Ayurvedic daily health regimes

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AYURVEDIC THERAPIES IN DAILY REGIME

• DINACHARYA
• Presented by - Dr. Nitin Bhise
• M.D. (Ayu)
• Ppt. presentation by - Dr. Deepali Bhise
• M.D.(Ayu)
• Under the Guidance of - Dr. R.R. Deshpande
• M.D. (Ayu)

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AIMS OF AYURVEDA

• Prevention of disease maintenance of health
• Curing the diseased
• Prevention is better than cure

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Importance of daily health regimes in Ayurveda.

• Dinacharya means the appropriate daily
  regimes which should be followed the Ayurveda
  way, for a physically, mentally and spiritually
  healthy life.

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Dinacharya

• Right from waking up in the morning till sleeping
  at night, all the daily routines have been given
  utmost importance in Ayurveda.

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AWAKENING FROM SLEEP

• There is a well known proverb Early to bed,
  early to rise makes a person healthy, wealthy and
  wise.

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According to Ayurveda -

• One who is desirous of a long, healthy life
  should wake up at the time of BRAHMA MUHURTA
• Brahma Knowledge. Brahma muhurta is the best
  time for gaining knowledge
• Brahma muhurta - means approximately 1-1/2
  hour before sunrise

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ANSWERING NATURES CALL !
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• BRAHMA MUHURTA - atmosphere is fresh, pleasant
  and the RIGHT time to attend to the natural urges
  of the body like Bowel and Bladder
• While waking up one should analyze whether the
  food eaten the previous night is digested or not.

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• Evacuate your bowels
• You can train yourself to do this at this time
• If your digestion is normally sluggish drink a
  glass of warm water
• Do not avoid answering the natures call
• Do not strain too, if you do not have the urge.
• After this wash your hands clean and splash some
  clean water on your face

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BRUSHING TEETH (Danta-dhawan)
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When to brush teeth?

• Ayurveda mentions that teeth must be brushed
• In the morning
• And also after eating food.

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What to use for brushing ?

• According to Ayurveda twigs of the following
  herbs can be used to brush teeth
• Arka
• Vata (Banyan tree)
• Khadira
• Karanja
• Arjuna

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• Selection of the twig for brushing teeth should
  be done on the basis of season, dosha, taste of
  twig.
• Nimba (Neem) is best among bitter herbs
• Khadira is best among astringent herbs
• Madhuka best among sweet herbs
• Karanja best among pungent herbs

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• The twig should be devoid of branches and knots
• Every day a new twig should be used
• One end of the twig is chewed to form a brush
• Brushing should be done in the vertical direction
  (Top to bottom) without injuring the gums.
• In absence of twigs powders of herbs like
  Triphala, Trikatu Trijatak can be used

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Herbal tooth brush twig
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Benefits of Brushing teeth

• Freshens up the mouth
• Removes bad odour from the mouth
• Removes coating on teeth
• Alleviates Kapha
• Increases desire for food
• Makes on e feel pleasant

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One should not brush in case of

• Indigestion
• Vomiting
• Difficulty in breathing
• Cough
• Fever
• Facial paralysis

• Mouth Ulcers
• Heart disease
• Eye disease
• Disease of the head
• Ear disease
• Excessive thirst

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TONGUE-SCRAPING(Jihwa-nirlekhana)
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Tongue-scrapper

• Tongue scrapping should be done with the help of
  a smooth, soft-edged, 10 angula long metallic
  scrapper made of gold, silver or iron.

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Benefits of tongue-scrapping

• Removes bad taste from mouth
• Eliminates bad odour of mouth
• Reduces swelling of tongue
• Relieves stiffness of tongue
• Enhances the sense of taste.
• Thus helps maintain oral hygiene

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GARGLING (GANDUSHA)

• Gandusha means filling the mouth with a certain
  fluid, without rinsing movement of the mouth and
  holding it until the eyes start watering.

