Asianet USA Honors Dr Gopinathan Nair, Founder and CEO of Santhigram Ayurvedic Company

New York, NY (PRWEB) April 18, 2013

Dr. Gopinathan Nair , founder and CEO of Santhigram Ayurvedic company was honored by Asianet USA for his outstanding service to the community. At a well-attended colorful function to celebrate its 10th anniversary of Asianet USA, the honor was bestowed by Malayalam film super star and community activist Mr Suresh Gopi on Dr Gopinathan Nair, for his outstanding contribution in promoting Kerala Ayurveda internationally and his service to the community. He is the previous recipient of many prominent awards including honorary doctorate from the Indian Institute of Complimentary Medicines(IICM),Super Achiever Award from Bharat Nirman, Pride of the Country Award from Society of Industry & Business Achievements and International Dharma Award from Association of Ayurvedic Professionals of North America (AAPNA), all for his contribution in propagating the goodness of Ayurveda worldwide.

Dr Gopinathan dedicated his life for over two decades promoting Kerala Ayurveda worldwide. After establishing three Ayurvedic Hospitals in New Delhi, India, which serve local and international patients, under his leadership the Santhigram group ventured out internationally, first to UK in 2005 and then to USA in 2007. Dr. Gopinathans efforts helped establish Kerala Ayurveda in United States and help hundreds of patients with chronic ailments in USA. Kerala Ayurveda and Panchakarma therapy is a well known complementary alternative medicine specialty that offers side effect free treatments for various chronic ailments like Spondylitis, Slip Disc, Back Ache, Arthritis, Joint Pains, Muscle pains, Sprains, Frozen Shoulder, Obesity, Migraine, Sinusitis, Psychosomatic disorders , skin diseases etc.

At Santhigram Wellness Kerala Ayurveda Centers, Ayurveda is the governing principle behind integrating treatments and developing specific life style management programs. Founded on the wholeness of mind, body and spirit, the art and science of Ayurveda is emerging as an important health care option in the Western countries. Holistic health is one of the trends of the modern world and complementary medicines are viewed by many in the Western World as a solution to treating the rising incidence of chronic illness and diseases and also reducing the spiraling health and medical care costs.The trend towards alternative or complementary medicine particularly Ayurvedic medicine is catching up all over the world especially in the Western countries.

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Columbia Healing Cream develops a unique old world technique for processing aloe that honors traditional methods used to make wine.

(PRWEB) May 30, 2013

But first: what exactly is aloe vera?

As a member of the cactus plant family, aloe vera grows in arid climates and stores moisture in its leaves. The healing qualities of aloe gel have been utilized for centuries - the ancient Egyptians even called aloe the "plant of immortality." The clear gel found in its leaves has widely been used to maintain healthy skin. Most are familiar with the soothing effect of applying aloe to a sunburn.

Aloe gel contains more than 75 naturally occurring vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, amino acids and enzymes known to help with a number of skin-related issues (1). For example, Aloe contains C and E vitamins that fight aging by keeping skin firm and tight. It has healing and anti-inflammatory hormones that treat acne, burns, dry flaky skin, small cuts, abrasions, itchiness making it an effective treatment for skin (2). According to the Mayo Clinic, topical aloe gel has immunomodulatory properties that may improve wound healing and skin inflammation (3). Medical studies how that aloe has even been known to soothe persistent conditions such as eczema, dandruff, and psoriasis (4,5,6).

So what's the problem with most skin care products containing aloe?

The way in which aloe is extracted and processed has profound implications on how much of the original natural benefits of the plant are maintained in the final product (7). When aloe is extracted under high heat and thrown in a blender, it loses its potency. Much of the benefits are diminished and rendered ineffective in the process, leaving the consumer with a much weaker product (8).

Does it make sense to use a dehydrated product to hydrate your skin?

Not surprisingly, but widely unkown, many companies use powdered aloe to keep costs down since the dehydrated aloe doesn't need to be processed fresh and storage is easy. This makes it cheaper but at the cost of effectiveness. And unlike the orange juice at the grocery store, they don't have to claim that the aloe they are using is made from concentrate so consumers are unaware they are purchasing a product that has been processed to a degree that reduces it's potency (9).

Columbia Healing Cream has taken a quite different approach.

Columbia Healing Cream has developed a specialized way to extract essential aloe through a process called "Cold Pressing" that yields the most effective and least processed aloe isolate. Cold pressed aloe is far more potent than other aloe products that are processed with heat (10). Columbia's process is more time consuming and costly, but it leads to a product that is of superior quality and far more efficacious. With no corners cut, you can liken their delicate old-world methodology to finely crafted wine.

Columbia Healing Cream uses only the most effective ingredients, carefully picked after years of testing for purity and their ability to work in harmony with, and actually enhance the effectiveness, of the other ingredients in the formula. They choose these ingredients, not so they can sport the latest fad ingredients in bold lettering on their packaging, but because Columbia strives to produce the most powerful skin care product on the market. This attention to the most minute detail in their labs, yields twice the healing enzymes, twice the vitamins, twice the soothing amino acids for enhanced skin repair.

People are rightly concerned about the products they put into their bodies as evidenced by the scrutiny they apply when reading the ingredient labels on food products. Columbia believes a product that is absorbed into your skin should be made with equal care and attention to its components. After all, skin is the largest vital organ in the human body. With Columbia brand products, consumers can finally treat it as such.

