FAQ's

Q. Did you know Honey has more calories than sugar?
A. Honey contains around 75% simple sugars and 25% water. It’s actually higher in calories than sugar making it a less appealing option for slimmers – 1tsp of honey contains 25 calories, compared with 16 calories in 1tsp of sugar! Plus it’s just as likely to cause tooth decay.

Nevertheless, the darker varieties contain good amounts of naturally occurring plant chemicals called flavonoids, which act as antioxidants and may help to lower the risk of heart disease.

Q. Did you know that Salad could be fattening?
A. It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that all salads are healthy, but if they contain lots of high-fat ingredients they may well contain more calories than a steak and fries!

Croutons, mayonnaise and oily dressings are usually the worst offenders. They considerably boost the calorie, fat and salt content of salads, but add few vitamins and minerals, making them a poor choice for slimmers. And while cheese and nuts contain more nutrients, they can still add a lot of calories to a salad!

Always read the menu carefully. To keep calories down, look for salads made with beans, grilled chicken, tuna, prawns or egg and ask for the dressing to come on the side so that you can choose how much – or how little – you want to add. And if all the salads look packed with high-calorie ingredients, you might be better off opting for the steak and fries after all.

Q. Did you know that Products that belong to “healthy eating ranges are not always best if you’re trying to lose weight”
A. Many ‘healthy eating’ products focus mainly on cutting the fat content – and pay little attention to the calorie, sugar or salt content. In fact, some products in healthy eating ranges contain the same amount of calories, if not more, than the standard versions.

Diet Tips
Fortunately, many of the bigger brands are starting to control the calorie, sugar and salt content in their ‘healthy eating’ ranges, as well as the fat content. But always check the nutrition information carefully, especially the calorie content, before parting with your cash – you might find it helpful to compare the calorie information with the standard product.

Bonus Tip
Find out the facts about your diet by keeping a food diary for a few days.

Q. Did you know the amount of exercise that's right for you depends on the health goal you are trying to achieve?
A. People often ask, "How much exercise should I be doing?" While this seems like a straightforward question, the answer is, "It depends on what you're trying to achieve." Exercise recommendations vary depending on the desired benefit. For example, the amount of exercise required for lasting weight loss and cardiovascular benefits are considerably more than the amount needed for general health benefits like lower blood pressure and stress reduction.

Q. Did you know the important to follow certain precautions before beginning an exercise routine?
A. Unfortunately, many individuals begin exercising too eagerly, only to suffer from an injury that forces them to stop the activity and often to seek medical attention. Taking preventive steps to avoid exercise-related injuries is a smart step toward establishing a successful physical activity program.

Use proper footwear

Take adequate time to warm up and cool down

Q. Did you know the importance of eating right while exercising?
A. Sweating out in gym for hours and then end up eating wrong food (high in calories/more quantity) will lead you nowhere .eat right according your body type.

We all know that sticking with a weight loss plan isn't easy, that's why we design flexible and healthy food plans

There’s no need to deprive yourself when you’re losing weight. With our plans, you always have plenty of delicious and healthy food choices. Concerned that thing will get boring? Not a chance—we’ve got plenty of ideas to spice, fill and season wraps so you’ll have lunches rich with variety and taste. Start your chopping…so that you may have a healthy lunch on the run.

What’s better is that you can make a filling well in advance, and then have lunch (or even dinner) for several days as the filling stays in the fridge. Log on to www.lifecentury.com for interesting recipes

Q. I am suffering from stress headache. How can I benefit from your treatment?
A. Headaches can be from many causes, but the most common and benign form is the tension headache, which is the result of stress and strain of modern urban life. Ayurveda classifies this type of headache under vata predominant headache. So, therapies like shirodhara, shiro-abhyangam and nasyam are very effective in curing these headache. Specially prepared herbal oils are used in these procedures that have relaxing as well as curative properties.

