Herbs N Health by Premnath Shenoy - Book Review

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Title: Herbs N Health by Premnath Shenoy
Language: English
Genre: Research-backed Self Help Health Guide

Pages: 212
Rating: 5/5

Excerpt: 

Most of the herbs and spices we know are good for your body. It is known for them to improve your gut flora, and keep your immunity high!

This book will help you make the best choices to maximize the benefits of herbs, spices, & other plant-based nutrition, to use them for healing purpose & to fix any discomfort keeping you firmly in charge of your own biology.

With the pandemic ruling our lives for a year now, the need to increase immunity has never been more necessary. Herbal medication has been on a rise ever since as a course of alternative means to fight off maladies.

To begin your journey into the world of herbal medicine and natural remedies, I recommend you start by reading Herbs N Health. It has a lot to offer. Capturing micronutrients, quick home remedies to tackle bodily concerns.

Some foods are often overlooked, vital to maintaining optimal levels of vitamins & minerals, which are referred to as micronutrients. The lack of these does not show any adverse effects instantly until they run low in your body. The addition of certain foods can help bring back the levels up to the required mark.

My Thoughts:

Above description vocals elements of alternate medicine. It serves as evidence of the tangible benefits these plants and herbs can offer and how traditional Ayurveda for centuries are healers. We often ignore this traditional knowledge over the “over the counter pills and prescription”. This no doubt over time has diminished belief in traditional cures and remedies. We chose to close our minds to a whole avenue of alternate remedies. This book reminds us there is still a cure, there is still hope, based on centuries of evidence.

This book would make an excellent addition to your library to help you bring the focus. It is easy to read easy to understand but thorough with details. I am extremely pleased with my purchase. I love the simplicity of the book of introducing readers to different herbs and foods, their benefits & usage. There is no requirement of specialized equipment, or to go to the drug store, to pop in pills, purely the exotic herbs and spices all affordable, safe, and readily available at your local grocery store!. The author has done a great job of making herbal support accessible to the open-minded.

Overall a comprehensive guide perfect place to start learning about natural remedies!

©Shweta, 2021. All Rights Reserved.

Art of Living Long & Happy! — Book Review of IKIAGI

This compendium highlights the Japanese secret of living long and happy, by finding a meaningful purpose of life. The inhabitants of Japan believe that everyone has a purpose of life, we just need to find one — calling it IKIGAI — a reason to jump out of bed each morning.

SUMMARY

This word roughly translates into the meaning “the happiness of always being busy”. As the authors Hector Garica & Frances Miracles investigate this Japanese secret, they draw focus to a specific Island — Okinawa, who have people over the age of 100, far more than the global average. The authors arrive there experiencing incredible friendliness among the inhabitants and who talked and laughed at utmost joy amid lush green fields by crystalline waters to interview the eldest residents of the town, only to discover, the uncommon joy flowing in their pleasurable lives is this mysterious work — IKIGAI.

The book draws attention to the various Blue Zones across the earth, where Dan Buettner claims people live much longer than average. Buettner identified five regions as “Blue Zones” —

• Okinawa (Japan)
• Sardinia (Italy)
• Nicoya (Costa Rica)
• Icaria (Greece);
• Loma Linda, California

The book identified that people living in these regions have a similar lifestyle, and he investigated their lives and shared it as first-hand observations, for why these populations live healthier and live longer than the global average.

By making small changes, we can initiate the renewal of our bodies and mind and increase the quality of our life and longevity.

Here are some changes recommended to renew your mind & body —

1. Stress is accused of killing longevity, so be mindful of reducing stress
2. A lot of sitting can age you, so add a few active ingredients into your everyday life — walk to walk, take stairs, indulge in leisure activities, etc.
3. Sleep long and rest yourself. Science shows sleeping is a key anti-ageing tool, as it releases a powerful antioxidant called melatonin offering benefits for preserving youthfulness
4. Find flow in everything you do, which is a state of being at pleasure, delight, creative and completely immersed into the task at hand. This is one key ingredient talked about, to have an optimum experience, helping keep our mind “in order”
5. A few statements from the interviews from the elderly community —

“Don’t worry”
“Cultivate good habits”
“Nurture your friendships everyday”
“Live an unhurried life”
“Be optimistic”

6. Eat more of vegetables and add a lot of natural antioxidants in your diet

7. Exercises from the East that promote health! These gentle movements will help you lead a longer and healthier life

• Yoga
• Meditation
• Tai Chi
• Qigong

Lastly, breathe better, live longer!

Authors Note: Pursue your passion at work or as a hobby and give it your best shot, without any fear and with the least distractions! Life will throw you under a bus eventually, the way you deal with these difficulties will make a difference to your quality of life. What matters is here & now, in the present, we all humans are short-lived and perishable!

©Shweta, 2019 All rights reserved!
Originally published in Blue Insights