During the Vedic age, from 1500BC to 600BC, highly specialised doctors carried out India’s medical traditions, mixing medicine with magic and mantras. In the ancient Ayurvedic text, the Charaka Samhita, Indian sandalwood – known as candana or chandana in Sanskrit – is listed among 129 mono-herbal drugs, with 403 proscribed healing recipes for all kinds of ailments and conditions.
In the Ayurvedic prescriptive and surgical manual the Sushruta Samhita, the Raja Vaidya (royal physician) could prescribe sensual medicine baths to the king and “rich men”. Read More...
What do Sharon Osbourne and Lily Collins have in common? Apparently, their style!
On Wednesday, Sharon Osbourne hit the red carpet for the"America's Got Talent" finale in a very elaborate gown … one we've definitely seen before!
Osbourne donned Monique Lhuillier's three-quarter sleeve tulle and lace gown for the event. The 59-year-old paired the cobalt blue embroidered ensemble with sparkly teardrop earrings and red nails (matching her signature short red hair! Read More...
Technology is a dynamic discipline where new devices and the use of existing ones appear on a normal foundation. The old generation should discover it is hard to keep up with those changes, whereas younger generations regularly seem to modify them effectively. This will cause a significant gap between older parents and the possibilities that technology can offer, as well as between generations.
Digital literacy is also crucial, and naturally, elderly people have greater difficulty with this than do younger generations. Read More...