Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Soma Palmshore Ayurvedic Beach Resort: Kovalam beach hotel

Soma Palmshore, a luxury beach resort located at Kovalam Light House Beach, about 14 kms from Trivandrum, Kerala, South India, offers you the best beach vacation ever. We have spacious, well-appointed and centrally air-conditioned rooms & cottages that give you a fabulous view of the sun, the sand and the seas, and a rejuvenating experience of Ayurveda and Yoga, for a truly refreshing holiday!

An idyllic holiday resort by the beach, Soma Palmshore has everything you need to take a break from the mundane – to relax, to refresh and to relive every moment.

Located at the Kovalam Light House Beach in Kerala, which is popular world-over for its palm fringed beach, the sun, the sand and the surf, Soma Palmshore offers you much more than just a beach vacation. A comfortable stay, a delightful cuisine, the rejuvenating experience of Ayurveda, the soothing effect of Yoga, an experience of the local tradition and culture…and much more!

Managed by Somatheeram, the Ayurveda People, Soma Palmshore has been packaged as a unique destination, giving you the best of beach, ayurveda and yoga. We invite you to visit our resort to get a feel of the place, first-hand. And look forward to having you as our guest.

The Palmshore Ayurvedic Beach Resort has well appointed and ensuite 35 rooms in three categories - 18 standard double rooms, 15 deluxe double rooms and 2 cottages. Each room is beautifully appointed, spacious, luxurious and individually decorated with excellent sea view. Every room provides high standard amenities, which include remote controlled air conditioners and cable TV with nearly 100 channels, internet access, and telephone.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Buy Soma- Enjoy a Pain Free life

In a busy schedule of life, they are running to achieve the point of success. Even they are not taking care about health. Therefore their life is full of pain and worries. Due to a lot of work pressure muscle pain can be occurred any time and sometimes it is so deep that people have to take medicine to get rid of pains. But which type of medication will be effective? Don't mind, for any kind of muscle pain, use Soma and say good bye to your pain. It is very valuable drug in relaxing and relieving the muscle pain. Patients who are suffering from strains, sprains, spasms and many other muscle injuries usually buy Soma. This medication is quite effective particularly with musculoskeletal pain. Buy Soma just to help with pain that occurs throughout the night. Soma is prescribed by physicians, orthopedic surgeons, neurologist, neurosurgeons, psychiatrists and other health care professionals as well.

This medication may be habit forming and should be used only by a person it was prescribed for. If you are drug abuse or addiction, should not take this medication. it is possible that Soma can cause side effects that may mess up your thinking and reactions. Problems like increasing of tiredness and lightheadedness may be occurred by using it. If you have liver disease, kidney diseases, and any other disease, tell your doctor. Women who are pregnant or want to become pregnant should not use this medication because it may be harmful for their unborn child. It is also advisable for those women who are breast feeding babies because this medication also passed in breast milk. In any kind of these situations tell the doctor before taking it.

With the advent of the internet, buying or searching any medication has become very easy. The internet is a place where you can get detailed information about any medication and Soma is also one of them. If you buy Soma from any Online Drug Store, it is much cheaper than buying it at medical store or grocery store. Especially, when you consider today's rising prices. There are many people who afraid to buy Soma from any online store because people think that online stores are operating outside of the law. But it is wrong, Buy Soma Online is a time and money saving way moreover, you can get medication with detailed information. Many sites offer Soma with attractive offers and also don't charge the shipping.

Sunday, September 20, 2009

An Online Pharmacy Can Fill The Gap

For the millions of Americans who are uninsured or underinsured, the out of pocket expense to order prescription drugs can put a strain on a family's finances and their quality of life. Sometimes, families have to choose between buying medications and other financial needs. That's why an online pharmacy can fill the gap and prevent people from having to make the difficult choice as to whether to buy medications or other of life's necessities. Even discount pharmacies in the United States don't provide the cheap prescription drugs that the best online pharmacies offer.

The truth is, many online pharmacies offer the same drugs dispensed in the United States that are manufactured by the same pharmaceutical companies. Oftentimes, the difference is simply the cost. That's because pharmaceutical companies have one set of prices for drugs in the United States and another, cheaper set of prices for drugs in other countries. That's why the typical online pharmacy is based in Canada - it is able to get the same drugs from the same manufacturers, but can charge the customer less because their cost is less.

