Ayurveda The Ancient Model Of "Functional Medicine"

Dr, Jeffery Bland , Father of Functional Medicine says that digestion is at the center of health and restoring disease.According to Ayurveda, digestion is the cornerstone of health because good digestion nourishes the body. Eating the proper foods will make a big difference in your well-being. However, in Ayurveda we are concerned not only with the material food you ingest, digest, and assimilate, nor only with the organs of your digestive system. The impact of what you see, hear, taste, smell, feel, and think is also important. In a sense all you experience and take into your mind-body needs to be "well digested" and distributed to all the cells of the body. Remember, everything in your environment is composed of doshas that interact with your own doshas.Agni: Your Digestive FireOne of the most fundamental concepts in Ayurveda is that of healthy gastric juices make all the difference is whether the nervous system, digestive and immune system work optimally or not. Hydrochloric acid, mucosal lining, pepsin are the digestive and metabolic "fire" produced by the doshas that grabs the essence of nourishment from food, feelings, and thoughts and transforms it into a form your body can use. Through the heat of gastric juices various tissues of the body produce secretions, metabolic reactions, and other processes needed to create energy and maintain and repair the body. Gastric juices is also part of the immune system since its heat destroys harmful organisms and toxins. The activity of gastric juices varies throughout the day and, as you'll  can learn in Ayurveda, maintaining the strength and natural ebb and flow of your digestive fires is needed for good digestion, good immune function, and resistance to disease.Functional Medicine directs it's modern nutritional focus to the gut, the microbiome, by checking homocysteine levels and folate metabolism and more. Which can be miraculous in many cases in restoring health. The ancient scientist used examination of the stool, urine and sweat along with observation, questions and palpation to reveal the body's needs to get it cleaned, and reabsorbing nutrients according to it's  unique body needs.Ayurveda has developed a time-tested science with biological principles that employs foods as medicine.This is why taking my ten week Ayurveda Online Course will set you firmly on the Ayurveda path so you can make informed choices backed with strong fundamental knowledge of the scientific principles.Click Here to sign up now, get your first class in the convenience of your own home.