Ayurveda to be Fit and Fine

            One of the commonest health conditions that one can face at least once in a lifetime is Sore Throat or also know in the medical community as Acute Pharyngitis which means inflammation of the throat or the pharynx. Discomfort in the throat, pain while swallowing some times, coughing, a need to itch the throat are some of the commonest issues faces by many during this health issue. Since ages humans have looked for easy home remedies for this condition which are even regarded by the medical profession as the number one step to fight sore throat. 1] Hot Water Gargle: Hot water with salt gargle has been used since long time to gargle when one faces such itchy condition. It is advised by many Vaidya that use of such gargle more so when one faces sore throat with cough and mucus secretion rather than just itchy sore throat. 2] Turmeric: Turmeric and honey combined together to make a past and then licked every half hour has proved to very effective in controlling sore thro

                  Asthma is a chronic lung disease that causes severe inflammation in the airways. Asthma “attacks” are usually triggered by environmental factors, as is the case with inhaled allergens like pollen or pollution, and in some cases due to food allergies. During an asthma attack, the airways in the lungs become inflamed, constricting air flow and thus resulting in wheezing and coughing, combined with a feeling of constriction in the chest. Incidence of Asthma is considerably increasing, in today's stressful modern urbanized living. According to one survey, 15% of Indian population suffers from Asthma and in developed countries like USA every year there is 10% increase of Asthmatic patients.                   Ayurveda, one of the oldest systems of medicine in the world, views asthma and other diseases as a result of a person being out of harmony with the universe. Disruptions can be physical, spiritual, and/or emotional. There is versatile approach of Ayurveda to get a