inflammation of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles which are on the face, neck, shoulders, back and chest. These glands produce too much oil or sebum, become plugged and end up becoming whiteheads, pimples or blackheads. This sebum mixes with dead cells on the surface of the skin clogging the pores and causing blackheads and whiteheads. Bacteria around the hair follicles enter the skin if the whitehead ruptures causing a pimple. Squeezing the pimples can cause pitting and scars on the skin.

While we think acne is just a teenage problem, it is not uncommon for adults. Surprisingly, more adults have acne than teenagers. Acne affects more than 50% of adults between 25 and 49, compared to 25% of teenagers.

Our Pimple and Acne care kits’ regular use helps in controlling pimples and other skin blemishes. The kit contains almost all essential remedies for removing scars and blemishes which appear due to various deficiencies or imbalances. It makes the skin smooth, soft and lustrous. It is an entire skin care management system that finds the source of your acne and heals the blemishes you have.

Acne is caused from imbalances and impurities within the body, and that’s why we treat the problem with an internal cleansing treatment (with a liver cleansing preparation) that goes right to the source and fights acne before it even begins.

The kit contains:

1) Mukhkantiprada Lepa:

Mukhkantiprada lepa is used as a face pack for anti blemish, acne & pimples & provides glow to the skin.

Suggested use: Clean face, preferably, with water and pat dry. Make a paste of the powder using water / rose water & apply all over face, neck and areas that have blemishes and pigmentation for 10 minutes (avoid the eyes). Regular use ensures smooth & even colour tone. You can use this twice a day in the morning & evening.

2)  Reme-liv:

Reme-liv stimulates and regularizes liver functions. It protects the liver from damages likely to be induced by diseases and/or drugs used for their treatment. It regenerates the liver by repairing after liver disease or damages due to drugs and alcohol. It tones up entire digestive system, helps in gaining weight and acts as an appetizer.

Suggested use: Take 2 capsules twice a day after meals.

3)    Chaturjata Churna:

Chaturjat churna acts effectively on skin discoloration.

Suggested use: – 2 gm twice a day with honey / water.

4)    Raktashodhak Sharbat:

Raktshodhak sharbat purifies the blood, increases hemoglobin & brings glow to the skin.

Suggested use: – Mix 2 tbsp in 1 glass of water & stir to drink twice a day

Also, the skin is not unlike other organs in the body that require good nutrients and balance for sustained health. Eating regular, healthy meals and drinking enough water can go a long way to providing the nutritional needs of skin cells and moisturizing the skin to act as a preventative natural acne remedy.

As the skin is sensitive to external factors (wind, temperature, and certain skin products), it is important to take these factors into account.

Dr Laxmi Saxena

Medical Officer,

J-AMADA Remedies

info@j-amada.com

Reme-dep – A combination of memory booster herbs like SHANKHPUSHPI, ASHWAGANDHA, VACHA and MULATHI, which guards against stress and depression, and, improves learning ability in a natural way.

Reme-dep capsules are extensively made to serve children, adults and elderly who tend to forgetfulness. This tonic when taken regularly for some time is sure to boost your energy levels. It is beneficial for number of ailments that arise due to the malfunctioning of brain. It is a must for growing children as its high iron content strengthens a child’s nervous system, keeping him alert and agile and being an excellent bone developer, helps him grow stronger.

• Helps to Improve concentration and memory
• Promotes brain function and improves learning ability
• Helpful in mental and physical stress
• Useful in controlling anger, fear, hopelessness and other emotions
• Maintains co-ordination between mind and body
• Helps in relieving tension & anxiety
• Promotes your energy levels.

Garlic does more than make our food taste good, it can aid in the healing and even prevention of certain medical conditions. Garlic. For years, in movies, it has been keeping vampires at bay, but according to mountains of research, vampires aren’t the only things garlic can fend off. Joining the ranks are colds, cancer, heart disease, hypertension, infection and even impotence. Here we will take a look at the various benefits to our health of eating garlic.

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A good article elaborating the health benefits of Coriander. Click here to read the full article.

The health benefits of coriander include treatment of swellings, high cholesterol levels, diarrhea, Mouth ulcers, anemia, digestion, menstrual disorders, small pox, eye care, conjunctivitis, skin disorders, blood sugar disorders, etc.

Orange juice
This natural fruity drink is best for anxiety with a fast heart rate.

Preparation:
A cup of orange juice
1 teaspoon of honey
pinch of nutmeg powder

Add honey and nutmeg to orange juice, stir well and drink.

Simple home remedy for weight management:
1 tsp Cumin Seed powder
1/4 tsp Wild Celery Seed powder or Oregano Seed powder
1/2 tsp Dry Ginger powder
1 pinch Asafoetida
…1/2 tsp Black Mineral Salt
1/2 cup Water
Mix all items and drink it 4 times a day.