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In Ayurveda, a healthy digestive system is referred to as the mainstream of our well-being. The root cause of most of the diseases is inefficient digestion. The metabolic energy of digestion called ‘agni’ helps in eliminating the body wastes and toxins. It breaks down the dense physical matter into subtle energy, which the body needs to generate internal warmth as well as produce a clear mind.
Understanding the Digestive Process
To help you understand this process better, let’s think of our digestive system as a juicer, the body toxins as fruit waste, ‘agni’ as the juicer blades and energy as juice! If the juicer blades are weak, less juice is produced and there is more fruit waste left over.
Similarly, when this ‘agni’ (juicer blade) is weak, there is not enough digestive power to metabolize food into energy (juice), resulting in more toxins (fruit waste) getting accumulated in the cells. Thus, a stronger ‘agni’ (better juicer blades) is required for a good digestive system. An easy way to support this digestive ‘agni’ is through the power of Yoga!
How Does Yoga Improve Your Digestive System?
Yoga synchronizes exercises with the rhythmic breathing in the body. Breathing ushers life force into the body and cleanses it of toxic materials formed due to wrong diet, unhealthy lifestyle and accumulated stresses. It improves ‘agni’, creates body balance and longevity while rejuvenating the whole system.
Benefits of Yoga
• A light and supple body
• A body that is alert and active
• Strong bones and muscles
• Reduction of fat
• Increased physical strength
• Improved appetite
• Increased capability to cope with fatigue
Yoga poses to aide digestion
1. Trikonasana – Improves digestion stimulates appetite and alleviates constipation.
2. Paschimottanasana – Relieves digestive problems like constipation.
3. Pawanmuktasana – Improves gastrointestinal problems.
4. Ardha Matsyendrasana – Massages the abdominal organs, thus alleviating digestive problems.
5. Ustrasana – Stretches the stomach and intestines, alleviating constipation.
A good digestive system is the key to a healthy lifestyle. Physical ailments like constipation, stomach ache, ulcers, acnes, pimples and bloating can be kept at bay if one’s digestive system is in a good condition.
Here are some important tips and long-term remedies that will aid digestion:
• Avoid drinking water half an hour before and after the meal
• Avoid eating heavy meals at night and overeating as well
• Do not lie down immediately after having your meal
• Avoid eating junk food or oily food
• Consume fibrous food
• Avoid irregular food timings
• Be happy and stay away from a stressful lifestyle
• Practice yoga regularly
Skipping meals or popping antacid tablet are not advisable. While it is difficult to bring a radical change in our day-to-day lifestyle, certain measures can be adopted to rejuvenate the digestive system and strengthen it.
Yoga is a time-tested technique for effectively restoring the body to optimum condition – naturally, and without making any major alterations in lifestyle. Simply practicing these basic yoga postures which can relax your abdominal organs and following these simple habits can help improve the functioning of the digestive system and restore your system back to an optimum level! By Sri Sri Ravishankar ji . To know more visit www.yogagurusuneelsingh.com
Aisle selling digestive health products at the Target store in Laurel, Maryland. In other words, products to either slow down or speed up the movement of poop through your system.
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This rotifer (Brachionus sp., I think) was vital stained using 20 ppm Neutral Red perfused from the margin of the coverslip into a well slide. Neutral Red stains lysosomes in living organisms, thus staining the stomach and here its contents. The photo on the left shows the intestinal contents before excretion and at the right after excretion. Specmen from a Northern Indiana lake.
Bright field image from a Nikon MS inverted microscope using a 20X DLL objective and a Leica MIKAS adapter to a Sony NEX 5N.
Cat's Claw, also know as the "life-giving vine of Peru", "saventaro", or "una de gato" is a thick wood vine indigenous to the Amazon rain forest and other tropical areas of South and Central America. It has been revered by native herbalists or the region for over 2000 years and is valued for its many uses. Modern scientific research has determined that its characteristic alkaloids are responsible for its biological activities.
The claws grew much larger than those in our Ontario house pot. They would shred the skin of anyone who climbed over the wall shown in the above photo.
