Ayurveda, from the Sanskrit word meaning "science of life and longevity", is the world's most ancient system of preventive health care. Developed in India over 7,000 years ago, it is a natural approach to creating balance between mind and body and to strengthening the body's healing abilities. Learn more about Ayurveda.
Pulse diagnosis is the traditional Ayurvedic method of locating disorder in the body. According to the ayurvedic philosophy, every organ of the body can be located through the pulse and tells of its medical history, its present condition, whether it's healthy or beginning to fail. Pulse diagnosis is a powerful tool in finding the cause of a disorder in a person's body and its accuracy is the key to our success in treating chronic diseases. Click here to learn more about Ayurvedic Pulse diagnosis.
How much is a hair diagnosis consultation and what can you find out through hair diagnosis?
The fee for the hair diagnosis is $ 50. Hair diagnosis can reveal the true condition of our hair, as well as the general state of our health. For example, stress may be causing hair problems. The hair-diagnosis technician will offer advice on how to deal with particular hair problems and inform the person about caring for the hair. In some cases a pulse diagnosis will be recommended so that the person can receive a fully detailed medical history and be prescribed an herbal medicine to help not only the hair but the general health.
The ayurvedic naturopathic practitioner recommends pulse diagnosis to determine the cause of the obesity, and the cause is then treated with herbal medicine suitable for the person's particular constitution. Nutritional advice is given, helping the person to understand which foods are recommended and which should be avoided in order to bring the body's weight into correct balance. The old saying "one man's meat is another man's poison" is perfectly applicable in Ayurveda, because every food contains the five elements (fire, water, earth, air, space), or doshas, in various proportions. The food we eat affects our elemental balance in a positive or negative way. Our practitioner can, if necessary, use hypnotherapy to heal a deep-seated negative self-image and replace it with a positive, life-affirming self-image.
How long do I have to take the Ayurvedic herbal medicines?
There's an old saying: An ounce of prevention is much better than a pound of cure. Although it depends on the disease which a person presents with, people will experience improvement within 10 to 15 days, often sooner. The full course of the herbal treatment should be taken so that complete benefit can be achieved. One must remember that the longer one has had a disease, the longer it will take to completely restore the body to good health. Although patients report feeling better very quickly, it takes time to rebuild damaged tissues and muscles. For example, someone suffering from irritable bowel syndrome may experience relief and think they are ready to discontinue the herbs. However, this is a mistake. Why? Because the herbs are essential to continue strengthening the bowel musculature, which will have atrophied because of the bowel problems. Similarly, women with menstrual problems taking our Ayurvedic/Naturopathic herbs may experience relief after the first menstrual period. However, a more complete result will be achieved after the third menstruation when the reproductive system has had time to fully regain its proper functioning. So, it is important to continue the treatment without interruptions until the healing cycle is complete; otherwise the symptoms will reappear in a short time.
What are the main differences between Ayurveda and conventional medicine?
The first and most significant difference between the ancient Ayurvedic and modern medicine is that Ayurveda is a complete health care system. The second difference is that Ayurvedic medicines are without any of the side effects typically experienced with conventional medicines. The third main difference is that we work on the cause instead of the symptoms. You might ask - how is this done? Take, as an example, someone who has arthritis and that there is swelling and pain. What we try to find out is how this condition is being created. What is the cause? And what is triggering the pain our patient is feeling? What has caused the swelling and the pain? There are so many blocks in such a situation - one block is pushing another. Which in turn is pushing another, and still another is pushing it all. In this particular case we have to work through all the blocks to remove the first block, then the second, the third and, finally, the original block that was causing the symptoms, and then finally the balance is recreated. Another distinctive feature of ChaMunda Ayurveda is that our customized medicines work simultaneously on the mind, the body and the emotions. They work on all of these levels together, not just the physical. We acknowledge that every individual is unique - people are not all the same. The mind works differently in everyone. This also sets Ayurveda apart from conventional medicine, which doesn't take people's individual differences into account.
What methods do you use at ChaMunda Ayurveda clinic to improve the quality of life of your patients?
First of all, we identify the cause and all the possible solutions through the Pulse diagnosis, the traditional Ayurvedic method of locating disorder in the body. Just as conventional medicine in the Western World uses X-rays and several other different kinds of scans and medical equipment to analyse a person's state of health, Ayurveda, too, has its own diagnostic tools, such as the eye, the tongue, the lips, the skin and the nails all are a distinct indicator of a person's health. The pulse diagnosis, in particular, is regarded as one of the most accurate tools in an Ayurvedic doctor's arsenal. Every organ can be located through the Pulse and can tell us its medical history, its present condition, and whether it is healthy or beginning to fail. From there we determine which solution fits the individual person best.
In this way, we make a marriage between the solution and the condition for each particular person. Its accuracy is the key to our success in treating chronic or difficult diseases at our ChaMunda Ayurveda Clinic.
Actually, the Ayurvedic Pulse diagnosis itself is only one part of our diagnosis. There are several another methods we use at our ChaMunda Ayurveda clinic to deal with any problems. These are, first, the diet; we advise and emphasize what to eat and what not to eat (Ayurveda also says "One man's meat is another man's poison"). Second, home remedies; things you find in the kitchen, like cumin powder, turmeric, and even milk, are all medicines if used according to the individual's constitution. Preparation of customized herbal medicines; Third is the detoxification of the body using Ayurvedic methods; following the appropriate lifestyle, ensuring regular exercise and, last but not least, balancing energy through meditation. Through meditation we can learn how to manage our energy, which can get blocked. Ayurveda also says that we have two sides of the brain: the right and the left, a conscious and a subconscious mind, and through these we are programmed from our childhood as to how to behave, how to think and how to deal with the problems in our everyday life. Whatever we are today is due to the programming in our past, which is why we do the things we do. Basically, we live our lives on automatic pilot. This programming happens through our parents, our teachers, and the society and circumstances in which we live. Newspapers, the internet and, of course, television also play a huge part in our lives. You might be aware that we receive, on average, more than 4000 messages everyday, which means we don't behave how we want to, we behave how people have told us to behave. Then we are going away from our soul. We don't know what we want. Meditation gives a connection between you and your own soul - who you are, what you want, and how to get what you want. Ayurveda says that you can reprogramme yourself through meditation to have success, a new life, and new challenges, by making a conscious decision. It can bring significant change in your life. You program something today, so that something happens tomorrow.
Can you combine Ayurveda with conventional medicine?
Of course, No other medical approach comes as close to Western medicine when it comes to diagnostic techniques, genetic research, and other highly technological areas of science. But you would not go to an ayurvedic health practitioner in an acute health crisis; you would go to the western-trained physician. However, Ayurvedic herbal medicine has been proven to be very effective for several kinds of chronic conditions, the relief of which has eluded western medicine. Still today in India, the options of Ayurvedic medicine and western medicine are considered by evaluating the patient. Sometimes western medicine is the more appropriate, at other times ayurvedic medicine is the more appropriate.
What is your message for people suffering from serious diseases?
People should never lose hope, whatever is going on. You might find the right person with the right attitude and eye to look at things from a holistic point of view. I think there is always a way out. (Click Contact and inquiry)