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Fluids used for Gargling (Gandusha)

• Fluids like Sesame oil, honey, milk, meat soup,
  rice gruel, herbal decoctions etc. are used for
  gargling depending upon hot or cold conditions
  and also the dosha predominance.
• On daily basis Gargling is usually done with
  sesame oil, or meat soup.

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Selection of herbs for Gargling
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Benefits of Gargling (Gandusha)

• Strengthens the mandible
• Improves voice quality
• Nourishes the face
• Enhances taste-perception
• Prevents drying of throat, chapping of lips and
  tooth-decay
• Strengthens teeth gums
• Reduces hypersensitivity of teeth to sour taste
  or hard food substances

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IMPROPER GARGLING

• Insufficient Gargling leads to
• mouth diseases,
• excession secretion of Kapha in mouth
• improper perception of taste
• Excess Gargling leads to
• Mouth ulceration
• Excessive thirst
• Tastelessness

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MOUTH-WASH (Kawal)

• Mouth wash (Kawal) is very similar to Gargling
  (Gandusha)
• The fluids selected and used for mouth wash and
  its benefits are also similar to those of
  gargling.
• The only difference is that in this method the
  movement of rinsing the fluid in the mouth is
  done

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COLLYRIUM (Anjanam)

• EYE is the most important among all the sense
  organs.
• Hence COLLYRIUM is applied to the eyes to
  protect it from various eyes diseases.
• It is useful to maintain the health of the eyes.

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TYPES OF COLLYRIUM (Collyrium)
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Method of application of collyrium
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• One eye should be widened with one hand and the
  collyrium should be applied with the other hand
  with the help of a metallic stick (shalaka)
• The collyrium should be applied from the inner
  canthus towards the outer canthus

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BENEFITS OF COLLYRIUM (Collyrium)

• It cleanses the eyes
• Improvises Vision
• Generates a shine and twinkle in the eye.
• Protects and cures various eye diseases

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When not to apply collyrium

• Exhaustion
• Crying
• After alcohol intake
• Anger
• Fear
• Suppression of natural urges
• Diseases of the head
• Redness and pain in eyes
• Swollen eye
• Excessive watering of eyes

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MEDICATED SMOKE INHALATION (Dhumapana)
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Purpose of Medicated Smoking?

• Some part of the increased vitiated Kapha in the
  head region is instantly eliminated by inhalation
  of Medicated herbal smoke (Dhumapana)
• Hence it is suggested following collyrium
  application.

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What to use ?

• Dhuma-varti A Cigar specially prepared from
  paste of various herbs
• Dhuma-netra Instrument specially designed to
  hold the varti.

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Method of Medicated smoke inhalation (Dhumapana)

• Sit in comfortable posture
• Smear one end of Dhuma-varti (cigar) with ghee or
  oil
• Ignite it
• Place it in the Dhuma-netra (instrument)
• Inhale smoke through one nostril and expel from
  the mouth
• Inhale by mouth and expel from mouth again
• Exhaling smoke from nostrils can be harmful for
  vision of eyes

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Time for inhalation of medicated smoke

• After bathing
• After eating
• After tongue-scraping
• After sneezing
• After brushing teeth
• After nasya (nasal instillation)
• After applying collyrium
• After sleep

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Benefits of Medicated Smoke inhalation

• Relieves heaviness of head
• Relieves headache
• Relieves Rhinitis
• Relieves Pain in the eyes and ears
• Relieves cough
• Relieves hiccough
• Relieves dyspnoea
• Relieves Obstruction of the throat
• Strengthens the teeth

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• Reduces discharge from ear, nose eyes
• Removes bad odour from mouth
• Relieves toothache
• Useful in Anorexia
• Relieves Locked-jaw
• Relieves Stiffness of neck
• Relieves itching infection of mouth
• Reduces excessive salivation
• Relieves hoarseness of voice

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• Relieves tonsillitis
• Reduces hair loss graying of hair
• Relieves excessive sneezing
• Relieves drowsiness
• Revives lost consciousness
• Reduces excessive sleep
• Strengthens root hair and skull bones
• Improves voice quality
• Enhances functioning of sense organs
• Prevents Vata-kapha disorders occuring in parts
  above shoulders

