Ayurveda - Revision history

Jyoti: /* See also */

2022-05-06T06:36:56Z

‎See also

Jyoti at 06:29, 6 May 2022

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Jyoti: /* Herbal Therapy */

2020-10-07T17:54:49Z

‎Herbal Therapy

Pdewan: /* The science of the c h a k r a s */

2015-09-27T14:08:44Z

‎The science of the c h a k r a s

Pdewan: /* The three doshas */

2015-09-27T14:07:34Z

‎The three doshas

Pdewan: /* Personalities defined according to Ayurveda */

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‎Personalities defined according to Ayurveda

Pdewan: /* True nature according to Ayurveda */

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‎True nature according to Ayurveda

Pdewan: /* Ayurveda for arithritis */

2015-09-27T14:01:10Z

‎Ayurveda for arithritis

Pdewan: /* Understanding the kapha person */

2015-09-27T13:58:37Z

‎Understanding the kapha person

Pdewan: /* Kapha or type K personality */

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‎Kapha or type K personality

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 =See also=
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+[[AYUSH business, India]]
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+[[Category:Health|AAYURVEDAAYURVEDA
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+[[Category:India|AAYURVEDAAYURVEDA
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 Greet others with hands together in the respectful ‘Namaste’ prayer gesture. Join your two palms in front of your heart to express “Unity from Duality”. Practise social distancing. (The writer resides at Maharishi Ashram, Uttarkashi)
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 AYURVEDA]]
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+[[Category:India|AAYURVEDA
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+[[Category:Name|ALPHABETAYURVEDA
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	Beta Amyloid is the main component of amyloid plaques, deposits found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s		Beta Amyloid is the main component of amyloid plaques, deposits found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s
	Ashwagandha extract given to mice in NBRC lab for 30 days showed considerable reduction in the amyloid plaques that had formed in their brains		Ashwagandha extract given to mice in NBRC lab for 30 days showed considerable reduction in the amyloid plaques that had formed in their brains
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		+	=Immunity=
		+	==Boosting immunity==
		+	[https://epaper.timesgroup.com/Olive/ODN/TimesOfIndia/shared/ShowArticle.aspx?doc=TOIDEL%2F2020%2F05%2F22&entity=Ar01212&sk=3E5CE59C&mode=text Atmanand Douglas Rexford, Traditional Vedic Insights To Boost Your Immunity, May 22, 2020: ''The Times of India'']
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		+	India is in a unique position to resist disease and educate the rest of the world, because she is home to the world’s supreme natural health care systems. Ayurveda, yoga and yajna offer remedies for every stress-related disease. Here are a few simple, powerful, time-tested techniques, in addition to washing hands and social distancing.
		+	Ayurveda recommends respecting your food and eating moderately. Do not overeat. Avoid processed, packaged foods, bleached white sugar and bleached white flour. Reduce fried food, dairy, cold foods and cold drinks.
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		+	Improve your diet. Favour organic food. Reduce toxic food grown with chemical fertilisers, pesticides, and herbicides, which poison the earth. Grow fresh, organic veggies in a backyard garden (if you have one). Compost and recycle.
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		+	Eliminate red meat from your diet. Reduce consumption of fish and fowl in order to aid your digestion and to reduce the confinement and torture of helpless animals. Industrial meat production is a crime against nature.
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		+	Cook with ginger, cumin, black pepper, coriander, cinnamon and turmeric. Squeeze lemon juice on your food. Brew teas with tulsi, lemongrass, ginger, turmeric, giloy, cinnamon and licorice root for strong immunity. For specifics, consult your local vaidya.
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		+	Breath deeply. Stretch regularly. Take a walk in the morning before breakfast and after dinner. Practise yoga asanas daily. Start with simple surya namaskar and pranayama, breathing exercise.
		+	Maintain a regular schedule – early to bed, early to rise. Avoid day sleep. Eat your main meal at midday, when digestive fire is strongest. Eat dinner several hours before bedtime.
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		+	Learn meditation from a certified instructor. Practise meditation twice a day around sunrise and sunset, before breakfast and before dinner, to reduce stress and promote health and happiness.
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		+	Store drinking water overnight in a clean copper vessel. Each morning, drink water lukewarm with a drop of organic, unheated honey and a squeeze of fresh lemon.
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		+	In the morning swish a little organic sesame oil in mouth; sniff in nose, and rub on limbs before bathing.
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		+	Play Gandharva Veda ragas in your home. Notice how much more healthy your houseplants become as these soothing rhythms enliven natural law. Also listen to Shanti Mantras and Vedic stotrams to create positive energy in your home.
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		+	Stapathya Ved Vastu Vidya describes the subtle but noticeable environmental influences of your home: In general, if possible, enter your home from the East or North. East is the direction of rising vitality and nourishment from the sun. West is characterised by diminishing energy. North entry favours abundance. South entry may invite disintegration.
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		+	Another subtle influence comes from the Brahmasthan, the exact centre point of your home. Make a small, open, clean, shrine-like space to centre the activities of your home, just as the inner silence of meditation can centre the activities of your life. The effects of Vedic Vastu are subtle, but cumulative – adding or detracting from your health, wealth and happiness day after day.
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		+	Greet others with hands together in the respectful ‘Namaste’ prayer gesture. Join your two palms in front of your heart to express “Unity from Duality”. Practise social distancing. (The writer resides at Maharishi Ashram, Uttarkashi)
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		+	AYURVEDA]]
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 '''Crown chakra:'''
 The function is self-knowledge and it is associated with the pineal gland. There is satisfaction when energy is gained and despair as it gets depleted. An endocrine gland is associated with each chakra. These communicate with the brain where the mind is mapped. In this way, the mind gets control of vital energies. —Excerpt from Quantum Doctor by Amit Goswami, Jaico Publishing House
 =Marma points in Ayurveda=

