Ayurveda – The Way to Healthy Living

The Answer: through Ayurveda

How can we uplift our Life by Indian system of healing?

The term Ayurveda is taken from the Sanskrit words ayus, meaning life or lifespan, and veda meaning knowledge.

Just as everyone has a unique fingerprint, according to Ayurvedic beliefs, each person has a distinct pattern of energy - a specific combination of physical, mental, and emotional characteristics

What is Ayurveda? (or Real meaning and aim of Ayurveda)

What is Ayurveda? (or Real meaning and aim of Ayurveda)

AIM

The aim of this system is to prevent illness, heal the sick and preserve life. This can be summed up as follows:

• To protect health and prolong life ("Swasthyas swasthya rakshanam")

• To eliminate diseases and dysfunctions of the body ("Aturasya vikar prashamanamcha")

Ayurveda is based on the premise that the universe is made up of five elements:air,fire, water, earth and ether. These elements are represented in humans by three "doshas", or energies:

1. Vata:- pertains to air and ether elements2. Pitta :- pertains to fire elements3. Kapha:- pertains to water and earth elements.

5 elements theory (Body Constitution)

When any of the doshas accumulate in the body beyond the desirable limit, the body loses its balance. Every individual have unique body constitution (Vata Pita Kapha) and each person is diagnosed as per his/her Body constitution

5 elements theory (Body Constitution)

A healthy person, as defined in Sushrut Samhita, one of the primary works on Ayurveda, is "he whose doshas are in balance, appetite is good, all tissues of the body and all natural urges are functioning properly, and whose mind, body and spirit are cheerful..."

Definition of health according to Ayurveda

• Food – our eating habits

• Lifestyle – the way we live

• Time period ( according to age and

 period)

3 root cause for manifestation of diseases

Eight important rules are involved in the intake of a proper

diet. These are called Asta Ahara Vidhi Visesayatana

1. Prakruti - (Constitution)2. Karan -(Processing)3. Samyog -(Combination)4. Rashi -(Quantity)5. Desha -(Place)6. Kala-(Time)7. Upayoga samstha  -(intake of food)8. Upayokta -(morality of individual who takes it)

Food8 Golden rules

1. Prakruti -Nature of food articles. 

Impact Of Food on body as per the constitution

Every individual have unique body constitution (Vata Pita Kapha)

Depending on our dosha, or constitutional type, some foods can

be beneficial, and others should be avoided.

Food8 Golden rules

Food8 Golden rules

Vata

Leads to : Anxiousness, Hyper activeness

Be cautious : Avoid following foodBig Beans, Big Pulses, Dry Food, Cauliflower, Taro

Do ThisTake lukewarm fresh food with enough quantity of milk, butter.Have more green vegetables, salads

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Pitta

Leads to : Anger

Be cautious   :  Avoid following foodRepeatedly hot, spicy, chilly foodExcess oily & alcohol, smoking

Do ThisHave coconut water, lime juice or buttermilk oftenHave sprouted foodHave Pineapple juice, butter, and grapes

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Kapha

Leads to : Laziness, Obesity

Be cautious   :  Avoid following foodExcess soft drinks, ice creams & milkChilled, sweet food

Do ThisHave lukewarm water and limited foodAlways have fresh hot food

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2. Karana - Method involved in the processing of the food articles. 

Preparation is the process performed to modify the natural properties of substances. This modification is brought about by • Dilution, • Application of heat (vaporization, distillation and sublimation), • Clarification, • Emulsification, • Storing, • Maturing, • Flavoring, • Impregnation, • Preservation. 

Food8 Golden rules

RecommendationsPressure Cooker for Preparing foodSteamed foodWash vegetables before slicingUse Organic FoodPeel skin of vegetables and fruits if food is not organic

CondemnationMicrowave cooked foodDeep fried foodStale food

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3. Samyoga -Combination of food articles

Combination is the combining together of two or more substances. This chemical combination exhibits special properties which none of the substances ever possessed. The new property thus formed could be useful or in some cases harmful to the body.

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Examples of useful Combination

•Milk & Clarified Butter•Milk & Turmeric•Milk & Dry Ginger•Milk & Honey•Banana & Lukewarm Milk

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Examples of harmful Combination

•Milk & Eggs•Milk & Meat products•Milk & Salt•Hot Drinks & Honey•Wheat & Riceer•Banana & Cold Milk•Citrus & Milk Products•Fruits & Meal (Gap of at least half hour is recommended)•Combination Of Fruits

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4. Rasi - Quantum 

The rasi (quantum) is the measure of the total mass of each constituent, which helps in determining the effects of the right and wrong doses of our diet. The measure of the entire meal as a whole is the total measurement of the diet. On the other hand measuring of each and every article of diet is called detailed measurement. Similarly measuring the parts separately is also known as detailed measurement.Example:- Never eat to a full stomach. Always leave the table with a feeling that you could eat more

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Rashi (Quantum) on different types of body constitution

Vata :- Breakfast is highly recommendedFluctuating

Pitta:-Balance food throughout

Kapha:-Light BreakfastSpread meals

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5. Desa - Habitat/climate

Habitat is a geographic region. It indicates variations in equalities of substances due to difference in soil, use and climateExamples:-

Recommended food for People living in Cold region•Heavy food like meat etc.•Heavy Milk products like Cheese , butter etc.

Recommended food for People living in Hot region•Light Food•Vegetables•Milk•Fruits

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6. Kala - Time Time is used in two senses time in the general sense and time in the sense of a stage. Stage is used in relation to disease whereas time in the general sense is used in relation to seasonal wholesomeness. 

Examples:-Avoid curd at night.Always have light Dinner

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7. Upayoga samstha - Rules governing the intake of food

There are certain dietetic rules, which need to be followed by one and all, and these are usually determined by the strength of digestion of a person. (On Doctor’s Prescription)

8. Upayoka - Wholesomeness of individual who takes it The user is the one who makes use of food and habituation depends upon him.  (On Doctor’s Prescription)

Lifestyle

Along with a balanced diet, incorporating other healthy habits into a daily routine can prevent disease at its very root. Ayurveda refers to daily healthy routine as Dinacharya, which is the art of living in awareness with every activity of the day.

A lifestyle which incorporates regular eating and sleeping habits, as well as daily routine, will bring discipline and help maintain the harmony of the doshas, thus promoting overall good health.

Lifestyle

Examples Of Lifestyle leading to different doshas

Late night awake – Increases vataLate Morning sleep – Increases KaphaUntimely meals – Increases Pita

Examples of Lifestyle to be followed to control doshasWake up on timeDrink good amount of waterExercise, yoga, Pranayam, Mudras ,Meditation

Pulse diagnosis (naadi parikshan)General appearance of the patient and Examination of the constitution (Prakriti).

Diagnosis method

• PanchakarmaIf toxins in the body are abundant, then a cleansing process known as panchakarma is recommended to purge these unwanted toxins. This fivefold purification therapy is a classical form of treatment in ayurveda. These specialized procedures consist of the following:a. Therapeutic vomiting or emesis (Vaman)b. Purgation (Virechan)c. Enema (Basti)d. Elimination of toxins through the nose (Nasya)e. Bloodletting or detoxification of the blood

(Rakta moksha)

Therapies

SPA

a. Different types of massage according to your body elementsb. Steam(By different types of herbs)c. Shirodhara (Oil being poured on head)d. Marma Therapy ( on vital points of body)

Therapies

1. Abhayanga2. Pizichilli 3. Hot stone therapy 4. Uzhichil 5. Udvartna

Different types of massages

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