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Kerala Tourism website www.keralatourism.org presents more than 500 tour packages online as part of its dream season campaign. Kerala, one of the most sought after destinations of India, is all set to offer value for money packages during the Monsoon Season.

Great value packages ranging from backwater houseboat cruises to hill station holidays and ayurvedic rejuvenation packages to monsoon honeymoon trips are being offered by hotels, resorts, homestays, houseboats, ayurveda centres and tour operators of Kerala, in response to the Dream Season Campaign, organized by Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala.. More than 230 leading organisations of Kerala tourism industry came forward with packages. Packages start from Rs. 4444, approximately US$111. All packages are grouped under the ‘Dream Season in God’s Own Country’ banner.

The campaign is designed to transform the tourist lean season in Kerala into a regular travel period. The main thrust of the campaign is to position the State as a value for money destination.

“This is a tactical campaign combining monsoon and the lean period from May to September. The attractive deals on offer will help dispel the notion that Kerala is an expensive destination,” says Dr. Venu V., Secretary, Kerala Tourism.

According to Mr. M. Sivasankar, Director for Kerala Tourism, “Dream Season will be a key initiative in transforming Kerala into an all season, 365 day destination”.

An exclusive micro-site, www.keralatourism.org/dreamseason features details of the packages being offered. Travellers can browse through and take their pick and make bookings directly.

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SHIMLA: The Union Health Ministry has agreed to fund an exclusive ayurveda university in Himachal Pradesh provided the state government enacts a law to this effect.

“The Centre is ready to fund the establishment of such a university in the hill state if the state government is willing to enact a law for the purpose,” Advisor to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, S K Sharma said.

He said the ministry had also proposed setting up a pharmacy and ayurveda nursing college under the National Rural Health Mission if the state government was interested as this would cater to the shortage of trained personnel.

Sharma said Himachal Pradesh had already been sanctioned Rs 20 crore for the next five years under the mission considering its “potentiality in the medicinal plant sector.”

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Garitric Health  care campaign through Ayurveda in Himachal Pradesh (HP) was launched by Rajeev Bindal, health and Ayurveda minister in Shimla. Bindal said that the government had sanctioned Rs 1 crore for creating infrastructural facilities in the college. He said that 85 posts of Ayurvedic doctors have been sanctioned in the state and very shortly 154 vacant posts would be filled up. Bindal said that 25 per cent net Non-Performing Assets (NPA) would also be provided to Ayurvedic doctors.

The main health care facilities are being provided through 1,200 Ayurvedic health institutions in the state. He said that school health care Programme is being associated with every Ayurvedic institution, besides a Programme to make the state anemia free. He said that ’Panchkarma’ system of treatment is being popularized in the state. He directed principal secretary and director Ayurveda to ensure active participation of Ayurvedic doctors in the implementation of all national health Programmes.

Ayurveda minister said that there is a great possibility of herbal cultivation in the state, which would generate employment opportunities to our youth of the state. He said that in this connection Swami Ramdev had already had discussions with the officers of forest, agriculture, horticulture and Ayurveda. He said that Swami Ramdev is keen to purchase herbal medicines at remunerative rates including Ghritkumari, Chhota Amla, and Amrita etc. He said that Ayurvedic doctors would be appointed in 74 community health centres. He also released a directory on the health institutions functioning in the state.

Representatives of AYUSH departments of ministry of health, government of India, eminent resource persons, Ayurveda officers and chief medical officers from all over the state are participating in the two day seminar. Bindal thanked ministry of AYUSH, Government of India for declaring HP the nodal state for the implementation of the geriatrics health care campaign in the country. He wished that this campaign should be named as long life programme for senior citizens.

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Hypertension is one of the most common diseases of modern age. Smoking as well as alcoholism led to this state, which is a silent killer. The symptoms like headache, loss of energy, insomnia should not be ignored. It is common asymptomatic, readily detectable and often leads to lethal complaints if untreated.

