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Articles on Ayurveda: July 2007
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007. By John Douillard, DC, PhD. Natural Weight Balancing through Ayurveda. Several years ago an eye opening study told us that about 80% of all disease is caused by stress. This, I am sure, is one of those studies that makes you wonder how they could not have known that till now. A few years ago I had a patient who was very overweight. I helped her with lifestyle, diet and exercise, and although we had success it was slower than we had hoped. By John Douillard, DC, PhD. Viral hepati...
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Articles on Ayurveda: An Athlete's Guru
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007. Reprinted from Delicious magazine - by Kathleen Finn. John Douillard, an Ayurvedic physician, helps athletes attain peak performance. At his LifeSpa in Boulder, Colo., he teams up Ayurveda and exercise to tailor programs based on individual mind-body types. At his comfortable Life-Spa in Boulder, Colo., Douillard integrates Ayurvedic teachings with modern exercise. "I try to find out what this person’s body is trying to heal. Ayurveda doesn’t speak the la...While studying in Ind...
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Articles on Ayurveda: Ayurvedic Fitness #2
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007. Date Released : 03 Jan 2007. The ancient Greeks clearly understood the health benefits of exercise but also offered a warning as to the risks of excess. How much exercise is good for the body and how much more can be harmful seemed to be a controversial question that not only plagued Aristotle but our modern convention as well. Numerous studies have exhibited its anti-stress adaptagenic properties, many of which demonstrated superior adaptagenic properties than that of Ginseng&#...
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Articles on Ayurveda: Allergies
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007. By John Douillard, DC, PhD. The following regimen is to be followed for the duration of one month:. Sip plain hot water every half-hour for one month. Drink eight to ten glasses of warm lemon water each day. Avoid dairy and wheat and favor fruits and vegetables. Eat a big, relaxing meal at lunchtime and soup for dinner. Nasya: Sniff sesame oil deeply into both nostrils two to three times a day. 1⁄8 teaspoon of cumin (Cuminum cyminum) seed as a lozenge during the day. Pippali sti...
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Articles on Ayurveda: Toxic Chemical in Skin Care
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007. Toxic Chemical in Skin Care. By John Douillard, DC, PhD. Here’s a list of some of the more common carcinogens and suspected carcinogens you’re likely to encounter in traditional skin care product formulas:. Coal Tar Dyes (or dyes labeled “Lakes”). D&C Red Dyes Numbers 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 17, 19 and 33. FD and C Blue 1 and 2. FD and C Green 3. FD and C Red 4 and 40. FD and C Blue 1, 2 and 4. Aflatoxin (found in peanut oil and flour). Ethylene Oxide (found in PEGs, oleths, cetearet...
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Articles on Ayurveda: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007. By John Douillard, DC, PhD. Caraka Samhita points out a few of the major causes of this condition: suppression of natural urges, fasting, excessive exercise, excessive intercourse, too much astringent, bitter, and pungent foods, wine and meat in excess. This obstruction and rising of the apana vata will cause Mutrakrachra or dysuria where there is pain and difficulty in urination and Mutraghata where there is retention of urine. For the Apana Vata. 1 Equal parts ashwaganda (With...
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Articles on Ayurveda: Arrhythmia
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007. By John Douillard, DC, PhD. In Ayurveda, the condition we know as arrhythmia (heartbeat irregularity) falls under the general classification Hrdoga (heart disease). Under this general heading, the Ayurvedic texts list the causes of heart disease, they are:. Although Caraka often speaks in a style unfamiliar to Western medicine, a close look at this quote reveals the relevant causes of heart disease and Arrhythmia in our culture. According to Ayurveda, the substance which is call...
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Articles on Ayurveda: Viral Hepatitis
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007. By John Douillard, DC, PhD. Viral hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver as a result of a viral infection. This is more common with a pitta body type or one with a severe pitta imbalance in the ranjaka subdosha. This disorder because it is an inflammatory disease in the seat of pitta, it is almost always a pitta concern. When the liver becomes depleted enough to become infected then specific therapies must be directed at the liver itself. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Articles on Ayurveda: Ayurvedic Adaptogenic (Stress Fighting) Herbs
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Wednesday, July 25, 2007. Ayurvedic Adaptogenic (Stress Fighting) Herbs. By John Douillard, DC, PhD. English Name: Winter Cherry. Botanical Name: Withania somnifera. Common Name: Ashwaganda, Indian Ginseng. Botany: Ashwaganda is a small evergreen shrub that grows to 1.5 meters tall. It is found in dry areas of India and as far west a Israel. History: The word Ashwaganda literally means "the sweat of a horse" indicating that one who takes it would have the strength and sexual vitality of a horse. It i...
