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What does Ayurveda translate as

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The Knowledge or Science of Life

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How long ago does written evidence of Ayurveda date from

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4,000 years but verbally a lot longer

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What are the vedas

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Ancient Indian sacred texts

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What is the atharva veda

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The most important of the ancient texts from 1,000BC forming the foundation of modern Ayurveda

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In what way to naturopathy and Ayurveda align?

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Keeping everything in balance

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What are the five elements?

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Ether, air, fire, water and earth

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What does ether represent

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The space in which things exist

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What does air represent

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The lightest state of matter

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What does fire represent

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The element of transformation

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What does water represent?

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The element of fluidity

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What does earth represent?

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The element of structure

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Which elements relate to vata

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Ether and air

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Which elements relate to pitta

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Fire and water

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Which elements relate to kapha

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Water and earth

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What is the Sanskrit term for the twenty attributes

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The gunas

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What are the twenty attributes

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Hot : cold
Dry : wet
Heavy : light
Gross : subtle
Dense : flowing
Static : mobile
Dull : sharp
Soft : hard
Smooth : rough
Cloudy : clear

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Which element/s are in Hot

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Fire

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Which element/s are in cold

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Air
water
earth

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Which element/s are in wet

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Water

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Which element/s are in dry

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Air
Earth

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Which element/s are in heavy

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Earth

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Which element/s are in light

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Air
Ether

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Which element/s are in Gross

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Earth

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Which element/s are in subtle

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Air ether fire

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Which element/s are in dense
Earth
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Which element/s are in flowing
Fire Water
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Which element/s are in static
Earth
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Which element/s are in mobile
Air
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Which element/s are in dull
Earth
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Which element/s are in sharp
Fire
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Which element/s are in soft
Water
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Which element/s are in hard
Earth
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Which element/s are in smooth
Water Fire
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Which element/s are in rough
Air
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Which element/s are in cloudy
Water Earth
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Which element/s are in clear
Air Water Ether
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What does dosha mean
Stain, fault, flaw, something that can go wrong
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What elements is vata composed of?
Air and ether
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What does vata mean
To move like the wind
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What elements is pitta composed of?
Fire & water
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What does pitta mean?
Warmth or transformation
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Where is the home of vata?
Colon
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Where is the home of pitta?
Small intestine
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What are some good herbs for vata?
Ashwagandha Chamomile Marshmallow Flax seed Fennel seed Psyllium husk
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What are some good herbs for pitta?
Yellow dock root (detox) Dandelion root (liver) Aloe Vera (gastric inflammation) Skullcap (ease stress, cooling nervines) Vervain (ease stress, cooling nervines) Neem (bitters) Gentian (bitters)
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What elements is kapha composed of?
Water and earth
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What does kapha mean?
Mucus
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Where is the home of kapha?
The stomach and the lungs
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What are some suitable herbs for kapha?
Dry ginger (stimulant) Black pepper (stimulant) Aniseed (expectorant for mucus) Green tea (astringent, drying) Cinnamon (astringent, drying)
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Which dosha is associated with midnight?
Pitta
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Which dosha is associated with night time?
Kapha
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Which dosha is associated with dawn?
Vata
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Which dosha is associated with late afternoon
Vata
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Which dosha is associated with morning?
Kapha
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Which dosha is associated with midday
Pitta
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Which dosha is associated with dusk
Vata
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Which dosha is associated with daytime
Pitta
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What are signs of kapha
Mucus Sleepiness Asthma
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What are signs of pitta
Stress Irritability
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What are signs of vata
Nervousness Anxiety
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Which seasons are kapha
Winter Early spring
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Which seasons are pitta
Late spring Summer
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Which season is vata
Autumn
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According to the doshas why should we eat seasonally?
Nature provides bitter foods in summer, root veg soups and nuts in autumn and in winter can eat stored dried pungent spices
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What are the wintery signs of kapha
Fatigue Weight gain Mucus
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What are the summery signs of pitta
Irritability Inflammation
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What are the autumnal signs of vata
Dry skin Stuff joints Anxious
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Which stage of life is kapha
Childhood
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What signs of kapha do we see in childhood
Chubby Mucus Allergies Growing Love Allergies Tears
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What stage of life is pitta
Puberty to midlife
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What signs of pitta do we see in Middle Ages?
Inflammations, signs, spots, firyness.
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What stage of life is vata?
Older years
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What signs of vata do we see in senior years
Wrinkles, Stiff Less energy Wisdom
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What is the Sanskrit term for our genetic constitution
Prakriti
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What are signs of a child with vata prikriti
Shy Underweight
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What are signs of a child with pitta prikriti
Angry Inflamed
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What are signs of a child with kapha prikriti
Calm Chubby
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What is English meaning of vikriti
That which covers
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What is vikriti
Knowing the translation ‘that which covers’, vikriti is an imbalance that masks the constitutional prikriti
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What diet is good for vata
Warm foods Soups Stews Curries Root veg Whole grains Herbal teas Juicy fruit Protein
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What lifestyle is good for vata
Slow Regular Steady life Relaxing Being still Warm baths Oiling/moisturising
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What environment is good for vata
Warm environment Warm humid climates Spring and early summer
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What herbs are therapeutic for vata
Warm spices Demulcent herbs Flaxseed Liquorice Nervine herbs eg chamomile
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What aggravates vata
Cold windy weather Too much travel Hectic schedule Dry foods Light meals Astringent herbs Bitter herbs Dawn, dusk, autumn, old age Optimise colon function, joints, nerves
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What is a good diet for pitta
Cold Raw food Cool water Fruit and veg Smoothies Salads
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What is a therapeutic lifestyle for pitta
Slow Calm Non-competitive sport Relaxation Cool showers
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What environment helps pitta
Cool environments Fresh air Winter season
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What herbs help pitta
Cold Bitter Detoxifying herbs Cooling nervines (skullcap, vervain)
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What aggravates pitta
Hot humid weather Competitive situations Arguments Spices Sour foods Oil Fried foods Stimulants Noon, midnight, summer, middle age Support small intestine, blood, liver Keep cool
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What diet is therapeutic for kapha?
Hot spicy Light Dry Curries Hot teas Stimulants in small amounts Fasting
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What lifestyle is good for kapha
Vigorous exercise Competitive sport Excitement Saunas Stimulation
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What environment is good for kapha
Warm dry environments and climates Summer season
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What herbs are good for kapha
Hot dry spices Dry ginger Black pepper Cinnamon Chilli

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