Cats Claw represents wine which is commonly known by the name of “Una de Gato” and has been used traditionally in the Peruvian medicinal system for a wide array of bodily issues. It is a plant native to Amazon, and its name comes from the fact that the thorns from the leaves resemble the claws of a cat.
It often grows as woody lianas that climb with the help of some hooks that are formed thanks to some reduced branches. It is a part of the genus Uncaria which is a part of Rubiaceae family that features somewhere around forty species. The name of the genus was given by Johann von Schriebere in his work “Genera Plantarum Edition” from 1789, and the meaning of this chosen word relies on its Latin origins where “uncus” means “a hook,” as a reference to its modified branches.
In the year 1997, this herb was ranked as seventh in a popularity top based on its utilization. In some cases, people confuse this plant with cat’s foot, and it is important to mention that paying attention should fix this problem.
Cats Claw Functions & Benefits:
From the medicinal perspective, there are two species of cat’s claw which can be included in different remedies for treating certain bodily problems, and these are Uncaria Guinness and Unaria tormentosa. Most of the products that feature extracts of this plant as an ingredient target the enhancement of symptoms linked to rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. Furthermore, it can also be utilized for a variety of disorders related to the digestive system such as diverticulitis, colitis, gastritis, leaky bowel syndrome, and hemorrhoids.
There are some compounds in this herb which are believed to help block the production of some substances named tumor necrosis factor and prostaglandins, which are producers of bodily inflammation. Although it doesn’t appear to have an impact upon the swelling, it supposedly reduces pain, but further research is required in order determine its efficacy on a general level.
On the other hand, there is some evidence that this herb positively affects the immune system and it may even halt the cancer cells spread, as pointed out by some preliminary studies. Moreover, there were some clinical studies conducted on animals that suggest the possibility of beneficiating of a decrease in cellular damage which is caused by radiation treatment and chemotherapy when consumption of cat’s claws is included on a daily basis.
Also, it was suggested that extracts obtained from this herb exert an anti-proliferative activity when it comes to a type of breast cancer. Due to this, it started to be included in remedies which aim to treat AIDS and certain types of cancer. After this inclusion, it was also noticed that it has a positive influence on disorders which have a negative impact on the neurological system. Moreover, the featured glycosides, beta-sitosterol, and proanthocyanins offer an anti-inflammatory and anti-viral support for the organism, thus enhancing immunity. There is also a small probability of getting rid of some fungal and viral infections like Candida and Herpes when utilization of this herb is included, particularly in a supplementation form. It may even promote wound healing. However, people should keep in mind that the research is still on a preliminary level, thus the effectiveness of this plant for the above mentioned bodily issues cannot be stated on a general level and there is the probability of having no effect on certain individuals if the dosage isn’t proper or their organisms are resistant.
Caution:
When the treatment is followed on short-term, and the intakes are within the recommended daily limits, cat’s claw is regarded as possibly safe. However, it can lead to a series of unwanted side-effects like vomiting, headaches, and dizziness, depending on the individual who is taking the supplement. Because insufficient information is linked to the safety of this ingredient when it comes to women who are either pregnant or nursing, there is some concern that if the daily suggested dosages are exceeded, the infant will end up being harmed. Thus it is better to avoid its consumption in these situations.
Additionally, it can worsen leukemia and shouldn’t be taken by people who suffer from low blood pressure because one of its effects is lowering this pressure. Keeping in mind that this herb may determine an increase in the activity of the immune system, people who have auto-immune diseases may experience a symptom enhancement. Thus those who have lupus or multiple sclerosis should consult a personal healthcare before taking any remedy that features cat’s claw. Because it has an impact on the blood pressure control, it is advised that people who are about to undergo a surgery stop consuming this plant with two weeks before it. Although moderate, there are some interactions with medications like antihypertensive drugs, immunosuppressants, and medication that lowers the immune system or is changed by the liver.
