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Beauty is More than Skin Deep with Ayurveda at VLCC

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on September 2, 2017 15

Beauty is more than skin deep. That’s why Indian Ayurvedic beauty treatments have world-wide a claim. But with mushrooming options for Ayurvedic beauty treatments, whom can you trust?

I believe in going back to nature to maintain health and beauty, even when I trust our modern medicine for serious health issues. Ayurveda is ancient. But its roots are deep and holds true even today.

What does Ayurveda use?

Herbs, oils, massages, yoga and spiritual, emotional well-being all come together to give your mind body spirit a center.The word Ayurveda means The Knowledge of life.

What is it based on?

The effect of the five great elements.These elements are

air, fire, water, earth, and ether.These elements make up the universe and the human body is influenced by them.

These five elements influence the three Doshas of your body.They are Vata Pitta and Kapha.In Ayurveda, it is believed that complete health is possible when there is a balance between all three doshas.If any of these

One of the three doshas dominates your body type.Imbalance of one type of dosha may cause health issues.Ayurvedic health and yoga all are personalized according to the dosha type of the person.Treatments at VLCC are perfect because your dosha type dictates what you need for complete well-being.

Ayurvedic treatments offered at VLCC

UDVARTANAM

The whole body is massaged with a medicated powder made from a fragrant mixture of beautiful herbs. This massage moisturizes and tones up the skin, reduces the appearance of cellulite, helps improve digestion, and alleviates sluggishness. It works in improving the p lymphatic system and helps to drain the lymph.

How will this help you?

Kapha dosh is balanced.It melts down the Medo Dhatu i.e. the fat.Helps reduce cellulite.

Improved skin Health.The skin massage improves blood supply and enhanced nutrition to the local skin.This enhances the youthful glow and better skin appearance.

SHIRODHARA

This is rejuvenating and curative therapy eliminating disease and improves vitality.

What does it involve?

First, it’s a wonderful massage and stimulation of the Marma points of the head, neck, shoulders, and feet.This is followed by a gentle, continuous, warm stream of Ayurvedic oil that is poured on and across the forehead, while you relax.

How does it help?

Shirodhara quietens and calms the mind, releases stress and produces a sense of deep wellbeing. It reduces anxiety, anger, chronic headaches, migraine, hypertension, insomnia and hair problems.

ABHYANGAM

This is another unique program.Here the prescribed oil is liberally applied using soft and gentle strokes.This is followed by a steam bath (swedanam). This involves a complete body massage enhancing the ability of nutrients to reach starved cells and in the removal of stagnant waste. Warm Herbal oils are made into a nourishing potion to revitalize the tissues and to allow the removal of toxins from the body.

Abhyanga, characterized by long strokes, flowing movements and Marma point therapy, heightens awareness.

How does it help?

This treatment heals deeply balancing body, mind, and spirit to harmonize with each other.It heals internally.

Abhyangam improves appetite, helps improve sleep, reduces stress levels and builds the immunity.It also improves blood circulation, delays aging and reduces Vata.

MUKHLEPAM

Mukhlepam (Ayurvedic facial)makes your face glow.It has anti aging benefits and makes the facial skin youthful. The procedure also removes tan.

BASTIS for localized aches and pains.

Kati Basti- Lower Back pain, this treatment has a relaxing effect on the lower back and helps relieve back pain and spinal disorders.
Griva Basti- Pain in cervical area
Janu Basti- Pain in the knee. The treatment reduces the stiffness and inflammation on and around the knees and thus reducing pain. It also strengthens the knee joints by improving blood circulation.
Manibandh Basti- Pain in the wrist
Netra Basti: General ocular health. This treatment is ideal for those suffering from computer vision syndrome and diabetes related eye problems.

KAIVALYAM

This therapy involves natural, gentle exfoliation using kitchen herbs like ginger, sesame, cardamom, clove and other powders mixed with red rice.This is followed by applying a herbal pack with licorice over the entire body. Licorice is traditionally used as an anti-tan herb which also helps in the removal of pigmentation.

