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Ayurvedic is an ancient healing art practiced in India for about 5 thousand years. The term Ayurvedic comes from two Sanskrit root words: Ayur (life) and Veda (knowledge or science). It literally means "science of life or science of longevity".

It is based on the need to prevent the disease long before it manifests itself. To do this, we must study the nature of the person and show what their strengths and weaknesses, so you can take preventive measures to help you maintain a balance body, mind, responsible for health.

To this end, the Ayurvedic detoxification and dietary uses techniques and natural remedies, yoga asanas, massage and meditation.


Body types in Ayurvedic medicine

To determine the nature of the individual, Ayurvedic medicine sets the body type to which he belongs according to its constitution. In this sense, refers to three types are:

• Vatta: It is of slight build. The vatta is creative, active, restless, although relatively easily tired and may suffer from insomnia, constipation and distress. Although these symptoms are annoying, the vatta not stop its activity.
• Pitta: It is of average build. The pitta is practical, logical, warm, enterprising but somewhat irritable and tends to stress. When unbalanced, may suffer from stomach ulcers and indigestion.
• Kapha: It's large frame. The kapha has great physical strength, is affectionate, methodical and calm. He has a tendency to lethargy, diabetes and obesity.After determining the body type, Ayurvedic medicine suggests detoxification of the body. For this you need to fast food or carry out a much lighter than usual.

The food in Ayurvedic medicine

Then comes the preparation of a diet as the body type of each person. In this sense, food is fundamental divide six flavors: sour, bitter, sweet, spicy, salty and astringent.

• Acidic foods such as tomatoes, green grapes and lemon, are suitable for pitta and kapha, but not for the vatta.
• The bitter, such as eggplant, saffron, lettuce and spinach, are recommended for vatta.
• The astringent foods like broccoli, cauliflower, lentils, potatoes, apples and pears, help vatta.
• Sweet foods such as rice, sugar, honey, watermelon, melon, banana and almonds, promotes kapha and pitta and not to the vatta.
• While hot, like garlic, ginger, mustard, horseradish, it is beneficial to vatta and pitta, but not to kapha.
• Finally, salt, and seaweed and the salt itself, helps the pitta and kapha.
• It is important to know that Ayurvedic does not prohibit the consumption of foods that do not fully benefit a certain body type but suggests moderate consumption.

Other aspects of Ayurvedic.

In addition to its approach with respect to food, Ayurvedic also emphasizes physical activity as sport massages (usually with coconut oil or sesame) and holistic disciplines such as tai chi or yoga, and emphasizes the mind-body balance through meditation, to stave off the disease.

According to research in the United States, the use of Ayurvedic detoxification processes and rebalancing through diet, reduced cholesterol levels and anxiety in heart patients. They have also helped people with digestive problems (stomach ulcers), asthma and respiratory allergies, skin diseases, hepatitis, anxiety and insomnia.