Ayurveda for women - Balanced through every phase of life
Gender equality may be politically and socially desirable, but it is far from being a reality. On the contrary. According to the new role cliché, the modern Western woman can and should pursue a career. At the same time, however, they are also expected to fulfil their role as mothers and run the household largely on their own. An almost unmanageable ordeal, [...]
The gut in Ayurveda: tips for gut health
Hippocrates coined the famous phrase 2,500 years ago: „A healthy gut is the root of all health.“ Ayurvedic teachings also recognise the gastrointestinal tract as the source of health and illness, happiness and suffering, life and death. Accordingly, it is important for a healthy, happy life to promote intestinal health. Ayurveda offers [...]
Fascinating organ: the thyroid gland in Ayurveda
The thyroid gland has fascinated me for 25 years like no other organ. It is as small and delicate as a butterfly and at the same time so important for our health. It demonstrates the interdependence of mind and body and is an indicator of our inner balance. Our ability to regulate tension and cope with stress (resilience) has a direct effect on our [...]
Crisis as an opportunity: the coronavirus pandemic from an Ayurvedic perspective
I've just come from the weekly market and the atmosphere is bizarre. People are waiting in long queues in front of the stalls, more than two metres separate them from the person in front, and there is an eerie silence. A virus is keeping Germany and the world on tenterhooks. The number of new infections is rising exponentially, one breaking news story follows another, public life is drastically [...]
Food supplements in Ayurveda
Some call them herbal pills, others spice powders, healing schnapps or medicines. No matter what name we want to assign to Ayurvedic products, one thing is certain: no health system in the world has a variety of herbal products and formulations comparable to Ayurveda. The science behind these products is called „Dravyagunavijnana“, which translates as the „science of substances and their properties“. The basis [...]
Examination methods in Ayurveda: 7. the anamnesis
Our tour of Ayurvedic examination methods and diagnostic techniques began with pulse diagnosis and led us on to tongue inspection, analysis of excretions, examination by hearing and feeling and finally to eye and face diagnosis. The Ayurvedic anamnesis, called Prashna Pariksha, now forms the conclusion of our journey. Prashna means question, pariksha means examination. The word „anamnesis“ comes from [...]
Examination methods in Ayurveda: 6. reading the eyes and face
It only takes 100 milliseconds: the first, decisive impression. We look into the eyes and face of the person opposite us and immediately make an intuitive judgement about trustworthiness, likeability, attractiveness and approachability. We also utilise the psychology of first impressions in Ayurvedic diagnostics. The more experienced the diagnostician, the more accurate the first impression. Even after a [...]
Examination methods in Ayurveda: 5. palpation - seeing with the hands
Ayurvedic diagnostics begins with the first handshake when greeting a new client. How does it feel? Is it firm or tentative, hard or soft, warm or cold, dry or moist? Sparsha means contact through touch - sparsha pariksha is one of the eight Ayurvedic examination procedures and a very special one. With his hands, the [...]
Headaches in Ayurveda: diagnosis and therapy
It throbs, it stings, it presses or simply hurts. Whether tension headaches, migraines or cluster headaches - many sufferers are at a loss, frustrated and feel that their quality of life is severely restricted. They don't want to take painkillers all the time, acupuncture doesn't help in the long term and the thought of the next injection or neurosurgical pain treatment puts them in a low mood [...].
Ayurvedic treatment of Hashimoto's thyroiditis
It has an exotic name, was discovered over 100 years ago by a Japanese pathologist and is one of the most common causes of hypothyroidism in adults: in Hashimoto's thyroiditis, the body's own defence system produces antibodies against thyroid proteins for unknown reasons and causes chronic inflammation. More than 10% of the German population are affected, women about [...]