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Fool-Proof Ayurvedic Formula for Health & Longevity
So as to live a healthy life full of vigour and vitality, you need to focus on two basic parameters of wellness viz. Digestion and Detox.
It has been long back acclaimed in our ancient text that the right kind of diet (which is exhilarated with strengthened Digestion) and the right lifestyle regime (following the precise techniques of Detox) are adjuvant to not only the gains of health and well-being, but are also perquisite for the ripe age. This means that when you consciously lay emphasis on digestion and detox, you can be enjoying the fruit of wellness lifelong as it manifests in the body tissues, senses, bodily glow and Ojas or the vital energy, health, happiness as well as prosperity.
Healthy Eating Boosts Digestion and Detox
Ayurveda mainly states that the right type of food promises strength, well-being, longevity and life of the individual taking it. This is because when the food is taken in the right manner, it invigorates the Agni or the gastric fire. On the contrary, if the food is not taken in proper manner, then whatever the nutritive benefits it may contain, the body remains unable to derive the benefits. Not only this, the toxicity or the Ama (undigested food / toxic matter) that is thus produced due to wrong food combinations or erroneous manner of taking the food, may further result into forming of so many maladies and grave diseases.
Everyday Diet And Lifestyle
Ayurveda considers Aahara (Everyday diet) and Vihara (Everyday Lifestyle) as the essential perquisite as well as motive for having the perfect state of Natural health and well-being. And therefore, Aahara or the everyday diet has its prime importance in the ancient science of healing. It has been conveyed that both diet and medicine have their importance as well as reliance upon each other. Whereas a person can be restored back to his health condition, and also he can enjoy the state of wellness and contentment lifelong, owing to the right diet intake that on its parts boosts the digestion, reduces the accumulation of ama (toxins) and also renders support to the processes of detox and immunity enhancement. On the other hand, the same food if taken in wrong manner, can be inhibiting for the normal working of the medicine. Our Lifestyle affects the process of digestion directly. Irregular eating habits like skipping meals or eating randomly weakens the digestive system. When the food is not properly digested it leads to production of toxins or ‘ama’ in the body. Ama can disturb the balance of tridoshas and if not treated can mix with the Dhatus (Tissues) and Malas (waste products) to form ‘Amavisha’.
Stress Relief Is Needed
Apart from food habits, stress is another lifestyle related factor which leads to rise in toxins in body. Ama can be dissolved by our own body by modifying the cause like irregular food habits or stress. Yet, if the ama is not removed from the body and stays there for a longer time, it gets converted to more reactive form which tends to move away from the digestive tract and circulate in other parts of body causing many life threatening and lifestyle diseases.
Ayurvedic Remedies for Enhancing Digestion and Detox
When your digestion needs to be enhanced, you might need to undergo thorough cleansing and detox which would generally be brought about by Ayurvedic Panchkarma procedures. Once the body is detoxified properly and the accumulated ama or the toxic matter has been removed from the body, internal herbal medicines are given so as to keep the Agni or the digestion gastric fire invigorated. Some of the wellness and holistic healing therapies that are of great help are –
- Internal herbal medicines
- Panchkarma & External therapies
- Appropriate life style modifications – including diet, activity, exercise, sleeping habits, stress management.
To treat ama we need to understand the balance of ‘Jatharagni’. When the doshas are not in balance, the functions of all internal systems and ‘agni’ are affected. The agni related to the digestive system or stomach is called as ‘jatharagni’. The jatharagni along with Pachaka Pitta converts the food we eat into Aahar rasa or nutrient fluid. The poor digestive fire is considered to be the main cause behind formation of Ama. Some other factors also to be considered are accumulation of waste and krimi visha or Bacterial toxins.
Ayurvedic Diet for Digestion and Detox
1. The First step should ideally be to fix the routine for intake of food and lead a relaxed life to fight the stress.
2. The Second step is to follow healthy diet pattern.
Fasting can be an effective way to strengthen digestive fire and remove the accumulated toxins from body. However long term fasting is not advised. Instead, it should be more periodic like fasting a particular day in each week of certain days in every month. Fasting does not mean abstaining from food and water only. Primary types of Ayurvedic fasting includes consuming light foods like khichdi or fasting which includes eating of fruits, vegetables or juices. Fasting can also mean staying away from solid foods and staying on water and herbal teas. The appropriate kind of fasting is suggested by the Ayurvedic physician or Vaidya examining the level of ama and digestive strength of the individual.
Ayurvedic Panchkarma for Complete Detox
The process of removing the toxins from various systems of body is called detoxification or popularly known in the Western world as Detox. A simple step by step approach can be effective to get rid of ama from the body. Complete Detox becomes essential when along with diminished digestion, there is the presence of an array of signs and symptoms like lethargy, drowsiness, loss of appetite, mild fever, heaviness in stomach, constipation, white coat on tongue, mucus in stool etc.
Ayurvedic detox recommends taking to Panchakarma Ayurvedic treatments which is an effective way for detox of body. In this method, along with fasting, some other procedures like abhyanga or the oil massages, steam therapy and intake of herbal decoctions are also followed. Ayurvedic Panchkarma treatments are actually the best Ayurvedic Remedies for Detox. These 5 types of Ayurvedic treatments are known to generate better health, improved digestion and healthier living. These include the Panchkarma treatments that may be used will depending upon particular requirement. These panchkarma treatments cleanse the body tissues, remove the built in toxins and thus provide natural health and well-being. Panchakarma treatments therefore provide the best Ayurvedic remedies for detox and dosha balancing therapies. These 5 specialized procedures consist of the following:
- Therapeutic vomiting or emesis (Vamana)
- Purgation (Virechana)
- Enema (Basti)
- Elimination of toxins through the nose (Nasya)
- Bloodletting or detox of the blood (Rakta mokshana)
Ayurvedic Panchkarma removes both Physical and Mental toxins and Ayurveda recommends regular Panchkarma at least once a year to maintain good health.
Gains of Optimum Digestion and Detox
The effectiveness of Ayurvedic detox therapy is felt as lightness of body, a clear and relaxed mind with increase in energy levels. The bowel movements become regular and clean tongue can be noticed.
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