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How do you know when to apply heat or cold to relieve pain?

March 30, 2018 Urbanatural

By Dr. Sanjay Gupta Choosing between hot and cold therapy for common aches and injuries can be tricky. In general, cold helps minimize inflammation, and heat helps relax muscles, joints, and blood vessels. Cold is usually best for a fresh injury, like a bruise or a sprain. Applying ice or a cold pack immediately reduces swelling by causing blood vessels to constrict. Cold should only be used for the first 48 hours or so after an injury. For chronic or recurring pain, you want more blood in the area because it contains…

Turmeric May Heal Injuries and Pain Better Than Painkillers: Study

March 17, 2018 Urbanatural

Turmeric is more effective than popular painkillers at easing the agony of sports injuries says a new study. Indian spice Turmeric has for long been famous for its antiseptic and medicinal properties. A new study has now claimed that turmeric is more effective than popular painkillers at easing the agony of sports injuries.The study was published in the European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences journal. The study revealed that after less than three weeks, turmeric was able to ease injured rugby players’ discomfort just as much paracetamol or ibuprofen,…

The Five Elements of Naturopathy

December 13, 2017 Urbanatural

The Five Elements Sarvam Dravyam Panchabhoutikatvam (Panchamahabhutas are the building blocks of everything on earth).Panchamahabhutas or the five elements of nature – Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether – are the sources of life and energy. Air originates from Ether, Fire originates from Air, Water originates from Fire and Earth originates from Water. The human body is made up of these five elements as well and disintegrates into its constituent elements upon death. A balance between these elements is required in our body for us to be healthy. Improper diet,…

Embrace Naturopathy for Stress Management

November 27, 2017 Urbanatural

Know Stress, No Stress! Most of the people associate stress only with emotional discomfort, which is not true. Stress is the condition of excessive strain on your body due to adverse circumstances. When a person cannot adapt to the stressful events, it creates a harmful reaction on the body. There are four main type of Stress 1. Physical Stress 2. Psychological Stress 3. Psycho-Social Stress 4. Psycho-Spiritual Stress Physical strain on your body because of surgery, injury, exhaustion, pollution, hunger, substance abuse, toxicity… anything that hampers the functions of the body…

7 symptoms that indicate your body lacks calcium & Must eat calcium rich vegetables

November 10, 2017 Urbanatural

Calcium deficiency is slowly becoming a pandemic due to poor nutritional choices. Find out whether you too are suffering from it. By: Shraddha Rupavate Do you think drinking a glass of milk is enough to get your daily dose of calcium? But in reality, it is not. Although calcium plays a key role in the maintenance of strong and healthy bones, it also helps in blood clotting, early developmental growth and muscle contraction and relaxation. This mineral can be easily obtained from natural food sources like leafy vegetables, yogurt, nuts and…

JUICING BENEFITS

September 18, 2017September 18, 2017 Urbanatural

Raw food juicing is one the easiest, most effective, and most delicious ways to do good things for your body. Ideally, man would receive the nutrition he needs to maintain a healthy, vital body from a raw fruit and vegetable diet. He would have a piece or two of fruit for breakfast, a heaping greens-and-tofu salad (no dressing or simple fresh-squeezed lemon juice) for lunch, and a plateful of raw veggies for dinner followed by goat yogurt for dessert. He’d throw in some cooked beans every now and then for…

THE GOODNESS OF LEMONGRASS

September 7, 2017September 7, 2017 Urbanatural

Lemongrass (गंधत्रिण Gandhatrina) , a medicinal herb indigenous to Asia, Africa & Australia, is used as a flavoring agent for cuisines in South East Asia. This amazing herb smells of lemons and can also be one of the few herbs of your kitchen garden. It thrives in sunlight and water, keeps mosquitoes at bay, grows all year round, and is a tasty healthy addition to your diet. ? HEALTH BENEFITS ✅ BOOSTS IMMUNITY ? Regular consumption of lemongrass is known to boost immunity as it is packed with Vitamin C. ?…

Here’s why a healthy lifestyle is a must in times of uncertainty; and how to maintain one

July 27, 2017 Urbanatural

Exercise is not just about aerobic capacity, muscle size and cardiovascular fitness. it also helps you sleep better at night, have sharper memories, and feel more relaxed and positive about yourself and your life. By Sandhya Pandey “Tough times never last. Tough people do,” said author and motivational speaker Robert H Schuller. And to be that “tough person” with a tough body and mind, you most certainly need good nutrition. In modern society, with the fastpaced changes, nothing seems safe and secure and among other things, definitely not our jobs.…

Physical exercise prevents dementia: Research

July 23, 2017 Urbanatural

The research suggests that physical activity has a positive impact on brain metabolism. In fact daily exercise prevents an increase in choline — a macronutrient that’s important for liver function, normal brain development, nerve function, muscle movement, supporting energy levels and maintaining a healthy metabolism. Regular physical exercise not only enhances fitness but also has a positive impact on brain metabolism, researchers say. The findings showed that physical activity prevented an increase in choline — a macronutrient that’s important for liver function, normal brain development, nerve function, muscle movement, supporting energy levels…

Skipping Breakfast

July 26, 2016August 7, 2016 Urbanatural

Read only when you have some time for a health update. It’s wake up ring. I am so glad that an endocrinologist has taken the effort to write this Post! ?RIIINNNGGGG!!!!!!!!!! The alarm rings and the brain starts to worry: “Its time to get up and we have consumed the whole fuel”‘…………… It calls upon the first neuron it has handy to find out how much glucose is available in the blood. The response arrives on behalf of the blood: There is sugar available only enough for the next 15…