If pitta dosha is affecting the flow through reproductive system you may have heavy menses. You may have more tendency to have accidents, more likely to change the pads frequently. You need some acute care, you need symptomatic relief. If you have heavy menstrual flow it means your body is …
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Kapha Imbalance & Reproductive Health
Stress is not a huge factor for kapha dosha. What kapha has to counter is lethargy. When left to their own devices kapha dosha tend to become inactive. What is required in this scenario is active engagement by increasing daily activities. Daily exercise, time in nature and active meditation would …
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If you are suffering from pitta doshic imbalance in the reproductive system, your cycle may be regular but hot and intense. You may find that you have more stress in your life not because you are doing too much but because of the goals or responsibilities. We have to look …
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To create balance in your menstrual cycle and hormones, it’s essential that we look at how doshic imbalances that affect your reproductive system. Vata Dosha: If you recognize that you have scanty menses, cramping at menstruation, or your cycle is irregular or if you are experiencing infertility, you want to …
Read More »Suffering From Stress?
In Ayurveda there are specific guidelines about how to incorporate conscious dining as a part of your routine. When we eat in the car, or at our work desk, or standing in the kitchen, or with the refrigerator door open, we create imbalance. When we do not pay attention to …
Read More »Your Hormones & Your Health
Reproductive health is largely influenced by our hormones. Vata effects on the hormones of the body is what leads to irregularity in hormone production. Vata dosha being like the wind sometimes creates a lot of movement that is going to end up with high hormones level and at other times …
Read More »Medo Dhatu & Dosha
The quality of the medo dhatus, the fats of the cells of the tissues, underlying layer of fat over the abdomen helps us to retain heat around the abdominal pelvic cavity. Vata dosha tends to dry up medo dhatu. This leads to low levels of body fat which could lead …
Read More »Shukra Dhatu & Reproductive Health
Shukra dhatu, is reflective of the quality of the egg and the fluids that travel with it. This dhatu plays a greater role in fertility than in monthly menstruation. Vata dosha imbalance results in drying out of the shukra. It becomes non-viable, which means that the egg will not produce …
Read More »Menstrual Symptoms & Doshas
Menstrual symptoms are directly correlated to that quality of rasa dhatu in our body. Vata Dosha Imbalance This means that the rasa dhatu is deficient in the body and, this may result in scanty period. This imbalance results in systemic dryness that means they may have dry skin, may lack …
Read More »Causes of PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome)
The biggest factor driving PMS is the same as what causes irregular cycle, stress, ‘ama’ and liver dysfunction. The irregular cycle is often linked with premenstrual syndrome. Every woman may experience premenstrual syndromes differently. Some may feel anxious, others may experience anger while some would be left dealing with depression. …
Read More »Effect of Oestrogen Dominance
Kapha dosha over produces medo dhatu. Usually excess fats in the body is a result of kapha dosha imbalance. In the physical body fats can produce oestrogen. When we have too much oestrogen in the system in relationship to progesterone we can have a a lot of female reproductive challenges. …
Read More »Pitta Dosha & Reproductive Health
Pitta dosha brings excess heat in your reproductive system, with heat there is a risk of drying out the tissues. So pitta initially heats up the rasa dhatu in the reproductive system, which is actually the endometrium – lining of the uterus that we slough off every month. Because of …
Read More »Positive Aspects of Kapha Dosha
If you take your problem to a vata nature person, the vata is likely to reflect back to you a time when they had a similar problem. Pitta is likely to tell you what you need to do to fix that problem. What kapha dosha is likely to do is …
Read More »Traits of Kapha Dosha
Kapha dosha works on the principle of stability If you are a kapha dosha person you may find yourself attached to the same routines every day Kapha dosha people tend to find comfort in doing the same things and upholding traditions. Your friends and family may look at you as …
Read More »Pitta Dosha Traits
Pitta dosha people are extremely competent. They tend to be very smart, they can learn new information well and retain it. They are analytical in their approach. They can see the pieces of a puzzle, and at the same time look at the whole picture. This enables them to access …
Read More »Did you stop that sneeze?
We willingly or unwillingly to suppress our natural urges as they are considered against etiquettes to relieve them in public and embarrassing as such. Also, due to the modern day desk oriented work culture and due to busy schedules some of these urges are suppressed or simply ignored. But according to Ayurveda, …
Read More »Vata Dosha Characteristics
The dosha, the word itself means fault. If you have doshic tendencies, that always pulls you to do things faster. When you do those things faster, you are going to get exhausted. If you have a doshic tendency that one should do things sharper and harder, and the more sharp …
Read More »Health Is Happiness
Health in Ayurveda is being symptom free. Smooth functioning of digestive system, no disturbances in sleep and nothing interfering with the flow of energy during the day. All of your operating system will be operating well and to be healthy from an Ayurvedic standpoint. Health is to have a happy and …
Read More »Pitta Dosha Symptoms
If you’re a Pitta body type, one of the three Ayurvedic body types, you may have experienced some Pitta dosha symptoms. When the three Dosha are in balance they assist in the healthy nourishment, repair and growth of the body and mind. They are responsible for physical strength, complexion and …
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If you’re a Vata body type, one of the three Ayurvedic body types, you may have experienced some Vata dosha symptoms. When the three Dosha are in balance they assist in the healthy nourishment, repair and growth of the body and mind. They are responsible for physical strength, complexion and …
Read More »What’s Your Valentine’s Dosha? Ayurvedic Tips To Please Your Partner
I know what you are thinking. Is this a serious blog post? Can I really apply Ayurvedic principles to my Valentine’s Day date, and do I really need to? The answers are yes, yes, and no. You don’t have to apply Ayurvedic principles to your Valentine’s date. But Valentine’s Day is about …
Read More »Nasya Oil: Detox for Your Head
Breathe in and out. Inhale and Exhale. Nose creates a very important pathway to the brain and to consciousness, according to Ayurveda. The life force or prana enters the body via nose when we are breathing. Being able to breathe properly ensures the healthy flow of prana. Everyone who experienced full, …
Read More »How to balance Kapha Dosha
Kapha are happy-go-lucky, inviting, generous, the best listeners (and huggers!), able to handle a lot of work with grace, peaceful minded, and a curvy goddess-like physique. But when out of balance, Kaphas can also be stubborn and impossible to move, can gain weight easily, have depression (though you probably wouldn’t be …
Read More »Balancing Vata Dosha
In Ayurveda, when a dosha is increased (imbalanced), the person will crave foods and habits that will keep increasing that dosha. Meaning, they will crave the completely wrong things! Vata people talk a lot, move a lot, do a lot, lose focus, forget things, skip details, are creative, are dramatic and …
Read More »The Power of Pooping: What Your Stool Reveals About Your Health
Ayurveda talks a lot about poop, all about poop. And in case nobody ever mentioned it, I am here to tell you, you should poop every day! And ideally in the morning. It’s not glamorous but it’s important to talk about poop. The only way we can tell what’s happening on …
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