How Does This Ayurvedic Food Improve Wellness?

CLINICAL AYURVEDIC REVIEW

Can't shake the winter chill? Massage sesame oil into your skin and let your body bask in the warm, nutty aroma of this ancient secret. Sesame oil is highly touted in the Ayurvedic world for its healing benefits. A symbol of strength and vigor, sesame oil nourishes the skin as it calms your nerves. Its luscious and unctuous nature both fortifies immunity and aids in detoxification.

Sesame Oil for Massage
Does your skin appear lifeless and dull in autumn? Colder weather forces your blood to withdraw from the surface of the skin, drying it out. Sesame oil is the perfect remedy to restore your skin's natural luster and youthful sheen. Make this superb skin tonic an essential part of your daily beauty and skin/hair care routine. For best results warm the oil and massage it into your skin. When performing a self-massage, use long strokes on your limbs and circular motions on your joints. Your self massage will not only nurture your body and mind, you will also experience benefits such as:

• Improved circulation, increased blood flow
  
• Lymphatic stimulation which aids detoxification
  
• Reduced pain and stiffness of muscles
  
• Calm mind and nervous system, reduced mental stress
  
• Comfort and relaxation
  
• Improved sleep patterns
  
• Enhanced self image and a feeling of well-being
  
• Improved body awareness
  
• Decreased effects of aging, soft and lustrous skin
  
• improve collagen production and elasticity
  
• Coating your skin with sesame oil locks in body heat.
  
• Provides a natural barrier against drying weather elements.
  
• Massage directly stimulates and cleanses internal organs
  

Luxurious Hair
Sesame oil encourages thick, luxurious hair growth. As the richness of sesame oil nourishes your skin and hair follicles, its warming nature improves circulation to the very root of the hair shaft. Massage this extraordinary liquid into your scalp for a deep conditioning treatment that also reduces split ends.

Sesame oil is a multi-faceted and exceptionally healing oil. The deep nourishment that sesame oil offers penetrates even to the bone. Ayurveda knows sesame oil as a bone, teeth, hair and nail tonic.

Oral Care - Oil Pulling
Oil pulling is an ancient method of swishing oil between the teeth that is gaining modern popularity. As a detoxicant and anti-bacterial, sesame oil pulling greatly enhances dental hygiene. Oil pulling is a simple, affordable way to help aid your body's natural detoxification processes. You will notice whiter teeth, reduced plaque and tartar, healthier gums, a smoother singing voice, and a cleaner tongue. Your dentist will notice! Here's how:

Place 1 tablespoon of unrefined and cold-pressed sesame oil into your mouth and swish for up to 15-20 minutes. If you simply cannot tolerate the taste of the oil, try adding a pinch of salt. When the sesame oil turns white you're done. To avoid clogging the plumbing, spit the oil into the garbage, not the sink. Please, never swallow! Don't fancy swishing oil? Chew one tablespoon of sesame seeds in the morning to keep your pearly whites clean. You can also sniff a couple of drops of sesame oil into your nostrils, and massage gently. You will find that your usual nasal dryness will not be as noticeable.

Digestive Health
If you are feeling a little sluggish or irregular in the digestion department, consider adding sesame oil to your diet. Its nourishing properties will feed your digestive system and colon. It has also been shown to relieve constipation and generally improve your digestive power. For some of our cells that require fat to thrive, sesame oil can provide the essential nourishment that you need.

Antiviral & Antibacterial
Ancient practitioners of Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine believe that sesame oil holds great significance for its immune building properties and ability to treat associated ailments and common skin pathogens. Western science knows it as an antiviral and antibacterial.

Sesame Facts
Sesame oil was the oldest oilseed crop known to man, domesticated well over 5000 years ago. Sesame has one of the highest oil concentrations of any seed, exceeding 50 percent compared to soybean's 20 percent. It is also one of the most stable vegetable oils. Natural anti-oxidants give sesame oil a long shelf life.