Ayurveda Can Help With Autism
August 2, 2020
Ayurveda is the oldest holistic medical system continuously practiced on the planet today. The Sanskrit term 'ayurveda' is composed of two words: ayus and veda. Ayus means life and veda means knowledge; thus, the literal meaning of Ayurveda is the “Science of Life,” and the knowledge comprising ayurveda was given to the people of ancient India more than 5,000 years ago.
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Book Review: Autism & Varma Therapy: A Parent’s Guide
November 11, 2020
This pictorial self-help guide has been written to allow parents, children and the wider community to utilize the therapeutic benefits of Varma (aka Marma) Therapy. This traditional therapy hails from the ancient Indian Siddha Medical System, a close relative of some say the inspiration for Ayurveda.
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Vedic Astrology: An Introduction for the Ayurvedic Practitioner
September 04, 2020
Vedic Astrology: Introduction & History Every ancient civilization has evolved a science of astrology, the study of the effects of the zodiacal signs and planets on the tides of civilizations, world events, and individual lives. It has been in existence
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Ayurvedic Treatment of Gout
October 10, 2020
Gout (also called metabolic arthritis and known to Ayurveda as Vatarakta) is a disease due to a disorder of uric acid metabolism in the blood. In this condition, monosodium urate or uric acid crystals are deposited on the articular cartilage of joints, tendons and surrounding tissues due to elevated concentrations of uric acid in the blood stream. This provokes an inflammatory reaction of these tissues.
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Ayurveda: Benefits of Drinking from a Copper Vessel
January 13th, 2021
In Ayurveda, drinking water that has been cleansed and ionized in a copper vessel is a common practice. In India, this transformed, therapeutic water taken from a copper cup is called Tamra jal. Copperized water is a natural antioxidant that helps balance the three doshas of the body (kapha, vata and pitta).
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Would Conventional Medicine Have Killed Steve Jobs? Did it?
October 15th, 2018
An article appeared in the October 12, 2011 internet edition of Medpage Today, a widely read online medical professional website entitled “Did Alternative Medicine Kill Steve Jobs?” by a Colorado-based gynecologist named Michelle Berman, MD
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Book Review: A Short Introduction: The Tamil Siddhars & the Siddha Medicine of Tamil Nadi
May 11th, 2019
Medicine means the prevention of physical illness; medicine means the prevention of mental illness; prevention means to avert illness; medicine therefore is the prevention of death.
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Ayurvedic Herb-Drug Interactions
January 15, 2020
It is always a concern for Ayurvedic and other holistic health care practitioners to be fully informed by their clients as to what pharmaceutical substances, either prescription or over-the-counter medications, they may currently be taking.
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Book Review: Healing Mantras: Using Sound Affirmations or Personal Power, Creativity & Healing
November 19, 2020
Mantras, or simple chants, are short phrases packed with energy and intention–specifically designed to generate powerful sound waves that promote healing, insight, creativity, and spiritual growth.
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Book Review: Doctoring Traditions: Ayurveda, Small Technologies & Braided Sciences
October 14, 2019
Like many of the traditional medicines of South Asia, Ayurvedic practice transformed dramatically in the later nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. With Doctoring Tradition, Projit Bihari Mukharji offers a close look at that recasting...
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Herb of the Season: Rujamari (Rosemary, Rosmarinus officinalis)
February 05, 2019
The Ancients were well acquainted with the shrub, which had a reputation for strengthening the memory. On this account it became the emblem of fidelity for lovers. It holds a special position among herbs from the symbolism attached to it
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Ayurvedic Treatment of Rotator Cuff Injuries
September 15th, 2018
Rotator cuff repair surgeries are one of the most common procedures performed by orthopedic surgeons, with over 250,000 performed annually in the United States alone. Despite its prevalence, there is concern regarding the ability of the rotator cuff to heal …
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