DYSLEXIA AND ITS AYURVEDA MANAGEMENT

DYSLEXIA

Dyslexia is a specific learning difficulty that mainly affects reading and spelling.

It is often associated with similar conditions such as dyspraxia (difficult in co-ordination and organizing thoughts and movements) and dyscalculia (difficult in handling numbers).

Dyslexia is characterized by difficulties in:

• Weakness in short-term verbal memory

• Difficulties in Mathematical abilities.

• Difficulties in Concentration

• Difficulties in Personal organization and processing information

• Difficulties in co-ordination and ability to think or do things in the right sequence.

• Its effects may be seen in spoken as well as written languages.

Dyslexic children’s difficulties may become apparent when they begin to learn to read. They may also be dyslexia in the family.

Causes:

• Abnormalities of the brain during development have been found is dyslexics.

• Have Hearing problems (like ear infection) during learning period.

• Visual problems such as unstable or blurred visions can confuse children and making reading very difficult.

• Some children have problems translating letters into the sounds they stand for.

As a matter of fact dyslexics are very intelligent and talented individuals. Here are a few examples.

• Albert Einstein

• Leonardo de Vinci

• Muhammad ail

• Walt Disney

Ayurveda Management of Dyslexia

• Internal use of medicated ghee such as Saraswata Grita is vital in the management of dyslexia in Ayurveda.

• Ayurveda believes that all diseases are due to weaker digestive power. So it is important to analysis the digestive power of the patient before giving the medicated Ghee.

• To improve the quality of digestion, we used to give Kiratamooladi Kashayam, Indukanthan Kashayam etc.

• The In-house therapies such as Siro vasti, Pichu etc is also found effective in such cases.

AUTISM AND AYURVEDA

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WHAT CAUSES AUTISM ACCORDING TO AYURVEDA?

• When his/her mind is afflicted by the predominance of Rajas and Tamas
• When doshas in his/her body are aggravated and vitiated.
• When he/she takes food consisting of unwholesome and unclean ingredients
mutually contradictory properties, neglecting prescribed dietary rules (viz. confirmity with nature etc.)
• When his/her body is exceedingly depleted.
• When he/she is not in proper state of health due to other diseases.
• When his/her mind is afflicted over and over again by passion, anger, greed,
excitement, fear, attachment, excretion, anxiety and grief.

In the circumstances enumerated above the mind gets seriously affected and the intellect loses its balance. So the doshas aggravated and vitiated enter the cardiac region and obstruct the channels of the mind resulting in Autism (characterized by the perversion of mind, intellect, consciousness, knowledge, memory, desire, manners, behaviors and conduct.)

Ayurvedic Management

Oletion, fomentation, emesis, purgation, enema, alleviation therapies, errhines, fumigation, collyrium, nasya (snuff), ointment, deletion. Suitable diets should be given according to the requirements of the patient. Such other therapies as would work against the causative factors of the diseases should also be given.

Ayurveda believes that the root cause of Autism is due to poor metabolism – (the process of absorption of ingested food from intestine).

Autism - Some Facts

1 in 150 children is diagnosed with autism

1 in 94 boys is on the autism spectrum

67 children are diagnosed per day

A new case is diagnosed almost every 20 minutes

More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with AIDS, diabetes & cancer combined

Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental disability in the U.S.

Autism receives less than 5% of the research funding of many less prevalent childhood diseases

Boys are four times more likely than girls to have autism

NAVARA

NAVARA - The Magical Rice of Kerala

Herbal healers quote Navara as “gold having aroma” and a paddy readily marketable at any season. Therefore it is being conserved largely as a homestead level crop with great sanctity and care. It is known as Shashtikam, Shashtikasali or Snighdathandulam in Ayurveda. Shashtikam denotes sixty days and this peculiar rice variety has a life cycle of sixty days. In Ashtangdridaya, Navara is quoted as the best among the Vrihi (grains having red kernel) grains. Navara with its Brihmana (nourishing) quality helps to increase the growth of muscles and stimulates nerve endings.

Experience the Healing Touch of Navara!

Kerala is the cradle of Ayurveda and traditional system of medicine and Navara is widely used in the traditionally much acclaimed herbal therapeutic systems since the time of Susruta, the ancient healer. Navara is renowned for its medicinal importance and popularly known in Ayurveda treatments.

