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II.
Articles
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Holistic
Healing with Ayurveda
CHARAK SAMHITA, AN ANCIENT AYURVEDIC TEXT
True healing of any condition means to restore
the mind, body and spirit to their naturally balanced
states. Holistic Healing with Ayurveda
- What
is Vata?
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- What
is Kapha?
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Vata
Pacifying Diet
A vata pacifying diet favors warm, cooked foods
and hot beverages. Soft and oily foods, such as
pasta, cooked cereals and soups should be favored
over dry and crunchy foods. Raw vegetables should
be avoided, except in small amounts. Avoid cold
drinks and frozen desserts such as: ice cream,
popsicles, frozen yogurt, etc.
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Pitta
Pacifying Diet
Diet A pitta pacifying diet favors juicy, cooling
foods with high water content while avoiding hot
spices alcohol, vinegar, fried foods, tomatoes,
yogurt and cheese. Foods should be fresh and organic,
if possible. Avoid leftovers, packaged, canned
or bottled foods, processed foods, preservatives,
artificial ingredients and salty foods.
- Kapha
Pacifying Diet
A kapha pacifying diet favors warm foods and hot
beverages. Eat a minimum of oil and fat. Avoid cold
drinks, cold food, and frozen desserts, such as:
ice cream, popsicles, frozen yogurt, etc. Avoid
leftovers, canned, bottled, or packaged foods, frozen
foods, processed foods, rich, creamy foods, sweets,
salty foods and alcohol.
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Science
has been discovering what ayurveda has known for
thousands of years, that what we eat affects our
health and can help prevent illness. Two recent
discoveries are: that turmeric, a common spice in
curries, helps to prevent cancer and that cinnamon
can help prevent diabetes.
- Ayurveda
& Panchakarma
Vedic science also includes yoga, meditation, marma,
mantra and astrology to deal with the physical body,
mind, soul and emotions. Ayurveda helps the healthy
person maintain health and an ailing person regain
health. It is both a medical and metaphysical healing
science. It includes herbal medicines, diet, lifestyle,
home remedies, panchakarma, bodywork, psychology
and spirituality.
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Pulse
diagnosis is the ancient art and science of
detecting the existing status of a person’s
body, mind, soul and spirit. Nadi or
pulse is that vital flow of energy or life that
courses through as a subtle channel all over
the body, and enables the vaidya to feel the
way the blood spurts from the heart. This helps
an experienced ayurvedic doctor to diagnose
or treat various ailments, or to prevent their
occurrence.
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Ayurveda
deals with migraines in a very deep way. It
describes a migraine as an independent condition
as well as the symptom and complication of other
imbalances in the body. Ayurveda offers complete,
holistic treatment of migraines – by going
into the root cause of the problem – through
diet, lifestyle, home remedy, panchakarma and
marma points.
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“Good
Health Is a Gently Blazing Fire.” Ayurvedic
author and educator, Stephen Parrott, addresses
the need to increase awareness of our own digestive
fire.
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Ghee
– An Ayurvedic Perspective
The milk of cows is considered to possess
the essence or sap of all plants and Ghee is the
essence of milk... When we consider Ghee we are
in the company of superlatives. In India, Ghee
has been so highly regarded for so many things,
for so long, that one is slightly embarrassed
to enter into this crowded river of praise. This
is what I have heard:
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