Improve Memory with Natural Boosters

Improve Memory with Natural Boosters
By Dr John Anne

I am not able to recollect, who are you? Or sorry I forget you? Or where did I kept my car keys? Or sorry I forgot to bring your book? Or I am not able to remember what you told me that day? Or I forgot your birthday? Or Just slipped out of my mind……?

These are the most common phrases you must be experiencing many time everyday. What can you suggest out of these words? Surely the mare decrease in the memory and retention power or more majorly lack of concentration to remember things. All of our lives we keep saying these words to each other without even knowing that we actually are possessing symptoms of our carelessness and ignorance or some mental weakening. These are just the excuse of our ill mental performance.

But first I will explain you what is the memory?

Memory is the practice or retention, storage and recalling the past experiences and incidences that are allied with learning. With he help of learning one gains knowledge and the to apply this knowledge one needs this memory. Our brain in the organ that is involved in making memory available. Brain has two centers to store these knowledge these are short term memory and long term memory. Short term memories are associated with instant reactions, and are stored for a short duration of time. Long term memory or more commonly called the permanent memory is associated with concentration, focused approach and regular recurrence.

Coming back to the topic, here the question arises that is forgetfulness the sign if aging or memory loss. Well we really can’t ignore the truth of aging involved in decreased memory skills but the main culprit in these phrases is our lack of confidence, less concentrating power, carelessness, lifestyle and over confidence.

Below are the few tips by which you can be very much benefited by such problems.

1. Mental stimulation- for proper mental functioning proper mind stimulation is very essential. You can stimulate your brain by accepting new skills and activities, new kind of work is to be added to your daily routine, do things that excite you and new ideas are to be involved so as to activate the brain cells that have got atrophied due to lack of stimulation and same kind of stimulation to the brain cells again and again.

2. Proper nutrition – it is extremely important to have proper nutrients and supplements to avoid any kind of deficiencies occurring in our body. These can be achieved by having proper and balanced diet. One must be very particular about his or diet. A diet must contain proper distribution of fats, carbohydrates and proteins. The diet should also be full of vitamins and minerals. Diet also should be good in glucose (diabetic patient consult a dietitian) as glucose is supposed to be the brains food.

3. Social interaction - Humans need optimistic significant contacts with other humans. Lack of motivation from these types of connections can lead to misery and cause memory disorders. Unfortunately not every human connection is of this personality. In addition to your customary connections look for those with whom you can have optimistic and significant connections.

4. Breathing and relaxation - Breathing is an excellent way to get relaxed and it is necessary for existence. Breathing can be used to relax and calm oneself. By targeting on breathing one can facilitate to lessen stress and anxiety as these are the factors that can interfere with the memory and concentration.

5. Physical activities - The mind-body are inter-connected. Physical work out helps in promoting the mental alert ness and emotional growth. Workout is of many types. You should search out he best out the possible available that suits you and your temperament. But one thing should always be kept in mind that there should not be any physical strain on you body while indulging in physical activities. Regular involvement of your exercise should definitely improve your mental status.

6. Brahmi- the easiest way to enhance your memory and mental skills is by taking Mother Nature gift to mankind i.e. bacopa or brahmi. One of the biggest asserts to mankind is brahmi or more commonly known as Bacopa monnieri. Brahmi is traditionally a brain and nervine revitalize that helps in improving the mental condition and basic intelligence. Blessed with the benediction of ayurveda, bhrami is widely used in ayurvedic subsystem of medicine to assist in raising mental acuity and to support processes indulged in relaxation and peace of mind. Bacopa helps in rejuvenating brain tissues and cells thereby retarding the mental sickness and aging disorders. Studies have shown that by regular use of brahmi one can improves ones performance in mental skills, increase the intelligence level, promote longitivity, retards stress, improves concentration levels and betters the retention power. Bacopa has been widely used in preparing brain tonics and is the part of most prestigious brain supplement “Memocare”.

