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Top 10 Ayurvedic Secrets for a Healthy Life

Introduction

Ayurveda, a holistic science that has been originated in India and a well-renowned science that has influenced the entire globe with its effective and safe treatment by its natural ways either in the form of medicines (the natural herbs) or in the form of diet and lifestyle management. As we know, in today’s era our diet and lifestyle are the major culprits for various ailments that not only affect our body but also affect our mind. All these things were analyzed thousands of years ago by our prestigious Ayurvedic scholars hence they mentioned a proper daily routine that too with respect to seasons.

Here, let us start with the secrets!

1.WAKE UP EARLY

(Reference – Ashtanga hridyam / Sutrastahanam / Dinacharyadhyam / Shloka no.1)

The meaning of this quotation goes as – Those who have the desire to achieve a healthy, long and a disease-free lifespan, they should get up in the ‘Brahma mahurta‘ (early morning). Brahma mahurta time is around 4-5 o’clock.

In fact, you are always advised by your parents to get up early, the reason behind that is to achieve a health and wealth along with a sparkle vital force that makes you active throughout the day.

Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise

Even researches have shown that those who wake up early are quite intelligent and smart in their works.

2.PERFORM DAILY RITUALS TO GET RID OF TOXINS

It is clearly mentioned in our classics that after wake up, eliminate the toxins and debris from the body by getting rid of natural urges (Vega nivarna), brushing (dantadhavana), gargling (Gandusha), applying collyrium (Anjana karma), Nasal instillation (Nasya), etc.These regimens help you to prevent diseases if you perform them on a daily basis.

3.A FRUITFUL MASSAGE (ABHYANGA)

(Reference – Ashtanga hridyam / Sutrasthanam / Dinacharyadhyaya / Shloka no.8)

The meaning of this quotation goes as – Daily massaging your body with the oils, helps you to alleviate tiredness (Shrama), all the Vataja diseases, and also prevents ageing (Jara). It helps to enhance vision (drishti prasada), nourishes the body (pushti), aids sound sleep (swapna), nourishes the skin (sutwak), maintains muscle tone (dadyakrit) and provides long life (Ayu).
The whole body massage is recommended but especially one should massage the head region, and foot.

Avoid massage while suffering from fever, indigestion and kaphaja roga.

4.PERFORM VYAYAM (EXERCISES)

The best thing you can do to maintain a healthy life is–’workouts’. You can perform either Yoga or Exercise. All these things just not only make you physically healthy but also support your mental health.
Performing daily exercises make your body light, increase the working potential, improve digestive fire, and also improve the body built.
Avoid over exercise because it may lead to depletion of healthy body tissues and also avoid strenuous exercises in old age, instead of providing health it may give rise to various problems. So do exercise according to one’s capacity.

5.A HEALTHY SHOWER

(Reference – Ashtanga hridyam / Sutrasthanam / Dinacharyadhyaya / Shloka no. 16)

In our classics the benefits of bath are explained, they are – Improves digestive fire (deepana), enhances virility (vrushya), provides a long life (ayushya), fills energy (urja), improves strength (bala prada).
It also helps to alleviate – itching (kandu), debris (mala), tiredness (shrama), excessive sweating (sweda), laziness (tandra), thirst (trid), burning sensation (daha) and disease (paap – a synonym of roga).

6.A BALANCED AND NUTRITIOUS DIET–

Our diet plays an important role in maintaining good health. In otherwords, the existence of our life totally depends upon our diet and this diet directly impacts our Ojas (essence of all the dhatus) which in turn boosts our immunity, hence provides a healthy lifespan.<
Nutritious diet should always be consumed according to one’s capacity. Prefer shadrasayuktahara ahara (a diet that includes all the tastes that nourish our body). Always consume after the digestion of previous meals and avoid overeating.
Your diet should be rich in all the micro and macro nutrients that do not affect your digestive fire (Agni) as agni is the prime factor that aids healthy health.

