How do you measure and diagnose yourself as having stress? Western world normally diagnosed stress as a result of a particular lifestyle, overwork, emotional trauma and upset, depressed and so on. In Ayurveda, stress is a disease that has been caused by an aggravating to one’s constitution which stimulates our sense organ too much which can be represented by negative ... Read More »
Ayurveda divides our human life spam into 3 stages. Childhood is the age of Kapha. Child is growing and building up structures and it is a kapha predominant dosha. Adulthood is predominant pitta dosha , they work hard, lesser sleeping time and tend to fall to pitta disorders like ulcers, gastric. Old age is the age of vata, the attributes ... Read More »
According to Ayurveda, diet should be chosen according to the climate and seasonal variations. Autumn is predominant a vata because of its cool, windy and dry weather. Summer is predominant a pitta quality because of its heat and hot quality. Winter is predominant a kapha quality because of its dark, heavy, damp quality. The predominant dosha of the season will ... Read More »
The food we eat brings us not only nutrition and sense of satisfaction – it brings us life. Food that is filled with this essence life force must be fresh, tasty and healthy. Ayurvedic nutrition will look at the basic 5 steps to have an individualized approach to nutrition Understand your own constitutional nature Recognise your digestive capacity Recognise your ... Read More »
What is food and nutrition to your own definition? I like to define food as a matter which nourishes the body and Food may also be defined as eaten or drunk, which meets the needs for energy, building, regulation and protection of the body. Intake of the right type and amount of food can ensure good nutritional and health which are ... Read More »
Exercise is a great stress reliever and one of the best practise to improve health and strength. There are many types of exercise that an individual can have on a routine basis. Types of exercise can be brisk walking daily, yoga, qi qong, swimming, outdoor climbing and jogging. The selected type of exercises can varies but the most important aspect ... Read More »
We can restore our body to be balance by understanding and to be aware of the potential causes of disease so that we can avoid them or deal with them. The principle of ayurveda is simple – by applying the opposite quality or qualities to your current issue, for example if it a very hot weather and you are working ... Read More »
One of our most difficult issue in trying to achieve a good lifestyle is ‘Discipline’ in most execution that we should do for ourselves to strike a balance lifestyle. How often do you sleep at designated discipline time of 10pm? Some of us might be just having our dinner meals. Such practises of late meals, sleeping after midnight, irregular exercise, ... Read More »
Factors that influences us = effect that they produced. Healthy Lifestyles and Healthy Habits lead to healthy body and disease is sprouted from unhealthy habits. To restore our health, we have to understand the following process that we need to adhere closely as we can in order to set a balance of health for our self. These processes will be ... Read More »
What is your understanding of ayurveda? There are many explainations but in a simple statement – it just means “ the science of life”. It is a 5000 years old natural therapy originated from India. According to ayurveda, health is not simply the absence of disease but rather a state of balance of the body, mind and consciousness. The aim ... Read More »
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