Muscular tissue is the most common dhatu affected by cancer

Muscular tissue is the most common dhatu affected by cancer though any dhatu can be. Benign tumors of muscular origin are most often described as kapha entering into the mamsa dhatu and the mamsavaha srota. This is true even though it may be vata that has pushed kapha. Malignant tumors of muscular origin are most often described as pitta vitiation in the mamsa dhatu and mamsavaha vaha srota. This is true even thought there is simultaneous vitiation of vata and kapha. As the condition progresses, additional sites (dhatus and srotas) of the pathology become important. Read more

From an Ayurvedic perspective, tumor formation is a condition of vata - kapha origin

From an Ayurvedic perspective, tumor formation is a condition of vata - kapha origin. Vata is responsible for the faulty division of cells and kapha for their growth. Hence, vata pushes kapha out of balance resulting in tumor formation. Benign tumors take on a predominantly kapha appearance. Read more

From an Ayurvedic perspective, tumor formation is a condition of vata - kapha origin

From an Ayurvedic perspective, tumor formation is a condition of vata - kapha origin. Vata is responsible for the faulty division of cells and kapha for their growth. Hence, vata pushes kapha out of balance resulting in tumor formation. Benign tumors take on a predominantly kapha appearance. Read more

The prognosis for a cancer patient decreases significantly with metastasis.

The prognosis for a cancer patient decreases significantly with metastasis. This is the main reason the medical profession encourages routine tests for early detection. A patient’s prognosis also decreases with the extent of metastasis. The more sites, the less likely recovery is. Another factor in the prognosis is the exact location of the tumor. Read more

This is the first of a three part series exploring cancer

This is the first of a three part series exploring cancer. Part one focuses on the basics of cancer from a Western perspective while part two and three will focus on Ayurvedic knowledge of Cancer and its herbal, nutritional and holistic management. Read more

Sex has always been an issue of dichotomy

Sex has always been an issue of dichotomy. An integral part of our lives and essential for the continuation of the species, it is far more than just a technical necessity. While social structures in India are quite strict on this, the study of sex - from both its physical and psychological perspectives - has been practiced here from ancient times. Unlike in the west, where this is a fairly recent phenomenon and they are yet to find the proper line of distinction between sex in general and pornography in particular. Read more

Ultimate Vitamin Cocktail for Healthy Joints

RealAge experts Michael Roizen, MD, and Mehmet Oz, MD, suggest this nifty little combo of nutrients for healthier joints . . . Read more.

Pitta means “heat" and is comprised of fire and water.

Pitta means “heat" and is comprised of fire and water. Agni alone is located in pitta and is beneficial when it is normal and is harmful when it is abnormal. The chemical activities and endocrine activities operating in a person are due to the pitta of the body. Read more

Vata is the very force, which keeps kapha, pitta, dhatus and malas in motion.

Vata is the very force, which keeps kapha, pitta, dhatus and malas in motion. It has originated from the akasha and vayu mahabhoot and it is a force self-generating and self-propagating which is responsible for the conduct, regulation and integration of all vital functions of the body. Read more

The functional intelligences within the body

The functional intelligences within the body. As soon as life enters into the body, three vital principles emerge which regulate and control the biological functions. They are known as VATA, PITTA and KAPHA. In fact, they are the subtle forms of the three bhutas –air, fire and water. Read more