7.ADOPT SEASONAL REGIMENS

Every season directly impacts the panchamaubhutas, the five elements that composed the whole universe thus affects the humans as well as other creatures of the surroundings.
Moreover, Season variation is the peak time that affects one’s health. These climatic changes are the reason that decline our immunity and our weak immunity is the cause of the origin of various diseases in our body. We can achieve a powerful immunity by altering our dietary and lifestyle habits. Always take diet and follow regimens according to particular Ritu (season).This will help you to attain good health.

8.NEVER SUPPRESS THE NATURAL URGES

(Reference – Ashtanga hridyam / Sutrasthanam / Rogaanutpadniya adyaye / Shloka no. 1)

In our classics there is a clear reference that we should never suppress the natural urges.Those urges are – Apana vata (Flatus), vin-mutra (Feces and Urine), trit (Thirst), kshuda (Hunger), nidra (Sleep), kasa (Cough), shwasa (Respiration), jrimbha(Yawning), ashru(Tears), chardi (Vomiting), retas (Sperms). Suppression may lead to accumulation of toxins inside the body which gives rise to various diseases.
But always try to suppress anger, grief, greed and jealous.

9.AVOID STRESS AND STRAINS

A major factor that gives rise to various diseases and responsible for declining health is stress. Stress and strains are the part and parcel of our life. So never consider them a burden, face them with the positive energy and tackle accordingly.

10.SATKARMA / SADVRUTTA (HEALTHY HABITS)

Our personality is known by our habits which directly impacts our health.Try to adopt some good habits and the wrong habits should be kept at the edge. Develop a healthy habit to drink plenty of water that helps to detoxify the body. You can devote sometime of your life in somerighteous acts. Remain positive and stay happy as happiness is the key to a good health.

GIVE SOME IMPORTANCE TO YOUR LIFE AND YOUR LOVED ONES

Healthy secret of living a healthy life is to give importance to your own life and share some time with your loved ones. That will ease the way of living with a healthy lifespan.
These regimens help you to prevent diseases and provide a healthy life so one should try to incorporate these things in daily routine.

Note

Moreover the main aim of Ayurveda is to maintain the health of a healthy individual i.e ‘‘स्वस्थस्यस्वास्थ्यरक्षणं“.“. So, those who have the desire to achieve long and healthy life, they should follow the rituals mentioned in Ayurveda,-a holistic incomparable andunbeatable science.

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Anemia – An Ayurvedic perspective, herbal remedies and more

Overview

In Ayurveda anemia is compared with pandu roga. In this condition paleness of mucus membrane and skin occurs that result in diminished red blood cells and blood supply. It is more common in females as compared to males.

The anemia is basically due to an excess of Pitta dosha along with other doshas in the body. Dosha and dushyas in the body cause a decrease in the blood, loss of complexion, sensation loss etc that leads to anemia (pandu roga).

The prodormal symptoms in an anemic patient are:

Dryness of skin, palpitation, fatigue, loss of sweat, excessive salivation, fatigue, , desire to eat mud, chalk, or clay, swelling around the eyes, indigestion, yellowish urine, stool, pallor of the skin, , loss of glow, anorexia, vertigo, fever, excessive sleep, feeble speech, cramps in calf region, hairfall etc.

Now let’s discuss in detail few of the shlokas that represents the Pandu roga (Anemia)

पाण्डु रोगा स्मृता : पञ्च वात पित्त कफे स्त्र्य। चतुर्थ : सन्निपातेन पञ्चमो भक्षणांमृद।च। चि १६

This shloka of charak samhita represents that pandu roga (Anemia) is of five types vataj, pittaj, kaphaj, sannipataj, and eating mud.

दोषा : पित्त प्रधानस्तु यस्य कुप्यन्ति धातुषु। शैथिल्यं तस्य धातूनां गौरवं चोपजायते। च। चि १६ /४

ततो वर्णबलस्नेहा ये चान्ये अप्योजसो गुणा। व्रजन्ति क्षयमतयर्थ दोष दुष्य प्रदूषणात। च चि १६ /५

सोअल्परक्तो अल्पमेदसको नि : सार : शिथिलेन्द्रिय। वैवर्ण्य भजते ,तस्य हेतुं ऋणु सलक्षणम। च चि १६ /६

These all three shlokas represent the samprapti of pandu (anemia) roga:

The meaning of this shloka is Pitta dosha along with other Vata etc doshas causes aggravation of the Rakta etc dhatus that causes heaviness in the body.
Dosha and dushyas get imbalanced in the body, causes disturbed immunity, complexion, sneha, and oja.
The loss of all these dhatus in the body of a person causes blood loss, less muscles formation, immunity loss, and changes in the complexion. This all is called as pandu (anemia) roga.