The average systolic pressure in healthy adults is 100 – 140 mm Hg and the average diastolic pressure 60- 90 mm Hg. Investigation of blood also helps in differential diagnosis of Hypertension. Ayurvedic treatment According to Ayurveda, Rakthadimardha (hypertension) is due to Rakthadusti. To reduce the impurities of blood, Mridu Virechana i.e., Mild purgation is mainly included in Panchakarma therapy.

Medicated oil massage with sirodhara is done for minimum 3- 7 days, then followed by the mild purgation is given with medicated caster oil is used for purgation. For this first day night the patient is prepared with boiled rice Ganji with cooked vegetables or green-gram for the dinner.

The next day early morning 5.30 am, the medicated caster oil is administrated with milk. Following by Luke warm water one cup by another 2-3 litters are given to get 4-6 times of loose motion. After 10 am Ganji water with salt first given to get appetite and to get rid of tiredness. After 30 mts. Ganji with cooked rice can be taken, and curd rice for lunch. The aims of these are detoxification.

Various medicines are also administrated considering the stage, severity; body nature etc. like Astavargam Kashayam, Prasarinyadi Kashayam, Hridayasanthi, Parthadyaristam, Punarnavasavam, Cap.Arjun forte, Cap. Re-gas, Gulgulupanchapala churnam, Jalamanjari, Silasath Parpam for the internal use and Prabhanjanam vimardhanam Kuzhambu, Chinchadi Kuzhambu for external use.

Dr Valsa kumar BAMS Santhigiri Ayurveda and Sidha Vaidyasala, Anna Nagar (W) Chennai. Ph: 044 32914322, 26160340

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After successful launch of its first UK Centre in Milton Keynes nearly three months back, Santhigram Group of Companies having headquarters in New Delhi, India, announced launching its specialised Ayurvedic Panchakarma Centre at 60 King Street, Southall, Middlesex UB2 4DB (Tel. 020 8571 1770) on Wednesday, 18th June, 2008.

The Centre was inaugurated by the hon’ble Member of Parliament (Southall Ealing) Mr. Virendra Sharma. The hon’ble MP during his inaugural speech has acknowledged the usefulness of alternative systems of medicines like Ayurveda in the present healthcare scenario in the country and wished Santhigram all success in its endeavour to spread authentic Ayurvedic therapies to the United Kingdom.

Mr. Gopinathan Nair, Chairman & Managing Director of the Group who has brought authentic ayurvedic therapies to both UK and United States has unfolded the plan of the company in setting up a series of such centres in various parts of UK in the coming years. Mr. Gregory Pius, Managing Director of Santhigram Kerala Ayurvedic Centre UK Ltd. who is heading the UK venture has reassured the company’s endeavour in promoting authentic and genuine ayurvedic therapies in its UK Centres and announced the company’s plan of launching two more centres in UK, at Hayes and Liverpool in the next two months.

Santhigram is the provider of ISO 9001:2000 certified Ayurvedic Therapies in India for more than 10 years and is in the mission of spreading this unique Ayurvedic Therapies across the world. It has been providing consultancy services for Ayurvedic Centres in Western World for the last 5 years and has successfully launched two of its own Centres in the United States, one in New York and another in New Jersey.

Ayurveda is the time tested ancient system of medicine which is now popular in most western cultures. It is a science that not only addresses to bodily infirmity but encourages social, spiritual, emotional and psychological well being. The Kerala specific Ayurvedic rejuvenation and “Panchakarma” Therapies have a unique history of evolution and offer many exceptional methods for total body rejuvenation. Panchakarma is a complete therapeutic regime that identifies “doshas” or the imbalances in the body that arises due to pathological conditions and detoxifies the body with therapeutic massages and unique procedures using specific herbal oils, strict dietary and life style changes.

Like its Milton Keynes Centre, Southall Centre is also manned by well qualified and experienced Ayurvedic Consultants and Ayurvedic Panchakarma therapists and has all the facilities to provide this traditional therapy with all the sanctity of this ancient science. The authentic therapy provided by our centre using genuine herbal oils and other ayurvedic products not only has the rejuvenative and preventive value but will also help to treat certain chronic ailments like backache, spondylitis, frozen shoulder, arthritis, joint pains, migraine, sinusitis, stress, depression, insomnia, obesity etc. without any side effects.