For the best buy in prescription drugs, opt for generic medications from an online pharmacy. Generic drugs have the same active ingredients as their name brand counterparts, and work just as effectively, but cost much less. Generally, pharmaceutical companies are allowed to patent their drugs for a period of about ten years, during which time you can only purchase the brand name drug. After that time, however, other pharmaceutical companies are also allowed to manufacture generic versions of the drug, at much less cost. If you are currently taking a brand name drug, it's worth inquiring as to whether a generic version is available, and asking your doctor if the generic form would be equally effective for you.

Even if you prefer the brand name versions of prescriptions, an online pharmacy can still fill that prescription for you at a steep discount. The most popular brand name medications include Viagra, Cialis, Levitra, Propecia, Xenical, and Soma. However, generic versions of these drugs are also available.

Ordering from an online pharmacy is easier than you think. You can fax your prescription to the online pharmacy, which will then fill the prescription and ship it to you in an unmarked package. For the uninsured or underinsured who cannot afford to visit their doctors for routine visits in order to obtain prescriptions, an online pharmacy may offer the option of a medical consultation. A medical consultation is an online form that is completed by the customer and review by the online pharmacy's licensed physicians. Upon approval, the patient's prescription will be filled.

The Morality of Animal Research (Vivisection) - Reflections From A Medical Researcher

When people argue over the use of animals in research, also called vivisection, there are those who defend the animals and those who defend the research.

The animal defenders point out the obvious suffering that researchers often inflict on animals, and contend that this cruelty is morally unjustifiable. They further argue that you cannot necessarily predict human responses on the basis of animal studies, which makes the best animal model no more than an unreliable analogy to human function. Finally, they encourage the replacement of animal testing with non-animal research techniques. In short, this group would say animal research is inaccurate, unnecessary, and cruel.

On the other side are the researchers who use animals and contend that such research is essential for science to progress and help cure disease. They assure the public that they are doing all that they can to reduce animal suffering, so long as it is avoidable. And they firmly assert that, while they recognize the limitations of animal models, there is no better alternative. They insist that when it comes to fighting disease, it is better to first test drugs and treatments on an animal, such as a dog, than on a human, such as your child. In short, this group would say animal research is minimally cruel, essential for progress in medicine and may save human lives.

Which position is correct? The answer depends on your state of mind.

I was trained in biochemistry and human medicine. In both these fields animal research is the standard, and the results of animal studies constitute the bulk of medical knowledge. I would have at one time defended animal research, since I had been told over and over by my professors, who were themselves animal researchers, how animal experiments saves human lives. If the ends justify the means, they explained, then killing dogs to save children is acceptable and necessary, even if it is distasteful. After all, we're dealing with human life and death. Animal sacrifice was a necessary evil.

But throughout my training and research, my soul silently wept each time an animal was "sacrificed" on the alter of medicine. How could a healing profession, presumably dedicated to ending human suffering, promote a methodology that causes animal suffering? Can we trust a health care system to treat us with compassion when it shows none for helpless, innocent creatures?

Ultimately, I realized the essence of the animal research problem. Medicine is a different field from any other because it deals with life and death. When people are suffering there are extreme feelings of urgency and anxiety which may lead to extreme conclusions of what's right and wrong. However, the ethics one uses for life and death decisions are not normal, everyday moral judgments. They are lifeboat ethics. And the conclusions you come up with on a lifeboat are not normal conclusions.

The classic example of lifeboat ethics is that you are on a boat with other people, presumably the survivors of an ocean mishap, and there is the need for some people to be sacrificed to save the others. For example, let's say the boat can only hold 3 people without sinking, and there are 4 people on board. Lifeboat ethics asks how to decide on who should be thrown overboard to save the others. As another example, we have all heard of airplane crash survivors having to resort to cannibalism to avoid starving to death. For someone contemplating this lifeboat situation, the issue is not whether someone should to be eaten, but who should be eaten. In general terms, lifeboat ethics addresses decisions of who should be helped and who should be harmed. The belief in impending disaster unless someone is sacrificed to save the others is a basic assumption of lifeboat ethics.

