Ayurveda and Bath

Bath is a regular practice everywhere in the world.

Some people take it in the morning, some in the

evening. Some take hot water bath, some cold. Now a days herbal bath or Ayurvedic bath is very popular among people. Ayurveda suggests some guidelines for bath.

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What is the benefit of bath?

Ayurveda: Dipanam vrishyam ayushyam snanam urjabalapradam.

                     Kandu mala shrama sweda tandra trut daha pashmajit..

Bath is very useful in enhancing appetite and digestion. It is anti aging and adds to life. It gives immense energy and inspiration. It removes and prevents itching and the scales of body. It relieves the tiredness, drowsiness, thirst, burning sensation etc. Bath gives a sense of holiness in body and mind.

How to bath with hot water?

Ayurveda: Ushmabuna adhah kayasya parisheko balabahah.

      Tena eba tu Uttamangasya Balahrut kasha chkshusha..

A hot water bath below the shoulder is good for health and boosts the physical energy. Hot water bath on head weakens the strength, vision power and causes hair loss.

Who is not fit to take bath?

Ayurveda: Snanam Ardita netraasya karna roga atisareshu.

     Adhmana Peenasa ajeerna bhuktabatsu cha garhitam..

Somebody suffering from diseases of nose, eye, ear, diarrhea, abdominal disorder, cold, rhinitis, indigestion should not take bath. Immediately after taking food bath should be avoided.

 

Dr A P Nayak

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Ayurveda and Exercise

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Introduction: The life is nothing but a management of energy bank. Food is taken, gets digested and physical and mental labour is discharged. In other words energy is consumed, energy is metabolized, energy is discharged. A complete bank.

 

                                                          So energy discharge is an essential part

of life. The daily routine job in our life does never cover the need of all the muscular exercise. That is why there is need of regular Physical Exercise.

 

Ayurveda suggests  some guide lines for exercise.

 

The exercise should be practiced after an Ayurvedic oil massage.

 

What is the benefits of Physical Exercise?

 

Ayurveda: Laghavam karma-samarthyam, deeptognir-medasah kshya,
                  Vibhakta Ghana-gatratvam, vyayamat upajayate..

 

Exercise brings lightness, ability to work, good appetite to body. It helps in liquification of unnecessary fat and toning and shaping the muscles. It gives a solidity to body.

Who is not eligible for exercise?

 

Ayurveda: Vata Pittamayi Balo briddho ajinni cha tam tyajet.

 

Young child, old man, patient suffering from Vata and Pitta disease and indigestion should not practice exercise.

 

Who is eligible? What is the limit of exercise? What is favourable season?

 

Ayurveda: Ardha shaktya nishebyastu balibhih snigdha bhojibhih.

                  Sheeta kale Basnte cha mandameba tatto anyada..

 

A strong person taking food mixed with fat is eligible for exercise, amounting equal to half of his own energy during the period of winter and spring seasons. During the other four seasons he should practice even less exercise.

 

What should be done after Exercise?

 

Ayurveda: Tam krutwanusukham deham mardayetcha samantatah.

 

After exercise the body should be massaged with moderate pressure without causing any harm to the skin, muscles etc.

 

What is the hazards of excessive Exercise?

 

Ayurveda: Trishna kshaya pratamakoraktapittam shramah klamah.

                  Atibyamatah kaso jwarachhardischa jayate..

 

Excessive exercise may cause dryness of mouth, pulmonary tuberculosis, bronchial asthma, purpura, tiredness, fatigue syndrome, cough, fever, vomit etc.

 

Exercise should be performed after and with thorough medical supervision.

 

Written by: Dr Ambika Prasad Nayak.

Email: drapnayak@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

Best Ayurvedic treatment. It is possible.

 

The seers of Ayurveda have described four factors behind the success of a best Ayurveda treatment which comprise of four qualities each.

 

They are Vaidya (The doctor), Dravya (The medicine), Upasthata (The nurse) and Rogi (The patient). Each of them are comprised of four qualities which combinedly make a treatment perfect.

 

Doctor: He should be skilled and holistic. He should have moved deep into the texts like a holy trip and bath in a religious place. He should have witnessed sufficient practical experience.

 

Medicine: The medicine should be very much potential with its own properties. It should have been prepared with multiple forms like tablet, syrup, powder, tincture etc. The medicine should be of broad spectrum and of multi-dimensional activity.

 

Nurse (Attendant): The first criteria of being a perfect nurse is belongingness towards the patient and the doctor. Holistic practice is a USP of the nurse as a good health worker. The nurse should be an intelligent one.

 

Patient: Patient should be financially sound, obedient to the doctor, informative and tolerant. He should have the mental strength to tolerate the taste of the medicine or the pain of the treatment.

 

 

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How does a disease take place?

How does a disease take place?

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According to basic principle of Ayurveda, every incident that takes place is the ultimate consequence of a reason behind it. So as any disease is the ultimate consequence of some sort of reasons behind it. The complete occurrence of a disease is a continuous journey of a pathogenesis that starts from the accumulation of reasons and ends at the onset of the disease.

 

The onset of the journey takes place at the excessive/ less/ wrong practice of time, objective of life and the physical and mental activity. This practice helps accumulation of the causative factors of the disease.

It is a normal tendency, gathering of same elements at one place for a longer time exaggerates the nature and practice of that element. Expansion of the elements in area and activity is another normal tendency. After expansion the elevated confidence instigates to invade and settle in a new place. That happens in case of the accumulated, exaggerated and expanded toxic elements of the body. Then the disease shows the presuming signs and symptoms of some unseen diseases. With time it displays the cardinal symptoms of a disease along with the prevalence of that's variety. (e.g.: Arthritis:- Rheumatoid/ Gouty/ Osteo/ Tubercular etc)

 

Why, this is important?

 

Because, with the information mentioned above, we understand that there are five or six steps where we can prevent the disease before it takes place.

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