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January 5, 2009 at 12:37 pm · Filed under Hall Of Science
Roses are beautiful plants that many people enjoy growing in their gardens. But, there are some very common types of diseases that face roses no matter what type they are and no matter where they are grown. Identifying these diseases is essential. And, it is also important to do whatever is possible to prevent them from attacking and virtually killing the roses.
Some Rose Diseases You Will Experience
Powdery Mildew is one of the many types that may affect your plants. This condition looks like a white powder that is on the leaves, stems and the buds of your roses. To prevent this from happening, avoid planting roses in shaded areas especially in those areas that dry out slowly in the morning hours. Make sure that the rose has breathing room by keeping surrounding plants pruned.
The Black Spot. Often, you will find black spots on the edges of the leaves and on the stem of your roses. This is a fungus that can do much damage to your precious plant. Leaves will fall off and the plant can become almost bare. Some varieties of roses are less likely to have this happen to them. Make sure that fall leaves have been removed from the locations. Also, water the plants without splashing water on the leaves. Sunny locations can also help the plant to dry out without causing the fungus to grow.
What’s The Color? Rust discoloration can happen to your plants. At least, the color of rust will begin to appear. It can happen to older leaves first and then spread throughout the entire plant. To prevent this condition from striking your roses, keep the leaves dry. When watering, go for the ground around the plant not necessarily the leaves. Water during the day time when there is time for the leaves to dry. Allow for proper air circulation around the plant by keeping surrounding plants pruned properly.
All of these conditions can strike a rose plant. These diseases are in most cases preventable. And, should your rose be affected you can take the necessary steps to repair the conditions and also prevent future outbreaks. The important point to remember is that rose diseases are common but preventable.
October 11, 2008 at 10:50 am · Filed under Hall Of Science
Water Conservation at the Kitchen Sink
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It can sometimes be difficult to visualize the importance and direct effect that simple conservation efforts can have when we are bombarded with negative information regularly. Lets take a look at what a few changes in the activities around the kitchen sink can do.
Rather than running the tap when cleaning vegetables, use a bowl of water. Later, reuse it to water outdoor plants. Reusing water from rinsing out the coffeepot for outdoor plants, the compost or lawn is something we do all the time. Rich in nitrogen as well as some trace minerals, coffeepots should be diluted with water before using. Choose a different group of plants every day and you may find you no longer have to water or fertilize them very often at all. Cooking water (pasta, steamed vegetables, boiled potatoes etc.) can be used in the same way - just let it cool first. All of these water sources contain extra nutrients that will aid your gardens immensely. Very hot cooking water can be used to kill weeds - simply pour it directly on the weed and around its roots.
After meals, scrape your dishes into the compost bucket before rinsing. While rinsing, place other soiled dishes, jars and utensils underneath while you work; it will begin the presoaking process - reducing labor and water use. Anything caught in the sink basket can be contributed to the compost, too.
Save about 5 gallons of water per washing by doing dishes in a few inches of hot soapy water. It may seem funny to do this - but by turning the hot water tap on to rinse the dishes into the sink the level will slowly increase and will maintain a hot temperature. This way, another sink full of water solely for rinsing is no longer necessary. We sometimes use rinse water to pre-soak stuck on dishes as well.
In the winter, the water from washing or soaking dishes should be left to cool. This way it releases its valuable heat into the home, rather than the sewer. Dishwashers, that are not built-in, allow reuse of the water for pre-rinsing heavily soiled dishes because they drain into the sink. The water can be trapped in the sink, or a soiled pot, where the heat is slowly released into the home, saving energy costs in the winter. Of course, the opposite applies in the summer, when extra heat is not desirable.
Very hot water is not always necessary for all washing and rinsing needs. Usually, by the time we are finished washing our hands, the water is just beginning to warm up - so really, all we have done is heat up our pipes. We can conserve water easily by turning off the tap while lathering hands. The running water is really only necessary for initial wetting, then rinsing - so running water in between is really a waste.
