Benefits of Ayurveda
Physical Benefits
According to ayurveda each individual is a combination of the
three doshas of vata, pitta and kapha or one of these doshas. The
basic constitution represents the individual's psychological and
physical nature, distinctly. The tridoshas governs all metabolic
activities in an individual. Within each person the doshas are
adjusting to countless changes in the doshas of nature, in
addition to the changes within one self.
Non – invasive diagnostic ayurvedic treatments are
beneficial for chronic patients suffering from diseases such as
diabetes, heart ailments and cancer. Ayurvedic medicine resorts
to outward diagnosis of symptoms by studying a patients'
habits—diet and daily life, pulse, tongue, nail, face, lip,
eye, nature of perspiration etc. Difficult diseases like asthma
and tumor growths (gulmas) are managed effectively by these
diagnostic methods.
Detoxification methods of ayurveda like panchakarma and other
herbal health remedies, when applied wholly or singly, make the
body more responsive to medicines and treatment. It hastens the
healing process.
Various yogasanas prescribed by ayurveda help prevent the
diseases from occuring and accumulating. Yogasanas achieve the
twin purpose of strengthening body-parts such as bones, muscle
and vital organs like heart, liver, stomach, intestine as well as
keeping our blood circulation and psychological conditions strong
and resilient.
Most importantly, a discerning diet according to one's dosha
type, and well-regulated life (dinacharya) helps strengthen one's
natural immune system.
Psychological Benefits
Perhaps ayurveda is the first such medical systems who recognizes
that all diseases are but the direct manifestation of one's
mental conditions. It says human mind consists three states or
trigunas—sattva, rajas and tamas. Any disturbances in the
equilibrium of the tri-gunas, manifest in physical illness
according to the intensity or nature of the disturbances. In
fact, the condition of body and mind are integral to the overall
health of an individual.
When the mind is stressed the stress hormone cortisone is
released by adrenal glands. The level of hormone released affects
the total volume of the brain's hippocampus, which regulates our
memory. Stress also affects all our decision-making activities in
every field of life. Ayurveda stresses on four
principles—regulation in ahara (food habit), vihara
(activities), nidra (sleeping habit), and maithuna (sexual
habit), to maintain the balance and equanimity of the mind.
Especially its guidelines for an intelligently regulated diet and
daily routine are, now, accepted techniques for stress
management.
Ayurvedic massages, inhalation of herbal (Aromatherapy)
preparations, panchakarma (nasya) besides the much-tested
yogasanas and meditation leave a calming effect on the nerves.
According to ayurveda, tamasic (inertia, short of judgment) and
rajasic (excessive activities, short of judgment) tendencies of
mind prompt an individual to indulge in criminal or violent
activities, telling lies and other such misconduct. This gives
rise to negative thoughts like fear, anxieties, insecure feeling,
greed, jealousy and anger.
Source: http://www.lifepositive.com/Body/ayurveda/holistic-health.asp
