Agni Panacea Ayurveda

When we are suffering excess stress, many systems in the body can be negatively affected: the digestive system and metabolic function (including imbalances in body weight), the cardiovascular system, the musculoskeletal system, the nervous system, the reproductive system, and the immune system. 1  Excess stress can also impact our mental and emotional states, our relationships, as well as the health of our bones 2  (and related issues such as the teeth, hair, and nails). Stress tends to wear us down on a systemic level, so even though it is a contributing factor in a variety of ailments, its influence is easily overlooked. The bottom line is that, if you know that you’re stressed (even occasionally), there is a good chance that making some supportive adjustments could benefit you immensely. The sources of stress, called stressors, can be: • Environmental due to weather, indoor environment, noise, pollution, etc. • Physiological due to illness, injury, sleep disturbances,...

Ayurveda is a complete science of health and well being from the ancient sub-continent of India. Ayurveda originated over 5000 years ago and is still in use today in many parts of the world. In Sanskrit, Ayurveda means the ‘science of life’ or the ‘science of aliveness’. Ayurveda is a holistic system of medicine from India that uses a constitutional model. Its aim is to provide guidance regarding food and lifestyle so that healthy people can stay healthy and folks with health challenges can improve their health. Ayurveda is an intricate system of healing that originated in India thousands of years ago. We can find historical evidence of Ayurveda in the ancient books of wisdom known as the Vedas. In the Rig Veda, over 60 preparations were mentioned that could be used to assist an individual in overcoming various ailments. The Rig Veda was written over 6,000 years ago, but really Ayurveda has been around even longer than that. What we see is that Ayurveda is more than just a me...