Now, if you measured the amount of water saved each day by those simple methods we just described - there would be dozens of gallons of pure, drinkable water left untouched in the reservoir. By reducing hot water consumption, our energy bills are a little bit smaller. All this, just from the kitchen sink!
About the Author
– Written by Dave and Lillian Brummet based on the concept of their book, Trash Talk. The book offers useful solutions for the individual to reduce waste and better manage resources. A guide for anyone concerned about their impact on the environment. (http://www.sunshinecable.com/~drumit)
October 11, 2008 at 9:57 am · Filed under Hall Of Science
Asthma has increased 300 percent in children in the past ten years. Research by WHO, in Germany, finds prostate cancer, breast cancer, and other cancers increasing due to mold-related problems.
Mold is the number one health problem with one in every three persons affected by mold and one in ten with a severe problem related to mold. These can range from the common cold, tonsillitis, otitis, sinusitis, bronchitis, asthma, and pneumonia, to cancer.
Check your home’s humidity levels; buy or borrow a hygrometer and watch the changes in R.H. that occur throughout a typical day in different rooms of the house and over the heating season. To inspect your home for mold growth, winter is the best time except for basements which should also be inspected in the summer. With a flashlight and some simple tools, go through the entire house, both inside and outside, searching for moisture damage and mold growth and their potential causes.
The Stachybotrus species of mold is dangerous; it will start growing in 80 percent humidity but, once established, can grow at 55 percent humidity. This mold can develop from the decay of building materials and is much harder to control. If more than ten square feet develop, it is advised that a professional clean it up. When you see a small speck of mold, that’s only part of the problem - the remainder being inside the walls.
‘Frog Page’ is a manual of the health of the environment and states that frogs are declining because of mold.
Some of the causes of mold are brush and trees within 30 feet of the building; venting the clothes drier inside the home; furniture against outside walls; old fill, causing building movement leading to cracks causing water ingress; concrete will wick up water even to several feet above ground; ventilation not directed outside, such as the kitchen range hood, which should be vented outside; plants and aquariums; drying clothing indoors; standing water, such as keeping cold water in the kitchen sink; hot tubs; using several gallons of water to wash floors.
‘Sick Building Syndrome’ is caused by moisture and mold growth. It migrates through foundations up from the soil. A dehumidifier is not the final answer as it only does the air and not the walls. What is required is a combination of ventilation, circulation, and heat.
Carpenter ants and termites will smell moisture from miles away and they only attack damaged wood.
Ventilation alone won’t help a crawl space. In the summer the vents bring in warm, moist air.
Mold forms on the coldest space. The only
way to deal with it is with heat. Wall heaters with fans are more efficient than baseboard heaters.
Pull furniture and store material away from exterior walls and off basement floors; leave closet doors ajar; leave bedroom doors open as much as possible; undercut doors; don’t block or deflect warm air registers; open drapes, blinds, and curtains; set the furnace fan to run continuously. This will use more electricity but can be offset by installing a two-speed energy-efficient motor; don’t cut off the heating supply or close off unused rooms.
Uninsulated or poorly insulated areas such as exterior corners or foundation walls, should be improved with additional insulation. Be sure to install an air-vapor barrier, usually polyethylene, on the room side of the insulation to prevent hidden condensation behind the insulation. Seal hidden opening into the attic, tighten the attic hatch, weatherstrip and caulk around windows and doors, gasket electrical outlets, caulk baseboards and seal the top of foundations. Using an air conditioner on muggy summer days also helps take out the moisture.
Humidifiers, dehumidifiers, air-conditioning units and filtration systems can be a source of mold growth if they are not regularly cleaned.
Key areas to check for moisture sources leading to condensation inside the home are roof leaks [especially at chimneys, flashings, skylights and eavestroughing]; wall leaks [especially at window and door flashing and sills]; foundation leaks [especially where the ground slopes toward the foundation]; and plumbing leaks [especially at toilet bases and under sink drains].
