Fandamental Of Ayurveda

             

         What  is ayurveda

     Ayurveda is a traditional system of medicine that originated in ancient India. The word "Ayurveda" is derived from the Sanskrit words "Ayur," which means life, and "Veda," which means science or knowledge. Thus, Ayurveda can be translated as the "science of life" or the "knowledge of life."

Ayurvedic medicine is one of the world's oldest holistic healing systems.

It’s based on the belief that health and wellness depend on a delicate balance between the mind, body, and spirit. Its main goal is to promote good health, not fight disease. But treatments may be geared toward specific health problems    

It views each individual as a unique combination of physical, mental, and emotional characteristics, and seeks to maintain or restore the balance of these elements to promote good health.                                                                                                          Princple of ayurveda                                                                                                 According to Ayurvedic principles, the universe is made up of five elements: space, air, fire, water, and earth. These elements combine to form three fundamental energies or doshas known as Vata (space and air), Pitta (fire and water), and Kapha (water and earth). Each person has a unique combination of these doshas, which influences their physical, mental, and emotional characteristics.

Everyone inherits a unique mix of the three doshas. But one is usually stronger than the others. Each one controls a different body function. It’s believed that your chances of getting sick -- and the health issues you develop -- are linked to the balance of your doshas.

The main goal of Ayurvedic medicine is to prevent illness and promote well-being by restoring the balance of the doshas. This is achieved through a combination of lifestyle practices, dietary guidelines, herbal remedies, detoxification procedures, meditation, yoga, and other therapeutic techniques. Ayurvedic treatments are tailored to the individual's dosha type and specific health needs.

Vata Dosha

Those who practice Ayurveda believe this is the most powerful of all three doshas. It controls very basic body functions, like how cells divide. It also controls your mind, breathing, blood flow, heart function, and ability to get rid of waste through your intestines. Things that can disrupt it include eating again too soon after a meal, fear, grief, and staying up too late.

If vata dosha is your main life force, you’re thought to be more likely to develop conditions like anxiety, asthma, heart disease, skin problems, and rheumatoid arthritis.

Pitta Dosha

This energy controls your digestion, metabolism (how well you break down foods), and certain hormones that are linked to your appetite.

Things that can disrupt it are eating sour or spicy foods and spending too much time in the sun.

If it’s your main life force, you’re thought to be more likely to develop conditions like Crohn’s disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, and infections.

Kapha Dosha

This life force controls muscle growth, body strength and stability,weight, and your immune system.

You can disrupt it by sleeping during the day, eating too many sweet foods, and eating or drinking things that contain too much salt or water.

If it’s your main life energy, practitioners believe you may developasthma and other breathing disorders, cancer, diabetes, nausea after eating, and obesity.

In the United States, it’s considered a form of complementary and alternative medicine

           Ayurveda and Your  Life Energy

Students of CAM therapy believe that everything in the universe – dead or alive – is connected. If your mind, body, and spirit are in harmony with the universe, you have good health. When something disrupts this balance, you get sick. Among the things that can upset this balance are genetic or birth defects, injuries, climate and seasonal change, age, and your emotions.