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Natural Home Remedies for Dark Circles under eyes

Dark circles under eyes are bothersome to many as it does not look good on your beautiful face. Under eye dark circles is the most common thing that can be seen in almost every individual. Around nine out of ten people have dark circles under the eyes.

What causes dark circles under the eyes ?
- Dark Circles under eyes are generally due to a lack of sleep, fatigue, stress, deficiency or some disease.
- Dark circles may be hereditary.
- Nasal congestion can also cause dark under eye circles.
- Chronic atopic eczema on skin can cause dark circles.
- Dark circles under eyes may also be due to aging which thins the skin around the eyes.
Eyelid swelling or eye puffiness can produce shadows producing light dark eye circles.

Natural Home Remedies for treating dark circles:

- Drink at least ten glasses of water everyday.
- Do not leave cream on the skin around the eyes for long periods. Remove the cream applied around the eye after 10 min.
- Mix one teaspoon flour, one teaspoon milk, a pinch of sugar, 1/4 spoon honey and squeeze half lemon juice. Apply it on face and once it is dry, rub the face with wet hands, till the pack in removed.
- Grate cucumber / potato and squeeze fresh juice out of gratings. Dip two cotton balls in it and keep these cotton balls on eyes. This relaxes eyes and relieves the tiredness of eyes.
- Apply a paste of fenugreek mixed in milk on dark circles in the night. Wash off in the morning and watch dark circles vanish for good.
- Take a teaspoon of tomato juice, a few drops of lemon juice, a pinch of turmeric powder (if you are not allergic to it) and a little flour, enough to make a paste and apply.
- Apply a paste of turmeric powder with pineapple juice for dark circles under the eyes.
- Crush some mint and apply it around the eye.
- Massage with almond oil under and around eyes at bed time daily for 2 weeks and see the improvement. Almond is very good skin food and helps to remove dark circles.
- Rub the area with a powdered Vitamin E capsule and wipe off with a mixture of honey and egg white. This will reduce darkness around the eye.
- Put hot and cold clothes alternatively under eyes for 10 minutes. Then apply some almond oil on the dark surface before going to bed.
- The acupressure point for eyes is on the mount below the index finger of your palms. Pressing this mount may help.

Exercise for Dark Circles under the Eyes :
- Do various breathing exercises, like pranayam. This is a very helpful eye care and removes your dark circles naturally.
- Rest your index finger and middle finger of your both hands on the area just above the eye brows. And then lift up your eyebrows keeping the fingers fix. Do this for 10-15 times, it is a very effective exercise.
- Live a stress-free life, take proper rest, proper sleep and stay happy. Keep a physical and emotional balance of body and mind.

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Homeopathy Vs Ayurveda

Ayurveda and Homeopathy are two streams of natural remedies that are the mainstay of alternative as well as holistic medicine. Homeopathic medicine is known more for its use of ‘atomized or potential’ remedies. The remedial measures are well developed but there is specific lack of holistic approach toward lifestyle and dietary factors.

Ayurveda And Homeopathy – The Basic Concepts:
There is some basic difference in the principles of ayurvedic medicine and homeopathic medicine. Though the fundamental principle of homeopathic medicine is utilized in ayurvedic medicine many times but this approach is still originally and innovatively used in homeopathy.

Homeopathy is based on the principle ‘similia simillibus currentaer’. It simply means that similar medicine treats similar disorders. Each homeopathic remedy possesses its own unique profile of symptoms. It is like that every homeopathic remedy is a character with individual features. A homeopathic doctor should be able to be as familiar with these remedies just like a family member or a friend.

In the ayurvedic medicine, there are six basic approaches with which food, medicine and lifestyle can be utilized to deal with various disorders. The Homeopathic approach of treating the similar with similar is just one among them.

Ayurveda And Homeopathy – The Remedial Measures:
There is tremendous similarity in the various remedies of both ayurveda and homeopathy. Most of the remedies are derived from plants, minerals and animal kingdom. Many of the names are same in both systems of natural remedies.

Ayurveda And Homeopathy – What is the Form Of Medicine and how are the Remedies Prepared?
Ayurvedic medicine is mostly crude. Herbs and minerals are used in crude form after their purification and after enhancing their bio availability.
In Homeopathy, remedies are used in potentate and subtle form. There are various potencies of remedies ranging from mother tincture or zero to one million. Mother tincture is the basic formulation where crude herb or mineral is dissolved in alcohol.

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What is Diabetes Insipidus ?

Diabetes Insipidus is a rare disorder, resulting in excessive thirst and excessive passage of very dilute urine, due to a hormone deficiency in the pituitary gland, which is situated at the base of the brain.
Diabetes Insipidus results from a decreased production of antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin), the hormone that normally prevents the kidney from producing too much urine. Children with DI may be irritable or listless and may have fever, vomiting, or diarrhea. Milder forms of DI can be managed by drinking enough water, usually between 2 and 2.5 liters a day. DI severe enough to endanger a person’s health is rare.

Signs & Symptoms :
- Excessive thirst that is difficult to satisfy.
- Passage of large amounts (up to 15 quarts a day) of diluted, colorless urine.
- Dehydration, leading to rapid heart rate, low blood pressure and shock.
- Constipation.
- Mild cases may present with unremitting enuresis (bed-wetting).

Risk Factors :
- Brain tumor or pituitary gland tumor.
- Head Injury
- Infections such as meningitis, encephalitis, tuberculosis.
- Sarcoidosis
- Family history of diabetes insipidus.
- Atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries).

Diabetes Insipidus is not the same as diabetes mellitus (“sugar” diabetes). Diabetes Insipidus resembles diabetes mellitus because the symptoms of both diseases are increased urination and thirst. However, in every other respect, including the causes and treatment of the disorders, the diseases are completely unrelated.

There are four (4) fundamentally different types of Diabetes Insipidus(DI). Each has a different cause and must be treated in a different way. These four forms are:
- Neurogenic, also known as central, hypothalamic, pituitary or neurohypophyseal, is caused by a deficiency of the antidiuretic hormone, vasopressin.
- Nephrogenic, also known as vasopressin-resistant is caused by insensitivity of the kidneys to the effect of the antidiuretic hormone, vasopressin.
- Gestagenic, also known as gestational is also caused by a deficiency of the antidiuretic hormone, vasopressin, that occurs only during pregnancy.
- Dipsogenic, a form of primary polydipsia is caused by abnormal thirst and the excessive intake of water or other liquids.

How do you test for diabetes insipidus?
Usually your doctor will check your urine to see how much water is in it. He or she may also check your blood. Your doctor may give you a “water deprivation” test. During this test, you aren’t allowed to drink any liquids. The staff will weigh you, check your urine and blood every hour for several hours. If the results of the test show that you have diabetes insipidus, you will probably also have pictures taken of your brain with a CT (computed tomographic) scan or an MRI (magnetic resonance image).

Medications:
- Vasopressin or desmopressin acetate, modified synthetic forms of antidiuretic hormone, may be taken as a nasal spray several times a day, to maintain a normal urine output. However, taking too much of this medication can cause fluid retention and swelling and other problems.
- Sometimes diabetes insipidus can be controlled with drugs that stimulate production of antidiuretic hormone such as chlorpropamide, carbamazepine, clofibrate.

Diet: No special diet. Drink as much water as you feel you need.

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