Check any fuel-burning equipment - furnaces, hot water heaters, boilers, fireplaces, and wood stoves - to ensure that they are venting properly. A blocked chimney could mean that combustion products, including large amounts of water vapor, are spilling into your house. Along with that moisture come dangerous combustion gasses, such as carbon monoxide, which cause deaths every year. Have heating equipment and venting systems checked by a trained service person.
If your moisture remedial work includes extensive air sealing, be sure that all fuel-burning equipment has an adequate supply of combustion air. High efficiency furnaces, for example, have their own air supplies and exhaust fans but conventional equipment may rely on house air for combustion and on ‘natural draft’ to move combustion products up the chimney flue. If starved for air or overpowered by an exhaust fan somewhere else in the house, such equipment can spill combustion gasses indoors. Examples of this include stains near the vent of a gas water heater, smoke entering the room from a wood-burning fireplace or stove, and pilot lights being blown out.
Mold growth often occurs in out-of-the-way areas like closets, corners, walls behind furniture and unused rooms. Increasing air circulation to these areas warms the cold surfaces and lowers local humidity levels.
To solve moisture problems, cover any exposed earth in a crawl space or basement with heavy polyethylene, sealed and weighted-down; slope soil away from foundations to keep basement walls and slab dry; patch any foundation leaks; don’t use humidifiers, unless humidity levels are below 30 percent R.H.; avoid drying firewood indoors; operate bathroom exhaust fans during a bath or shower; use your range hood exhaust when cooking; avoid steam-cleaning carpets in winter; clean mold from wood and gyproc with a 10 percent to 30 percent solution of hydrogen peroxide applied with a spray bottle. This is more effective than bleach and water.
If you use chlorine bleach, mix one part bleach with two parts water and a little detergent to clean nearby surfaces. Leave for 15 minutes and rinse well. Use gloves and protective glasses and good ventilation. Badly mildewed carpets, furnishings and books will probably need to be thrown out.
Molds are parasitic micro-organisms that appear as black, white or multi-colored stain or fuzz. In addition to causing asthma, they can cause other allergies and serious health problems. There are tens of thousand of varieties of molds and are difficult and expensive to identify, even for experts. Health officials recommend eliminating all molds from inside your home.
Most mold spores need condensation or damp materials to germinate and once are established, many colonies generate their own moisture and can continue to survive even under dry conditions. They also need mild temperatures and a source of food, such as house dust or drywall paper.
Resources:
1. Natural Resources Canada [NRCan] “Air-Leakage Control” Pg. 11 [20 Feb 2002]
2.WHO [World Health Organization] [20 Feb. 2002]
3. Cormier, Dr. Y., Centre de Recherche, Hopital Laval, 2725 Chemin Ste-Foy, Ste Foy, Quebec Canada, G1V-4G5 Institut de Recherche en Sante et Securite du Travail (IRSST), Quebec Canada July 21, 1999; revised; accepted for publication November 26, 1999.
4. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dbmd/ [20 Feb. 2002]
5. http://ehpnet1.niehs.nih.gov/qa/105-10news/NIEHSnews.html [20 Feb.2002]
6. http://water.usgs.gov/pubs/FS/fs-043-01/
[20 Feb. 2002]
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October 11, 2008 at 7:57 am · Filed under Hall Of Science
Looking for a great weekend outing for the family? Come see the wildflowers in Texas in the spring. The highway medians and hillsides are full of color - bright red, yellow and blue, pink and cream - but you better look out because cars are always pulling off the side of the highway to ogle and take photographs.
It’s a tradition to get in your car in the spring and go look at the wildflowers. Nearly everyone in Texas has a photo of their kids in the bluebonnets.
BLUEBONNETS
Typically, in my photo album there’s a photo of me in the bluebonnets taken by my grandmother, a photo of my sons in the bluebonnets, taken by me, and a photo of my granddaughter in the bluebonnets taken by my daughter-in-law.
