#69 Food as Medicine - Course Presentation

This is a presentation of a Shaka Vanshyia Ayurveda cooking seminar presented by Vaidya Ramakant Mishra and her student and associate, Dr. Sandra Brown. Dr. Brown gives a moving testimonial about her past personal health problems and how the dietary and detoxification protocols of Vaidya Mishra helped her recover her health in full, eliminating her dependence on medications for blood pressure and other medical conditions. This is an informative and inspirational talk about what Dr. Brown calls "building health" and staying away from the illnesses of our modern times due to processed foods and environmental toxins. Vaidya closes the presentation with his own insights about healthy cooking and the recipes presented in the course.

Did you know that acne is not a modern phenomenon? Listen to Vaidya Mishra as he expounds the teachings of the millennia-old Charak Samhita and presents the herbal remedies that were used successfully in ancient times. In addition: listen to moving testimonials from actual clients working with Dr Marianne Teitelbaum to successfully address their skin issues.

Ayurveda states: "The intestine in the brain of the brain", which has been backed by modern Western science to the point that now we know that, indeed, there are neurons in the intestine, which are not different from those found in the brain itself. Our modern diet, poor in healthy fibers and overabundant in processed foods, pesticides, and harmful artificial chemicals, is taking a toll on the health of "the brain of our brain", making diseases such as leaky guts far from a rarity these days. In this episode, Dr. Marianne Teitelbaum. explains how the human intestine functions, how modern lifestyle affects it, and how the magical properties of butyrate protect and restore its well-being. Some handy diet tips are also part of this erudite lecture packed with invaluable information.

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)