Sluggishness in the morning april 19 2013

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Sharon T. asked: 1. When does it get “too hot, as in too much summer” to continue the spring detox program? What weather is the earliest to start spring detox? Dear Sharon: in North America, when temperatures become stabilized around and above 65 degrees Fahrenheit, then it is good to initiate detox. On the other hand, when temperatures rise and go beyond 85, then it is time to conclude any detox protocol to rehydrate and nourish instead. Please note that the body’s physical and vibrational channels start to dilate with temperature of 65 degrees and above for most people. As we know through Ayurveda, every individual is different, based on body build, but also on personal dietary and routine trends. If you maintain a clogging diet and stressful routine, your channels may respond more slowly to a warmer climate and take longer to respond to it. Best is to watch your body’s own signals and signs closely. Usually the dilation of channels can be accompanied by: possible nasal discharge; or an overall feeling of lightness; even shedding a couple of pounds is possible. Make sure to stop detox when temperatures go up to 85 degrees and beyond. At that point, your physiology will need more rehydration. Continuing with detox at high temperatures may result in different deep tissue imbalances with chronic sideeffects. Ajay S. asked: 2. Male 49 years. Feel sluggish upon waking up and slower than usual during the day. Dear Ajay: it is important that you try to isolate the “hetu” or etiological/cause factor for your symptoms. For example: o are you eating dinner late? Lunch should be around 12:30 1:00pm and dinner should be approximately 67 hours after that, with a good snack inbetween, around 34 o’clock.

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Transcript of Sluggishness in the morning april 19 2013

Sharon  T.  asked:  

1. When  does  it  get  “too  hot,  as  in  too  much  summer”  to  continue  the  spring  detox  program?  What  weather  is  the  earliest  to  start  spring  detox?  

Dear  Sharon:  in  North  America,  when  temperatures  become  stabilized  around  and  above  65  degrees  Fahrenheit,  then  it  is  good  to  initiate  detox.  On  the  other  hand,  when  temperatures  rise  and  go  beyond  85,  then  it  is  time  to  conclude  any  detox  protocol  to  rehydrate  and  nourish  instead.  Please  note  that  the  body’s  physical  and  vibrational  channels  

start  to  dilate  with  temperature  of  65  degrees  and  above  for  most  people.  As  we  know  through  Ayurveda,  every  individual  is  different,  based  on  body  build,  but  also  on  personal  dietary  and  routine  trends.  If  you  maintain  a  clogging  diet  and  stressful  routine,  your  channels  may  respond  more  slowly  to  a  warmer  climate  and  take  longer  to  respond  to  it.  Best  is  to  watch  your  body’s  own  signals  and  signs  closely.  Usually  the  dilation  of  channels  can  be  

accompanied  by:    possible  nasal  discharge;  or  an  overall  feeling  of  lightness;  even  shedding  a  couple  of  pounds  is  possible.  Make  sure  to  stop  detox  when  temperatures  go  up  to  85  degrees  and  beyond.  At  that  point,  your  physiology  will  need  more  rehydration.  Continuing  with  detox  at  high  temperatures  may  result  in  different  deep  tissue  imbalances  with  chronic  side-­‐effects.      

 

Ajay  S.  asked:  

2.  Male  49  years.  Feel  sluggish  upon  waking  up  and  slower  than  usual  during  the  day.  

Dear  Ajay:  it  is  important  that  you  try  to  isolate  the  “hetu”  or  etiological/cause  factor  for  your  symptoms.  For  example:      

o are  you  eating  dinner  late?  Lunch  should  be  around  12:30-­‐1:00pm  and  dinner  should  be  approximately  6-­‐7  hours  after  that,  with  a  good  snack  in-­‐between,  around  3-­‐4  o’clock.  

