Articles about Ayurveda

Ancient Medicine of India: Ayurveda

“Due to the purification of the body, the capacity of digestion and metabolism is enhanced, normal health is restored, all sense organs start working with vigor, old age is prevented and diseases are cured." - Ca.Su. 16. 17/ ... [read more]

An Ayurveda Primer

I have been interested in Ayurveda for more than 10 years now. When I first encountered its somewhat confusing Sanskrit terminology, I was somewhat doubtful if I could follow its guidelines. Slowly, as I understood, I began to enjoy and benefit from the Ayurvedic theory of health. But I realise t ... [read more]

Know Yourself, An Introduction to Ayurveda

The ancient healing science of Ayurveda is mainly a preventive system of medicine. Like yoga, which encourages us to know ourselves at a deep spiritual level, Ayurveda teaches us to understand our body; our particular nature; and our individual mixture of the elements at a deep physical, mental, and ... [read more]

Magic of Ayurveda

No two individuals are alike. We are all made up of individual constitutions internally, externally, emotionally and spiritually. Ayurveda, a scientifically proven 5000-year old tradition that originated in India, recognizes this uniqueness and offers treatments that optimize this balance within the ... [read more]

The Maharishi Ayurveda Approach to Beauty and Skin Care

The outer signs of beauty - your skin, hair and nails - are more than just superficial measures of beauty. They are direct reflections of your overall health. These outer tissues are created by the inner physiological processes involved in digestion, metabolism and proper tissue development. Outer ... [read more]

Ayurvedic Herbal Gems: Natural Support for Beautiful Skin!

One of the main reasons for ayurvedic skin care products and protocols taking the spa and beauty worlds by storm is the availability of numerous potent skin rasayanas in the ayurvedic herbal treasury. Skin rasayanas (rasa—essence, ayana—enter) are so called because of their ability to deliver penetr ... [read more]

Ayurveda and Yoga, Ancient Sister Sciences

Ayurveda and yoga are sister sciences that have been united for thousands of years for the sake of healing body, mind, and consciousness. Generally speaking, Ayurveda deals more with the health of the body, while yoga deals with purifying the mind and consciousness, but in reality they complement an ... [read more]

Ayurveda - Principles & Practice

Ayurveda which has been evolved around 600 BC, apart from treating ailments concentrated more in its prevention. This was followed by the Aryans & Dravidians who were inhabiting India and has been practiced ever since. In the 21st century, Ayurveda has become an indispensable branch of medicine due ... [read more]

Ayurveda - 5,000 Years Young!

Ayurveda, the ancient system of holistic healing from India, is justly enjoying a widespread resurgence in popularity today. Savvy, health-conscious individuals all over the world are taking more responsibility for their own health and well-being. The old adage "prevention is better than cure" makes ... [read more]

Introduction to Ayurvedic Cooking, the Six Tastes

According to ayurveda, there are six tastes, each of which should be included in a balanced diet. Each of these six tastes have specific action upon the three biological humours, or doshas (Vata, Pitta and Kapha). How much of each doshas our body produces depends largely on much of each taste we in ... [read more]

Ayurvedic Kitchen, 6 Tastes

In Ayurveda there are six tastes, five elements, and twenty qualities. Each taste is made up of the five elements-ether, air, fire, water, and earth. Each element is characterized by its own set of qualities. It is the qualities that determine the effect of the element, and thus also the taste in fo ... [read more]

What is Ayurveda?

Ayurveda is an ancient holistic healing system which treats the mind, body and spirit as a whole. Ayurveda translates as ‘the science of life’ and is still India's mainstream health care system. It works on the philosophy of ‘Prevention is better than cure’ and uses medicinal herbs, oil therepies, m ... [read more]

Ayurveda and the Raw Food Diet

The word, Ayurveda, is from the ancient Indian language, Sanskrit, and literally means "Knowledge of Life". The Ayurvedic approach to life involves listening to and addressing the unique needs of your body, recognizing and balancing your mental and emotional states and deepening your connection with ... [read more]

The Maharishi Ayurveda Approach to Allergies

The Maharishi Ayurveda Approach to Allergies In a healthy body, the allergic response serves to protect against invasion by harmful agents. Secretions and inflammation help our immune cells get into the affected tissue, dilute the toxic agent and help wash it away. "Allergies" become a health proble ... [read more]

Candida: Restoring Balance with Ayurveda

Candida albicans is a yeast-like fungus that lives in the mouth and throat, the intestinal tract and the genital tract. Normally, the population of candida is in healthy balance with other intestinal flora. However, sometimes its population explodes because of various factors such as an improper die ... [read more]

Ayurveda and Yoga

Yoga is an extraordinary science of self realization and development and teaches us to develop our innate special qualities. It consists of physical postures, breathing exercises, meditation and relaxation. Ayurveda is the traditional medicine from India which believes in holistic approach towards l ... [read more]

Loss - An Ayurvedic Perspective

Distraught with grief over the loss of her grandson and only remaining family, a 70-year old Indian lady and devotee of Lord Buddha, sought the audience of Lord Buddha to bring her grandson back to life. The grandson had been young, healthy, and deeply loved by the old woman, yet in one instant his ... [read more]

Ayurvedic Formula For Weight Loss, Arthritis and General Cleansing

This formula is beneficial for cleansing, weight loss and arthritis. It consists of eight, ayurvedic primary herbs, five secondary herbs and one demulcent herb. I have chosen to prepare the formula as a powder form and fill size ‘00’ capsules with the mixture. I weigh approximately 130 pounds and th ... [read more]

Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Medicines and Important Herbs

What is Ayurveda and Its Importance? Ayurveda is a traditional holistic healing. Translated from Sanskrit, Ayurveda means 'the science of life'. ayur means "life" and veda means "science. India system which largely depends on plant support to form major Chunk of its medicine. Most of the herbs, ... [read more]