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 [ ''From the archives of the Times of India'']
 Relative predominance of satva, rajas, or tamas dosha is responsible for our psychological constitution. Our physique, skin texture, hunger, thirst, digestive capacity, temperament and memory determine our physical constitution. Our prakriti may be either be vata, pitta, kapha or a combination of two doshas, although one will be predominant. Vata people have dry skin and lean bodies. The hair, nails, teeth and eyes appear dry. The voice is weak, low, crackling and hoarse. These people require little sleep and are hyperactive. Their movements are quick and unsteady. Due to quick action, the individual shows early initiative in work, but because of the dry quality, soon loses strength and becomes tired. Their memory is weak, but their grasp is quick. Pitta people have a high metabolic rate, a tendency to eat and drink more and are often thirsty. They develop moles and skin eruptions. They possess soft and scanty hair and turn prematurely grey and bald. They are unable to bear even minimum heat. They are brave and courageous but cannot tolerate exertion. They get easily provoked and upset. Due to their sharp and quick actions, they have a very good intellect, grasping power, memory and have moderate strength. Kapha people possess unctuous and oily skin. Their stable and steady quality endows them with a well-built body. Their dense nature provides fullness to the body and organs. The slow quality of kapha makes individuals slow in their activities but they have a strong streak of perseverance and are emotionally mild.
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 [ ''From the archives of the Times of India'']: Ayurveda consultant '''Sonica Krishan''':
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 In such people, v a t a gets imbalanced through any type of stress but they can be “de-stressed” by pacifying v a t afoods which would be sweet, salty and sour. When stressed, some of the physical dysfunctions include menstrual cramps (for women), and over a long period of stressful living and osteo-arthritis.
 But we know that positive thoughts attract more positive thoughts, and negative thoughts and emotions attract more of the same, so when a v a t adominated person is worried and anxious, everything around seems chaotic. But the v a t a-dominated person now also has the knowledge that they can change negative emotions —stress is something we bring upon ourselves when we see something as athreat to our well-being. Stressed out v a t a-dominated people should have more of sweet food like potato, (not sugar), salty and sour foods with their meals. Iced cold drinks are not advised for all, particularly for v a t a-dominated people at meal times.
 =The science of the c h a k r a s=

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 The function is self-knowledge and it is associated with the pineal gland. There is satisfaction when energy is gained and despair as it gets depleted. An endocrine gland is associated with each chakra. These communicate with the brain where the mind is mapped. In this way, the mind gets control of vital energies. —Excerpt from Quantum Doctor by Amit Goswami, Jaico Publishing House
 =True nature according to Ayurveda=
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 Remain healthy by knowing your prakriti, the physical and psychological qualities that nature gave you, says Ayurveda exponent '''Yogitha Bali'''
 Traditional medicinal systems view the individual as a whole — constitution, susceptibility to disease, mental status, lifestyle and other factors — before prescribing treatment. This has been refined in Ayurveda with its concept of prakriti. Pra is the beginning and kriti is form. Prakriti is, therefore, a person’s natural constitution. Prakriti is determined at the moment of conception and is unique to each person, like the DNA or fingerprints. Disease occurs when there is a change in the original natural form at the psychological or physiological level. Knowledge of our prakriti helps us know and prevent potential health problems. We can also eat the foods recommended for our prakriti to become healthier.
 =The three doshas=