For details please contact:

Gregory Pius
+44 7976951511
gregorypius @ santhigramuk.com

Gopinathan Nair
+1 732-915-8813
santhigram @ gmail.com

www.santhigramuk.com, www.santhigramus.com,
www.santhigramayurveda.com

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Discover nearly 800 remedies and recipes, secrets of joie de vivre, carefully kept “under seven seals,” motivational mottoes, inspirational advice and interesting facts. Also revealed in this book are intriguing superstitions, colorful folk tales, fairy tales, stories and ancient legends. The combination creates a perfect balance for readers seeking to nourish both body and spirit.

Boca Raton, Florida, June 15, 2008 — Did you know that you have a specific tree? “Yes, it’s true. In Eastern European tradition, each person has a tree specifically designated to look after you,” says Svetlana Konnikova, Russian author of Mama’s Home Remedies: Discover Time-Tested Secrets of Good Health and the Pleasures of Natural Living (Aurora Publishers, Boca Raton, FL). And then she goes on to tell you all about it for a fascinating 40 pages of anecdotes, folk tales, and herbal remedies that give you all you need to know about how to invite your tree into your life and become close friends with it.

Plants and trees are sponsors and amulets on the thorny path of our lives. In the golden times, it is said, verbena gave people love and joyful mood. The leaves of a fig tree were used for fortune-telling and its branches saved matadors from angry bulls. The black mulberry tree is said to support success in business and is ruled by the planet Mercury, a sponsor of entrepreneurial people. It is believed that the ash tree brings happiness to the home. Aloe gives prosperity and long life to the people who keep this plant in their houses.

Little quirks and bits of folk wisdom like these so fascinated the judges of the 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Awards that they named it a Finalist in both the Health/Wellness and the Multicultural Non-Fiction categories.

“This is one book you will go back to time after time as a ‘comfort book’ (like comfort food)–one that provides information, stimulates your thinking, gives you peace and entertains you,” says Dr. Peter Gail, author of books and articles on creative living and edible wild plants and founder of Goosefoot Acres Center for Resourceful Living in Cleveland, Ohio.

James Cox, Editor-in-Chief of the Midwest Book Review, says, “For being packed cover to cover with non-stop invaluable wisdom, ‘Mama’s Home Remedies: Discover Time-Tested Secrets of Good Health and the Pleasures of Natural Living’ is highly recommended to anyone who wants that edge in health and for community libraries.”

Svetlana Konnikova is an award-winning writer, educator and researcher of healthy medicines and healthy lifestyles. Her mission is to expose people to the ways other cultures prevent sickness and improve their health. You can learn more by visiting www.mamashomeremedies.com

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Organix-SouthR First to Offer Full Line of Certified Organic Supercritical Whole Herb Extracts in Condition Specific Formulas!

Bowling Green, Florida (June 2, 2008): With ECOCERT certification for the herbs and extracts in their Supercritical Whole Herb supplements, Organix-SouthR becomes the first and only company in the United States to offer a full line of herbal supplements using the patent-pending process of
Supercritical Whole Herb Extraction that carry the “Made with Certified Organic Herbs” label. The USDA only allows the use of the term “made with organic herbs” when a minimum of 70% of the product’s ingredients by weight
are certified organic. The prestigious European ECOCERT certification complies with U.S., European and Asian standards for maintaining certified organic operations from farm to finished product.

Formulated by Organix-South’s Medical Advisor Dr. Shrikrishna G. Phadke PhD, the line known as TheraVedaR is a condition-specific set of 12 formulas that provides the powerful benefits of both supercritical extracts and whole
herbs in an innovative, patent-pending technology that uses no harmful chemical solvents. Supercritical extraction is a natural process that makes efficacious herbal extracts containing the broadest spectrum of an herb’s oils, waxes and resins. All formulas are 100% vegan and contain no synthetic
additives or harmful contaminants.

