Ayurveda

Causes and symptoms of Diabetes – Natural Home Remedies for Curing diabetes

In Ayurveda, diabetes is known as madhumeha. It is classified as kapha type disorder. When body is not able to synthesize sugar because of the absence of insulin, the sugar gets absorbed and accumulated in blood and the blood sugar level increases leading to diabetes. Some causes of diabetes listed in ayurveda are:
- stress and mental tension.
- poor digestion and nutrition.
- nervous system problems.
- obesity.
The symptoms of diabetes include feeling hungry and thirsty, frequent urination, weight gain or loss, eyesight loss, tiredness, nerves problem, wounds not healing.

In Ayurveda, treatment for diabetes focuses more on yoga, diet and exercise. The treatment is on multiple levels. Initially, they start the treatment by balancing the diet pattern which includes no sugar, less carbohydrates and fats. After this, ayurvedic treatment called panchkarma is given or sometimes the ayurvedic treatment is decided based on the condition of the patient.

Some herbs that can be used to cure diabetes are :
- Some ayurvedic medicines recommended for diabetes are Vasanta kusumakara and Shilajatu.
- Juice of bitter gourd daily empty stomach.
- Turmeric along with aloevera is an effective remedy.
- Fenugreek, white pepper and turmeric taken with milk or honey is effective.
- Swallow garlic without chewing.
- Amla controls blood sugar.
- Neem juice is also an effective remedy.

Some precautions that need to be taken are:
- Avoid yourself from any kind of injury as healing becomes difficult for a person who is suffering from diabetes.
- Avoid fatty food.
- Maintain a good lifestyle and a healthy diet.
- Take good care of feet and eyes.
- Avoid sleeping in day time.
- Avoid high carbohydrate diet.

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Diabetes – Is ayurveda the right choice to cure this disease?

Disclaimer: Diabetes is an affliction that requires regular medicines, and physical exercise. If you take alternative treatments, then you consult your physician before making any changes.

Diabetes is a nutritional disorder in which blood glucose level is increased. Diabetes can affect different organs of the body if not controlled on time. For controlling diabetes, it is necessary that a person takes the requirement medical treatment (whether that be insulin, or some medicine), and through regular physical exercise. However, all this ensures that you can get your diabetes under control and lead a normal life, but you will still need to exercise the regular amount of caution (such as staying away from sugar and starchy substances, getting regular amount of exercise, and so on). Hence, there are a lot of questions about whether alternate medical methods such as Ayurveda can cure diabetes. Further, you will find web sites that claim that Ayurveda can cure diabetes, but should you believe them ? After all, you are taking a risk with your own life.
In Ayurveda, diabetes is known as madhumeha. It is classified as a ‘kapha’ type of disorder, and further classified into 20 different types of diabetes. Most ayurvedic treatments promise you relief from the medicines that you need to control your diabetes, but do not actually claim that they can cure diabetes. The treatment prescribed as per Ayurveda does require you to change your lifestyle, and your diet to some degree. The details of this treatment are:

Diet changes:
- Bring down or eliminate the consumption of sugar, rice, potato, bananas and other form of high sugar fruits.
- Start the consumption of more of food stuffs such as green vegetables, soy, gram, cucumber, bitter gourd, Bengal Gram, onion and garlic, raw vegetables (after cleaning them thoroughly)

Lifestyle changes:
- Start doing Yoga on a regular basis
- Get regular physical exercise, which can also mean something like 30 minutes brisk walk per day
- Avoid sleeping in the daytime
- Get around 7-8 hours of sleep per day
- Give up bad habits such as smoking

When you start doing these for some time, and feel an improvement in your health, get your blood sugar level checked. If you find that your blood sugar levels start getting reduced and in control, consult your doctor to get your medicine levels reduced.

How can Ayurveda help to treat acne? What are causes and symptoms?

In Ayurveda, acne is called yauvan pidika. Acne is a common skin disorder. Increased sebum secretion is a common and a primary cause of acne. Ayurveda believes in the fact that person’s health is the reflexion of what the person eats and what kind of lifestyle one is leading. When it comes to skin diseases, diet plays a crucial role.
Increased ‘kapha and vata dosha’ and ‘rakta and meda dhatu ‘ are involved in causing this disease.

CAUSES OF ACNE OR YAUVAN PIDIKA
- excessive production of testosterone hormone.
- A person having constipation or ingestion has more chances of having yauvan pidika.
- Consuming unhealthy food and indigestion can lead to this disease.
- Impure blood is another cause for acne.
- consuming food when the previous food is not digested called adhyashana.
- consuming food that are incompatible called virudhashana.
- consuming food when you are not hungry called vishamashana.
- Vitamin A deficiency.
- menstrual problem in women.
- ‘kama’ or excessive sexual desires cause acne.

SYMPTOMS OF ACNE OR YAUVAN PIDIKA
- Greasy skin.
- Black and white heads are present.
- Inflammation.
- Scarring may be there.
- Pus may be there in pimples.

According to Ayurveda, balancing doshas by adopting the modified diet and life styles.
- Avoid hot (ushna), spicy, oily, fried and pungent food.
- Paste of haridra and chandan should be applied on face.
- Drink enough water.
- Eat lots of fiber.
- Eat only when the earlier food is digested.
- Avoid mental tensions and stress.
- No pressing or pricking of acne.
- Avoid cold food.
- Eat compatible food.
- Expose your skin to fresh air and sunlight.
- Apply jamun seeds on acne.
- Massage whole face with juice of ripened and soft papaya.
- Massage face regularly with the herbal oil containing madhuka, laaksha, matulunga, etc.
- Apply a face pack containing masoora, kushta, kaaliyaka etc after every massage.
- Wash face with buttermilk.
- Rub orange peels on face.
- Paste of fenugreek seeds with water should be applied on the face.