What are Ayurvedic treatments?

As an ancient Indian traditional life science that has been passed down for five thousand years, the core of all Ayurveda therapies is to adjust the balance of the three doshas (constitutional energy) of Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. It ranges from daily conditioning that everyone can do at home to deep detoxification programs that require professional Ayurvedic doctors. There is no universal program that suits everyone, and all therapies must first match the individual's constitution before they can be effective.

I have been involved in Ayurvedic conditioning for almost 8 years. The most popular massage is Abu Yangan. The year before last, I helped a friend who is an Internet operator who has always been busy with projects, has constipation, insomnia, and anxiety to do a physical examination. She has a typical vata imbalance. I gave her warm sesame oil with Centella Asiatica and holy basil, focusing on the top of her head, ankles, and sides of the spine. She slept with a pillow on the day after the first massage. After a week of doing it, most of her constipation problems were relieved.

If toxins are accumulated deeply in the body, such as those with Kapha constitution that eats high sugar and oil all year round and has a slow metabolism, or if you have chronic problems such as rheumatoid arthritis and cold legs, many professional centers will recommend basti herbal enema therapy. It is not our common bowel cleansing, but uses warm herbal decoction to be passed down the intestines. , to bring out the sticky toxins accumulated in the lower body. I met a local aunt at an Ayurvedic health center in Sri Lanka. She has been suffering from rheumatoid for 12 years. She goes for a 14-day basti treatment every year. Now the frequency of joint swelling and pain is 70% lower than before, and she rarely even takes painkillers.

There is also the dietary therapy that is most easily ignored by everyone. I have always felt that this is the most down-to-earth therapy in Ayurveda. It is not as simple as the popular saying on the Internet that everyone drinks turmeric milk. Last year, a fan left a message to me and said that after following the trend and drinking turmeric milk with cinnamon for half a month, my mouth felt... She also suffered from nosebleeds due to long-lasting bubbles. When I asked her about it, she was usually afraid of heat and had acid reflux. She was a typical pitta constitution. Turmeric, cinnamon and cinnamon are all hot, so they would naturally make her angry. I asked her to switch to coconut oil with fresh mint and boil warm milk. After drinking it for three days, all the anger disappeared.

Of course, I have to tell the truth. There are a lot of controversies about Ayurvedic therapies. Many modern medical practitioners have pointed out that many Ayurvedic therapies are not supported by sufficient evidence-based medical evidence. Some herbal medicines that have not been formally processed may still be taken internally. There is a risk of excessive heavy metals. The U.S. FDA has recalled unqualified related preparations many times before. If you just find an unqualified agency to do conditioning, if the medicinal oil is mixed with the wrong body type and the wrong amount of herbs is used, it will aggravate the imbalance of the body, and the gain will not be worth the loss.

If you don’t have the opportunity to see a professional doctor for the time being, you can also try the oil gargling method with the lowest threshold. Take a spoonful of cold-pressed sesame oil or coconut oil on an empty stomach every morning, hold it in your mouth and swish it for 10 minutes before spitting it out. This will help with the problems of bleeding gums and heavy breath. The effect is very obvious. I have persisted for more than half a year. The last time I went to have my teeth cleaned, the doctor said that the inflammation of my gums was much lighter than before. However, if you have a Kapha constitution with a lot of phlegm and prone to edema, don’t do it every day. Two or three times a week is enough. My biggest feeling after being exposed to it for so many years is that the most useful "therapy" of Ayurveda is never any complicated operation, but allows you to learn to observe your body and know what is suitable for you and what is not. This is more effective than spending a lot of money on any treatment.