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A morning walk is great for Kapha type disorders whether they be diabetes or depression. The morning air revitalizes and gets the circulation going. Also excellent is the yoga serious called "Sun Salutation" go to you-tube and get a sense of it and then find a qualified instructor to teach you how to do it properly. Most yoga studios would have someone who would do that. I have my preferences as to yoga methods but you will have to search out one that works for you.

In his book, "The complete book of Ayurvedic home remedies" Dr Vasant Lad recommends a Kapha pacifying diet and certain herbs for diabetes. Lets talk about the diet. Also the principles behind Vata Pitta Kapha and the 5 elements. Just as in Chinese medicine Ayurved sees our connection to nature through the 5 elements of Space, Air, Fire, Water and Earth. Vata being Space and air and therefore movement, Pitta being fire and water and therefore transformation and Kapha being water and earth and therefore structure. Therefore from this perspective diabetes is lack of transformative energy and excess of structural or earthy and watery energy. How do we bring back the balance? The recommendations that come from Ayurved would blend very nicely with what you would here from your Diabetic Educator. By the way, if you have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes this is a resource that your must find and use. These are highly trained nurses that specialize in education. So a simple recom...

A few people have been asking me about what Ayurved would recommend to prevent or reverse Type 2 Diabetes. First let us understand diabetes from the biological perspective of Western medicine. Due to excess consumption of refined sugars and carbohydrate the pancreas produces less insulin and also the cell walls have become less receptive to insulin or have developed and insulin resistance. There are drugs that will stimulate the pancreas and also to reduce the insulin resistance of the cells. When this occurs the sugars do not pass through the cell walls and do not get into the cell where they would normally be used as energy. Then the sugar stays in the blood and is excreted via the kidneys. Thus the elevated blood sugar. Ayurved sees Diabetes as a Kapha type disorder in which the diminished digestive fire lead to a tendency of high blood sugar. They would then recommend a Kapha pacifying diet. Avoiding excess sugars, carbohydrates and diary products. Encouraging fresh vegetables ...

I just had a friend call and say that she was recovering from surgery and that the bruising was major and that the healing was progressing more slowly than she expected. The following recommendation is not from any Ayurvedic source but from life experience of my mother and one of her older friends who was a wonderful healer. I have tested this on myself with bruises and it works like a charm. You take Comfrey Root and Aloe Vera leaves and blend them together. If you are fortunate enough to have a Comfrey plant in you back yard and an Aloe plant in your kitchen - you are all set. However if not - you can find Comfrey Root dehydrated in health food stores or Whole Foods - you have to use the root as apposed to the leaves because it is more mucilaginous whereas the leaves have those little prickly things that can irritate the skin. Once you have a good supply of either dry powder Comfrey Root or fresh root chopped up, you can then blend it with the Aloe Vera leaf. Once you have a mushy mi...