What Is The Focus Of Ayurvedic Treatment?

What Is The Focus Of Ayurvedic Treatment?

Broadly, there are only 2 places where the disease can settle itself. Of these, one is Body and other one is Mind.

1.   Bodily Ailments

These physical diseases relate to discrepancy and imbalance of the 3 doshas – vata, pitta and kapha.

2.   Mental Disease

The Mind or Mental disease would mainly result from imbalance of the Rajas and Tamas doshas of the mind.

Focus of Ayurvedic Treatment

Therefore the principal emphasis for relieving the physical or mental disease and curing the symptoms stands on two essential thresholds.

1.  Getting rid of the Dosha (Physical and / or Mental) imbalance.
2. Maintaining their balance and permanence.

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Dr Sonica Krishan is Author and Speaker in the areas of Healthy and Joyous Living through Ayurveda, Meditation, Yoga and other Contemplative practices. She is a leading Ayurveda Professional in India. She is also Health Writer, Columnist, Editor, Ayurveda Consultant and Holistic Healing Coach. Dr Sonica is open for National as well as International Collaborations with interested people / institutions in fields of Ayurveda, Meditation and Yoga.

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Shilajit – Incredible Natural Healthcare Support

Shilajit – Incredible Natural Healthcare Support

Shilajit often referred as Shilajatu in Ayurveda has other synonyms like Mineral Pitch or Black Bitumen. This is often procured from Kashmir and Rajasthan in India, and from areas like Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet among others. 

What Is Shilajit?

This is mainly a semi-liquid extract derived from mountain rocks. While this natural product is believed to be holder of many minerals, Ayurveda has regarded ‘Loh Shilajit’ as the best available variety.

Loh Shilajit

This variety of Shilajit is regarded as the best one. It is essentially a holder of some distinct characteristics like –

·        Blackish and dark in colour.

·        This has bitter taste.

·        The after-taste is generally salty.

·        The ‘Vipaka’ or the post-digestion taste is pungent.

·        It is cold in potency.

Shilajit - Considered As The Paramount Option

When you can procure Shilajit in its pure form, it is believed to be increasingly advantageous in Ayurveda text.

Pronounced Medicinal Value

Shilajit is adjudged to embrace immense disease relieving powers. And it is conveyed that there is essentially no specific ailment that cannot be dismissed by Shilajit. This is because this Natural charisma contains the essence of numerous minerals.

Amazing Health Assistance

 Ayurveda conveys that the pure Shilajit is holder of amazing health giving and Wellness supporting virtues. The best of the benefits are described as –

·        Medhya – Brain tonic in itself.

·        Rasayana – Rejuvenative and restoring

·        Balya – That what is strengthening and energy-giving.

·      Deha - Vardhaka – Has the effect of prolonging bodily stability and resistance.

·        Yogvahi – It has the exceptional quality to enhance the value of the product or diet ingredient with which it is taken.

·        Samriti - Prada – Shilajit is intellect promoting article.

·        Jara-Nivaraka – Keeps the debility of aging at bay.

Disease Respite

Although Shilajit is believed to be effectively useful in relieving most of the diseases, yet it has been mentioned that this natural extract is highly beneficial in some ailments. These are –

• ·        Diabetes
• ·        Fever
• ·        Anaemia
• ·        Indigestion due to compromised and weakened gastric fire.
• ·        Painful sensation in the body.
• ·        Obesity and Excessive Weight Gain.
• ·        Gastro - intestinal tumour or Peptic ulcer
• ·        Abdominal ailments
• ·        Diseases relating to the Spleen.
• ·        Heart disease comprising of Pain in the heart region.
• ·        Skin disorders
• ·        Leprosy
• ·        Worm Infestation.

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Dr Sonica Krishan is Author and Speaker in the areas of Healthy and Joyous Living through Ayurveda, Meditation, Yoga and other Contemplative practices. She is a leading Ayurveda Professional in India. She is also Health Writer, Columnist, Editor, Ayurveda Consultant and Holistic Healing Coach. Dr Sonica is open for National as well as International Collaborations with interested people / institutions in fields of Ayurveda, Meditation and Yoga.

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Why Tasty Food & Right Diet Is So Significant?

Why Tasty Food & Right Diet Is So Significant?

Sometimes if for many days you continue having the same food stuff or diet ingredient, then chances are that you might develop dislike for that food. Another instance could be when the diet that you are taking in doesn’t actually feel tasty to you. In either of the cases, you tend to feel aversion and tastelessness for the food you take. 

