Osteoporosis is a bone disease where the bones lose their mineral density and mass, resulting in abnormal bone tissue structure and fragility. Ayurveda suggests a slew of remedies and treatments for osteoporosis or bone loss. As bone density is lost, the bones weaken and become more prone to fractures caused …
Read More »Ayurvedic Line of Treatment: To Stop Causes To Treat the imbalance of Vata Dosha To break pathology of Osteoporosis To increase life span of bone tissue If Osteoporosis is along with fracture, first aim is to heal fractures Internal Medicine: We use some specific herbal medicine in the form of …
Read More »Modern Aspect: Modern sciences relate the early onset of osteoporosis to these factors: 1. Age 2. Family history/genetics 3. Female sex 4. Poor exercise 5. Low body weight/anorexia 6. Smoking 7. Alcohol 8. Low sun exposure 9. Estrogen deficiency 10. Testosterone deficiency 11. Low calcium/vitamin D intake 12. Hyperthyroidism 13. …
Read More »It may be easier to understand how Vata dosha causes osteoporosis by looking at two examples from nature. 1. Erosion of a mountain through constant wind. 2. Desert storms: When flow of air is increased tiny particles of sand are displaced. Want to take our free Dosha Quiz? Start the quiz now. …
Read More »Modern View: Bone loss occurs without symptoms. First sign may be a fracture due to weakened bones A sudden strain or bump can break a bone Ayurvedic View: It is a peculiarity of Ayurveda that we can make early diagnosis and, this also means that we can gain maximum time to …
Read More »It is clearly mention in Ayurveda that Asthi Dhatu i.e. bone is inversely proportion to vata Dosha. It means whenever Vata Dosha increases in body there decreases density of bone and vice versa. For more specific diagnosis we have to consider which property of Vata Dosha is increased. Properties of Vata …
Read More »Modern day definition of Ayurveda is characterised by: Decreased bone strength. Reduction of bone mass or density or the presence of fragile fractures. Ayurvedic View Bones are considered as one of the Dhatu (basic infrastructure) of body. There are seven basic infrastructures: Dhatu (Basic Infrasctructures of body) Basic element resemble to …
Read More »The Vedic philosophy teaches us the idea of “Anna Brahma”, which means “Food as God”. This description is a symbolic statement made by the poetic ancestors of India. It symbolizes the importance of food to life – suggesting it is as essential as God is to life. For this reason, …
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