(1) http://saveyourworld.com/Organic-Aloe-Vera-s/48.htm

(2) Shelton RM. Aloe vera. Its chemical and therapeutic properties. Int J Dermatol. 1991 Oct;30(10):679683. [PubMed]

(3) http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/aloe-vera/NS_patient-aloe

(4) Zawahry ME, Hegazy MR, Helal M. Use of aloe in treating leg ulcers and dermatoses. Int J Dermatol. 1973 Jan-Feb;12(1):6873. [PubMed]

(5) Vardy AD, Cohen AD, and Tchetov T. A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of Aloe vera (A. barbadensis) emulsion in the treatment of seborrheic dermatitis. J Derm Treatment 1999;10(1):7-11.

(6) Syed, T. A., Ahmad, S. A., Holt, A. H., Ahmad, S. A., Ahmad, S. H., and Afzal, M. Management of psoriasis with Aloe vera extract in a hydrophilic cream: a placebo-controlled, double-blind study. Trop.Med Int Health 1996;1(4):505-509.

(7) P. Hemalatha, E. Vadivel, T. Saraswathi and K. Rajamani Role of Preservatives and Storage Temperature on the Post Harvest Quality of Aloe vera Gel

(8) Ivan E. Danhof, M.D., Ph.D. Aloe Vera Leaf Handling And Constituent Variability

(9) http://www.naturalnews.com/022016_aloe_vera_gel.html

(10) Alfred Garbutt, D.C. The Rediscovery of Aloe Vera - Processing the plant with high heat also

destroys many of the beneficial ingredients of Aloe.

Salon Success Academy Honors Ms. Susan with Relay for Life Team

Upland, CA (PRWEB) May 06, 2013

Susan Turner was well known around Salon Success Academy for her selflessness; for doing whatever it took to insure the students were happy and finishing their education. She devoted her life to Salon Success Academy before she passed away in 2012. Now the students and staff at the school are trying to raise as much money as possible for the Cut out Cancer with Salon Success Academy Relay for Life team in honor of their beloved Ms. Susan.

Susan was instrumental in creating the schools first Relay for Life team in 2009. Heather Kilgore, who was a cosmetology student at the Upland campus at the time, approached Susan about getting the school to support her familys relay team. Susan helped the Salon Success Academy Student Ambassadors organize fundraisers to raise money and attended every team meeting. That year the Fight Cancer with Jeff Relay for Life team raised the most money they have ever raised.

When I was in school, I was struggling with food for my family. Ms. Susan would check on me every day to make sure I had something to eat. If I didnt, she would buy me lunch. She bent over backwards for me. She had a big, open heart and really cared about her students, Heather said.

It was a similar story with Ryan Ledbetter and his wife, who met each other when they were students together at Salon Success Academy. Ryan suffered from ADHD, so while he was excelling at the cosmetology material, he would become restless in class and often times get into trouble. Ms. Susan fought hard to keep Ryan in school, putting him to work in the corporate office to keep him busy. He began helping Ms. Susan with school tours and new student orientations, something that would later lead to the creation of the schools Student Ambassador Program.

She was someone I could always talk to. She always knew the right thing to say to me, Ryan said. Ms. Susan was a big part of everything I love about my life. If I didnt know her, I wouldnt have my wife, my child, or my career.

Susan was always passionate about cosmetology and education. She enrolled in a cosmetology Regional Occupational Program (ROP) in high school and continued on to cosmetology school after graduation. Once she got her license, she began working behind the chair at a local salon and as a cosmetology instructor for Marinello School of Beauty. In 1988, Susan obtained her teaching credentials from UCLA and started working for Salon Success Academy. She was quickly promoted to director of the Rancho Cucamonga campus before being appointed Director of Operations for the corporate office.

Susans two sisters, Christina and April, also work in the Salon Success Academy corporate office. The women said working together was never a problem; the experience actually brought them closer together. They had a deep respect for their sister and boss and always tried to follow her example. Although, they admit getting her to stop working and relax could sometimes be a struggle. Susan took a long awaited vacation in 2010 when the family took a cruise to Mexico. Christina and April said trying to get their sister on to a boat without phone and Internet access was comical.

Salon Success Academy was more than just work to us. It was a huge part of our lives. Everything we did, we did together. Shes left a big hole in our lives that no one can fill, Christina Belcher said.

When they werent at work, the sisters would travel to Arizona to visit their parents, where they would spend time boating on the Colorado River and going to the casino. Susans family was very important to her, especially her nieces and nephews. She made it a point to make sure each one of them got their own Aunt Susie time. Her sisters said she was her happiest when she was styling her clients hair and working with the students. The feeling was mutual; her students and clients absolutely adored her.

Susan had this way of making everyone around her feel special. She was the most giving person on the planet. It didnt matter if you were a stranger. If you needed something, she would give it to you out of her pocket, April said.

Last year, Susan was unable to attend the Relay for Life in Rancho Cucamonga because she was suffering from intense back pain. However, she still helped organize the students fundraising efforts from home. The day of the event, she called her sisters every hour to get an update on the amount of money the team raised. Susan later learned that her back pain was actually uterine cancer. She passed away just a few weeks later on June 21, 2012.

Susan dedicated her life to Salon Success Academy. There was nothing that made her happier than helping the students. She was the person who shaped this school into the people helping company that it is today. We were lucky to have her and we want to do everything possible to honor her memory, Salon Success Academy owner Bob Gross said.

The Cut out Cancer with Salon Success Academy Relay for Life team is trying to raise $ 5,000 this year in Susan Turners honor. Bob Gross has pledged that the school will match the amount of money the team raises. If you would like to donate to the Cut out Cancer with Salon Success Academy Relay for Life team, you can do so on the teams website.

The Relay for Life is a day-long event at Guasti Regional Park in Rancho Cucamonga on June 1, 2013. All of the money raised goes to the American Cancer Society to provide funding for cancer research and cancer treatment.

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