Ayurvedic mind body types

Western brain chemistry connection When depressed, likely to be diagnosed with anxious depression or serotonin depletion may be helped by dietary and exercise recommendations for serotonin deficiency. Ayurvedic connection Corresponds in many ways to Air type, or vata may be helped by Ayurvedic Mind-Body medicine recommendations for Air types. 

Ayurvedic connection Corresponds in many ways to Fire type, or pitta may be helped by Ayurvedic Mind-Body medicine recommendations for Fire types ... 

When I began using these Mind-Body precepts to treat my patients, I discovered that they went beyond conventional science to help me fine-tune my recommendations for nutrition, exercise, and other brain-healthy activities that could help my patients rebalance their brain chemistry. As a result, 1 now routinely identify each of my patients Ayurvedic type to help me better tailor my suggestions to their needs. When you take the quiz in Chapter 7, you can identify your own Ayurvedic type and go on to adopt the practices that are most beneficial for you. 

While I m not an Ayurvedic practitioner myself, I appreciate Ayurveda s integration of body, mind, and spirit and its vision of health as balance and harmony. I also find Ayurveda s system of categorizing different constitutional types very useful in understanding depression, particularly since, as we ve seen, the imbalances associated with each type resemble the neurotransmitter imbalances I described in Step One. Learning your Ayurvedic type is your first step toward crafting antidepression strategies specifically tailored to suit your own personal body, mind, and spirit. 

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