The new Ayurvedic Health Centre at Chembur combines techniques from a 5,000 year-old science with modern practices to give relief to harried professionals
The new Ayurvedic Health Centre at Chembur combines techniques from a 5,000 year-old science with modern practices to give relief to harried professionals
Mumbai's working professionals can now get rid of nagging back pain, insomnia and acidity in a holistic manner.
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A steam bath in this steam chamber helps to relax the body, reduce cellulite and relieve back pain. PICS/ DATTA KUMBHAR |
Vaidyaratnam Oushadhashala has introduced special rejuvenation packages for IT professionals that help to prevent and cure lifestyle diseases. The Ayurvedic health centre is the brainchild of the Mooss family from Kerala who have been practitioners for the past four generations. Seeing the spurt of ailments like Cervical Spondylosis and Spondylitis grown common among working professionals, they decided to start this unique form of therapy.
"An average day at the workplace involves extended periods of sitting uncomfortably in front of a computer, having meals at irregular times, and usually the only form of exercise involved is typing. Since our muscles and joints are not made to withstand such a sedentary lifestyle, it leads to neck pain and aches in hands and hips, acidity, and a stiff spine due to improper blood circulation. If they go untreated, they could develop into Spondylitis and Gastritis," says Dr MD Gopalakrishnan, Senior Physician at the Oushadhashala.
The special package includes a body massage with medicated oils. In the bundle massage, a piece of cloth containing herbs, rice, tamarind leaves and oil is warmed and applied to certain portions of the body. Whereas in the Shirodhara, oil, milk or coconut water are continuously made to trickle down your forehead for 45 minutes. These therapies help reduce pain, release tense nerves, improve immunity, cleanse you of toxins and reverse the ageing process. The oil massage is followed with a steam bath in a closet-like chamber that gets filled with steam and only your head juts out from the chamber. It helps to relax the body, reduce cellulite, and relieve back pain.
The centre also monitors your diet and lifestyle, and provides herbal medicines. They combine traditional Panchkarma practices (which involve appropriate diet comprising herbs and minerals, and flushing toxins to purify the body) with modern practices like steam baths. The package costs Rs 10,000 and includes 1-hour sessions, daily, for 14 days. The centre also offers packages for total spine care, knee care, stress management and arthritis.
At:u00a0Vaidyaratnam Oushadhashala, 435, DK Sandu Marg, opposite Chembur Post Office, Chembur East. Call: 25288034/ 25290203
