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                                                                    Food Food  is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for an organism.  Food  is usually of plant, animal, or fungal origin Introduction The ritual of taking food, is more than eating and should confirm to etiquette and ritual.  Eating without having a bath  or  Without reciting a mantra: ॐ   सह   नाववतु  । सह   नौ   भुनक्तु  । सह   वीर्यं   करवावहै  । तेजस्वि   नावधीतमस्तु   मा   विद्विषावहै  । ॐ   शान्तिः   शान्तिः   शान्तिः  ॥ No less objectionable is to eat without washing hands, feet, face and rinsing the mouth. Food served by hungry, unclean attendants in dirty plates, in proceeded or uncongenial surroundings should be avoided. Food left over night is stale should not be eaten. One should eat well  and do full justice to the food except to  for CURD .HONEY, SALT, ROASTED GRAIN FLOUR AND GHEE. Taking curd at night is not wholesome. Nor is gorging on grain flour washed down with water after meals. The

              Ayurvedic Herbal   Smoking       (धूम्रपान ) For the "Joie de vivre" medicated smoke should become a part of the daily routine. This is far from easy as it involves grinding parts of 32 plants such as Chandana, guggulu, kesar, cardemum, harenuka and many more and applying the paste on a thumb like reed, eight fingers long. When dried, the medicated cylinder should be put in the smoking pipe, lit with a little fat and enjoyed.                                                                                  This is known as Dhumrapana  or Ayurvedic herbal smoking. According to Ayurveda, a person who desires to take care of their health should inhale herbal smoke daily to treat or to prevent the onset of diseases, especially for the parts above the shoulders, due to increase of Kapha and Vata. Introduction The composition of plants will vary when smoking is employed as therapy for various illness of the head and neck such as heaviness, pain in ear and eyes, hiccups

               Sense Perception And Well Being Sense Perception And Well Being The middle path should be the aim of anyone desiring a life in harmony with oneself and with the world without. Introduction Sense Perception The wholesome life is rooted in harmony between the world and the individual. The physical world is known to us through our sense organs. The sense organs are not visible but their existence can be inferred through their presence in the eye, ear, nose, tongue and skin. Each sense organ picks up a special object which is not accessible to other organs. The eye cannot hear any more than the ear can see. The objects of senses are vision, sound, smell, taste or touch. Like the body and its surroundings the sense organs are composed of five elements. Each mahabhuta dominating a given sense organ.  Akash,   (ether)  vayu (air) , tejas (fire) , ap (water) and  prithvi (earth) dominate tactile, visual, gustatory and olfactory organs. It follows that each organ perceives the o

                   Life In Accord with Season                         "The seasons are marked by fluctuation of strength." Life in earth  is controlled by the movement of sun. Life events would suggest that time, seasons and three bodily components (the essence of digestive food, dosas and strength) are governed in the final analysis, bu SUN, MOON and WIND. Introduction Movement of Sun STRENGTH LOWEST MEDIUM HIGHEST Sun progresses towards north of equator Summer Solistic / Adana Kaal SUMMER VASANT SISIRA Sun progresses towards south of equator Winter Solistic / Visarga Kaal VARSA SARAT HEMANTA Time measured as a year has six seasons :  Sisira, Vasanta and Grishma characterize by SUMMER SOLISTICE when the sun progress to the North of the equator and brings about a period of drawing up (Adana Kaal) .  During adana the sun draws moisture through hot and rough winds and progressively increases the quality of  roughness in substance  as it progresses from  sisira to grisma. A con

                        Body Constitution Body Constitution is  the individual's body condition that makes an individual susceptible to certain diseases but not others . Introduction Inborn characteristic  determine the constitution of each individual. When vata, pitta and kapha are in balance, the individual tends to remain healthy from birth. Dosas are tissues  Dhatus when they maintain balance and sustain the body; they become malas (waste) when perturbed and cause disorders.. If one of the dosas dominates over the other two, the body constitution becomes vatala, pittala and slesmala  on the strength of the domination dosa. A dosa -dominated constitution predisposes one to disease. Moreover, the body constitution has a bearing on treatment because all taste rasas are compatible with the individual whose dosas are in balance. Whereas those in whom one or other dosa is dominant should be administered diet and medication with rasas opposed to the dominant dosa. There are malas o

                        Physical Exercise Introduction Physical activity increases the roughness and strength of the body and should be welcomed within reasonable limit.  It produces additional effects such as the feeling of lightness,  zest to work  tenacity,  diminution  of dosas and enhancement of digestive power. But carries beyond  limits physi cal activity causes  Exhaustion loss of weight Severe thirst vomiting Internal bleeding Cough Fever Even death.(many people die in gym) Too much physical activity therefore no more desirable than too much talking, sexual intercourse, or night vigil. Indeed those who suffer from wasting due to excessive indulgence in sexual activity, heavy manual work such as loads, evacuative therapy or emotional disturbances should desist from physical activity. So should children, the old with vata troubles. Those who habitually talk too much and too loudly and others with hunger and thirst. There are several unwholesome  activities and habits have been i

                                      Suppression Of Natural Urges                                                       (Which could lead to various diseases) The suppression of natural urges id fraught with wide ranging consequences. Introduction Suppression of natural urges :  The natural urge to eat, drink, breath rapidly following exertion, to pass urine, stool wind or semen, to sneeze, cough,, vomit, yawn or shed tears represents the operations of the body economy which uses internal and external resources and constantly receives  and rejects. The suppression if natural urges, is fraught  with wide ranging consequences. Suppressed urge as origin of diseases : Urges as origin of diseases Suppressed urge for : Urine Clinical signs and consequences Pain in bladder region and groins, difficult urination, headache. Elements of therapy Fomentation, massage, tub bath, enema, intubation or catheterization. Feces Constipation Clinical signs and consequences Colic, retention of stools and

                              Ayurveda Dhanvantari Introduction Illness sets in due to imbalance of dosas even as balance of dosas makes for health. In other words illness signifies misery and health signifies happiness. Tripod of life The mind body and self are the primary pillars of the tripod which supports life. There are three secondary pillars, diet, sleep and control of senses. When they are in order and are used rationally, the body grows and remains healthy, strong and good looking till the allotted life span is over. Strength Strength is of three king : inborn, bestowed by time and acquired. Inborn strength applies to the body and mind and is one's natural endowment.  Time increases of decreases strength through the effect of seasons or ageing. Acquired strength is what one gains through appropriate food, physical activity and rasayana. Causation of disease There are three causes underlying diseases, overuse, non use and misuse of the objects of senses. action and time.