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Signs of appropriate medicated smoking

• Lightness of head
• Lightness in chest
• Lightness in the throat
• Liquifaction of Kapha

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Signs of Inadequate Medicated smoking

• Absence of voice quality
• Heaviness in the head
• Presence of vitiated Kapha in the throat

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Signs of Excessive Medicated smoke inhalation

• Dryness of the palate, head throat
• Excess Thirst
• Unconsciouness
• Bleeding disorders
• Giddiness
• Vertigo
• Improper functioning of the sense organs

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Conditions when not to smoke

• After purgation, emesis or enema
• In bleeding disorders
• Poisoning
• Grief, anger tiredness
• Pregnancy
• Alcohol intoxication
• Accumulation of metabolic toxins (ama)
• Pitta disorders
• Late night awakening

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• Unconsciousness or Giddiness
• Excessive thirst
• Emaciation of body
• Head injury
• After intake of milk, unctous substances, honey
  curds
• Palate diseases
• Blindness
• Diabetes

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NASYAM (Nasal drops or instillation)
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• Head is considered to be one of the most
  important parts of the body.
• Nose is the entrance to the head. Therefore
  medicine used in the form of Nasal
  drops/instillation cures the diseases of the head
  when administered through this route.
• NASYAM means administration of medicated oil or
  ghee through the nostrils

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• There are different types of Nasal instillations
  described in Ayurveda depending upon their
  effects, dose, medicines used etc.
• But Nasal drops indicated as daily regime is
  called Pratimarsha Nasya
• This type of Nasal Instillation is devoid of any
  complications.

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What to use as Nasal drops?

• A herbal medicated Oil specially indicated for
  Nasal instillation on a daily basis is ANU
  THAILAM
• Anu thailam is specially conducive to spreading
  into minute channels of the body.

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Time for daily instillation of Nasal drops -

• After sleep
• After Brushing teeth
• Before stepping out of the house
• After exercise
• After sexual intercourse
• When tired due to walking
• After evacuation of bladder
• After evacuation of Bowels
• After Gargling

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• After application of Collyrium
• After food intake
• After emesis
• After day sleep
• In the evening
• Daily Nasal instillation should be done only when
  the sky is clear and devoid of clouds.

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Signs of appropriate Nasal instillation

• Lightness of head
• Sound sleep and waking up in time
• Cure of diseases
• Pleasant mind
• Clarity and proper functioning of all the sense
  organs

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Signs of inadequate Nasal instillation

• Vitiation of Vata dosha
• Dryness of the sense organs
• Inability to cure diseases

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Signs of Excess Nasal instillation

• Excessive secretion of Kapha
• Excessive salivation
• Heaviness of the head
• Heaviness in all the sense organs
• Giddiness

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EXERCISE
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EXERCISE (Vyayama)

• According to Ayurveda, any physical activity or
  movement of the body which leads to exertion of
  the body is known as Vyayama or Exercise
• It is considered exercise only when it is
  performed to an appropriate extent and only when
  it enhances the strength of the body without
  causing exhaustion.

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Signs of appropriate exercising

• Sweating
• Increased respiration rate
• Lightness of the body
• Increased heart rate

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Signs of Over-exercising

• Excessive thirst
• Emaciation of the body
• Difficulty in breathing
• Bleeding disorders
• Fatigue
• Cough
• Fever
• Vomiting

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Benefits of exercise

• It nourishes the body
• Gives good complexion
• Maintains proportionate body parts by improving
  the musculature.
• Enhances the digestive power
• Prevents laziness
• Lightness of the body
• Detoxifies the body
• Increases tolerance to exertion, heat or cold.