Q. How your fruit facials different?
A. At ‘Beyond Panchkarma’, we have a team of qualified ayurvedic doctors and certified and experienced therapists. The doctor analysis your skin type and accordingly suggests the fruits and other herbs to be used. Any accompanying skin problem like acne, blemishes, under eye dark circles etc is also taken into consideration while planning the therapy. The therapists while massaging your facial muscles, in the appropriate manner, also gives required pressure on the points of vital energy called ‘marma’ which further revitalize the facial skin. The facial therapy itself involves massage with different fruits in a step-wise manner and ends with a custom made herbal pack prescribed by the doctor.

Q. I have delivered a baby two months back. How can your post pregnancy/post delivery program help me?
A. Pregnancy is a period in which the body muscles and joints become lax under the influence of the hormonal changes of pregnancy. Post delivery care is thus very important in order to avoid musculo-skeletal problems like joint pains, backache and also to tone up the abdominal muscles. It also includes helping the body t have proper lactation and diet planning to provide the nursing mother adequate nutrition and avoiding piling up of extra weight by her.

Our post pregnancy program involves toning up of the mother’s body through medicated oil massage, medicated steam, herbal powder massage, herbal medicines to improve upon post pregnancy blues, cleansing and toning up of uterus, increasing milk production and ‘Abs toning’ to get into shape fast. Special yogic exercises and diet is also advised as a part of the package.

Q.I am a patient of chronic sinusitis. Can I be benefited by your therapies?
A. Chronic sinusitis is a condition, which is very much amenable to Ayurvedic therapies. In these therapies the sticky mucous is dislodged from sinusis, the mucosal inflammation is reduced and the drainage of the nasal secretion is restored. All this results in a long lasting and even permanent cure of chronic sinusitis. Therapies like nasayam (medicated oil insufflation), snehan-swedan, shirodhara etc are used in curing this condition. Proper dietary regimen is also advised as a preventive measure.

Q. I am 33-year-old person working in an MNC. Because of my prolonged deskwork, I have developed back and neck pain. I have tried yoga but cannot continue doing it due to time constrains. Can you help me?
A. Aches and pains are due to improper posture and / or over straining the body without adequate rest and relaxation. These are reversible conditions, which can lead to advanced diseases like spondylosis, tenosynovitis, arthritis etc if ignored. Ayurveda gives elaborate account of such conditions and classifies them under Vata disorders. These painful conditions can be completely cured by specific therapies like dhara, pizhichil, khizhi, abhyangam and swedanam, and medicinal pack application.

Q. How your therapies are different from Physiotherapy procedures?
A. They are different from the physiotherapy procedures like wax baths and short wave diathermy etc as they use medicated oils and herbs that penetrate the skin and have a curative and healing effect on deeper tissue, which is long lasting.

Q. I am a mother of two children, and had caesarian deliveries. As a result, my tummy has lost its elasticity . Can I tone my tummy?
A. Yes we have a special therapy called ‘tummy tone’ for this purpose. In this therapy, your tummy is massaged with medicated oils in the direction of the muscle fibers. This helps to strengthen the muscles of the abdominal wall. This is followed by a process called udwartanam in which astringent herbs are used which helps to tone the loose skin. The process is repeated for 7- 10 sessions. Gentle yogic exercises are also advised by our in-house doctors to speed up the process.

Q. I am suffering form arthritis. My knees ache the whole day and as such I am confined to my house most of the time. Can I improve upon my quality of life?
A. Arthritis is one of the most common ailment for which Ayurvedic help is being sought these days. Ayurvedic herbal medicine and therapies can definitely reduce pain and swelling of most of the arthritic conditions and even offer cure in many cases. We offer special therapies like Janu basti, patrapinda sweda, potlisweda and herbal lepa for curing the various forms of arthritis. Our in- house doctors meticulously select the oils and medicines after ascertaining the type and severity of your knee pain from a wide array of herbal formulations.