#### [[notes_Intro to Ayurveda ]] **Creator**:: [[Dr. K]] **Source**:: [[course_Dr. K's Guide to Mental Health]] **Link**:: [intro-to-ayurveda](https://coaching.healthygamer.gg/guide/lessons/intro-to-ayurveda), [ayurveda-for-anxiety](https://coaching.healthygamer.gg/guide/lessons/ayurveda-for-anxiety), [ayurveda-for-depression](https://coaching.healthygamer.gg/guide/lessons/ayurveda-for-depression), [dietary-guidance-in-ayurveda](https://coaching.healthygamer.gg/guide/lessons/dietary-guidance-in-ayurveda) #### Terms ## Notes - [[Western philosophy|western]] [[medicine]] likes to divide and conquer - it's about dividing things into small groups so that you can understand each thing in depth, and then build up the bigger picture - Separates people out from [[disease]]s to find the purest [[disease]] process and figure out the perfect treatment process - [[Ayurveda]] realizes that [[disease]] cannot be separated from people - example: [[metabolism]] people gain weight at different rates - Some physical characteristics match with mental characteristics - Lead to [[Dosha]] - [[Dosha]] - [[Kapha]] like water - very thoughtful before they act - large [[body]]'s and slower [[metabolism]] - under stress: [[depression]], [[sadness]] - [[Pitta]] like fire - driven viscious, - really good at digesting, prone to ulcers - under stress: picking fights - [[Vata]] like wind - wind and ether - distracted and excited easily, but difficult with follow through - veins more prominent - under stress, [[ADHD]] and anxiety - complete [[personality]] system: [[Personality types are 3d and interconnected, not 2d and static]] - [[Prakruti]] our [[Dosha]] which is genetically determined - [[Ayurgenomics]] - reasearch into genetic basis for [[Dosha]] - People with each dosha have different alleles on a certain gene - Our diet exorcise can change our level of [[Dosha]] - Each [[Dosha]] each has it's own [[disease]] - [[Ayurveda]] is 3000-5000 years old - balance health through balancing doshas - [[anxiety]] - Diagnosis and treatment are static and may not help treat the day to day problems of [[anxiety]] - Anxiety is [[Vata]] over 75 - [[Ayurveda|Ayurvedic]] practices have been shown to reduce anxiety - Lots and lots of dietary recommendations - [[diet]] - ![[Pasted image 20220312154523.png]] - [[notes_Herbs for mental health]]