Bluebonnets, the state flower of Texas grow all over the Texas Hill Country, from San Antonio up to Dallas and for two weekends in April people come from all around for what has become one of central Texas’ major events.
“Don’t be surprised,” says an article in the Austin Statesman “to see 30 to 40 cars pulled off the road at some spots, with children squatting in neck-high fields of lupinus, better known as bluebonnets, smiling for the family camera.”
In fact it’s such an event, there are some hotlines you can call that track sightings of wildflowers that will tell you the best places. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center ( http://www.wildflower.org ) is one - 512-832-4037, and another resource is Texas Department of Transportation - 1-800-452-9292 - which provides tourism information and also the option to hear reports on wildflower sightings throughout the state.
WIDLSEED FARMS
When you come, plan your trip to include WildSeed Farms (http://www.wildseedfarms.com ), the largest working wildflower seed farm in the U. S.
I discovered the farm as I was on my way to visit LYNDON B. JOHNSON STATE PARK and HISTORIC SITE, which is between Fredericksburg and Johnson City. I was driving along the highway, and all of a sudden cars were swerving, stopping, pulling over, and heading back. There on my left were the beautiful gardens full of brilliant color, and I joined in, pulling over and heading back.
Equidistant from Junction, San Antonio and Austin, Texas, and seven miles east of Fredericksburg, WildSeed Farm is on highway 290 and open daily from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. For a map go here - http://www.wildseedfarms.com/farm_map.html . They will hold their Wildflower Celebration April 4th through April 17th, which should the peak of the season.
While there, visit The Meadows, including a butterfly house, display gardens and education walking trails. The kids (and you) can learn more about a real working farm, and then visit the market Center building complex with its retail center, BrewBonnet Biergarten (beer, wine or soft drinks, ice cream, German tacos and snacks), Garten Haus (houseplants) and the Blumen Haus (fresh cut flowers).
There’s plenty of room for the kids to run around, and when else can they see a working wildflower seed farm?
For more information call 1-800-848-0078 or visit them on the web. Do be aware that I’m sorry to say their photographs do not do justice to what you will see in person if you hit the Texas highways in April.
This part of Texas is filled with quaint shops and historical places, excellent food, and a welcome attitude toward tourists. There are innumerable attractions to visit in the area, but I’ll mention one if you’re especially interested in flowers.
ANTIQUE ROSE EMPORIUM
Be sure and visit the Antique Rose Emporium ( http://www.antiqueroseemporium.com ) in San Antonio, 7561 Evers Road, 210-651-4565, open daily. Tour the grounds and the beautiful displays garden and pick up some hardy antique roses for your own garden.
On the spring calender for them are the following. Fore more information call Robbi at 210-651-4565:
April 23, An Herb Affair, 1-4 p.m. The Comal Master Gardeners will give demonstrations, recipes, samples and ideas.
April 30, Children’s Day in the Garden, 1-4 p.m. This time the Bexar County Master Gardeners are incharge with hands-on fun and educational activities with garden and outdoor themes for the little ones.
While in the area, in San Antonio you’ll find the ALAMO, SEAWORLD, FIESTA TEXAS, MISSION TRAIL, and the RIVERWALK.
AUSTIN AREA
Over in Austin, the state capital, you’ll find 42 more acres of wildflowers at LADY BIRD JOHNSON WILDFLOWER RANCH (http://www.wildflower.org/ ) and the beautiful UMLAUF SCULTURE GARDEN & MUSEUM (http://www.umlaufsculpture.org/ ), one of my favorites for a quiet afternoon.
Umlauf, whose works are featured in the Smithsonian Institutition and N. Y.’s Metropolitan Museum, taught art at UT and donated his home, studio and many works to the city of Austin which created the museum. Look among the statues for the face of his former UT student, Farah Fawcett. An exceptionally peaceful and beautiful sculpture garden!
