Category Archives: Vata
Vata Dosha Articles on Ayurvedic Medicine, Tibetan Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture
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Amenorrhea
Posted on January 14, 2012 by Bay Area Ayurvedic Doctors, Acupuncturists, Medical Doctors in Amenorrhea, Artava Dhatu, Rakta Dhatu, Uterus, Vagina, VataAmenorrhea Amenorrhea refers to the absence of menstruation and is of two types: primary amenorrhea, in which menstruation has not begun by late puberty, even if other signs of physical maturation are present; and secondary amenorrhea, which is the cessation of menstruation for more than 3 cycles in a post-pubescent woman. There are many possible [...]
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Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
Posted on January 13, 2012 by Bay Area Ayurvedic Doctors, Acupuncturists, Medical Doctors in Alzheimer's disease (AD), Brain, Heart, Majja Dhatu, Meditation - Stress Management, Rajas, VataAlzheimer’s disease (AD) is a degenerative condition of the brain that destroys memory, disrupts personality and accelerates death. The disease was first described in 1907 by Dr. Alios Alzheimer, who had a 51-year-old female patient suffering from a severe form of dementia. Upon autopsy, he noticed the deposition “of a peculiar substance in the [...]
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Adrenocortical insufficiency
Posted on January 13, 2012 by Bay Area Ayurvedic Doctors, Acupuncturists, Medical Doctors in Adrenocortical insufficiency, Ojas, VataAdrenocortical insufficiency relates to the deficient production of the adrenocortical hormones. It can result from stress, injury or destruction of the adrenal gland, pituitary or hypothalamic dysfunction, or the chronic usage of corticosteroids. Adrenocortical insufficiency is really only recognized as an overt disease in pathology, but herbalists recognize a subclinical form that affects people under [...]
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Osteoarthritis
Posted on January 13, 2012 by Bay Area Ayurvedic Doctors, Acupuncturists, Medical Doctors in Osteoarthritis, VataOsteoarthritis: There is perhaps no disease that is as close to the human condition as arthritis, or joint pain. It is among the earliest diseases described in the ancient medical literature, and is clearly found throughout the anthropological record, such as in bone and fossil remains. Researchers from many fields tell us that it [...]
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Iron Deficiency Anemia
Posted on January 13, 2012 by Bay Area Ayurvedic Doctors, Acupuncturists, Medical Doctors in Anemia, Rakta Dhatu, VataIRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA The term anemia refers to a decrease in the numbers of red blood cells (RBCs) or hemoglobin (Hb) content caused by a limited number of mechanisms that can function independently or occur synergistically. The term anemia is often used incorrectly as a diagnosis, but like hypertension, is really a symptom of an [...]
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Yoga Asanas Poses – Meaning and Benefits
Posted on January 11, 2012 by Bay Area Ayurvedic Doctors, Acupuncturists, Medical Doctors in Vata, Yoga - ExerciseASANA—MEANING AND BENEFITS Asana is a Sanskrit word meaning posture, especially a stable, comfortable posture–sthirah sukhasanam. This term has particular significance in the Indian philosophical system of Yoga. Yoga is a spiritual tradition seeking union of individual ego with the Universal Ego (samadhi). Yoga has eight limbs: yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, [...]
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Ama and Toxins and Physiology
Posted on January 11, 2012 by Bay Area Ayurvedic Doctors, Acupuncturists, Medical Doctors in Food, VataAma and Physiology Balance or imbalance in physiology is traceable largely to the quality of either digestion or elimination. Digestion is responsible for transforming all influences from the environment into something useful for physiology (here we call food, pollutants, radiation, and all sensory experience etc., influences). If digestion is not good enough then the [...]
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Ayurvedic Look at Aging
Posted on January 11, 2012 by Bay Area Ayurvedic Doctors, Acupuncturists, Medical Doctors in Rasayana, VataREFLECTIONS ON AGING The contemporary view of life holds that health and function naturally decline. This paper examines this view in light of the textual authority of the ancient Ayurveda samhitas. It is our view that the ancient texts describe the disease process and its causes without implying that the process is inherent in [...]
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The Benefit of Oil Massage
Posted on January 11, 2012 by Bay Area Ayurvedic Doctors, Acupuncturists, Medical Doctors in Complentary Medicine Treatments, Massage, VataOIL MASSAGE–OUTLINE OF BENEFITS Modern Findings Sesame Oil: · anti-neoplastic (in vitro): melanoma and colon cancer · bacteriostatic: reduces bacterial counts in saliva (as a mouthwash) · anti-fungal: reduces athletes foot fungus · anti-oxidant: acts as a free radical scavenger (may replace damaged lipid molecules in the cells) The Massage: [...]
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Abhyanga – Understanding Ayurvedic Oil Massage
Posted on January 11, 2012 by Bay Area Ayurvedic Doctors, Acupuncturists, Medical Doctors in Massage, VataUNDERSTANDING ABHYANGA FROM TWO POINTS OF VIEW A common Ayurvedic recommendation is the daily oil massage, called abhyanga in Sanskrit. Literally, abhyanga means: smearing the body with unctuous or oily substance. While the tradition of Ayurveda is full of many types of massage and many benefits are extended to them we will examine abhyanga particularly [...]
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