Know more about the Benefits of Brahmi - The Brain Enhancer. Also read more about how to Improve Memory

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Headaches-Insomnia-Anxiety and Constipation Have the Same Root Cause According To Ayurveda

Headaches-Insomnia-Anxiety and Constipation Have the Same Root Cause According To Ayurveda
By Helen Thomas

Headaches, insomnia, anxiety and constipation have the same root cause which is a vata imbalance according to ayurveda. Until recently modern Western medicine believed that health was simply the absence of disease. Illness was caused purely by something outside the body, the way a hammer hitting your toe causes pain—viruses caused colds, allergens caused allergies, stress caused anxiety, carcinogens caused cancer, and so on. The solution was to find the right pill and the disease would be cured.

But today we know that the seeds of illness are sown way before obvious symptoms appear. The absence of a readily diagnosable disease is no longer the definition of health—people want to feel good, not just "not bad." The hammer-hitting-the-toe model of disease doesn't explain the wide variation in people's abilities to resist illness or recover from illness. When you encounter a cold virus, you have only one chance in eight of getting a cold. Seven out of eight times your mind-body is able to defend itself. Clearly the virus is only one small factor—the state of your general health is paramount.

By focusing on physical cause and effect Western medicine has looked at individual organs in isolation, as separate from one another and from the mind and spirit. By way of contrast ancient civilizations were intimately in touch with their nonphysical selves and had rich inner lives. They knew what modern science is just now starting to realize: The mind and body are so connected as to be indistinguishable from each other.In many ways modern science is only beginning to catch up with Ayurveda. In many ways modern science is only beginning to catch up with Ayurveda. For example research is discovering that certain people are constitutionally prediposed to certain illnesses, and proving that lifestyle practices and gentle herbal medicines can make a huge difference in our ability to resist disease, recover from illness, and extend our lives. That's exactly what the ancient science of Ayurveda has been saying for thousands of years. Headaches, insomnia, anxiety and constipation have the same root cause which is a vata imbalance and this is an example of genetic predisposition according to body type.

Copyright © Dr.Helen Thomas 2007. All rights reserved.

http://www.drhelenthomas.com Hi I am a practicing Chiropractor for the last 25 years. Ayurveda came into my life in 1984. I have study with the best in the nation and the best in India. It is a practice that takes a lifetime to become a master. I love teaching it and practicing it. The results in everyday practice are phenomenal. It takes seven years to get a degree in Ayurveda in India. It is a serious healthcare science that as a doctor of Chiropractic I was prepared to take it on as my specialty. It gives me so much as a human being and supports me as a professional and serves my community with such grace.
California License to Practice Chiropractic 1983,

Bachelors From California Institute of Integral Studies Focus: Ayurveda. 1995
Self Procured Apprenticeship: In Practicing Ayurveda in California for fifteen years.
First Ayurved Formal education : Maharishi Ayurved 1985-current.
Apprentice: Vaidya Charya Ragu New Delhi, India teacher for Pulse Training.1989-90
Assistant to Vaidya Triguna, Palo Alto,Ca

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Seasonal Health Advice From An Ayurveda Doctor

Seasonal Health Advice From An Ayurveda Doctor
By Bryan'>http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Bryan_Irving">Bryan Irving

January - the Start of the Kapha Season

Ayurveda seasonal health advice from Dr Donn Brennan

“In January we have moved into Kapha season. The cold damp heavy dull weather increases the qualities of Kapha.

Because of that it is essential that we work to keep Kapha more balanced in the winter especially after Xmas when we may have tended to overeat and been lethargic.

It’s very important that we should do the opposite - start to be more dynamic, more active. Choose more activities, more interests, and more things that are stimulating and enjoyable to do.

The theme of activity follows through to exercise. This is the time of the year when exercise is most important. And so during January your New Year’s resolutions should include to get out and about more and be more physically active in whatever way you enjoy.

Sleeping in is a very bad policy. To be early up in the winter is much better.

Foods to eat in the winter should be more Kapha-reducing foods. These should include plenty of hot spicy foods; all the spices except salt are good. Eating a variety of grains is very useful but cut down on the wheat and brown rice. The pulses are good, and most vegetables are good. Fruits are variable, some are good for Kapha and some are not. Certainly stewed apple with cloves for breakfast is excellent – it is nutritious, cleansing and enlivening all at the same time. (See recipe below).