Anything  after  7pm  is  considered  late.  Also  as  the  sun  sets,  or  as  it’s  effect  on  our  physiologies  diminishes  as  it  is  about  to  set  in  the  warmer  seasons,  we  have  less  environmental  agni  available  to  us  and  our  digestion  tends  to  be  slower  and  weaker,  and  unless  you  are  adding  proper  spices  to  compensate  for  the  agni,  whatever  you  eat  late  can  only  be  semi-­‐digested  and  cause  sluggishness  and  fatigue.    

o Or  are  you  having  a  timely  but  heavy  dinner?  Then  you  need  to  enhance  the  absorption  and  digestion  through  proper  spicing  or  make  your  dinners  lighter.    

o Are  you  consuming  too  much  wheat  or  starch  in  your  diet?  Unless  you  have  a  good  exercise  or  physical  activity  pattern,  these  are  heavier  and  will  also  result  in  fatigue  and  sluggishness.    

o  Too  much  sugar?  Or  cold  heavy  foods  –  such  as  fats,  ice-­‐cream,  avocado-­‐es,  fried  foods?  If  you  are  craving  these  then  you  may  need  to  balance  your  Vata  and  Pitta  dosha-­‐s  than  can  give  you  such  cravings.  

o Are  you  going  to  bed  late  –  after  9:30pm?  How  many  hours  of  sleep  do  you  get?    

Figure  out  the  “hetu”  of  your  condition  first,  understand  what  it  is  you  may  be  inadvertently  doing  that  is  resulting  in  those  symptoms,  then  correct  that,  avoid  the  pattern,  or  the  food  items.  Eat  an  early  lighter  dinner  –  include  more  greens  and  light  protein  such  as  chicken  or  dahl  if  you  are  vegetarian,  prefer  gluten  free  grains  such  as  quinoa  or  millet  in  bread,  rather  than  wheat.  Consume  your  meals  with  a  balanced  masala  such  as  Mum’s  Masala  and  good  salt  such  as  Soma  Salt  that  will  help  you  not  hold  back  ama  or  toxins.  You  may  also  try  using  the  SVA  “Shroto  Shudhi”  tea  into  your  diet.  Hope  this  helps.      

 

 

 

 

Kelli  G.M.  asked:  

3. Importance  and  recommendation  on  flushing  the  liver  and  gallblader?  […]  As  far  as  women’s  natural  cycles,  is  there  an  optimal  time  of  the  month/cycle  to  do  a  detox?  Thank  you  –  namaste.    

Dear  Kelli:  in  the  SVA  tradition,  we  do  not  recommend  flushing  the  liver  and  gall  bladder  at  all  in  any  way,  except  under  the  strict  supervision  of  an  ayurvedic  expert  that  is  using  specific  tailored  protocols.  Any  organ  and  organ  system  is  part  of  a  larger  whole  and  it  is  not  possible  to  detox  one  without  disrupting  the  balance  of  the  entire  whole  without  having  some  type  of  repercussion.  Even  if  there  are  a  lot  of  toxins  sitting  in  any  given  organ  or  organ  system,  the  body  always  creates  balance,  or  homeostasis,  and  adjusts  its  functioning  to  keep  on  running.  Detoxing  one  or  two  organs  through  flushes  are  considered  very  imbalancing  in  the  SVA  tradition.  Detox  should  always  be  done  slowly  and  safely,  and  with  an  eye  to  the  whole  system.  Otherwise  there  may  result  severe  detox  crises  either  immediately  or  down  the  line.    

As  for  you  second  question:    any  detox  program  should  be  concluded  (and  not  just  stopped)  5  days  before  the  menstrual  cycle  starts.  Similarly,  it  can  be  5  days  after  the  cycle  is  completed.  This  is  important  because  detox  protocols  may  interfere  with  the  body’s  natural  hormonal  rhythm.  In  addition,  the  monthly  menstrual  cycle  is  also  a  deep  tissue  

monthly  detox,  so  it  is  important  not  to  interfere  with  it.  You  would  also  not  want  to  do  a  double  detox.  In  detox  more  is  actually  less!  The  more  you  try  to  detox  in  faster  or  bigger  ways,  the  less  benefit  you  will  get,  and  more  side-­‐effects  you  may  incur.  With  detox,  the  safest  best  path  is  slow  but  steady.  There  are  of  course  always  exceptions  based  on  individual  make-­‐up  and  trends.  For  example,  if  a  

lady  is  experiencing  constipation  or  hast  he  tendency  for  hard  bowel  movements,  it  is  mandatory  to  clean  correct  the  bowel  condition  before  she  starts  to  menstruate.      

