Ayurveda Health Newsletter
Issue 13 - March 2006
e-newsletter of Maharishi Ayurveda Products
- MANAGING MENOPAUSE WITH MAHARISHI AYURVEDA
- DR BRENNAN’S AYURVEDA TIPS FOR MARCH – FOOD AND DIGESTION FOR KAPHA SEASON
- THE IMPORTANCE OF REGULAR ELIMINATION
- TAKING CARE OF TOXINS IN AYURVEDA
- FEATURED PRODUCT – MAHARISHI AYURVEDA DETOX TABLETS
- MAHARISHI AYURVEDA DOCTORS CONSULTATIONS IN THE UK
- THE HEALTH PROMOTING VALUES OF HONEY
- WORLD HEALTH NEWS
- MAHARISHI AYURVEDA IN NORWAY – FROM BEGINNER TO BESTSELLER
- THIS MONTH’S SPECIAL OFFERS – BEVERAGES
- CATALOGUE QUIZ - £10 VOUCHER TO WINNERS
1. MANAGING MENOPAUSE WITH MAHARISHI AYURVEDA
Ayurveda regards perimenopause (the time leading up to the end of periods which some clinicians maintain can last for 5 years or more) as a natural transition that has to be managed to minimize discomfort.
A Maharishi Ayurveda Self care system includes specific recommendations for diet, lifestyle and related herbal formulas. The menopause system is a natural step-by-step process that helps to restore balance and health.
Maharishi Ayurveda physicians cite three main reasons for menopausal discomfort:
MORE at Ayurveda Menopause Advice
2. DR DONN BRENNAN’S AYURVEDA TIPS FOR MARCH – FOOD AND DIGESTION FOR KAPHA SEASON
“March needs to continue the theme of balancing kapha because kapha is not only increased by the heavy weather of winter, but even spring time increases kapha because kapha is responsible for growth and so must be strong through March and April into May.”
“In January we emphasized balancing kapha in general. In February we emphasized exercise as a most fundamental strategy for keeping kapha balanced.”
“In March it’s worthwhile considering the foods you are eating and the processes of digesting the food so as to keep a better balance.”
MORE at Ayurveda Advice Food And Digestion
3. THE IMPORTANCE OF REGULAR ELIMINATION
According to Ayurveda, it is important to evacuate the bowels every morning. That's simple enough, or so it sounds. But why is it so important? What happens if you skip a morning, or wait until later? No big deal, you might think. On the contrary, not emptying your bowels in the morning impacts both your physical and psychological well-being. Being regular and following nature's, and your own body's, rhythm makes a huge difference in how you feel during the day.
Empty the bowels every morning
The body's clock always tries to follow the cycles of nature. During night-time, Soma, or lunar energy, is more predominant, so our body focuses on lubrication, cooling and nurturing. In the morning, when the sun rises, our body goes into absorption phase when Agni, the active, burning and transforming solar energy dominates. If during the day, you carry around the waste material you created at night, you may absorb some of that waste material into your system.
MORE at Ayurveda And Daily Elimination
4. TAKING CARE OF TOXINS WITH MAHARISHI AYURVEDA
Ayurveda distinguishes three kinds of toxins called ama, amavisha & garavisha.
The most common type is ama, which is the sticky waste product of incomplete digestion that builds up in the digestive tract when your digestion is either weak or overloaded with the wrong foods. If ama is not cleared from the body and continues to build up, after some time it can leave the digestive tract and start circulating throughout the body. Once it settles in an area of the body, it can aggravate the doshas or subdoshas, causing an imbalance in that area of the body.
MORE Ayurveda And Ama Toxins Information
5. FEATURED PRODUCT – MAHARISHI AYURVEDA DETOX TABLETS
While some internal cleansers purify the colon and digestive tract only, Maharishi Ayurveda Detox tablets (MA1010) have a comprehensive and balanced action that:
- Helps purify the liver and metabolism
- Supports absorption of nutrients
- Reduces digestive impurities
- Cleanses the sweat glands and eliminative organs
- Enhances production of pure nutritional fluid, blood and fat tissue
HERBAL MASTERPIECE
The herbs in Detox tablets are combined in precise proportions and prepared the traditional Ayurvedic way. This improves bioavailability and assimilation of vital nutrients. It also creates synergy -- the collective benefit is much greater than isolated, individual herbs.
Detox (MA1010) supports the natural cleansing processes in all the channels (shrotas) of the body.
Take two tablets of Detox (MA1010) morning and evening to cleanse the liver, the blood, the sweat glands and the elimination system. Take Detox Pitta (MA1663) instead if you have any symptoms of amavisha or if you have a Pitta imbalance. 60 tablets (30 to 10 days supply).
MORE AT Ayurveda Detox Tablets MA1010
6. MAHARISHI AYURVEDA DOCTORS CONSULTATIONS IN THE UK
Maharishi Ayurveda consultations are available in
several UK locations.
