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FEATURE HEALTH
ARTICLE:
MOOD
SWINGS
It is completely
normal to experience mood swings. Part of being human is the wide range of
emotions that one can experience. However, when mood swings dominate a
person’s life, he or she may feel overwhelmed and desire more stability.
Mood swings should not be confused with Bipolar Disorder or Manic Depression
Disorder, in which extreme moods persist for weeks and months at a time.
Research indicates
that women experience mood swings twice as often as men. Most women
experience mood swings as a result of pregnancy , post-partum and PMS.
Mood
swing is a disorder which results due to imbalance of Vata dosha and rajasic
guna.
Vata
body types
are more prone to mood disorders like anxiety, panic, mood swings, insomnia,
nervousness.
Causes of Mood Swings
Vata aggravating diet and lifestyle like eating cold,dry,light food and over
exertion,less sleep at night, travelling etc are the main causes of
affecting vata which causes mood changes.
Researchers have
proposed several options, including chemical imbalances and hormonal
changes.
Chemical Imbalance
Mood disorder may be
caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain. The experience of feelings such
as happiness, stress, fear, depression or anxiety, occur when the brain
releases chemicals called neurotransmitters. It is the release and
re-absorption of these neurotransmitters that affect how a person feels.
People who experience mood swings might have an imbalance of the
neurotransmitters serotonin, norepenephrine, GABA and dopamine. There are
medicines and therapy techniques available that are designed to help
establish a balance of the release, reuptake and absorption of these key
neurotransmitters.
Hormonal Changes
Some women experience
hormonal mood swings during or after pregnancy or with their menstrual
cycles. Teenagers often experience mood swings after the introduction of sex
hormones during puberty. Often, the mood swings are alleviated once the
hormone levels have returned to normal.
The typical signs and
symptoms that are evident in a person who displays mood swings are
unexplained anger and sudden fits of irritability, short-term feelings of
melancholia and sudden recourse to weeping.
Management
Panchkarma-Body
cleansing is extremely important part of every prevention and curing
program.
Vasti
– Treats specifically the aggravted vata dosha which causes fluctuations in
mood or behaviour.
Nasyam- Administring
medicated oil drops through nostrils releives vata and helps in nourishing
the head.
Abhyanga-
Is a physical activity which helps in cleansing, it brings balance and
relieves accumulated stress.
Swedan(Sweating) - Sweating is powerful way to cleanse your body
from accumulated toxins.Sweating should prefrably be followed by Abhyanga.
Yoga
– As well is
a type of physical activity which maintains the energy flow in body.
Meditation helps to stabilize and calm the mind.
Shiroabhyanga & Shirodhara
– It relaxes and calms the mind by pacifying the aggravated vata.
Herbs
- Anti-Vata herbs include Ashwagandha, Arjuna, Comfrey root, Garlic, Guggul,
Hawthorn berries, Licorice, Myrrh, Zizphus,Ashok, Shatavari, Brahmi.
Formulations like
Brahmi ghrit,Brahmi rasayan, Ashokarisht, Dashmoolarisht alleviates mood
swings.
Avoiding tamasik
(fried, rotten, over-spiced etc.) food and consuming Brahmi tea can
further alleviate mood swings.
You
may consult our Ayurveda experts through
on line consultation or personally.
HERB OF THE MONTH: SHATAVARI
Asparagus racemosus.
SHATAVARI is a cooling, calming, nourishing and purifying herb which has a
special affinity with women though it is also excellent for men.
SHATAVARI tones,
cleanses, nourishes, and strenghtens the female reproductive organs and so
is traditionnaly used for PMS, ammenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, menopause, and
pelvic inflammatory disease like endometriosis. It also supports deeper
tissue and builds blood and so it helps to remove infertility, prepare the
womb for conception, prevent miscarriage and acts as a post-partum tonic
where it helps to increase lactation and normalize the uterus and the
changing hormones.
So many of these
benefits abound because Shatavari contains phyto-estrogens, hormones that
normalize estrogen levels and also play an important role in preserving
women's long term health. Clinical studies suggest that plant estrogen's are
better than drugs for hormone balancing since they do not produce negative
side effects such as uterine cancer. This gentle herb will promote an easier
balanced life.
For men it is a
nutritive tonic similar to ginseng. Because Shatavari is a gentle herb which
regulates growth, is a systemic tonic, and is calming, it is considered,
along with Ashwagandha and Bhrami, to be excellent for children. It is also
recommended for elderley because it soothes the systemic dryness which is
part of the natural aging process. For post-menopausal women it is
especially good when taken with a cup of saffron milk.
Shatavari has a
strong rejuvenating, nurturing, and stabilizing effect on excessive air,
gas, dryness and agitation in the body and mind. As such it is traditionnaly
used for nervousness, anoxeria, insomnia, mod swings, hyperactive children,
and people who are underweight. It promotes positive emotions while calming
airy sensitivity and the fiery emotions such as irritability, anger,
jealousy, resentment, and hatred. It also helps with pain, agitated sleep,
disturbing dreams, and those who have weak emotional and physical heart.
BEAUTY TIPS: FOR BLACKHEADS
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Take 1 tsp
of fresh coriander leaf juice with ½ tsp of turmeric powder. Apply this at
bed time and wash in the morning. Repeat for a week.
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Take 1 tsp
lime juice mixed with 1 tsp of finely powdered cinnamon. Apply at bed time
and wash in the morning.
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