These all are the signs and symptoms of an anemic patient.

तस्य लिङ्गं भविष्यत : हृदयस्पंदनं रौक्क्षयं स्वेदाभाव: श्रमस्तथा (च। चि १६ /१२ )

This shloka represents the Purvrupa (early symptoms) of pandu (anemia) roga:

Increase in heart beat, dryness in the body, loss of sweat, and lethargy in the body.

सम्भुतेअस्मिन भवेत सर्व : कर्णक्ष्वेडी हतानल। दुर्बल : सदनो आनन्दवीट श्रमभ्र्मनिपीडित। च। चि १६ /१३

गात्रशूलज्वरश्वासगौरवारूचिनर। मृदितैंरिव गात्रेश्च पीडितोंमथिततैंरिव। च। चि १६ /१४

शूनाक्षिकूटो हरित : शीर्णलोमा हतप्रभ। कोपन : शिशिरद्वेषी निद्रालु : ष्ठीवनो अल्प वाक। च चि १६ /१५

पिंडिकोद्वेष्टकटयुरूपादरुकसदनानि च। भवन्त्या रोहणा या सै विशेष श्चा सय वक्ष्यते। चचि १६ १६

The signs and symptoms of pandu (anemia) roga:

Tinnitus, weak digestion, weakness, loss of appetite, fatigue, vertigo, fever, breathlessness, anorexia etc are seen in an anemic patient.
Pain in the body, lean body, hair loss, uneasy mind, feeling angry without any reason, excess sleep, excess phlegm, not a very talkative person, back, chest region, and feet get tight, when doing some activity feel less energetic.
These all are seen in an anemic patient.

According to Acharya Shushruta

According to Acharya Shushruta some of the other complications of an anemic patient are vomiting, fever, excessive thirst, headache, anorexia, indigestion, fainting, malaise, diarrhoea, cough, burning sensation, hoarseness of voice etc.
The reduction in the number of red blood cells is anemia that may be due to haemorrhage, malaria, hypersplenism, iron deficiency, protein deficiency, low folic acid, leukaemia, congenital anemia, aplastic anemia etc.<

Ayurvedic treatment for an anemic patient:

In Ayurveda the basic concept of treatment is to balance doshas and dushyas in the body. If the root cause is treated more than half of the disease will get cured. Along with medicines diet and daily habits also plays an important role in the treatment.

Herbal Remedies for Anemia

Planet Ayurveda offers various products that contain herbs which will increase the number of red blood cells in the body. Anemia care pack offered by planet Ayurveda possesses four products. The details of these products are mentioned below:

Punarnava mandur:

It is a classical herbal formula used from ancient time for anemic patients. These tablets help to remove toxins out of the blood. It increases the production of red blood cells in the body. The tablets balance the imbalanced dosha in the body.

Dosage: Two tablets twice daily with plain water after meals.

Wheat grass powder:

This is an herbal powder that contains extract of wheat grass. As wheat grass is full of nutrients and vitamins. It increases the production of RBCs in the body and balances all symptoms associated with anemic patients like fatigue, weakness, indigestion etc.

Dosage: One teaspoonful mixed in a glass of water. Drink this mixture twice daily.

Aarogyavardhini vati:

These are classical herbal tablets that had been in use since ancient time for an anemic patient. The tablet detoxifies the body and increases the production of red blood cells. The tablets are prepared from various herbs.

Dosage: Two tablets twice daily with plain water after meals.

Chanderprabha vati:

It is a classical formulation in Ayurveda that balances general weakness and the doshas responsible for anemia. The tablets contain loh bhasmas in it that increases the production of red blood cells in the body. It maintains the glow and color of the skin. These tablets give very effective results in anemia patients.