The wonders of the skin are many. it keeps everything in its place and is both an electric blanket that keeps us warn and a waterproof raincoat which proctects us from the elements of nature, its specialist functins are so many that it is hard to believe that the fingertips and the heal pads are all parts of the same structure.
skin is the major indicator of your body. emotional and mental health. local applications alone are not enough to treat skin disorders, we have to go to the root of the problem and then treat it locally and internally.
Traditional Ayurvedic programme for healing has 8 essential components:
1Consti tu tion
2Vikruti
3Cause of illness such as diet, lifestyle, emotional pattern, quality of relationships, genetie. predisposition
4First line of treatment, i.e. remove the cause
5Provide proper diet, Yoga, pranayama efc. according to the persons vikruti, prakruti, seasons, climate, and age.
6.Provide detoxification' procedure,
Shamana or Shodana (Panchkarma) Trovide rejuvenation for the body in general to increase immunity.
8 Provide therapies that are antagonistic to t provoked dosha and antagonistic{One who opposes and contends against another}to the disease based on the principle that opposite qualities balance.
The skin is the organ richest in source of healing chemicals. Touch is a very important sensory element relating to the skin and is directly related to the 'Vata' dosha. After all, 'Vata' .governs the activity of the nervous system and the skin surface contains thousands of cutaneous nerves that allow easy access to this dosha. So every person needs a minimal daily dose of touch:
It is interesting to note that every neuro Queries Answered peptide, every neuro chemical known to occur in the nervous system are also found in the by Dr. Nama Marbalh skin. In fact, the skin and the nervous system are very intimately connected. For this reason, Ayurved recommends certain types of massage tJ:;lat help reestablish the balance of Vata through balancing the entire nervous system.
An oil massage to the entire body, called 'snehan' should be done on a daily basis, especially before you take a bath. In case of insomnia, you should try switching the oil massage to the evening before bedtime and follow it with a warm bath. You may find this an excellent evening routine as part of preparing for a deep good sleep.
The skin on the feet contains many Vital points that relate to balancing the nervous system. These points are called 'Marmas' and are present all over the body.Factors Influencing Skin A final point about the sensitivity of the skin I relates to the environment you live in. Your i food also plays a major role in process. Your idiet influences your mind/body system in a profound way. This reflects
on your skin. Ayurved understands that every food influences the body physiology through the doshas, which in turn governs the flow of nature's intelligence in the physiology. Exercise is an important part of creating balance for any physiology. From physical exercise, one gets lightness, capacity to work, firmness, tolerance of difficulties, diminution of physical impurities, strengthening of digestion and metabolism. Exercise directly influences the skin, as most toxins are thrown out of the body through sweat during a work out. Yoga is a way of life. It conserves energy and is
highly beneficial to relieve mind and body stress and impart an overall feeling of well being and serenity. body. You must check your weight and see if it or too much of the 'Vata' tendency of your corresponds to the ideal weight chart for your body. height: Take measures to curweigt, if you External causes of dry skin include sun, .have been putting on. R~strict the mtake of wind, hot dry air, and excess use of detergents sweets, Ice cream, cold dries and salty food and wrong kind of soaps, perfumed soaps. as these mcrease the Kapha tendency of the Application of cream is not the long term body.answer for extra dry skin like yours. What Drink luke warm water whenever you are happens is, the cream only stimulates the thirsty, drink water only when necessary. sebaceous glands and then the glands become Luke warm water, first over exhausted and tire thjng in the mqrning is also out becoming more dry good for you. Choose SkIn IS the major and then the skin tends to fresh vegetables, saalss, indicator of your body, crack.
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