Tuesday, 3 November 2009

AYURVEDIC AUTUMN

In an excellent article, extracts of which are published on Healthy Soul, Sebastian Pole, ayurvedic and Chinese herbal medicine practitioner, and co-founder of Pukka Herbs explains how following your intuition enables you to take control of your health. He advocates no withholding of natural urges such as thirst, hunger, sneezing, urinating, sleeping, burping and so it goes on! He says, ‘A teacher once taught me “graze like a cow and let your spirit soar”, meaning live simply according to the needs of your body and let your consciousness flourish.’

His advice for autumn eating includes:

• avoiding cold drinks, raw salads, ice, beans, fermented foods and yeast at this time of year because they cause gas and can destabilise digestion
• sweet, mildly spicy, sour and salty flavours and warm porridge for breakfast made from oats, rice or quinoa and flavoured with maple syrup or cinnamon
• the Ayurvedic remedy Ashwaganda for calming, strengthening, giving energy, and settling the nervous system.
• Sebastian recommends an autumn cleanse to prepare for the approaching winter. Triphala is a combination of three fruits and is excellent for detoxifying the body and rejuvenating the digestive system.

Read more of Sebastian’s autumn tips on:
http://www.healthysoul.co.uk/features/displayfeaturemaster.php?id=00127

SUCCESS FOR ASPERGER'S SYNDROME BOY

Parents know when something is wrong with their children. That’s why the debate about MMR is so contentious sometimes as it’s unfair to tell them that they are wrong when they know that their child changed after the vaccination.

A wonderful success story recently appeared in the Weekly News. Dylan was four when he was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, a form of autism. His mother, Denise Hubble, knew that there was something different about him compared to her other older sons. He didn’t interact with other children at nursery and completely ignored people who weren’t in his family.

Denise was in a health food store in south-east London and was told to try Viridian’s Viridkid Omega 3 oil. ‘Frankly I was so desperate I would have tried anything,’ she was reported as saying. ‘I couldn’t believe how quickly I saw a change – within a matter of days. Dylan seemed calmer and more relaxed.’

Omega 3 oils are long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPs) which are key structural components of the brain and are essential for concentration and learning ability.

Read more in: Omega 3s Have So Many Health Benefits on www.healthysoul.co.uk