While there, visit BARTON SPRINGS ( http://www.tec.org/bartonsprings/5Ws.html ) a 1,000 foot long natural limestone pool fed by several underground springs, situated in ZILKER PARK (http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/zilker ) and ride the Zilker Eagle train, and enjoy the huge playscape and 400 acres of sports fields and woodlands.
Then for more scenery, take the HILL COUNTRY FLYER, a steam locomotive SP 786 manned by volunteers. There are 1-hour trips through Austin, a 33-mile ride from Cedar Park (north of Austin) to Burnet through the Hill Country and special event rides, such as murder-mystery excursions. Call 512-477-8468 for more information.
Also for the kids, there are zoos in both San Antonio and Austin.
If you choose the Dallas area, give photographer Kelly Dunn of JustImagineInc a call ( http://www.justimagineinc.com ). Book your bluebonnet photography session early. She’s very popular.
BAT EGRESS
And last, but not least, to make this a memorable excursion for the kids, there’s the BAT EGRESS. This is something you won’t see all the time. Every evening from March until early November, 1.5 million Mexican free-tailed bats emerge from their roosts under the Congress Avenue Bridge in downtown Austin on their nightly forage for food. Go here for directions - http://www.batcon.org/discover/congress.html .
There’s plenty of parking, restaurants nearby, a souvenir stand (yes, t-shirts!) but no public restrooms or concessions.
They usually fly out at dusk and yes, there’s a hotline. Call 512-416-5700 (category 3636) for the latest flight times.
Here is a picture of the people waiting - http://www.batcon.org/discover/cab14-sm.jpg , and here go the bats - http://www.batcon.org/discover/cab08-sm.jpg .
Trust me, you have never seen anything like it, and it is guaranteed to render all age groups speechless. It’s very silent. It is also VERY creepy. (And remember, you can look but you better not touch.)
Y’all come now, y’hear?
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
©Susan Dunn, MA, Life & EQ Coach, http://www.susandunn.cc. She offers individual coaching, Internet courses and ebooks for your personal and professional development and helps people develop their emotional intelligence. She trains and certifies EQ coaches. Mailto:sdunn@susandunn.cc for FREE ezine and more information. Ms. Dunn is the author of “How to Develop Your Child’s EQ,” www.webstrategies.cc/ebooklibrary.html
September 30, 2008 at 6:49 pm · Filed under Hall Of Science
When you are in search of a landscape service for your home, there are quite a few things that you should keep in mind. After all, not all landscape services are created equal. Care for your yard should be something that you take seriously. After all, it provides enjoyment, beauty, and can even save you money on energy and food costs. If you decide to hire a landscape service, make sure you get the right one for you.
Different homeowners have different needs for their landscapes. Not everyone is looking for a landscape service that does everything. Some people simply want someone who will mow the lawn and fertilize it on occasion. Others want perfect yards with topiary shrubs and weed-free flowerbeds. If all you are looking for is basic lawn mowing and maybe some leaf raking and debris clean up, then the neighborhood kid who mows lawns is probably landscape service enough for you. And that is just fine. It helps a young kid learn the value of working for her or his money, and you have an easier time of caring for your lawn. If you like to have a nice yard, but do not want to do anything with it yourself, then a more full-service operation is probably what you need in the way of landscape maintenance.
When choosing who will take care of your landscape maintenance needs, the first thing you should do is seek out a reputable company. A reputable company is one that has reliable references, and one that has a satisfied customer base. If you notice a certain company taking care of the landscape surrounding a house in your neighborhood, go ask your neighbor about the company. That will allow you to find out from someone you are acquainted with whether or not the service is a good one.
Another thing to look for in a landscape maintenance service is the equipment. Does it look to be in good shape? You want a company that takes good care of its equipment; that shows that they are more likely to take good care of your yard. Additionally, you want to make sure they are using the right equipment. Find out what they plan to use to perform various tasks in your yard. Even if you are not doing the yard work yourself, you should have at least a basic understanding of what your yard needs. That way you will be able to tell if you are being hoodwinked.
