Natural Ways to Restore a Healthy Appetite

Lack of appetite is often due to continual munching, combined with drinking cold drinks, which depress agni. For the sake of good digestion and long-term health, as well as reviving your appetite, both of these bad habits have to be stopped. If you are not hungry even by lunchtime, take some fresh ginger, chop a little into small pieces, add some lime juice and a pinch of rock salt, and chew it up. That will kindle agni and stimulate the appetite.

Low appetite may also be due to emotional factors. If that is the case, make a tea of ginger, brahmi, and chamomile in equal proportions. Use 1 teaspoon of this mixture per cup of water, steep for 5 to 10 minutes, and drink. Also, take ½ teaspoon of triphala in a cup of warm water every night before going to bed.

Pour boiling water into the triphala, and let it cool until it’s comfortable to drink. These few simple measures should be enough to help you regain a healthy appetite. If you try them and still don’t feel like eating, see your doctor, as lack of appetite can be a symptom of a more serious illness. Arthritis Ayurveda distinguishes three categories of arthritis, corresponding to vata, pitta, and kapha.

To treat this condition properly, it is vital to carefully diagnose which type you have. TYPES OF ARTHRITIS • If arthritis is due to vata, your joints will crack and pop. They become dry and are not swollen as they may be if excess vata is not the cause. The joints may also feel cold to the touch.

They are painful mostly upon movement, and there is usually one particular tender spot. Jogging, jumping, trampolining, or any strenuous exercise tends to aggravate the pain. • Pitta-type arthritis is characterized by inflammation; the joint becomes swollen and is painful even without movement. It often looks red and feels hot to the touch.