The company is introducing new packaging as well as new labeling that includes condition-specific wording and herbal descriptions which are compliant with federal regulations.The 12 formulas offer unique support for common health conditions:

• Aller Support
• Joint Support
• Respiratory Support
• Menopause Support
• Headache Support
• Heart & Cholesterol Support
• Liver Support
• Male Vitality
• Anti-Oxidant Cellular Support
• Night Stress
• Day Stress
• Women’s Hormonal Balance

According to Autumn Blum, Founder and CEO of Organix-SouthR, “We have taken the highest quality herbs from our certified organic farm in India and through our patented technology created highly effective formulas that are consumer friendly. We feel it is important to take a leadership position in the natural supplement arena.”

Organix-SouthR, Inc. specializes in organic Neem body care products and organic supercritical herbal dietary supplements. The company offers the most complete line of Neem products available, including Neem Leaf capsules
and extracts, oral care, hair care, organic bar soaps, skin care, pet products, organic gardening and more. Organix-SouthR is also proud to offer TheraVedaR, organic supercritical herbal extracts combined with the wisdom of whole herbs as a vegan friendly herbal dietary supplement. Products are available at health food stores, pharmacies, yoga studios and other fine
outlets. For more information, see www.organixsouth.com

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AyurVAID Hospitals, promoted by Kochi-based Kerala First Health Services Pvt. Ltd, announced today equity investment of Rs. 4.5 Crores by US-based Acumen Fund, a nonprofit venture philanthropy fund that invests in social enterprises in South Asia and Africa.

Bangalore, Karnataka, IND, 2008-06-12 15:57:04 (IndiaPRwire.com): Over the last two years, AyurVAID has successfully employed a unique medical services model that appropriately integrates classical Kerala Ayurveda medical practice with contemporary medical science to deliver healthcare to patients suffering from chronic ailments, ranging from diabetes to arthritis. The first 15-bed AyurVAID hospital in Kochi is now 2 years old and the second 60-bed one has been functioning at Aluva near Kochi since April 2007. The full range of Ayurveda out-patient and in-patient medical services is available at both hospitals.

AyurVAID plans to leverage the Acumen investment to expand its footprint and pioneer the development of a low-cost health care delivery system that focuses on preventive and curative care, as an alternative to the highly capital intensive and curative system presently used to treat chronic ailments. Acumen’s initial equity investment will enable AyurVAID to open six more hospitals across the country in the next 12 months. AyurVAID has set itself the goal of 60% of its bed capacity for patients from the middle and lower socio-economic classes.

“AyurVAID’s healthcare delivery model for chronic illnesses can be positioned across the value spectrum ranging from low income (BoP) patients to high-end patients from India and abroad, permitting a viable and profitable business model,” said Rajiv Vasudevan, Founder & CEO of AyurVAID.

In India, 12 million deaths a year are associated with chronic diseases. Low income families are heavily and disproportionately affected, owing to the lack of affordable options for frequent and consistent treatment and preventive care. A vicious cycle exists where treating chronic disease increasingly drains away resources, while also affecting the ability to earn a livelihood. This creates a downward spiral of worsening disease and poverty. The Ayurveda system of traditional medicine is the first choice for a significant section of India’s population for meeting healthcare needs.

Ayurveda physicians undergo rigorous 5-year education programs that include detailed study of the classical Ayurveda medical science, as well as the essentials of modern medicine, surgery, and pharmacology. Despite demand for their services, however, the country’s large reserve of qualified and government accredited Ayurveda physicians goes underutilized, due to the shortage of health infrastructure and the absence of an organized, professional support system.

To help solve this problem, AyurVAID has adopted a rigorous, standardized and documentation-driven approach, coupled with aggressive scale-up plans. Over the next 4 years, AyurVAID intends to set up a minimum of 40 hospitals with in-patient facilities. These will be supplemented by outpatient treatment points and consultation points in a hub & spoke model to enable country-wide access to medical care for chronic illnesses.

“In tying up with leading insurance players, and standardizing a low-cost and cross-subsidy model, AyurVAID is pioneering a way to bring affordable healthcare services to low income communities, increasing both the quality and the accessibility of treatment available” said Acumen Fund India Business Manager, Biju Mohandas.

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