NAVRAKIZHI

This is a unique therapy using small cloth boluses or potlis .The potlis contain an exotic a mixture of red rice and milk cooked together with fresh herbs.The potlis are rubbed gently over the skin to infuse the goodness of the mixture.It’s like food for your skin.

How does it help?

This is an invigorating therapy and improves generalized weakness and enhances energy. The treatment is also a favorite as an herbal body polish, especially for brides-to-be and reduces water retention.

ELAKIZHI

In this herbal poultices (bundles) are made with fresh leaves and herbs.These poultices are then gently warmed in medicated oils.The herbal poultices are then used to massage the entire body, neck, shoulders, hands, and back, shifting the person side to side. The treatment helps significantly reduce chronic pain especially for joint pains, back ache, cervical pains.It also helps in weight loss and detoxification.

How does it help you?

The treatment reduces chronic pain especially for joint pains, back ache, cervical pains.It can improve your quality of life significantly. It also helps in weight loss and detoxification.

SAYUJYAM

This is the signature VLCC Ayurvedic therapy involves

Scrubbing the body with tamarind, red rice, and herbs.,
This is followed by a tamarind and yogurt pack.
The entire body is then covered with banana and/or other herbal leaves to make a body wrap.

Tamarind contains natural AHAs and antioxidants. This helps in the removal of tan. Similarly, yogurt helps in clearing up the skin. The synergistic effect helps in brightening up your skin.

Don’t forget to visit VLCC to make an appointment for your next wellness Ayurvedic spa.

Disclaimer: I am not an Ayurveda consultant This is a sponsored post written in association with VLCC about the lifestyle service they provide.Read my full disclaimer

First 11 Steps to a Better Alexa which Stays Down!

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on September 1, 2017 53

With the start of the #MyFriendAlexa campaign, I will be sharing my experience with the first 11 steps to a better Alexa which stays down.

What is Alexa Ranking?Why exactly do you even need to worry about it?Does it even matter?It’s obsolete, right?Yes and no.Alexa is a ranking system made by alexa.com.This belongs to amazon.com.So definitely not a myth.It audits the frequency of visits to Web sites.

There’s a secret algorithm which determines Alexa rank.It is based on traffic recorded from people who have Alexa toolbar installed.For new websites, it can be at-least three months for Alexa to show up, depending on your traffic.This is true also when you shift from a free blog to self-hosted.

One interesting thing: it’s not only you!

It’s not only a direct reflection of your traffic, but also the traffic other websites have.If you are a blogger it means, [bctt tweet=”your Alexa will depend on how frequently you post and who reads you. #drAmrita #MyFriendAlexa” username=”misra_amrita”]

The more people with Alexa toolbar read your blog the better it is for you.The better the Alexa of the visitor’s blog(secret 1) better it is for you.

Your traffic is measured as:

Reach: Number of people with Alexa toolbar reach your site
Page views

Mathematics: Alexa rank is a geometric mean of reach and page views over a fixed time period.This time period changes for high traffic sites with great Alexa.

Most importantly one thing:

Find out why you want a better Alexa.It always helps when you know your whys.

First 11 Steps to a Better Alexa which Stays Down

Download and install the Alexa toolbar here. Very important step.
Ask your friends to download it.That’s why #MyFriendAlexa is superb.You have the perfect audience with the Alexa toolbar.
If possible Submit your site in webmaster forums(SECRET2).Why ?Because they have excellent Alexa.The traffic which comes from forums is priceless.Audience coming from a site with great Alexa is what you want!
Submit your post links in Blog directories like Blogchatter and Indiblogger which have excellent Alexa.
Add Quality content to your website.This is most important.Until your content helps someone your traffic will not stay up.Organic traffic is important to keep the Alexa rank great.Writing is a habit.This needs to be well planned if you want to improve your Alexa.
Write Guest posts(Secret 3) on sites with good Alexa.
Join blog hops (Secret4) on site with Alexa better than yours.
Include your site’s URL in your signature(Secret 5).Oh yes, this one is Gold.Never miss this opportunity.
If a visitor returns to your site 30 minutes later.That is counted as a separate page view(Secret6).Keep this in mind
While doing the#MyFriendAlexa challenge do all your reading on a laptop with Alexa toolbar set up.
Visit blogs, read and reciprocate.Why is this important?Wait for my next post.

