Athulya Homecare-Geriatric Home Healthcare

What is Holistic Medicine?   Holistic Medicine is an integrated approach for healing the person as a complete and whole entity. It involves healing the body, mind, spirit and emotions together to ensure optimal health and wellness. The philosophy behind this approach is the achievement of proper balance in life by taking care of all of the interdependent parts in a person’s body.  Holistic healing emphasizes the fact that imbalance between the physical, emotional and aspects of human life can negatively impact health. Therefore, practitioners who follow this approach use all forms of healthcare treatments ranging from conventional medications to alternative therapies for treating a patient. So, apart from prescribing drugs for treatment, lifestyle modifications to combat its potential causes including diet, sleeping habits, the prevalence of comorbid conditions, stress, personal issues and the spiritual angles are also explored.     Princip...

Have you seen that green bushy vegetable that looks like a cauliflower? Well, that is broccoli for you. Broccoli has become a popular ingredient in soup, salad, pasta and even in Indian food like  dosa . But why this sudden bustle about broccoli? This is because recent studies have revealed that broccoli ha great health benefits for and all. In fact, broccoli has been recommended as the best food for senior citizens owing to its abundance of nutrients. Before we make broccoli a part of the elderly healthy diet, let us take a look at all the basic facts of broccoli.   Broccoli- the best food for senior citizens   Broccoli essentially has a bunch of vitamins, antioxidants and phytochemicals. Belonging to the Brassica family, Broccoli and its sister vegetables like cabbage, kale and cauliflower, is rich in water and  fibre  and low in carbs which makes it ideal to be included a part of the elderly diet plan.   Broccoli has 89% of water a...