Ayurveda
Ayurveda is an ancient art of healing the body, mind and soul naturally. It has been in great demand today. The main focus of Ayurveda is to help prevent diseases, illnesses and the overall health of the body to improve. It maintains the balance in the body, mind, and consciousness through proper drinking, diet, and lifestyle, as well as herbal remedies.
Ayurveda has developed a unique category system for each individual based on three main principles or doshas which are present in every person.
Vata Dosha – Vata dosha is connected to the nervous system. It is the most active dosha, responsible for perception, thought, speech, circulation, elimination, and all bodily movement. There are lots of food substances that can balance the Vata Dosha and to name some include the ghee, rice, corn and all sweet fruits.
Pitta Dosha – It is the energy that controls the body’s metabolic systems, including digestion, absorption, nutrition, and temperature. To balance Pitta, we need to make choices that are cooling, sweet, and stabilizing. The person has to consume lots of milk, mild spices like coriander and olive oil that are good to pita people. The foods that this person should avoid include fried and spicy foods.
Kapha Dosha – Kapha comprises all our cells, tissues and organs. Kapha molecules tend to stick together to form dense masses and give the body a chubby shape. People with kapha dosha have to include more light and dry food. Kapha imbalance can develop diseases like lung disorders and other heart diseases so these people have to consume lots of dry fruits.
Ayurvedic treatment involves more than 20 types of treatment, but the most commonly prescribed includes
- Pranayama
- Abhyanga
- Herbal medicines
- Rasayana
- Yoga
- Pancha karma
Benefits of Ayurveda
- Ayurveda is the way of living life naturally.
- Ayurveda integrates and balances the body, mind, and spirit.
- Ayurveda balances three energy systems Vata, Pitta and Kapha.
- The goal of Ayurvedic medicine is to prevent diseases.
- Ayurveda also help reduce plaque and reverse the thickening of artery walls known as atherosclerosis in both healthy adults, as well as adults at high risk for heart disease.
- Combining yoga with a certain Ayurvedic herbal remedy may reduce pain and disability in people with arthritis.
- Ayurveda is a whole medical system, meaning that it is based on theories of health and illness and on methods of preventing and treating health conditions.