It’s impossible to do all at one time.So how did I do this?That’s what I will tell you about all through September while I improve my Alexa rank with #MyFriendAlexa.I will give you my favorite hacks to do it better and keep your Alexa shining.

How can Alexa help you?

It helps if you are planning on working with brands. Obviously, if sponsors pay money, they want a blog which is read by an audience. #MyFriendAlexa is superb for this.

It’s great even if you don’t want to monetize.After all, you write so that someone reads.You have an idea how you rank with respect to other blogs in your niche.Boosts morale majorly.

What happened last year?Read my post here.

Before #MyFriendAlexa

Global Alexa: 664,698 on 1 st September 2016

Global Alexa:2,62409 on 29th September 2016

#ThankfulThursdays 36 :Thankful for Technology

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on August 31, 2017 20

Living in a small town in West Bengal after spending my entire life in Kolkata and partly in Delhi, I will be lying if I said I had no regrets.I cried my face swollen with nothing to do except work and home.Then magic happened.

God helped me find the one thing(other than Rai )which could make me be happy effortlessly.Thanks to the internet I am able to read as much as I want.I don’t buy magazines, instead, I read blogs and news online.But I still buy books both e-books and the hold-in -your -hand warm new book kinds.

Now with the internet, I not only read but also write, lend my voice and support causes like this.

So today I am thankful to all those who have made the internet possible.Those who make a good connection possible even in the back and beyond.I am grateful for the open source information which helps me.The Internet is a vast treasure trove for people like me who love learning

I am also grateful that I learned to keep my plants alive by reading all the blogs online.There are people who share such valuable information all the time.It’s because of technology I am able to share my tree love with Parul every Thursdays.

Banyan tree at The bank of the river Mahananda with pretty red Fruits which the birds were picking at!(Image credit Amrita)

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Car Air purifier India:Why I want it

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on August 29, 2017 24

Air quality is very important for me. I have always been careful about clean air in my home.I try to have more indoor plants and dream of a greener India. Air pollution levels make me worried.We need to work on present solutions while rebuilding the future for our own health and for our children.

I am passionate about planting more trees, making forests if needed and vertical forests , we still need a working solution for clean air especially for children and elderly.Clean air is a basic right.We shouldn’t need to fight for it.Right?Unfortunately the more polluted air you breathe in, the more your brain and your system slow down.Probably that’s why the pollution has polluted the brains of the people in power!

While I can’t clean air everywhere, I focus on my zone.Where I live, work, travel.

The government is trying to cut down on the sale of such adulterated fuel, but it’s still a long road.The weird thing is that these people who use them, don’t remember(or refuse to believe) that they are poisoning the air which they breathe themselves.

Increased population and vehicular congestion have made matters worse.Traffic jams make vehicles move at snail’s pace.The lower speed makes the fuel inefficiently utilized that is another important cause of increased pollutants.
When speed is 5 -20 kilometers per hour, emissions are 4 to 8 times more than when it was 55 to 70 kilometers per hour.(3)

ITO DELHI Air pollution level Saturday 19th August 2017

Peenya Bangalore Air Pollution 19th August 2017

Image source http://waqi.info

The pictures are scary and they made me very worried.It’s important you know the quality of outdoor air in your locality before you let sensitive children, sick adults go out.Particular times of day may be worse.That’s why you need to take some precautions.

Health hazards and the color of your city:

0 to 50: Good Air Quality you are Green.You don’t need to worry
51 to 100: Moderate.Acceptable air quality.But may be a problem for few.Active children and adults, people with re disease, such as asthma, should not spend long time outdoor. Yellow
101 to 150: Unhealthy for the sensitive group.Orange
151 to 200: Unhealthy for everyone.Red
201 to 300: Very unhealthy.Purple

The Solution to keep you safe, till we work hard and get the earth clean:

Car Air purifiers will help make the air breathable in cities while traveling.That’s why the launch of two Car Air Purifiers from Philips has made me happy.