Make It Tasty

At this time, Ayurveda advises that the food needs to be made more appealing and satisfying to your taste-buds. This is because when the food that is being taken, is receptive to the mind, not only is this diet nourishing and filling, yet it also brings in energy, happiness, strength as well as desire. And the best part is, this diet transformation could also propel exit of the malady that you are suffering from. 

Dosha Healing Impact

While the taste-buds are instigated, the doshas that could have been aggravated in your system; might as well decline and settle down. Moreover, as there is decline in the disease, the appetite gets stimulated and hunger once again develops. 

Role Of Vaidya

Here comes the role of the Vaidya (Ayurveda Physician) or the learned one who has the precise knowledge of the right and wrong diet for you. He could then with a wide variety of dietary formulations and combinations, recommend specific diet patterns thus ensuing different kinds of dosage forms and their therapeutic utility. This would definitely stimulate the dormant desire or hunger and food once again is appealing to the individual. 

Pathya Ahara

This is mentioned as ‘Pathya’ in Ayurveda. While appraising Pathya, it is mentioned in Ayurveda text that when the diseased-one takes to Pathya diet, this has the power to up-root the disease itself. This is owing to the fact that whereas this diet and food is not incorrect for the bodily Srotas or the minute channels of the body, it is at the same time appealing and tempting for the mind! 

Freedom From Disease

And as the disease leaves the subject, he could be freed from the consistency of medicine intake. Similarly, on the contrary, if the patient who is encountering a particular disease and is not taking to ‘Pathya’ or the specific diet patterns that would be suitable for him, then even if the patient is taking regular medication; it becomes difficult for the disease to leave him. 

Sanskrit Shloka

This finally demonstrates that the significance of ‘Patha’ or suitable diet is even more than medicine intake.

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Dr Sonica Krishan is Author and Speaker in the areas of Healthy and Joyous Living through Ayurveda, Meditation, Yoga and other Contemplative practices. She is a leading Ayurveda Professional in India. She is also Health Writer, Columnist, Editor, Ayurveda Consultant and Holistic Healing Coach. Dr Sonica is open for National as well as International Collaborations with interested people / institutions in fields of Ayurveda, Meditation and Yoga.

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Want Health? Take Care Of Your Roots!

As per the philosophy and health insight of Ayurveda, the science of life, our body has its roots in three basic aspects –

1.    The Doshas - Vata, Pitta and Kapha or the body humors viz.Air, Fire and Phlegm.

2.    The Dhatus - Rasa, Rakta, Mansa, Meda, Asthi, Majja and Shukra; or the Body tissues viz. Juice / Plasma, Blood, Muscle, Fat, Bone, Bone-Marrow and Semen.

3.    The Malas - Mootra, Pureesha and Sweda ie. the body wastes i.e. Urine, Faeces and Sweat.

How These Matter?

All these 3 – Dosha, Dhatu and Mala – together make the roots of the entire body. It has been specified that an upsurge as well as deterioration of the tree depends mainly on the roots that make it; similar experience is undergone by the body. Not only this, the influence of healthiness as well as losing wellness also exclusively depends on roots or the original support system of the tree; alike it is with the human body.

Ancient Shloka

“Dosh Dhatu Mala Moolam Hi Shareeram”

This ancient shloka indicated in Ayurveda text regards the Doshas, Dhatus and Malas as roots of the Body. And therefore, it is implicit that our health as well as losing of it, along with our bodily development as well as debility, reasons primarily into the status of our own integral roots (the body humors, body tissues and the body wastes (Video)).

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Natural Manifestation Of The 7 Body Tissues

Rasa, Rakta, Mansa, Meda, Asthi, Majja and Shukra are the seven dhatus or the body tissues as specified in Ayurveda, the Science of Life. While every tissue works to formulate and nourish the next forming tissue, there are some defined functions that each one undertakes. 

1. Rasa (Juice / Plasma) – Contentment, nourishment and aids in formation of the blood tissue.
2. Rakta (Blood) – Takes care of life itself, imparts natural glow to the complexion and as well provides sustenance to the ensuing muscle tissue.
3. Mansa (Muscle) – This tissue mainly provides lepana or coating / layering of the bones, and also sustains the body by nourishing the latter tissue i.e.  the fat tissue.
4. Meda (Fat) – The main attribute of this tissue is that it intensifies unctuousness in the entire body and more specifically in the eyes, increases greasiness, durability and strengthening of the body while nourishing the following bone tissue.
5. Asthi (Bone) – The bone tissue provides structure and upright actuality to the body, and also reinforces nutrition of the Majja dhatu or the bone-marrow.
6. Majja (Bone-Marrow) – This particular tissue once formed, provides endurance, unctuousness, completes the entire configuration of the bones and as well development and nurturing of the following semen tissue of the body.
7. Shukra (Semen) – The seventh tissue fortifies happiness and gratification, builds up the stamina and essentially develops and supports the Garbha or state of pregnancy which lays foundation of the foetus.

