{"id":786,"date":"2026-06-08T02:29:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T06:29:14","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2026-07-04T12:42:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T12:42:56","slug":"ayurveda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/?p=786","title":{"rendered":"Ayurveda"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ayurveda is a Hindu system of traditional medicine, known for over 3500 years. Indian Vedic and Hindu traditions go back more than 16.500 years according to the Itihasa<\/span><\/a>\u00a0scriptures<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ayurveda<\/span><\/a> adopted the physics of the
\n“5 elements”, out of which the universe is said to be formed:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Prthv\u012b (earth), <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Jala(water), <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Agni (fire),<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  4. V\u0101yu (air), and <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Ak\u0101sa (sky)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    Part of this universe is the human body. It is composed of the 7 primary elements:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. plasma<\/span><\/a>,<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    2. blood, <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    3. flesh, <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    4. fat, <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    5. bone, <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    6. marrow, and <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    7. semen or female reproductive tissue.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Ayurvedic literature deals elaborately with measures of healthy and happy living<\/span><\/a> during all the phases of life. It stresses a balance of 3 elemental energies:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. V\u0101tta (air & space \u2013 “wind”), <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      2. Pitta (fire & water \u2013 “bile”), and <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
      3. Kappa (water & earth \u2013 “phlegm”). <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \"\"<\/p>\n

        According to ayurvedic medical theory, these 3 substances (doshas) are critical to health. When they do not exist in equal quantities, the body will be unhealthy in various ways. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

        It also asserts that humans possess a unique combination of doshas that define someone’s temperament\/characteristics.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

        While surgery and surgical instruments were known early on, Ayurvedic theory claims that a healthy metabolism, good digestion, and proper excretion will lead to greater vitality.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

        Ayurveda also emphasizes exercise<\/span><\/a>, yoga<\/span><\/a>, and meditation<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

        \"\"
        \nSpinning         Ashoka Chakra<\/span><\/a> representing the eternal wheel of law
        \nin the center of the flag of India.
        \nIts 24 spokes represent the 24 cogs
        \nin the wheel of
        \n        Rotary International<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

        \"\"
        \nDharma Wheel of Law:
        \n2\u00b2+3\u00b2+4\u00b2 = 29 spokes
        \n        Khao Klang Nai, Thailand<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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        Ayurveda is a Hindu system of traditional medicine, known for over 3500 years. Indian Vedic and Hindu traditions go back more than 16.500 years according to the Itihasa\u00a0scriptures. Ayurveda adopted the physics of the “5 elements”, out of which the universe is said to be formed: Prthv\u012b (earth), Jala(water), Agni (fire), V\u0101yu (air), and Ak\u0101sa…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1788,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=786"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5926,"href":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786\/revisions\/5926"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aboutyou.name\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}