Sources:
This herb grows in areas from Europe, Asia, and the United States, where the climate and soils are within the required limits for proper development. Because its popularity has grown in the past years, it can be found in any civilized country, sometimes even in stores. Furthermore, due to its discovered beneficial effects upon the human body, nutritional companies also included it in a wide array of supplements that aim to treat conditions linked to the digestive system in the majority of the cases. However, it is often only an additional ingredient, and there is the possibility of observing no effects on its utilization because further research is needed.
In the past few years, it was also introduced on the market of herbs that help with some types of cancer, and there were some preliminary studies made on animals which pointed out that there are high chances of a positive influence in some cases of cancer. On the other hand, it is important to keep in mind that people suffering from auto-immune diseases, nursing or lactating women, and those who take medication that might interact with this plant should either avoid its usage or do it under medical surveillance. When a side-effect is observed, people should immediately disrupt its utilization.
Illustration highlighting the cecum in the horse's digestive system.
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The illustration showing brain and vagus nerve (tenth cranial nerve) with lungs, heart, stomach and digestive tract
Original Recipe for Digestive Biscuits
I adjusted the recipe as follows
* 3/4 cup whole wheat flour 3/4 whole wheat pastry flour
* 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 corn flour
* 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
* 1 tablespoon rolled oats
* 4 tablespoons butter
* 4 tablespoons brown sugar 5tbls honey
* 4 tablespoons milk 3.5tbls milk +1tsp vanilla extract
I added 1tsp ground flax seeds
I chilled the dough for few hours, and than rolled it between two pieces of wax paper.I didn`t use any additional flour in the process.
Baking took about 10 minutes at 350-375, depends on the thickness of the cookie.
Enjoy!
I`ve never had original digestives, but these taste pretty good, I ate 4 of them already, they are not too sweet, but have a nice flavor to them..and I can see them to be quite addictive, great snack, even to take along on a hike.
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Yoga exercises for detoxination
This set of yoga detox exercises, “kryas”, “ Varisara krya”, or : Shank Praklasana”, is made for cleansing the digestive system. First bend one side and another, then twist in a standing position to activate the upper digestive organs, and then close to the ground to twist the lower abdomen. Drink a glass of salted water before each set, about ten to twenty reps by set…
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Cette série d’exercices de yoga est destinée à nettoyer le tube digestif en donnant un “ coup de Karcher ». Elle se compose de mouvements dynamiques : inclinaisons latérales, rotations, debout, puis les mains au sol, de torsions vertébrales… Ces exercices activent le transit des liquides ingérés : eau légèrement salée.
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This cat was tagged by students, showing the major organs of the digestive and respiratory system. More cat pictures can be found at www.anatomycorner.com
Encrinite from the Mississippian of Kentucky, USA. (12.3 centimeters across at its widest)
The Fort Payne Formation of southern Kentucky is richly fossiliferous and is dominated by crinoids. Crinoids ("sea lilies") are sessile, benthic, filter-feeding, marine invertebrates that were abundant in Paleozoic oceans. The group nearly went extinct at the Permian-Triassic mass extinction 251 million years ago. Crinoids are not common in modern oceans - they are usually deep-water forms now, but some shallow-water forms also exist today. A crinoid is essentially a starfish on a stick. The stick, or stem, lifts the organism to a moderately high tier above the seafloor, which is conducive to non-competitive filter feeding. The flower-like "head" of the crinoid consists of numerous cemented calcite plates that surround the digestive system and other soft parts. The arms are feather-like and are the structures that engage in filter-feeding. In the fossil record, crinoid stems are common, whereas crinoid heads are uncommon to rare, because they disaggregate quickly after death. Individual pieces of a crinoid stem are called columnals - they are usually somewhat shaped like poker chips. Each columnal is composed of a single crystal of calcite (CaCO3 - calcium carbonate).
The limestone seen above is almost entirely composed of crinoid pieces. Such crinoidal limestones are called "encrinites".
Classification: Animalia, Echinodermata, Crinoidea
Stratigraphy: Fort Payne Formation, Osagean Stage/Series, upper Lower Mississippian
Locality: Burkesville North Outcrop - Route 61 roadcut at milepost 23, way north of Burkesville, Kentucky, USA. (36° 53’ 48.51” North latitude, 85° 25’ 41.08” West longitude)
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