While you travel and the AC is on, the air inside the car is still not clean.It has the particulate matter from the environment and the Volatile organic carbons(VOCs)emitted by the interiors of the car.A car air purifier will help clean the air of both these harmful elements.

Car Air purifier India-Why I want it now

Why should you breathe clean air as much as possible?

Why should you bother about PM or particulate matter?

Particulate matters are suspended fine particles and liquid droplets in the air.These droplets contain

Acids
Organic chemicals metals soils or dust

The size of it helps in categorizing.

It has a big role in cardiovascular(heart )health.
Cerebrovascular (brain)health
13th leading cause of death worldwide.
800000 Premature deaths every year.

Breathing trouble increases in people with lung diseases. High PM in the air makes respiratory distress worse, more instances of medication, visiting doctors, and poorer quality of life.

Why VOC(volatile organic compounds) is a cause for worry if you are a mommy?

VOCs can cause, nose and throat irritation and foreign body sensation.

Complaints of headaches and nausea are common
Long term effects include damage to liver, kidney and central nervous system
Some of these can cause cancer in animals, some are suspected or known to cause cancer in humans.

Benzene, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, p-dichlorobenzene, methylene chloride, and trichloroethylene are the six VOCs found to have human carcinogenic effect by several regulatory bodies.

Exposure of VOC s to pregnant women is said to influence the IQ of the child.While research continues about how much is too much you don’t want yourself or your child to become pegs in the statistical pole.

Resources:

Check Air Quality of the city where you live in real-time at http://waqi.info/.

This site gives you an exact breakdown of the pollutants in the air, in which you live in.Know when you should avoid being outside.

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Reference:

1) “Indians have 30% weaker lungs than Europeans”. Times of India. Sep 2, 2013.

2)http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/environment/pollution/choking-india-gets-air-quality-index/articleshow/46830411.cms

3)Science & Engg. 55 (2): 127–142.
Matthew Barth; Kanok Boriboonsomsin (November 2009). “Real-World CO2 Impacts of Traffic Congestion”. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board. 2058: 163–171. doi:10.3141/2058-20. Archived from the original on 2016-05-30

Extroverted Introvert as a Preschooler:My Learnings

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on August 28, 2017 30

Few people are purely extrovert or introvert.But children growing up have a difficult time knowing this.Why children? Even adults are often confused by their need for solitude.

Most people are a balance of extraversion and introversion.The percentages are flexible and can change with life’s challenges and situations.

People who enjoy social gatherings a lot are extrovert and those who don’t enjoy them so much are called introverts.But this is not an all or none trait.I enjoy parties and my friends.But not necessarily mindless socializing.

I also like my me time and solitude.Does that make me an extroverted introvert or an introverted extrovert ?

Whatever it is we need to learn to get along with people and live in society.If your child shows tend to avoid social gathering’s its time you had a a talk,

Is it always particular gathering?Friends, family or neighbor?

Does she,he enjoy the company of friends and relatives?

Does the behaviour change while socializing at home or at another place?

Does she have self-image issues?

All these questions need to be answered before we force children to mingle.Most children enjoy playing with peers.

But what if they don’t?What if they ignore, avoid and don’t enjoy?

Dangers Signs of social avoidance which you should know

Lack of eye to eye contact
Obsession with one particular toy or object
Enjoys repetitive play
Lack of interest in surroundings
Enjoys solitary play at all times
Inability to mingle.
Inability to express their needs properly.

If your child expresses any of these signs talk to your doctor.

Otherwise, parents need to look inside and see how they themselves behave socially.There lies the clue to making children social.Do introspect about your own childhood behavior.What made you happy and what did you avoid?What about your partner?Behaviour patterns and personality types have a genetic influence too.

