Sunday, October 26, 2008

Back to basics

Coming home after 6 months, and you dont know when to stop eating. I have a much simpler diet back in Hyderabad. There is no stopping with all the options. And being the only son does have its advantages :)

Inevitably a bad stomach. Mom suggested Ajawain flower, it is kept at home in a bottle of water and if someone has a bad stomach they just drink some of it.

Till now things that worked for me was any carbonated drinks , Coke/Thumbs up, the idea was acidity is to be targeted with a base to neutralize it. Thats high school chemistry right !.But after gulping abt 1 liter of Thumbs up, thought of giving the ajawain flower a try, and did it work like a charm. I couldn't hold back my admiration for this cure, it resulted in a long discourse from her, on all her remedies.

Doing a bit of goggling convinced me further, the approach of Ayurveda is much more direct, instead of treating the acidity the symptom, it stimulates your digestive system, to deal with the crisis.

So one more list gets added to my things to carry from home.

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