Navara is widely used for internal consumption as an efficient health food as well as for external application under Panchakarma treatment. Ayurveda Physicians use Navara for a wide range of ailments including rheumatism, arthritis, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, blood pressure and also for the relaxation and rejuvenation of weak muscles in aged.
Navarakizhi
It is the most popular treatment of Navara, widely used in Panchakarma chikitsa of Ayurveda. Navarakizhi is a kind of Pinda sweda – a warm sweating treatment- in which the body is gently massaged with a linen bag containing Navara grains cooked in milk and a herbal decoction of Bala (Sida rhombi folia) after through application of medicated oil all over the body. This treatment is very effective in muscle wasting, nerve weakness, rheumatic ailments and reinvigorating the body.
Navaratheppu
Navara rice cooked in milk and herbal decoction is applied as a paste on the body of the patients for a period of one or two hours. This treatment is used for patients who are weak and are not able to be exposed to Navarakizhi. It is highly recommended against tuberculosis.
Shashtika tailam
It is an oil prepared from Navara bran and is used in nervous diseases, body aches, numbness, spondylitis, and wasted muscles due to polio myletis, myopathies and motor neuron diseases.

Suitable alternative Rice for Health for all

Navara is widely used at household level for a broad range of health concerns.
• A cure for hemorrhoids
• A cure for urinary complaints
• A cure for stomach ulcer
• A cure for polio
• A muscle builder
• An aphrodisiac

According to traditional beliefs and experiences Navara rice is very nutritious, balanced and safe diet for people of all ages and is considered as a natural energizer.

Marunnukanjhi
It is a rice gruel made of made of Navara along with few spices like fenugreek and medicinal herbs such a mukkutti, kadaladi, karuka, vishukranti, uzhinja, and nilappana and is considered as the best dish to prevent various diseases during the monsoon season. Navara rice is also recommended as a safe food for diabetic patients.

JAUNDICE

What is jaundice?
Jaundice is a yellow coloring of the eyes and skin caused by too much of bilirubin in the blood.
What is bilirubin?
Bilirubin is a yellowish breakdown product of red blood cells, remove from the blood by the liver and excreted. If not excreted, it builds up in the blood. This causes a yellow tint to the eyes and skin.

What are the symptoms of jaundice?
Nausea and poor appetite
Vomitting
Fever
Weightloss
Itching
Stomach pain
Dark –colored urine
Clay-colored stool

How do you detect jaundice?
The affected person as well as the doctor usually notice yellow coloring of the eyes ans skin (jaundice). Liver function tests are thereafter done to determine the cause of jaundice. These blood tests check the levels of chemicals that indicate impaired function of liver cells.
What are the causes of jaundice?
Jaundice can be caused by;
Immaturity of the liver, which happens in a large number of newborn infants.(This is usually normal,goes away on its own and resultsin noproblems).
Liver disease, such as liver infection, hepatitis, alcohol damage, buildup of toxins or hepatotoxic drugs (like anti-TB medicine) or cancer.
A stopped bile flow caused by certain drugs, gallstones or cancer.
Partial destruction of red blood cells, which may occur due to defects in red blood cells or medications, or infections.
Disorders that affect metabolism.
Is jaundice dangerous?Yes! If the liver does not become normal, severe jaundice may worsen into liver failure.
From the mid-twenties to age sixty, liver diseases are the third-highest disease-related cause of death.
If bilirubin levels become too high, babies with jaundice may sometimes get brain damage.
What can prevent jaundice?
In adults, the two most common causes of jaundice are viral liver infection or infectious hepatitis, and alcohol. Hepatitis B vaccine prevents early causes of viral hepatitis B.
Other types of jaundice may be treated with liver protective herbal supplements.
What are the treatments for the condition?Most cases of jaundice in a newborn do not need treatment, If newborn babies develop severe jaundice, they may be put under special lights. Treatment for other types of jaundice depends on the cause. Medications, including herbal hepatoprotective (liver protective) supplements, are used.
Health tips
Restrict meat intake
Avoid alcohol
Have boiled, spice-free food
Include radish, tomatoes, lemon, dates, black pepper, ginger, and cardamom in your diet.
Drink plenty of water
Ensure proper sewage disposal
Do not share razors or toothbrushes
Have safe sex (use condoms)
Maintain personal hygiene
Use a had sanitizer.

Everyone od us needs to understand the importance of treating liver disorders and maintain a healthy liver, the above information is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice. Do not use this information to diagnose or treat any problem without consulting your doctor.
(Courtsy : Himalaya herbal comapny)