Like all regions of India, even Maharashtra suffered from social evils due to misinterpretation of the religious scriptures by their custodians, the Brahmins. Activists, authors and even ordinary citizen became social reformers to create awareness and enforce changes. Today on the last day of 2023 we shall explore the life and times of Sane Guruji…
Ekadashi which falls on the Shukla Paksha of Kartik month as per the Hindu calendar is called Prabodhini Ekadashi. It marks the beginning of marriage season in India. Tulsi Vivaha is also celebrated on the same day. On this day, Varkaris in Maharashtra come to Pandharpur for a celebration of five days till Kartik Purnima….
Topic of the article might surprise you. Only if you are interested, go on reading. It will require some amount of will power to being with fasting. Definition of anxiety Anxiety is a feeling of worry and fear about every day situations. It is condition of fear or dread as to what will happen next….
Intermittent fasting and prolonged fasting are the buzz words. Fasting is a proven way to treat insulin resistance and lose weight. Combined with keto, fasting reverses metabolic syndrome. Let us examine each benefit briefly. Oxidative stress and free radicals Food we eat is used to produced energy. Each cell in our body is a power…
Let us get straight to the point. What is the story about revolutionaries who fought the British during the freedom struggle doing on a health blog. Let us dive straight in. On 9th Aug 1925 a train robbery took place at a small village near Lucknow, called Kakori. The revolutionaries in a way of protest…
There are several types of fasting based on the time duration. Beginning your fast Stage 1 Your first aim should be to make the 8pm to 8am fast work. That means strictly finishing your dinner before 8pm. If you have an unsupportive family, impress upon them the benefits of having an early dinner. Same for…
When Socrates was asked why did he fast, he replied to get mental clarity. Pythagoras not only fasted himself but encouraged his students to fast too. Lord Buddha fasted for 49 days after attaining enlightenment. What is so fascinating about fasting that almost every culture and religion of the world practises fasting in one form…
Renowned Greek philosopher Socrates fasted as a means to achieve mental clarity. Pythagoras not only fasted himself but encouraged his students to fast too. Fasting is done in some form or the other even today in almost every culture in the world. Prayag Kshetra and the glorious Prayag Mahatmya Prayag Mahatmya find mention in Narada…
Most of our metabolic problems are due to excessive eating. Why do we eat? Again it is the way we are evolved over lakhs of years. Along with fasting and starving we have to introduce another word here, feasting. As soon as we put on weight or feel that we are bloated we immediately go…
When it comes to fasting, India has the longest running history of following religious rituals like navaratri or ekadashi. However of late there has been some modifications in the fasting techniques which are doing more harm than good. Mistake No 5 – I get headaches if I fast Headache is by far the most common…
