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Balanced Eating: A Guide to a Healthy Ramadan Diet ๐ŸŒ™

By Dr Rajarshi Mitra Maintaining a balanced diet during Ramadan is essential for your overall health and well-being. This guide, crafted by Dr. Rajarshi Mitra, a Laparoscopic Surgeon in Abu Dhabi, provides practical tips and advice on how to eat healthily during Ramadan, including what to eat during Suhoor and Iftar to stay energized and nourished throughout the holy month. Read on to discover how you can observe Ramadan while prioritizing your health. Understanding Balanced Eating for a Healthy Ramadan Diet What Does Balanced Eating Mean During Ramadan? As Dr. Rajarshi Mitra, a Laparoscopic Surgeon in Abu Dhabi with extensive experience in patient care, I often emphasize the importance of balanced eating, especially during Ramadan. Balanced eating during Ramadan means consuming a variety of foods from all food groups – carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals – in appropriate proportions. This helps ensure you receive all the necessary nutrients to maintain energy leve...

The Better Choice: Natural Makeup Vs Chemicals In Cosmetics ๐Ÿ’… ๐Ÿ’„๐Ÿ‘„

Similar to your body, your skin absorbs everything that is topically applied on it. Whilst you invest in the best skincare treatments for a healthier complexion, it is also key to apply the best quality of makeup on your skin to keep up with its health.  Natural makeup  is all the hype these days but the word ‘natural’ is used too often by conventional makeup brands and has lost its meaning in translation. Confused? Read on as to understand the difference between natural, organic and chemical makeup. How Does Organic Makeup Differ From Natural Makeup? When a makeup product is labelled as ‘certified organic’, its ingredients claim to be grown and sourced using organic methods – it must be grown without pesticides, GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) chemical fertilizers or sulphates. However, labelling a makeup product as natural translates to it being sourced from plant extracts or animal by-products including Cow’s milk, Ghee and more. Most conve...

Neroli Oil in Ayurveda

                 Neroli,  the less known secret behind the unsurpassed creativity and the magnanimous works of the legendary archetype of the Renaissance Man,  Leonardo Da Vinci  who loved to be in the midst of perfumes and aromatic oils always. Neroli  essential oil was his all-time favorite and he used it to instigate his intellect and contemplation while creating celebrated piece of artworks . Neroli oil also known as ‘Orange Blossoms’ is the prized ingredient of the classic Eau-de-Cologne since the 17 th  century. The essential oil is extracted from the flowers of the Bitter Orange tree, Citrus aurantium through steam distillation method. Neroli has been used in Ayurveda for thousands of years and it is said that the name ‘Neroli’ is extracted from the Sanskrit word ‘Nagaranj’. Bryan and Light Miller in their book ‘ Ayurveda and Aromatherapy ’ quote Neroli as “one of the most intense-smelling oils. It gi...

Ama & Agni in Ayurveda ๐Ÿ”ฅ

  Namaste! Welcome back  Today we will continue our discussion on  Agni  (aka the digestive fire). We will also highlight the effects of  Ama  (toxins) in Ayurveda and ways to promote healthy elimination. Understanding the significance of  Agni  and Ama helps us uncover ancient Ayurvedic secrets of life. Thus, with some simple lifestyle changes, one can manage to live healthier and happier than before. So without further ado, let’s learn some more about digestive fire and its rival Ama. The Basics: What Is  Ama in Ayurveda? In Sanskrit,  Ama  means toxin or undigested metabolic waste . It is an umbrella term for all sticky, slimy, aggravating, and toxic substances accumulated in the body. When our body’s metabolic efficiency is compromised, we create  Ama . Its elimination is of the utmost importance. The  Ama’s  stubborn nature causes it to stick to the gastrointestinal tract, clogs arteries, seep under the skin, a...

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Natural Home Remedies For Minor Burns ๐Ÿ”ฅ

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Ayurveda for Moving into Spring ๐ŸŒบ

     According to Ayurveda, one of the keys to maintaining health is to practice ritucharya—seasonal routines. Adjusting our daily self-care rituals to seasonal changes helps us maintain balance and reminds us that we are a part of the natural world. Spring is ruled by the kapha dosha , whose qualities are heavy, cool, soft, dense, stable, solid, and cloudy. To adjust for the season , consider the following practices: Wake with the sunrise . One of the best practices to minimize the heavy quality of kapha in the mind and body is to wake with the sun (around 5:30 am this time of year). Dawn is ruled by vata and is light, clear, and subtle. Get moving. When kapha is dominant in the day, the muscles are strongest between 6:00 and 10:00 am. Get outside for a brisk walk or do some vigorous yoga to melt away excess kapha. Kapalabhati pranayama is a great way to stoke the fires of digestion. Eat lighter foods. In the winter months, we naturally gravitate to...