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Ayurvedic Medicine: Personal Rejuvenation

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Ayurveda, translated as science of longevity, is a medical-lifestyle system, which informs us which substances, qualities and actions enhance our lives and which do not. It draws ve...

Allergies and Ayurveda

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This article focuses on the Ayurvedic approach to allergies which, the author says, is the regulation of the body's ability to accept or reject the ingested substances that cause or...

Skin Disorders and Ayurveda

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In Ayurveda, all skin diseases involve aggravation of the three constitutional types - vata, pitta and kapha - on both the physical and mental level, and disturbance of the tissues....

Spring Cleaning the Ayurvedic Way

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This column looks into the Ayurvedic approach to cleansing and rejuvenation, in relation to one’s constitutional make-up, the doshas (vata, pitta, kapha) and the seasons.

The Scientific Basis of Ayurveda

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In this column on Ayurvedic approaches, the author says that Ayurveda and traditional medicine are sometimes criticized for being too general; their holistic concepts appearing alie...

Fever and Flu

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At the front of every textbook on Ayurvedic treatments comes the chapter on fever. Fever is the first disease discussed in Ayurveda because it can be so serious if not treated effec...

Green Gold, Hemp Seed Oil and the Path to Health

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This column focuses on the virtues of hemp seed oil. According to the author, an Ayurvedic practitioner, there are 45 nutrients that humans cannot live without, and which our bodies...

Making the Right Medical Choice

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The author discusses traditional herbal medicine and allopathic medicine, and concludes that the more complex, layered and holistic approach of traditional herbal medicine, and the ...

Could Turmeric Be The Ultimate ‘Super-Spice’

Listed in herbal medicine

Most of us know of turmeric as the bright yellow spice used in curry. But recent studies on turmeric’s incredible health benefits now prove it does much more than just flavour our f...