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Ayurveda, a natural t m f m d n , originated n Ind m r th n 3,000 r ago. Th t rm A urv d is d r v d fr m th S n kr t w rd ayur (l f ) nd veda ( n r knowledge). Thu , A urv d tr n l t t kn wl dg f l f . B d n th d th t d du t an mb l n or stress n a r n' consciousness, Ayurveda n ur g rt n l f t l nt rv nt n nd n tur l therapies to r g n a b l n b tw n th body, mind, spirit, nd th environment. A urv d tr tm nt starts with an nt rn l ur f t n r , followed b a special d t, h rb l r m d , m g th r , g , and m d t t n. The n t f un v r l nt r nn t dn , th body's n t tut n ( r kr t ), nd l f forces (doshas) r th primary b f urv d m d n . Goals of tr tm nt d th person b l m n t ng m ur t , reducing m t m , increasing r t n t d , r du ng worry, nd n r ng harmony n l f . H rb nd other plants, n lud ng l nd mm n , r used xt n v l n Ayurvedic tr tm nt. In India, A urv d n d r d a f rm of medical r , equal t nv nt n l Western medicine, traditional Chinese m d n , n tur th medicine, and homeopathic medicine. Practitioners f A urv d in Ind undergo state-recognized, n t tut n l z d tr n ng. Curr ntl , Ayurvedic practitioners are not licensed in th United States, nd th r is no national standard for Ayurvedic tr n ng or certification. H w v r, Ayurvedic h l h v g n d r v l as educational institutions n some t t . A urv d n have positive ff t when u d a complementary th r n combination w th t nd rd, nv nt n l m d l r . M n A urv d materials have n t b n thoroughly studied n either Western or Ind n r r h. S m f th r du t u d n Ayurvedic m d n contain h rb , m t l , m n r l , or other m t r l th t may b harmful if u d improperly or without the direction f a tr n d r t t n r. Ayurvedic m d n r r gul t d d t r supplements r th r th n drugs n the Un t d St t , th r n t required t meet th f t and ff t nd rd for nv nt n l medicines. These medicines n interact, r w rk g n t, th ff t of Western m d n . Investigate th tr n ng and b kgr und f A urv d practitioners wh m you nt nd to u . It' important to discuss n Ayurvedic tr tm nt th t u u w th your d t r. Women wh r r gn nt r nursing, r people who r thinking f u ng A urv d th r to tr t a h ld, should n ult th r healthcare provider. It important to m k ur that n diagnosis of a disease r nd t n h been m d b a h lth r provider who h ub t nt l nv nt n l medical tr n ng nd x r n with m n g ng th t disease r condition. Wh l A urv d n h v t v ff t wh n u d a m l m nt r therapy n mb n t n with standard, conventional medical r , t h uld n t r l t nd rd, conventional medical r , especially when treating r u conditions. A urv d n lt rn t v m d n t m w th h t r l r t in the Ind n ub nt n nt. Th theory and practice of Ayurveda ud nt f . The Ind n M d l A t

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