Sunday, August 11, 2013

Ayurveda Detox: Get Relief From Your Arthritis


It 's not necessary to suffer with arthritis pain. There is a natural healing system that can reverse the symptoms of arthritis and restore harmony and vitality to your health and your life. Why doesn't your doctor know about it? Why don't the support groups know about it? Simple, there's no money in it for them.

As a holistic nurse for 20 years I have been in the trenches of natural health and healing and western conventional medicine. I'm sure if you really stop to think about it, it comes as no surprise that doctors and pharmaceutical companies are making money hand over fist on people suffering with arthritis. So consider this, if "they" announced there was a simple, effective and easy way to reveres arthritis, what do you think would happen to their profits and the patriarchal "reputation".

Ayurveda is the 5000 year old medical system that comes to us from India and it restores harmony and balance to the body and mind to reverse and prevent chronic illness and pain like arthritis. Treatment is based on your individual body type, or constitution as it is referred to in Ayurveda. The reason why this is so important for treating arthritis is that there are different causes and symptoms for arthritis, based on your body type.

"Vata" types usually suffer from arthritic pain that is associated with dryness in the body, resulting in a lack of synovial fluid and joint lubrication. The symptoms don't usually come on all of a sudden but slowly worsen over time. These body types do well at first with over the counter medications, supplements, and sometimes pharmaceutical drugs. But because the root of the problem hasn't been addressed, the dryness and constipation, the symptoms only worsen over time and eventually none of the drugs are effective. A specific cleansing and treatment program for vata types can reverse the problem and the symptoms.

For "Pitta types" the source of the pain and symptoms is the result of a different problem, excess heat in the body that causes inflammation. The pain and symptoms of these body types are a hot, burning, swollen joint or extremity. Often a sensation of "tightness" is prevalent. Treatment for Pitta types involves reducing the accumulated heat and toxins in the body. Once this is done, with food as medicine, the symptoms will go away.

Ayurveda is not a "quick fix". or magic bullet but it does offer consistent and effective results for those suffering with arthritis pain. A slow, steady approach that includes some "at-home" treatments and therapies and an effective cleansing program that is individualized for your body type is the safest and most cost effective plan to reduce or reverse arthritis pain.

No comments:

Post a Comment