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Ayurveda - about life and for life
Dr.M.Harikrishnan MD(Ayu.)
Samhitha Ayurvedic Health Care, Chennai
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For the next few Minutes
Over the years
Health is Life
Diet - components & regimen
Lifestyle - Vihara Curative - 8 streams, disease
treatment
Massage, Panchakarma...
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Over the Years
When it mattered? -
Disease is notinevitable - prevent
Disease is treatable -
cure/manage How it transcended? -
oral (gurukula)==>textual
Now - institutes,research - why?
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Health is Life
What is Life? = body,sense organs,mind,soul
Health = how tounderstand?
Time- Day, Season,Age - Disease stage
Space- Habitat, BodyMind Constitution
Orientation - how welive- diet,lifestyle
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Ahara - Diet
Materials and methods Precision for six tastes - if not, DM, HTN,
GIT
Diet pattern - constituents & regimen-indian festivals, seasons, cultures and
topography
-analysis - need of the hour-method of consuming - the triad TSO
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Takra - Buttermilk
Shotha (Swelling)Grahanidosha (Sprue),Mutragraha (Difficulty in
Micturation),Udara (Ascites),Aruchi (Anorexia),Snehvyapad (Complicationdue to overuse of oilysubstances),Garavisha (Low Potency Poison)In Udara(Ascites) Charak mentioned that Takra (Buttermilk)is very useful in followingconditions
Gaurav (Heaviness in the body)- Arochak (Anorexia)- Mandagni (LowDigestive Fire)- Atisaar (Diarrhea)- Vata-Kapha pradhan vyadhi.In Arsha
(Piles) topic the usefulness of Takra (Buttermilk) ismentioned in Vata Kaphapradhan (Aggravated conditionsof Vata & kapha) Arsha. Further He
stated that there is noother medicine on Vata-Kapha pradhan Arsha as thatof Takra (Buttermilk)
.Takra should be used in two forms Sasneha Takra (Buttermilk with cream)
Ruksha Takra (Buttermilk without cream).On the basis of the cream contentAcharya divided Takra(Buttermilk) in three different categories.
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Vihara - Lifestyle
Three pillars of Life - Diet, Sleep & EthicalSexual Health
Capacity variance - across seasons and
individuals Natural Urges - 13 - urination, passing
stools, coughing, burping etc.- no for
suppression & exertion
Stretching beyond individual's potential
Sleep - Night vs Day
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Please Wait... I am seldom out of AC
Body gets adapted Temperature gradient - a key issue
not just skin but also digestive system,
ears-eyes and respiratory system - faceefficiency issues
Water need, Qualitative food need - not
correctly conveyed
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Ayurveda For Disease
Eight major streams Emergency - toxicology & surgery
Cause ===> Disease = in the person
Documented - 18 skin diseases, heartdisease, neuro spectrum, hormone issues,
diabetes, joint disease, tumours,obesity
etc.
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Massage, Panchakarama..
Message aboutMassage - purpose -
beyond relaxation
Panchakarma - five
procedures -cleansingthe system
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Thank you
Skype- Samhitha Ayurvedic Chennai
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