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Including Fat in Diet!

Although we are much conscious and aware about the extra pounds that tend to cause unwanted flab and plumpness to our basic persona, yet at the same time Ayurveda does not strictly advise "No-fat" diet. 

Rather, it has been suggested that taking Sneha (Fat) in diet is beneficial as –

·       Taking some fat in diet would keep your Agni or the gastric fire invigorated which is essential for good digestion.

·         This practice keeps the stomach cavity gently refined.

·         Enhances overall stamina in the body.

·         Skin of the individual becomes glowing with enriched skin tone.

·        All the seven body tissues become tender and renewed. These are - Juice, blood, muscle, body fat, bone, bone marrow and semen.  

·        The sense organs become fortified.

·      Not only this, taking some fat in diet (as per the need) actually benefits to keep aging at bay and the person may live on to hundred years of ripe age.

How Doshas Get Disturbed (Imbalanced) And Cause Diseases?

Although the three doshas or body humors, vata, pitta and kapha are present in the entire body, yet these primarily exist or reside within the Koshtha or the body cavities. Here, in the hollow organ/s and hollow space or cavities of the body, the dosha/s is susceptible to imbalance and vitiation as it moves to and gets entrapped in the Dhatus or body tissues. There are a few activities mentioned in Ayurveda which proclaim of development of the disease as the dosha moves into the body tissues. These are ..

• ·         Taking to more exercise.
• ·    When the Agni or the gastric fire which normally aids in digestion, goes intense and extremely fortified.
• ·      When the individual is unable to follow moral conduct and goes into diet and lifestyle discrepancies.

Why Doshas Gets Affected?

Vata or the air body humor naturally has the tendency to be erratic, fast and on the go. This fast movement of the dosha sources swift action and reaction and furthermore propels its access into the body tissues or Dhatus, the skin, bones as well as in the marmas or the minute energy pathways which are the vital points in the body where the life force energy is focused.  

How These Travel Further?

When the minute channels or pores in the body called as Srotas in Ayurveda (which are responsible for the active inner transport) are actually clear and uncluttered, or when the doshas get aggravated beyond their normal limits, Abhishyandana or accumulation of morbid secretions in the body channels and as Vata or the air becomes forcibly controlled or inert, also as ripening sets in; at first the vitiated and imbalanced doshas move into the koshtha from the shakha or extremities of the body relating to the body tissues.

Further Wait

After this, once the vitiated doshas get settled into the Koshtha, these simply lie there and wait for the appropriate reasons needed for eruption of the disease. This is because without the interim factors, the imbalanced doshas are not themselves sufficient to cause disease eruption.

Eruption Of The Disease

Consequently, when factors like the right place and time or other grounds of disease formation are achieved, these doshas (already vitiated) tend to either stabilize and aggravate in their own abode, or even in the locations of other dosha/s. For example the Vata dosha, tends to either stabilize and aggravate in its own place or may travel further and aggravate in the confinements of Pitta or Kapha doshas, and vice-versa. This is how and when the disease essentially shows up.

So How To Cure?

Now, the imbalanced dosha needs to be brought back to balance so as to find cure and relieve the disease which has become obvious with its array of signs and symptoms. At this time Ayurveda focuses on the deranged doshas. This can be managed in two ways..

1.    In one scenario, it could be the case when the vitiated dosha which is foreign or extrinsic, that has traveled and stabilized itself is tougher and more powerful than the dosha that naturally has its place there. In this case, first and foremost the extrinsic and imbalanced dosha needs to be worked upon and brought back to balance. On the other hand if the extrinsic dosha is less strong than the dosha that is already dwelling in its position, in this case, the Vaidya would need to first cure the static dosha that is imbalanced.

2.    Another case is when the traveled extrinsic dosha has the similar strength as the dosha which is also imbalanced, but in its own place. It this case, it is suggested that the inhabitant imbalanced dosha needs to be brought back to balance prior to curing the extrinsic traveled dosha.