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Rules for Exercise according to Ayurveda

• Heavy exercise should be done in the Winter
  Spring season.
• Mild exercise should be done in all the remaining
  seasons.
• Walking is a mild form of exercise which does not
  harm the body
• Walking daily increases the life span, strength,
  intelligence
• Walking improves digestion
• Walking improves health of indriyas or sense
  organs

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ABHYANGA (Massage)
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Abhyanga Oil massage of body

• Daily Abhyanga with oil absorbs oil in skin and
  nourishes the 7 dhatus depending upon the
  duration
• Since the site of Vata is the skin, Abhyanga
  pacifies excess Vata
• It also improves touch sensation

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• Use lukewarm oil for Abhyanga
• Oil selected depending on season, dosha
  predominance condition, but Sesame oil is
  best

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7 Positions for Abhyanga
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Benefits of Daily Abhyanga (oil massage)

• Delays Ageing process
• Relieves Fatigue relaxes the body
• Helps cure Vata diseases
• Improves Vision
• Improves skin complexion
• Nourishes the body
• Improves Sleep
• Strengthens the body
• Increases the Life span

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When to avoid Abhyangam

• When vitiated doshas Ama (undigested food)
  co-exist
• Fever
• Indigestion
• Immediately After Panchakarmas like Purgation
  (Virechana), Vamana, Basti etc.

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PADABHYANGA (Foot massage)
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PADABHYANGA (Foot massage)

• Oil should be applied daily to Feet, ears and
  head.
• Daily Padabhyanga (Foot massage) is very
  beneficial for relaxation of eyes and body.

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Daily Foot-massage Benefits

• Reduces Dryness of body
• Removes the stiffness or numbness in legs
• Relaxes the feet
• Gives strength Stability to feet
• Improves health of eyes
• Pacifies Vata
• Prevents Sciatica, Cracking of feet Muscle
  stiffness in the legs

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SHIROBHYANGA (Head massage)

• Head massage should be done daily

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Benefits of Daily Shiro-abhyanga (Head massage)

• Prevents hair-fall
• Prevents early graying of hair
• Strengthens hair roots
• Gives nourishment to all the sense organs like
  eyes, ears, nose, tongue skin
• Gives good complexion to face
• Good sound sleep

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UDWARTANA (Herbal powder massage)
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Udwartana

• UDWARTANA means Massaging the body with fine
  powders (churnas) of various herbs of astringent
  taste.
• It is mainly done after oil massage
• Sometimes paste of herbal powders can also be
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Benefits of Udwartana

• Reduces excess Kapha dosha
• Reduces excess Body fat
• Strength Stability of body
• Clear healthy complexion to skin
• Reduces heaviness of body
• Dilates blood vessels
• Prevents rashes itching

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BATH (Snana)
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Benefits of Daily bath

• It is sacred
• Helps live a long life
• Improves body strength especially heart
• Increases Oja
• Relaxes the body
• Removes excess Sweat, itching Foul body odour
• Removes drowsiness

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Rules Effects of Bath

• Below the neck - warm or hot or cold water
  (depending upon climate condition)
• Cold water bath cures bleeding disorders
• Hot water baths makes body strong by
  reducing excess kapha Vata
• Head-bath only with lukewarm water

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• Bath with very hot water in hot climate
• Vitiates Pitta Rakta (blood)
• Bath with very cold water in cold climate
• Vitiates Kapha Vata

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When to avoid bath ?

• Diarrhoea
• Fever
• Ear-ache
• Vata disease (facial paralysis etc)
• Gas trouble
• Indigestion
• Immediately after taking food

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WASHING FEET

• Cleans the feet
• Cure foot-diseases
• Relieves tiredness
• Good for health of eyes
• Prevents growth of germs

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Other daily regimes are

• Wearing comfortable clothes suiting the climate
  enhances beauty, pleases mind

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• Wearing garlands made of fragrant herbs e.g.
  Sandalwood, Saffron fragrant flowers like
  jasmine pleases mind

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• Wearing comfortable foot wear good for eyes,
  gives strength and protects feet from diseases

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• Wearing head turban (cap) using umbrella
  protects head hair from sun, wind, rain, dust,
  and enhances oja

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