Seven Common Sense Ayurvedic Ways to Keep Your Heart Healthy
The statistics are frightening:
Heart disease is the number one killer of both men and women in the United States.
Every 20 seconds, someone in the United States has a heart attack.
One in four Americans has some form of heart disease.
Every 34 seconds someone in the United States dies of heart disease.
Heart disease takes more lives than the next seven leading causes of death combined.
Yet, both modern medicine and ayurveda concur that there are things you can do every day to keep...
Thursday, 1 August 2013
Fertility System: Ayurvedic Perspective
Enhancing Fertility--The Ayurvedic Perspective
Nans and Jonathan started planning their family even before they were married. "That was something we both wanted--at least two children," says Nans. Ten years later, they have tried every kind of fertility treatment available, some of them painful and all of them expensive. "What seemed like such a simple desire has become an impossible quest," says Nans. They are now looking into adoption, but still wish with all their hearts to conceive.
Stories like Nans' and Jonathan's are more and more common...
Energy System
Wiping Away Fatigue
Are you feeling brain-dead, emotionally stressed out, or just plain pooped? If so, you have company. Researchers report that the majority of adult Americans today suffer from stress and tiredness.
A stress-driven body and mind is the major cause of fatigue, and unfortunately, for many people this is a normal state of living in today's hectic world. Most people have lost touch with the normal experience of 'calm energy,' which is a state of low tension and high energy that allows for optimism, confidence, and the stamina...
Digestion System
Eating Right, the Ayurvedic Way: Five Tips for Good DigestionOver 90% of Americans suffer from everyday digestion problems such as gas, bloating, stomach pain, constipation, heartburn, and fatigue after eating. Maharishi Ayurveda provides simple solutions to these common complaints by considering not only what we eat but how we consume our meals. For example, how many times have you seen someone munching on a sandwich while driving through traffic? How many times have we caught a bite to eat at your workstation because we could not take the time...
Detoxification System
Spring Cleaning Your Body It happens every spring. You fling open the windows, shed your winter coat, and suddenly get theurge to clean your house. But do you ever think about "spring cleaning" the toxins from your body?Detoxifying in spring is an important part of the ayurvedic seasonal routine, called ritucharya. Spring is the Kapha season, because the wet and cool weather reflects the moist, cool, heavy qualities of Kapha dosha that predominate during this time of the year (March-June).Biologically, nature supports cleansing of the body in...
Cholesterol System
Do you love ice cream or potato chips? A low-fat diet can make a big difference to your health. Yet the latest research shows that diet is not the only factor. The way the body metabolizes fats may be more important than how much fat you eat. Cholesterol is a fatty acid that begins in the liver. It is essential for building cell membranes, vitamin D, hormones and bile acids. Low density lipoprotein (LDL) is "bad" because it carries cholesterol into the bloodstream. Too much can lead to clogged arteries and heart disease. High density lipoprotein...
Sunday, 28 July 2013
Agni: digestive fire
Agni is our digestive fire (metabolism) which is responsible for processing and absorbing the foods we eat. Depending on the strength of our individual agni, each person is capable of digesting certain foods better than others. So rather than, “You are what you eat,” Ayurveda says, “You are what you digest.”
We can eat whatever we want, but if we don’t digest it properly, we will be on the path to getting some sort of disease. Agni is literally a fire in our digestive system and when not fueled properly it can run too hot, or not...
Kapha: energy of construction
STEADY & NURTURING
Elements water (aap) + earth (prithvi)Qualities wet, cold, heavy, oily, staticSeason springNature moonMain Location stomach + chest
Kapha is the dosha responsible for lubrication and structure of the body. Because of their sturdiness, Kapha people tend to be the healthiest of the three doshas, including mental health. Kapha is our lubrication in the brain, around the joints, reproductive fluids, and is responsible for building most of our tissues. Kapha keeps our bodies from turning into raisins.
Since...
Pitta: energy of transformation
LEADERSHIP & INTELLECT
Elements fire (tejas) + water (aap)Qualities sharp, hot, oily, smooth, mobileSeason late spring thru summerNature sunMain Location small intestines
Pitta is responsible for digestion and transformation. Pitta is the heat that transforms food, thoughts and physical exertion into energy. Pitta is the medium and agni (digestive fire) is the content so the state of your pitta dosha determines whether you are digesting food properly. Ama is caused by undigested food and it is...
Vata: energy of movement
CREATIVE & ENERGETIC
Elements air (vayu) + ether (akash)Qualities dry, light, cold, mobile, roughSeason fall thru mid-winterNature windMain Location colon
Vata is referred to as the ‘king of the doshas’ because it is responsible for every movement in the body. Without vata, pitta and kapha cannot move. Eyes blinking, heart beating, talking with your hands, jumping, circulation, elimination, are all because of vata.
Since vata people are made of air and ether, they don’t have a lot holding them together....
The Ancient Ayurvedic Writings
THE GREAT THREE AUTHORS
CharakaSushrutaVagbhata
THE MINOR THREE AUTHORS
SharngadharaBhavamishraMadhava
The Great Three Classics of AyurvedaCharaka SamhitaThe Charaka Samhita is believed to have arisen around 400-200 BCE. It is felt to be one of the oldest and the most important ancient authoritative writings on Ayurveda. It is not known who this person was or, if indeed, this represents the work of a "school of thought." It could have been from a group of scholars or followers of a man known as Charaka or an original composition from a...
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