Aryana Libris

Author : Lonsdorf Nancy
Title : Ayurveda healthcare for the prevention of disease and reversal of imbalance
Year : 2004

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Chapter 1. Daily Routine. Health is won or lost in how we live day-to-day life. It is our patterns of eating, sleeping, work, exercise and what we do to rejuvenate ourselves daily that determines whether we stay healthy or fall sick and how gracefully we age. Health is a choice. We are creating anew our physiology with every action we perform throughout the day. We cannot live a life of health mistakes that create imbalance and then expect our doctor to save us with a "magic bullet" from his drug armamentarium. Imbalances, symptoms and diseases grow from seed form into gross pathology over many years. They are caused by unhealthy choices made day after day. To remove the problem we just cannot avoid having to address its true cause-lifestyle. Even modern medicine is now recognizing that lifestyle and diet are the key to prevention of disease and can actually reverse many disorders. Studies on osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease and mental function are showing in many cases that diet and lifestyle outperform the top drug therapies while creating many side-benefits instead of side-effects. I believe that as modern science continues it's investigation over time it will increasingly find that fundamentals of Ayurvedic daily routine discussed in this chapter are the true fundamentals for prevention of disease and restoration of health. While some of the terms may seem new to you at first as you continue with the booklet you will quickly see how powerful the Ayurvedic description of physiology can be for helping you determine what imbalance you have and what to do about it. Following is our first questionnaire on Lifestyle and Daily Routine. I highly recommend you spend three to five minutes and check yes/no answers to the questions. Each of the questions addresses a behavior and lifestyle choice that has significant health ramifications. The "yes" answers are the right answers from an Ayurvedic perspective so you can see the "no" answers you have and quickly pinpoint the areas for focus and improvement. I suggest you mark your answers in pencil so you can come back time and again, turn "no's" into "yes's" and document your progress while reminding yourself of the areas you could still improve. Remember, every aspect of daily routine that you improve will bring you greater energy and mental clarity, a more positive mood and will help resolve any symptoms you may have. The discussion of daily routine that follows is sequenced to match the items in the questionnaire for your easy reference. ...