Millions around the world are suffering from lifestyle diseases like mental stress and anxiety. Increased pace of life, the habit of skipping meals, junk foods, artificial flavours, hectic schedules, lack of sleep and the competitive world we live in make us more stressed and anxious.
Ayurveda—the science of life, which treats body and mind as a whole and undividable, has much to offer for these lifestyle diseases. A recent study has shown that more than 40% of the Indian CEOs are resorting to Ayurveda for stress and anxiety.
Impact of Stress on Individuals
- Makes life so difficult
- Unable do take decisions
- Unable to meet targets
- Lack of confidence
- Feeling of inferiority
- Decreased sexual desire
- Erectile dysfunctions and premature ejaculation in men
- Low sexual desire, infertility and sagging of breasts in women
Ayurvedic Treatment for Stress
Ayurvedic treatment for stress includes changing life style, changing diet, herbal medicines and therapies, especially Panchakarma Therapy. Since, the accumulated toxins in the body also aggravate the condition; the person should go for treatments which detoxify and purifies the body.
Panchakarma Therapy
Pancha karma therapy detoxifies and rejuvenates the body. It includes five procedures such as Vamana(emesis), Virechana(purgation), Vasthi(detoxification), Nasyam(nasal administration of oils), Raktha Moksham(blood letting).
Rejuvenation Therapies
After removing the toxins from the body and balancing the Doshas—the three basic constituents of the body, the person has to go through the rejuvenation therapies to balance the body and mind.
Rejuvenation procedures include:
- Abhayanga—body massage, rejuvenates body and mind
- Sirodhara—pouring medicated oil over the head, calms down the mind by relaxing central nervous system
- Pizhichil—medicated oil bath, increases blood circulation
- Elakkizhi—massage done with herbal leaves, good for back pain and rejuvenating the body
- Njavarakizhi—massage done with Njavara herbal rice, halts ageing and rejuvenates the body
After completing the treatment procedures the person has to maintain the proper life style and diet for prolonged benefits.
3 Comments
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