Monsoon and Broadband!

It's monsoon again. Met Dept. had predicted the oncoming of monsoon by the 26th of May. As we all know, monsoon brings with it a lot of diseases for all of us. Doctors and chemists call it their season (it's an inside secret, though!). But for the first time I realised that there's a lot of other inconveniences monsoon has got in store for us. Oh, no, not the frequent power cuts or the muddy roads, which has a become a familiar thing for us long ago. It's the 'cable fault' for the BSNL broad band! Broad band here is dead for the last two weeks.. thanks to the monsoon and the resultant cable fault.

Now, what are we supposed to do, to ensure that we don't frequently visit the Doctors, either for ourselves or for the kids? They say prevention is better than cure. Kids, they are more prone to common cold, cough, fever etc. as they have a low immunity power. Ayurvedic medicines like Draksharishta, Lohasava improves the immunity power. So without going for an antibiotic for your child you can cure the above said diseases with Ayurveda. It's as simple as that ! (Remember to take it under proper guidance)

Fasting in fast life

Pace of life these days is really very fast. You hardly have any time to take care of yourself, your body, your mind. So, how would you like if you get an easy way to take care of your god-gifted body and soul?

'Ayurveda Sutram' recommends deep breathing and fasting for maintaining good health, and to recover health for those who are sick. When we talk about fasting, we will have to differentiate between fasting and starving. Fasting doesn't mean suppressing hunger or to remain hungry. Fasting will be fasting only with the involvement of one's mind.

Fasting purifies the body by getting rid of the toxins and there is no loss of the vital organs or tissues. There should not be any restriction for water intake during fasting. Soon after fasting one should not go for a heavy meal at once. One should start with fruit juices, tender coconut water, vegetable soups or buttermilk as long as the digestive power remains the same. When you feel hungry you should change to slightly heavier food. This is because during the fast, the digestive organs have very little power to digest and time should be given to recover their digestive capacity.

Bedwetting is not a good habit....

XXXToday a mother and her ten year old daughter came to me. Even before taking her seat she started enquiring whether there was any medicine for stubbornness and laziness.
XXXThen she started narrating her story to me. She has two children, the elder one is a boy and goes to the college, the younger one is this girl. She herself is diabetic and physically weak. This girl doesn't help her mother at home, is very stubborn, don't take care of her things and urinates in the bed at night(Enuresis). She has dedicated all her time watching TV and doing nothing!
XXXEnuresis refers to the bed wetting after the age of three years. It is a psychosomatic problem.
Causes:(1)Psychological cause: When the parents are very strict, the child tends to be emotionally disturbed.
(2)Improper drainage of urine.
(3)Physical factors like thread worm infestations, genitourinary infections.
(4)Anatomical defects.
The diagnosis include a detailed interview with the parent as well as the child to find the aetiology and associated emotional factors. Here a complete physical examination and certain investigations like urine RE, are needed.
Treatment include psychotherapy and training. Too much water intake should be restricted at bedtime. Waking her up once or twice during night is also useful. The fact that she urinates in the bed should not be known to the others except the family. She should not be teased for this. Dry nights should be encouraged. This will help her regain the confidence and wet nights will be reduced.