Introduction to Swasthavritta ( Healthy living)
Definition of Swastha (Health) Health Traits (Lakshana/Lingani) Someone in perfect health Importance of Swasthavritta
Agni
Agnimandya – Low digestion
When the agni (digestive fire) becomes very weak, causing sluggish digestion, it is called Agnimāndya.
Agni – Digestive Fire
The energy responsible for this discrimination and transformation is called agni. Each food you eat needs to be transformed into the units that body can utilize to build new tissues.
The Benefits of Ayurvedic Therapy
The Ayurvedic approach to illness is holistic and therefore after an Ayurvedic treatment a person will find an improvement in their mental, physical and psychological conditions.
What is “Ama” in Ayurveda?
The definition of Ama is that which is not transformed completely due to the weak Agni (digestive fire). Anything incompletely transformed is considered as in the state of Ama. Food that is not fully digested in the gut, or nutrients not completely metabolized and transformed into tissues in the body systems, or a fruit that does not ripen completely can come under the state of Ama.
Definition of Health in Ayurveda
One is in perfect health when the Three Doshas ( Vata, Pitta and Kapha) Digestive fire ( digestion, assimilation and metabolism) all the body tissues & components (Dhatus)(the entire physical body) all the excretory functions (the physiological functions of urination and defecation) are in perfect order with a pleasantly disposed and contented mind, senses and spirit.