Do not necessarily go with the cheapest service. You can find out if various services offer to care for your yard for a week at a time to see how each service does. The cheapest may not always be the best deal. If you are habitually dissatisfied with the cheaper work, that may affect you in ways that make it worth it to pay an extra $20 per month for landscape maintenance that is of higher quality. Shop around and compare the work done by various companies. Then hire the best company that you can afford for your budget. You may not be able to afford the absolute best town, but you should hire the best that fits into your landscape budget. Get price quotes in writing so that when you decide to go with one company, and they hike your cost, you have a written quote to back you up.
Find a company that cares about customer service. Make sure you find out what their policy is on redoing work that does not meet your satisfaction. You want to be sure that your specifications are met. Make sure that your landscaping maintenance service is willing to fix mistakes and that they are willing to do a little extra pruning if they missed a few branches. Companies that do not care about customer service will probably not do a good job on your yard. You should look for a service that takes pride in its work. If the company says it specializes in lawn care (creating a greener, lusher, healthier lawn) and offers fertilization services, make sure that you choose a company that offers a guarantee. You do not want one of their employees to over-fertilize the lawn and then leave you paying the bill for a dead lawn that needs to be replaced.
September 13, 2008 at 7:08 pm · Filed under Hall Of Science
Excerpted from Dr. Aruna Bakhru’s upcoming book entitled “The Guru Principle”
Ayurveda is an ancient and holistic system of medicine, which originated in India more than five thousand years ago. The word Ayu means life (span) and Veda means knowledge i.e. knowledge of life or the science of life. One of the basic tenets of Ayurveda is that life is meant to be lived in balance and in harmony with nature. Illness happens when we move away from a life of balance to excesses or deficiencies of any kind, whether it is the way we eat, sleep, work, exercise, think or feel. Ayurveda believes that one has to live in harmony with the seasons, the time of day, the place you live etc.
According to Ayurveda, people are divided into different body types and if you follow the diet, purification routines, exercises, etc. specific for your body type you can correct many of the problems you may be suffering from. Ayurveda places a great deal of emphasis on the mind. According to Ayurveda many of our physical problems and imbalances are first created in the mind. Unlike western medicine, which has divorced the mind from the body, Ayurveda says they are seamlessly connected and each affects the other. The place where the mind and the body connect is the place where matter interfaces with energy.
The three Doshas of Ayurveda: According to Ayurveda, the doshas lie at the place where the mind connects with the body. If the mind and the body are not coordinated, an imbalance is created in the Doshas. There are three Doshas and they are as follows: 1. Vata corresponds to Air. 2. Pitta corresponds to fire. 3. Kapha corresponds to water.
Each and every person has all the three doshas or principles to varying degrees, but usually one or other is dominant. i.e. if you are a Vata type then the Vata principle is dominant. This is important because your body type governs how you should live and what you should eat to maintain a life of balance.
Vata Dosha: Corresponds to air, ether. Function is movement, breathing, and circulation. Emotions are fear, anxiety, and pain. Seat of Vata is in the colon, pelvis etc. The Vata constitution is thin, tall or too short, bony joints, thin eyelashes, sunken eyes, bent nose, variable appetite, tends to constipation, poor sleep, creative, restless, alert, poor willpower and tolerance. Cold hands and feet.
Pitta Dosha Corresponds to fire and water. Function is metabolism, digestion, absorption and assimilation. Emotions are anger, hatred and jealousy. Seat of Pitta is stomach, small intestine and blood. Pitta Constitution is medium build, premature graying, medium sleep, warm hands and feet, short tempered, intelligent and ambitious.
Kapha Dosha Corresponds to water and the earth. Function is that of cementing material of the body, connective tissue, joint lubrication, and memory retention. Emotions are greed, attachment, envy, forgiveness, calmness and maternal emotions. Seat of Kapha is chest, sinuses, ears, nose, throat area, joints etc. Kapha constitution is solid build, slow, deliberate, good strength and endurance, prolonged sleep, obese, calm, forgiving, loving, greedy and possessive. They are slow to grasp information but once they do they retain it i.e. good memory retention.