Of course, if people can resort to cannibalism when faced with a life and death situation, then they will have no problem killing animals if it means saving themselves from some dreadful disease. Once they believe their lives are on the line, that they are in a lifeboat situation, then they are mentally prepared to make sacrifices in the name of survival. Animal researchers, who are the captains of this disease lifeboat, offer animal sacrifices as a substitute for human ones.

But is this really a lifeboat situation? We all face the possibility of disease and death each day as part of the normal risks of life. Is it right to call life itself a lifeboat situation?

The answer to this depends on who is answering. Fearful, negative, pessimistic people see life as a lifeboat struggle against disease and death. Cheerful, positive, optimistic people sees life as just...life.

Those in the medical research and treatment business profit most when people are fearful, anxious, and desperate. Animal researchers arguing that it's a dog or your child are selling with fear. The medical/ pharmaceutical industry uses fear to keep people addicted to doctors and medication, willing to obey medical authority and accept its practices, including the use of animals in research. Fearful, desperate people agree to whatever the cost, financially and morally. When you are sold on the belief that you are in a lifeboat, you want salvation at any price. Meanwhile, people are kept ignorant about how their bodies work and how to prevent disease, since ignorance keeps people fearful, mystified, and sick.

Fortunately, not everyone sees life in such emergency terms. And that's a good thing, since lifeboat ethics are a suspension of normal, decent, moral behavior. Desperate people are dangerous. They are willing to kill if it means you or them. We don't want a society with everyone running around feeling that way. If you are not fearful to the point of being able to justify killing, then animal research will clearly seem morally wrong. Anyone with any sensitivity who has ever befriended a dog, cat, bird, mouse, or even a rat will realize that animals have feelings and can experience suffering. To any mentally healthy person, it is wrong to cause others to suffer. It shouldn't matter what species they are. Of course, this assumes that you are not in a fearful panic, willing to do anything, even kill, if it meant saving yourself.

If we can all be decent human beings with some compassion for other creatures, then of course we should be using non-animal research methods. Animal research is only considered a standard since it has been historically used as one. It is imperfect at best. And one of its greatest shortcomings is that it blinds us to the real cause of disease, which has nothing to do with animals and everything to do with being human.

For years the World Health Organization has been saying that the greatest cause of disease and death in modern times is our lifestyle. This means our lifestyle and the culture that defines it are making us sick. Of course, you cannot model human culture in animals. It is a human phenomenon. Clearly, we can learn more about our problems by studying ourselves. By addressing our exposure to stress, chemical pollution, a toxic diet, legal and illegal drugs, alcohol, tobacco, tight clothing, electromagnetic radiation, and innumerable other cultural factors that make us sick, we can better control our health and stay off the disease lifeboat. We could prevent disease by taking responsibility for living healthfully, instead of feeling desperate and doing anything, even making a deal with the devil, to find a cure.

I left medicine to dedicate my life to the search for human lifestyle solutions to human health problems. I look at the way we treat ourselves, the environment, and the creatures with whom we share the planet. And it is clear that we live in a sick culture. We are our own worst enemy. And the only sacrifice we need to make is to be willing to give up our damaging lifestyles. We can then lead healthy and happy lives as Nature intended, even as we approach old age and, ultimately, death. For those who are cheerful, positive, and optimistic, it's all good.

Life does not need to feel like a lifeboat. But if it does to some fearful people, then that's their problem. It gives them no moral right to sacrifice others, human or animal, as they act out their personal lifeboat nightmares.

Sydney Ross Singer is a medical anthropologist and director of the Institute for the Study of Culturogenic Disease, located in Hawaii. His unique form of applied medical anthropology searches for the cultural/lifestyle causes of disease. His working assumption is that our bodies were made to be healthy, but our culture and the attitudes and behaviors it instills in us can get in the way of health. By eliminating these causes, the body is allowed to heal. Since most diseases of our time are caused by our culture/lifestyle, this approach has resulted in many original discoveries into the cause, and cure, of many common diseases. It also makes prevention possible by eliminating adverse lifestyle practices. Sydney works with his co-researcher and wife, Soma Grismaijer, and is the author of several groundbreaking health books.