Winter remedies : The Ayurvedic way

New year, new diet and new habits for mental and emotional well-being...

Thursday 02nd January 2020 08:15 EST
 

A new year generally commences with new resolutions around eating right, maintaining a fit lifestyle and aspiring towards a healthy work-personal life balance. Whilst food trends around veganism, and vegetarianism have been on the rise, other minor details around self-care also play an important role in achieving mental and emotional peace. Yoga and exercises coupled with skin-care nourishment, bath routines drain the body of excess stress and help in locking down a regular sleep schedule. Kick-start a new decade and your 2020 by inculcating some of the following Ayurvedic daily routines for a good life style as recommended by Ayushakti:

  1. Drink 8-10 glasses water daily to flush out toxins
  2. Abhyanga (oil bath) once a week rejuvenates your body cells
  3. At night take one teaspoon of castor oil and ghee equally mixed with warm ginger water daily after the age of 40 to improve joint flexibility and remove toxins and improve metabolism
  4. Daily exercise/yoga is must for at least 45 minutes. (walking, swimming, dancing, cycling, aerobics etc)
  5. Pranayam for 10 minutes
  6. Avoid gluten, diary, sour and fermented foods and red meat
  7. Your food proportions should be : 60% vegetables, 30% proteins and 10% carbs. Avoid over eating and junk foods.
  8. Every few months do a detox just fasting for 5-7 days be on mung and vegetable soup
  9. Each day, spend five minutes noticing your surroundings and how you feel. Do this by naming five things you see, four things you can physically feel, three different sounds you hear, two things you can smell, and one thing you can taste. Take a second to label how you’re feeling in the moment (like, “I’m frustrated,” “I’m bored,” or “I’m excited”). This is known as a grounding exercise, which according to some experts will helps with anxiety

Cutting down on your unhealthy habits such as enhanced/addictive alcohol and caffeine consumption will also help in managing stress levels.


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