Eating appropriately and not overeating becomes important in the winter.

And if we make these changes in the winter - getting up early, getting a bit more exercise, eating appropriately and choosing the right foods – then we enjoy more energy, success and health in this season.

If we don’t balance Kapha at this time of the year we’ll be prone to colds and to putting on more weight, to feeling a bit down and depressed, and being more lethargic and sluggish.”

A Recipe for Breakfast Cooked Apples with Cloves Start the day with a stewed apple to build appetite for lunch, stimulate regular bowel movements, increase vitality and alertness, and provide a light but satisfying start to the day.

1 whole fresh, sweet apple, cored and peeled 5 whole cloves 1/4 cup of purified water

How to cook: Dice apple into small pieces. Add cloves, apples and water in a covered pot. Cook until the apples are soft. Discard the cloves, cool slightly, and enjoy. Do you need to balance Kapha? The Kapha Questionnaire Kapha dosha governs structure and fluid balance in the body. Answer these questions to see if you need to balance Kapha:

Do you tend to be overweight?

Are you often over-settled and lethargic?

Do you experience sinus problems?

Do you sleep long hours yet wake up unrefreshed?

Are your skin and hair oily?

Do you find that you are possessive and over-attached?

Do you feel discomfort in cold damp weather?

Do you feel lazy, complacent?

Do you experience bloating, water retention?

Do you feel stiff and heavy, especially in the morning?

Do you experience congestion?

If you answered ‘yes’ to most of these questions, you need to balance Kapha.

Here are some tips for balancing Kapha: Use Kapha-balancing products:

1. Drink invigorating Kapha Tea 2.

Season meals with stimulating Kapha Churna (spice blend)

3. Diffuse stimulating Kapha Aroma Oil.

4. Vigorous regular exercise, a little each day.

5. Warm temperatures.

6. Fresh fruits, vegetables and legumes.

7. Favour pungent, bitter, astringent tastes and light, dry and warm foods.

8. Reduce heavy, oily, cold foods and sweet, sour and salty tastes.

9. Seek out variety and new experiences.

10. Stay warm in cold, damp weather.

11. Early to bed, early to rise.

Kapha-Pacifying Diet – what to add, what to reduce

Dairy Low-fat milk is better. Always boil milk before you drink it -- which makes it easier to digest -- and take it warm. Do not take milk with a full meal or with sour or salty food. You might add one or two pinches or turmeric or ginger to whole milk before boiling it to help reduce any Kapha-increasing qualities in the milk.

Fruit Lighter fruits, such as apples and pears, are better. Reduce heavy or sour fruits, such as oranges, bananas, pineapples, figs, dates, avocados, coconuts and melons, as these fruits increase Kapha.

Sweeteners Honey is excellent for reducing Kapha. Reduce sugar products, as these increase Kapha.All beans are fine, except tofu.

Nuts should be reduced.

Grains Most grains are fine, especially barley and millet. Do not take too much wheat or rice, as they increase Kapha.

Spices All are fine, except for salt. It increases Kapha.

Vegetables All are fine, except tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet potatoes and zucchini. They all increase Kapha.

Kapha-balancing foods - Mung dal Mung Dal (also known as moong dahl) is got from green mung beans by splitting them at the time of harvest and discarding the skins. Mung dal is held to have a balancing effect on all three doshas.

Mung Dal Kapha-balancing Ayurveda spice blend Spicy & Stimulating Kapha Blend Warming and stimulating. A hot, spicy combination of ginger, pepper, coriander, sugar, turmeric, salt and cinnamon.

Kapha Churna A book with seasonal advice Live Better: Ayurveda remedies and inspirations for well-being by Dr Donn Brennan

Ayurveda - Remedies & Inspiration for Well-Being Dr Donn Brennan, one of the UK's best known practitioners of Ayurveda, gives an elegant and highly readable account of Ayurveda for today, the three doshas, the way to health and the Ayurvedic cycles.

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Bryan Irving writes about Ayurveda and Maharishi Ayurveda for Maharishi Ayurveda Products and publishes a monthly Ayurveda eNewsletter

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