Americans Eat Pray Love The Ayurvedic View Of Health

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Eat Pray Love, Elizabeth Gilbert’s top-selling novel about a woman’s quest for healing in Italy, India and Indonesia, will sweep even more people off of their feet on August 13, 2010 when the film adaptation starring Julia Roberts hits the silver screen. But Westerners need not globe-trot to find Gilbert’s version of health; the eastern and ancient philosophies and medicines presented in the story are available through USA-based, India-grown Ayurvedic medicine company R-U-VED Herbs Inc.

R-U-VED is the locally-accessible and real-life embodiment of the ideas represented in Eat Pray Love. Both address the profound craving so many westerners today acknowledge: the need for holistic remedies to heal their bodies and improve their lives. Rather than just prescriptions, modern self-aware consumers want to eat, pray and love their way to wellness.

As Gilbert (Julia Roberts) looks to food, yoga, meditation, and a love that suits her true self for the balance and nourishment of her physical and spiritual life”she opens the door for millions of viewers to the very founding notions of Ayurveda. the guiding tradition behind R-U-VED Herbs. This 5,000-year-old medical philosophy (the roots of which lie in one of Gilbert’s three destinations, India) is one of the earliest forms of medicine and offers a personalized approach to health care. Ayurveda’s individual, or “dosha,”-specific treatments (see “Know Your Dosha: Vata, Pitta, or Kapha” at bottom) comprise eating and diet regiments, meditationsuggestions,yoga postures, and other personal lifestyle recommendations for a balanced, healthy and happy life.

In accordance with Ayurvedic practice, R-U-VED’s line of traditional Indian support cardiovascular, digestive, immune, and women’s health as well as common modern mental and emotional strains like stress or depression. The line also includes dosha-balancing teas, spices and oils.

Eat, Pray and Love Your Way To Wellness

EAT:Dr. Virender Sodhi, an Ayurvedic MD, Naturopath, and founder of R-U-VED, recommends diet adjustments based on an individual’s dosha. For instance, for Vata personalities, he advises a diet of cooked vegetables, while for Pitta personalities, he might suggest lots of cool leafy greens. In addition, he also suggests the natural herb Triphala for overall digestive health.

PRAY:Meditation, combined with breathing and yoga practices, is a founding principle of Ayurveda. To balance all doshas, Dr. Sodhi suggests this simple breathing exercise: 1. Turn head to the left and inhale through nose until reaching lung capacity; 2. Turn head

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