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	The NDA government recently announced opening of institute of Ayurveda on the lines of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi and several other parts of the country .		The NDA government recently announced opening of institute of Ayurveda on the lines of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi and several other parts of the country .
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		+	=Ayurveda for Alzheimer’s=
		+	[ ''From the archives of the Times of India'']
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		+	Jayashree Nandi
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		+	'''Alzheimer’s: Ayurveda may be cure'''
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		+	The late US President Ronald Reagan had it; former Union minister George Fernandes is battling it, and actor Amitabh Bachchan made it a street word with his role in the 2005 movie B l a c k. But a cure for Alzheimer’s — a degenerative disorder of the brain — may be around the corner, going by the results achieved in studies at the National Brain Research Centre (NBRC).
		+	The disorder marked by memory and judgment loss usually occurs in people older than 65, and has defied a cure so far. But researchers working with the extract of a herb used in Ayurveda since ancient times have reported promising results. Using an extract of the Ashwagandha root on mice with Alzheimer’s disease, NBRC scientists found it can reverse memory loss and may prove to be an effective cure for the disease in humans.
		+	NBRC neuroscientist Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath tested the semi-purified sample extracted at Delhi University on genetically modified mice with Alzheimer’s disease. Two sets of test mice — middle aged (9-10 months) and old (2 years) — were given oral doses of the extract for 30 days and monitored. Over the month, scientists found a reduction in amyloid plaques (a symptom of Alzheimer’s) in the mice brains and improvement in the animals’ cognitive abilities. Their study was published
		+	recently in the Proceedings of The National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), and the Nature India Journal.
		+	The mice used for the experiment carry the mutation that is characteristic of Alzheimer’s disease and produce the amyloid in greater quantities.
		+	“We got the mice from Jackson Labs in US. They were tested on a radial arm maze, where they are trained to go and pick food from four of the maze’s eight arms. Since the mice had Alzheimer’s, they were
		+	neither able to learn nor retain the learning. But after 20 days of the Ashwagandha treatment, we noticed a difference, and after 30 days they had started behaving normally,” said Ravindranath, former founder-director of NBRC, and chairperson of Centre of Neurosciences, Indian Institute of Science.
		+	She explained that the extract didn’t work directly on the brain. It enhanced a protein in the liver that is thrown out in the blood and acts like a sponge to pull out the amyloid from the brain. “I am very interested in Ayurveda. This experiment gives us hope,” Ravindranath said.
		+	The NBRC’s results have also boosted morale at DU’s Natural Products Laboratory. “Professor Vijayalakshmi had approached us to evaluate some plants and their effect on neurological disorders. Most medicines that are currently being used for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s are synthetic drugs that have some side effects,” said professor Subhash Chand Jain of Delhi University. The team at DU selected the root of Ashwagandha and followed up with a series of extractions at the lab.
		+	“We did the extraction using a solvent system. And then it was further fractionalized to see which fraction was most active. At this point, Vijayalakshmi was very excited because she saw that some of the fractions were active. Then we worked on pinning down the fraction that was most active,” Jain said.
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		+	==Herbal Therapy==
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		+	Alzheimer’s is a progressive brain disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills, and eventually even the ability to carry out some simple tasks. Amyloids are protein aggregations that share specific traits
		+	Beta Amyloid is the main component of amyloid plaques, deposits found in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s
		+	Ashwagandha extract given to mice in NBRC lab for 30 days showed considerable reduction in the amyloid plaques that had formed in their brains

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 Type K persons tend to be pious, prudish, truthful and grateful by nature and bear a fine moral character. They are not impulsive. They think about the pros and cons before performing any action, and make wise decisions. Type K people don’t get angry or grieve easily. But they also tend to hold on to grief and anguish. They are likely to be possessive and attached. The k a - p h a d o s h aalso makes them sedentary, inert and sluggish. — Excerpt from Healing Through Ayurveda by Sonica Krishan (Rupa & Co)
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 ''' Are you a Kapha or type K personality? '''
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 '''Basic temperament'''
 Type K persons tend to be pious, prudish, truthful and grateful by nature and bear a fine moral character. They are not impulsive. They think about the pros and cons before performing any action, and make wise decisions. Type K people don’t get angry or grieve easily. But they also tend to hold on to grief and anguish. They are likely to be possessive and attached. The k a - p h a d o s h aalso makes them sedentary, inert and sluggish. — Excerpt from Healing Through Ayurveda by Sonica Krishan (Rupa & Co)
 ==The ‘anxious’ v a t a personality==