According to Ayurveda, the imbalance or disease may originate in the mind in the form of some negative emotion, which affects the doshas, and in turn the body or, it may originate in the body and then affect the mind. Diet and environment are the key causes here affecting the doshas, which in turn can affect the mind. We saw earlier that Vata is connected to fear and anxiety, Pitta to hate and jealousy and Kapha to greed and possessiveness.
Western medical science has not recognized the importance of the relationship between the immune system and the gut. Only now are some people beginning to recognize and label the “leaky gut syndrome” as being the cause of many diseases. Ayurveda recognized this connection five thousand years ago when it talked about disease being caused by accumulation of toxins or “ama” as a result of impairment of the “Agni” (the process of digestion and assimilation). If the agni does not function properly, then the ama accumulates in the intestines and leaks into the circulation and subsequently accumulates in other parts of the body clogging them, impairing their resistance and immunity and causing disease of that organ.
Imbalanced emotions also cause disease by impairing the agni and therefore the immune system. In the Bhagwad Gita, the Lord tells Arjuna that He Himself has become the digestive fire or Agni in the human body, serving to illustrate the importance of agni. I.e. it is the Lord’s energy, which is powering the digestive system and thus all the metabolic processes and also strengthening the immune system. Disrespect of your digestive fire by eating the wrong foods or an imbalanced lifestyle is disrespecting the Lord within you and inviting disease.
The Ayurvedic physician usually performs a detailed history and physical examination. The examination includes but is not limited to pulse diagnosis, examination of the tongue, facial diagnosis including the lines and wrinkles of your face, your lips, eyes. Examination of the nails and hair, examination of the urine, feces, sweat etc. examination of the mind and emotions. He may also check your astrological chart as this may predict disease proneness. Modern medicine treats the body as though it is a machine with various parts and each part is treated by a different specialist. The problem with a machine is that you can repair it with spare parts. The human body on the other hand functions as a whole. An Ayurvedic physician tries to assist the body in its attempt to repair itself.
Treatment in Ayurveda consists of: Panchakarma (purification or cleansing of the body), herbs, yoga, mantras, gemstones, color therapy, sound therapy using classical ragas, dietary manipulation to balance the doshas, fasting, meditation etc. Treatment is individualized to the person and not the disease. Whereas in allopathic medicine, two patients with arthritis will usually get the same treatment, its not so in Ayurveda.
Panchakarma is employed to eliminate toxins from the body. Massages using oil and herbs, enemas, nasal purgation and induced vomiting are some of the methods used. I remember as a child being taken by my parents for treatment to a local Ayurveda center and the doctors there would make me drink tons of water then come up from behind and press my upper abdomen and all the water would come out. Although disconcerting at first, I did feel really cleaned out afterwards. However, do not try this at home. It can only be done under the supervision of an Ayurvedic physician. Oil or water enemas are used depending on the imbalance present. I would not recommend getting treatment from someone who has taken a two month crash course in Ayurveda. These people can do more harm than good. The idea behind panchakarma is to open the channels and begin getting rid of the accumulated toxins. It can be very effective in getting rid of the chemicals that we are polluting our bodies (and our planet) with, in our so-called modern society.
In Ayurveda, the underlying philosophy is a reverence for all life. Therefore herbs are grown, cultivated and harvested with respect, reverence and purity in mind with the result that the healing effects of such herbs are powerful and in tune with nature. Remember the four sheaths that cover the soul. According to Ayurveda each sheath can be healed with different methods. The physical body can be healed by a vata, pitta or kapha pacifying diet, herbal treatment and yogic exercises. The astral body by the use of herbs, pranayama, color, sound, gemstones magnets (and homeopathy works at this level also). Mantras and meditation reach the causal body.
September 12, 2008 at 1:13 pm · Filed under Hall Of Science
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