Dr Greg Watras MB ChB, Health Director at the Maharishi Ayurveda Health
Centre in Skelmersdale, consults in Cardiff, Guildford,
Stratford-on-Avon, Alderley Edge in Cheshire and Lutterworth in
Leicestershire.
Dr Watras qualified in 1973, was in General Practice from 1978-1990 and trained in Maharishi Ayurveda in 1990. He has practised as a Maharishi physician for 16 years, and has attended many advanced training courses in Maharishi Ayurveda in Europe and India.
Dr Amitha Rudraraju BAMS consults in London. Dr Rudraju qualified as a Vaidya with a Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery from the Government Ayurvedic Medical College in Hyderabad in 2001, and has Postgraduate Diplomas in Preventive and Promotive Health Care and in Emergency Medical Services. In 2004, Dr Rudraraju trained in Maharishi Ayurveda with Dr Raju at the Maharishi Ayurveda Health Centre in Delhi, and has a particular interest in lifestyle management, and the Ayurvedic approach to pregnancy, childbirth, postnatal care and by care.
Dr Donn Brennan MB, BCh, BAO, MRCGP, MSCI consults in London, Skelmersdale, Lancashire and Dublin.
7. THE HEALTH PROMOTING VALUES OF HONEY
Honey is one of nature's most splendid gifts to mankind. It is widely recognised for its unique nutritional, health promoting and medicinal values. Ayurveda considers honey to be a food supplement that should be taken regularly in small quantities.
Honey is one of the finest sources of heat and energy. Energy is generated mainly by the carbohydrate foods and honey is one of the most easily digested form of carbohydrates. It enters directly into the bloodstream because of its dextrine content and this provides almost instantaneous energy.
It is a boon to those with weak digestion. All organs in the body respond favourably when honey is eaten. Honey is considered as an all-purpose medicine for all types of diseases.
Latest research indicates that the pollen in honey contains all 22 amino acids, 28 minerals, 11 enzymes. 14 fatty acids and 11 carbohydrates. Unfortunately much of these nutritive qualities are lost by heating the honey for commercial use.
MORE at Special Offers
8. WORLD HEALTH NEWS
USA: Transcendental Meditation may cut
future heart disease risks
A study conducted at the Medical College of
Georgia in the US has shown that the Transcendental Meditation Programme
is an effective means of lowering the risk of heart disease. The
findings were presented at the Second International Conference on Women,
Heart Disease, and Stroke, in Orlando, Florida.
more
THAILAND: Public Health Ministry endorses
Thai traditional medicine.
Traditional medicine in Thailand is about to
enjoy a very privileged position thanks to an event that is still rare
in the field of alternative medicine -- the endorsement of the national
government. The government is drafting laws, which it hopes will double
the number of people using traditional medicine and increase the number
of Thai medicines being used from 23 to 400.
more
Food flavour and scent linked to
nutritional, health value
A study reported in the journal Science found
that the flavours and scents of food appear to be signals that the human
physiology recognizes for their nutritional and health benefits.
Interestingly, one commercially bred vegetable had less than one-third
the volatile compounds which produce flavour when compared to its wild
counterpart.
more
9. MAHARISHI AYURVEDA IN NORWAY – FROM BEGINNER TO BESTSELLER
Maharishi Ayurveda Helse started in 1991, and their Maharishi Ayurveda products are now sold in all of Norway's 500 health food stores. The company began by selling Vata, Pitta and Kapha teas, aroma oils and churnas, then gradually developed products which were specially formulated for Norway by Maharishi Ayurveda doctors in India.
They now market 35 products for a variety of health concerns, several of which have become best sellers in the Norwegian health food industry.
Maharishi Ayurveda Helse enjoys a high profile in the country, with articles about them and their products published every year in leading magazines and national newspapers.
Contact at 0047 5513 6900.
10. SPECIAL OFFERS – UNTIL 31ST MARCH – AYURVEDA BEVERAGES
Our monthly E-Newsletters help us to keep over 2,500 customers informed about products associated with the Ayurveda health articles included in the newsletter.
From our side, this low-cost form of promotion allows us to pass on savings direct to you, the customer.
We encourage everyone to introduce friends to this simple and informed way to choose appropriate Maharishi Ayurveda products. It is a valuable service we are happy to provide."
This month’s special offer theme is Maharishi Ayurveda Beverages:
- Raja's Cup (a lot better for balancing the doshas than coffee!)
- Herbal Tea Sampler (find out which one’s you like most)
- Smooth Cycle Tea
- Sniffle Free Tea (useful in the cold season)
11. THE CATALOGUE QUIZ - £10 VOUCHER TO WINNERS
There’s the usual £10 voucher prize for the first three correct entries. Email your answers to rellis@maharishi.co.uk with ‘ QUIZ’ in the subject box.
Q1 Which Maharishi Ayurveda Massage Oil is used for normal to sensitive skin.
Q2 Name four recommendations the Ayurvedic texts give for people who have difficulty in sleeping (the catalogue lists nine).
Q3 Which massage oil balances all three doshas.
Congratulations to last month’s winner, Emma Bjarnadottir from Iceland.
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