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Ayurveda
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A 5000-year-old healing
tradition, ayurveda lets you take control of
your well-being |
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Ayurveda literally translates
to "the science of life". In
ayurveda, health is defined
as an active state of
wellness--a state in which
you truly live, not merely
exist.
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This active state of
wellness, according to the
ancient texts of ayurveda,
extends beyond the physical
body to the mind, heart,
senses and spirit.
In this "zone," you experience physical vitality,
mental alertness, emotional bliss, sensual balance
and spiritual awareness, not just for a fleeting
time, but day after day, year after year. The ayurvedic
approach to health is inclusive, extending to your daily
diet, your routine, and your environment. Your needs for
achieving that active state of wellness, which ayurveda
calls balance, change over time. Age, environmental
factors, stress levels, poor lifestyle choices and
dietary excesses or deprivation can all cause imbalances
in your physiology. Ayurveda offers a wide range of
therapies and tools to restore balance, from dietary
recommendations and ayurvedic rasayanas--herbs,
fruits and spices that help maintain good health--to
internal cleansing and rejuvenation treatments.
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The Three Ayurvedic Doshas |
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Read any article on ayurveda and you are likely to see
some mention of the three doshas, Vata, Pitta and Kapha.
What exactly are doshas and what do they have to do with
our well-being?
There are three doshas, called Vata, Pitta and Kapha,
and each is mainly a combination of two elements. Vata
dosha is made up of space and air. Pitta dosha is a
combination of fire and water. Kapha dosha is made
up of water and earth.
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Ayurvedic Therapies |
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Panchakarma: Seasonal Rejuvenation
Panchakarma literally translates to "five actions" and refers
to the cleansing and rejuvenating therapies considered
essential in ayurveda for good health and longevity.
The best time to perform panchakarma is at the change
of seasons. Panchakarma should be performed under the
supervision of an ayurvedic practitioner by technicians
trained in how to administer the therapies.
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Ayurvedic Foods & Spices |
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In ayurveda, cumin is considered
invaluable for digestion. It pacifies Vata and
Kapha, and is helpful for digestion for Pitta
in small quantities. It is also a cleansing
spice, and helps burn ama--digestive toxins
--that are considered the starting point of
many disorders by ayurvedic healers.
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Ayurvedic Herbs |
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Amalaki (Emblica officinalis, Amla or
Indian Gooseberry) is revered by ayurvedic
healers as a "wonder rasayana" capable of
delivering a diverse range of benefits to the
physiology. According to the Charaka Samhita, an ancient
ayurvedic text, Amalaki is peerless among rejuvenative Herbs.
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Research on Ayurveda |
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In more than a dozen research studies observing gotu kola's effect on veins (which are surrounded by supportive connective-tissue sheaths), about 80% of patients with varicose veins and similar problems showed substantial improvement.
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