Then it’s time for you mommy to show how it is done!If you want her to be social, you have to be social too!.The best time to adapt children’s behavior is before they are five!

My Top tips to make socializing fun for the little one:

Have play dates at home.Start playing with your child and her friends and help them play together.When children enjoy playing they start socializing

Show them the fun part of socializing.The dressing up and anticipation.The joy in meeting friends and having a good time.

The food at parties will help too.Make them realize we are a part of a bigger family where we need to show up and be there for each other.

How to make an introvert child more friendly

My sister used to resist going to family events because they bored her.At one age we all tend to get bored at social dos.Guess what?I carried my story books and sat and read in a corner with her if there was no body our age.Smiled and talked when someone approached and went up to say hello if we saw a favorite aunt or uncle!Mommy happy and sister happier!

Now as adults I still carry books and my kindle to public events (you never know when you may need it ).I also need a lot of solitude.Impossible in my profession and with a 5-year-old around.So now my solitude has a different definition.Me and Rai cuddling and playing hide and seek, followed by me doing some work or reading while Rai draws or plays with her dolls.At work, I try to have an emotional protective barrier on, to avoid becoming overwhelmed (happens with introverts in large crowds).

My little one likes socializing but not loud parties.She likes meeting friends and families and is always happy to visit them .I need more inspiration to meet strangers, friends and family than my daughter !When I was in high school I realized

Sometimes it’s better to be alone, than in bad company and suffering all the negative effects of peer pressure.

That realization came after loads of heartbreak .A hard lesson difficult to learn.So for me introvert or extrovert whatever it is, my child is adaptable.She is happy in the company she keeps and finds good company to keep.My work and responsibility are to help her find the good in people and the good people so that she enjoys being social.

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I have realized I like meeting people who have happy vibes.Problem is you don’t know till you meet them !I am treating this as an adventure and teaching my daughter the same .Hope she will be better at this than I am.With this happy thought, I am writing with you for #MondayMommyMoments.

Tell me how you teach your child social skills?

Monday Mommy Moments 35:Mommying Lessons I learnt

By Dr.Amrita Basu(MBBS,MS) on August 28, 2017 2

My Monday starts with a lot of activity.Good ones, and not so good ones.But #MondayMommyMoments are always good.Last week we had moms telling us about how beautifully they celebrate birthday parties.I had tears in my eyes when I read Shipra and Vidhi’s articles.

Mothers have such a beautiful role to play in making the next generation adults.The biggest takeaway from last weeks linky was, we are all trying to teach the little ones the real values.Having fun is not about money and gifts.It’s about happiness and love.Of sharing and anticipations.It’s about enjoying each others company!

Don’t forget to read the two featured posts this week and my post in the linky too.Please show your love to keep us going.Read.comment share or write a post on it.Loads of love.

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MondayMommyMoments prompt on our 35th week

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Beauty is More than Skin Deep with Ayurveda at VLCC

What is it based on?

Ayurvedic treatments offered at VLCC

BASTIS for localized aches and pains.

SAYUJYAM

This is the signature VLCC Ayurvedic therapy involves

First 11 Steps to a Better Alexa which Stays Down!

Most importantly one thing:

First 11 Steps to a Better Alexa which Stays Down

What happened last year?Read my post here.

#ThankfulThursdays 36 :Thankful for Technology

#ThankfulThursdays Prompt this week

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Car Air purifier India:Why I want it

Health hazards and the color of your city:

The Solution to keep you safe, till we work hard and get the earth clean:

Why should you breathe clean air as much as possible?

Why VOC(volatile organic compounds) is a cause for worry if you are a mommy?

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Extroverted Introvert as a Preschooler:My Learnings

Dangers Signs of social avoidance which you should know

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Monday Mommy Moments 35:Mommying Lessons I learnt

Two beautiful posts by two gorgeous moms this week.

MondayMommyMoments prompt on our 35th week

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BASTIS for localized aches and pains.

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First 11 Steps to a Better Alexa which Stays Down

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Dangers Signs of social avoidance which you should know

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