Dr. Helen Thomas DC

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Ayurveda's Three Quick Tips For Getting Your Health Back On Track

Get the right amount of sleep. In Ayurveda proper sleep is paramount because it promotes mental digestion of everything you took in that day. Both the amount and the timing matter. In general you should be up before the sun rises and asleep by ten P.M. in order to take advantage of your body's natural rhythms and functions.2. Pay attention to elimination. In Ayurveda it is important to have at least one bowel movement every day, in the morning. Don't ignore the urge when you have to go, because elimination of waste products reduces the accumulation of ama. One of the wonderful things about Ayurveda is that its practices bring about regularity, without the need for the strong laxative jolt of coffee in the morning.3. Avoid suppressing any natural urges, including sneezes, thirst, hunger, coughs, yawns, tears, laughter, runny nose, flatus, feces, and urine. Ayurveda believes suppression can lead to diseases later on.Eating Ayurvedically is healthful because it provides a diet of balanced amounts of carbohydrate, protein, and fat and is rich in nutrient-dense fresh fruits and vegetables and whole grains. But in Ayurveda food is more than fuel to keep you going, more than a bunch of chemicals that supply essential vitamins and minerals. Wholesome food is a total experience that can nourish you emotionally as well as physically.Perhaps most profound is the concept that all foods and beverages are imprinted with a vital memory. It remembers its whole life and, through its DNA, it also harbors remembrances of its ancestors' lives. Food passes this rich store of knowledge to you when you eat it, providing a form of energy that connects it and you to other people and to the earth. Food that is organically grown, raised on small local farms, and lovingly prepared carries more positive, nourishing energy (prana) than food that is degraded and adulterated, raised with artificial chemicals, and impersonally grown on factory farms. If your natural urge to have such positive emotional connections remains unfulfilled, you may try to get satisfaction by overeating or acquiring an excess of material things.To learn more details take my Ayurveda Online Course Click Here