 

Lucia  R.  asked:  

4. Namaste  Vaidya  Mishra  and  team!    First  of  all  thank  you  for  your  freely  distributed  wisdom  of  Ayurveda.  I  am  very  grateful  for  it,  trying  to  follow,  what  I  can  so  far.  I  am  interested  to  get  the  detailed  info-­‐s  if  it  is  in  this  way  possible.  My  specific  question  is,  if  one  can  transdermally  in  this  connection  use  some  therapeutic  essential  oils,  which  and  how  and  can  a  sudden  bigger  spine/joint  stiffness  in  this  time  of  the  year  be  avoided  and  how?    Heart-­‐full  greetings  and  thanks  from  Vienna!  Lucia  R.    

Dear  Lucia:  essential  oils  alone  are  not  enough  for  transdermal  detox.  Along  with  essential  oils,  there  have  to  be  some  detox  herbs  or  ingredients.  For  example:  Magnesium  combined  with  essential  oils  such  as  coriander  help  flush  out  toxins;  peppermint  opens  detox  pathways  when  used  with  Boswelia,  to  reduce  inflammation,  etc.  Essential  oils  are  in  general  considered  vehicles  or  “yog-­‐vahi”-­‐s,  they  are  carriers  for  herbal  and  lipid  molecules.  They  have  the  marut  intelligence  to  carry  and  deliver  herbal  molecules  into  the  deep-­‐er  tissues.  If  you  use  them  alone,  depending  on  what  you  are  using,  you  may  experience  some  relief,  due  to  their  channel-­‐opening  effects,  but  it  will  not  go  beyond  that,  they  will  not  supply  deeper  cleansing  or  relief  unless  you  combine  them  with  detox  herbs.    

As  to  what  concerns  stiffness  in  the  joints  or  the  spine  during  the  spring,  this  is  an  indication  of  deeper  toxins  being  getting  released  due  to  the  normal  warming  of  the  climate  and  the  natural  opening  of  the  detox  pathways.  Feeling  stiff  means  the  toxins  are  stuck,  unable  to  be  evacuated  by  your  body,  and  they  are  disturbing  the  flow  of  prana  

probably  in  your  muscle  tissue.  This  will  also  interfere  with  the  flow  of  physical  nutrients.  Essential  oils  may  give  you  some  relief  by  opening  the  channels  as  I  said,  but  you  may  need  to  use  actual  herbal  formulations  targeting  their  proper  evacuating,  for  example  I  have  formulated  a  transdermal  cream  called  Mahakanchenar.  This  is  great  to  use  in  conjunction  with  the  Anushudhi  (both  available  at  www.chandika.com).  You  can  apply  these  on  yourself  or  take  them  along  to  a  massage  therapist  and  ask  them  to  apply  on  your  stiff  areas.  They  can  apply  the  Mahakanchenar  first  and  massage  it  in,  and  then  apply  the  Anushudhi  on  top  and  massage  it  in.  These  creams  can  be  used  daily,  morning  and  evening.  In  addition,  it  is  always  important  to  maintain  a  light-­‐er  diet  when  experiencing  stiffness  or  trying  to  do  a  gentle  detox,  so  try  to  avoid  avoid  wheat  or  gluten;  eat  several  meals  a  day  instead  of  one  large  meal,  and  eat  them  on  time,  without  delays;  stay  away  from  starch  and  refined  flours  and  

sugar;  eat  fresh  light  proteins  –  chicken  and  fish,  or  the  smaller  lentils  (red  lentils,  French  lentils,  mung  dahl  and  mung  beans),  avoid  garbanzo,  adzuki,  fava,  lima,  etc.  Maintain  the  SVA  protocol  in  general  in  terms  of  diet  and  recommendations.  Insert  some  light  exercise  or  yoga  into  your  daily  routine.  Make  sure  you  sleep  no  later  than  

9:30-­‐9:45  pm.  Hope  this  helps.