#66 Pulse Diagnosis - The Incredible Ability to Detect Imbalances in the Body

In this episode, Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum reveals all the mysteries of ayurvedic pulse diagnosis. In Western medicine, the pulse of a patient is assessed to obtain two pieces of information: its rate or speed and its evenness or regularity. But in Ayurveda, it is a full health diagnosis that assesses the whole physiology, and it can detect the imbalances of the three doshas (vata, pitta, and kapha), the clogging of the physical and vibrational channels (shrotas and nadis), the accumulation of toxins, and even some spiritual qualities of the examined patient.

Modern life in a highly polluted environment where we are exposed to 80.000 chemicals and the EMF/EMR radiation from computers and cell phones, plus the consumption of highly processed foods, can take a toll on our health in a myriad of ways. The millennia-old science of Ayurveda records causes and treatments for Multiple Sclerosis, which still bring hope to patients today. In this incredible episode, Dr. Teitelbaum reveals all the possible causes of MS disease and addresses its ayurvedic treatment options beyond the reach of pharmaceuticals and the Western-medicine approach.  

By Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum

Tulsi is regarded as a divine plant in ayurveda. It is loaded with medicinal properties, particularly for the physical and vibrational heart, the skin, and the lungs, as attested in the Charak Samhita, the millennia-old Sanskrit text that Vaidya reads and translates during the session. It is also a mandatory feature in any Krishna temple, in India and across the world, where live Tulsi plants are grown in dedicated areas of the temple. This lecture by Vaidya Ramakant Mishra is part of the video seminar "Dravya Guna - Ayurvedic Pharmacopeia", a once-in-a-lifetime series of conferences held at the Prana Center over a three-month span in 2009. The whole collection of lectures totals 45 hours of tutorials, available as streaming videos at www.VaidyaMishra.com.

In this live seminar, Vaidya Ramakant Mishra explains the profound significance of the word "Trupti" as it relates to the vibrational energy of nature, highlighting the millennia-old understanding of Prana recorded in the form of sacred chants in the ancient scriptures. Vaidya also elaborates on the impact of that energy on our health and modern lifestyle. Some topics covered (with approximate timecode) are: 1) Soma craving for emotional reasons (24:00) 2) Hierarchy of tastes: sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent (37:00) 3) Advice on eating with mental focus on the meal and avoiding distractions (43:00) 4) Differences in the digestion of yogurt and milk (50:00) 5) Differences between honey and sugar (52:00) 6) Spices: turmeric, cumin, coriander seeds, fenugreek, black pepper, cinnamon, ginger, green and black cardamom (55:00) 7) Gymnema tea and silver needle tea (1:07:00) 8) Protein and probiotics (1:15:00)

By Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum

By Dr. Marinne Teitelbaum

By Dr. Melina Takvorian-Mishra