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Male sexual health is very important health concern now-a- days. Sexual dysfunctioning has become very common due to day to day stress. However, sexual dysfunction is a disorder which can occur to both men and women. It can occur during any phase of the sexual response cycle. It prevents a person from enjoying or wanting sexual activity. People of all ages experience this but with increasing age the chances are increased.

Sexual response cycle has different phases- excitement, plateau, orgasm and resolution. Excitement phase includes desire and arousal. Sexual dysfunction is a very common problem but it is not talked about much as it is considered to be a taboo. There are various types of treatment available for sexual dysfunction. One should talk about it to his/her partner or a doctor.

Here we mention a weekly diet plan for maintaining male sexual health which leads to decrease in the frequency and severity of the related symptoms by balancing the 3 doshas and thus get rid of them by some dietary modifications:

Menopause is a natural phenomenon which marks the end of reproductive phase of a woman. There occurs absence of menstrual periods. It is diagnosed after a female doesn’t have periods for 12 consecutive months.

Menopause occurs in the age of 40 to 50 years. It is accompanied with some of the uncomfortable symptoms such as hot flashes, mood swings, weight gain, sweating, etc. There is no need of its treatment. However, its symptoms can be managed by some of the lifestyle and dietary modifications. Here we mention some of the useful diets for menopause which leads to decrease in the frequency and severity of symptoms by balancing the 3 doshas and thus get rid of them by some dietary modifications:

You are planning to become a mother, but are unable to conceive. You may have infertility problem. Due to the lifestyle people adopt nowadays, problems related to fertility are seen in women as well as men. Habits like stress, depression, anxiety, unhealthy eating habits, sleeping less, working continuously can also lead to fertility problems. If there is a problem of infertility in either man or woman, then pregnancy can be hindered. In such a situation, it becomes necessary that you consume foods that boost fertility.

LEUCODERMA is a skin disease that causes loss of skin pigmentation that leads to skin whitening. the condition that leads to formation of white patches on the skin  is termed as vitiligo or leucoderma. it can occur at any part of the body and when the condition gets severe, it can also spread to other parts of the body including face, scalp and genitals.

Here we mention a weekly diet plan for LEUCODERMA disease which leads to decrease in the frequency and severity of symptoms by balancing the 3 doshas and thus get rid of them by some dietary modifications:

FOODS COMBINATIONS THAT  YOU  MUST  RESTRICT:

Following food items should be restricted in the patients of leucoderma as it can make the condition worse.

• Combination of meat and milk
• Talking too much salt with milk
• Cheese and fruits
• Ice cream at night

FOOD  ITEMS TO BE TAKEN:

• Radish Carrot, Broccoli, , French beans, Bottle gourd, Ridge gourd, Bitter gourd. Oats, Whole grain bread, Brown rice, Wheat, Millet, Corn.
• Soya bean oil, Flaxseed oil, Olive oil, Mustard oil, Sesame oil.
• Turmeric, Coriander, Garlic, Cumin, Green Cardamom, Fresh ginger, Fenugreek seeds.
• Carrot juice, Green cucumber juice, Herbal tea, Herbal juices, Coconut water, Green tea.

FOODS TO BE AVOIDED:

• Fish, red meat, chocolates, junk foods, refined sugar, spicy and oily foods, cocoa made items.
• Cashew nuts.
• Pickles, carom seeds, cloves, black cardamom, nutmeg, green chili.
• Curd, cheese, eggs, buttermilk, ice cream, butter.
• Grapes, lemon, oranges, peaches, mangoes, guava, papaya, cherries,
  all sour fruits.

Jaundice is a condition in which there is yellowish coloration of skin, sclera of eyes and mucous membranes of the body. The liver produces bile which is yellowish-orange in color. Bile contains bile pigments which give urine and stool its yellow color.

However, due to some reason if bile is not removed by the body properly, its amount gets increased in blood causing jaundice. Some of the other reasons for jaundice are gall stones, hepatitis and tumors.

It is very common among newborn babies. They get treated by light therapy for a day or so. In other cases of jaundice, the treatment depends on the underlying cause.

Here we mention a weekly diet plan for the management of eczema making its symptoms less severe and balancing the three doshas:

Gall stones are hard deposits of digestive fluid present in gall bladder. Gall bladder is a small sac like structure present beneath the lower surface of liver on the right upper side of abdomen.

Liver produces a juice called bile. Bile is stored in gall bladder. When there is excess of cholesterol in bile, it leads to formation of concretions which later develop into a stone.

There are two types of gall stones – cholesterol stones and pigment stones. 80% of the gall stones are cholesterol stones.

The size of gallstones ranges from a grain of sand to the size of a golf ball. Some people have just one gallstone whereas others develop multiple gallstones.

Most of the common symptom associated with it is pain in right side of abdomen radiating towards the back or is related to pain in right shoulder.

The treatment of gallstones usually involves surgical removal of gall bladder.

Here we mention some of the useful diets for gallstones which leads to decrease in the frequency and severity of symptoms by balancing the doshas and thus get rid of them by some dietary modifications: