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Week 8: The Ayurvedic Diet Flashcards

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What is Ayurveda?

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Traditional Indian Medicine

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What is ayureveda derived from?

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ancient indian system of healing derived from the Sanskrit words Ayus (life) and Veda (knowledge)

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What does Ayurveda emphasize?

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healthy lifestyle system that emphasizes good health and prevention and treatment of illness through lifestyle practices (such as massage, meditation, yoga, and dietary changes) and the use of herbal remedies

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What type of medicine is Ayurveda?

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it is a holistic medicine which considers the whole person - body, mind, spirit and emotions - in the quest for optimal health and wellness

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What Ayurvedic dietary guidelines include?

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  • choosing appropriate foods
  • combinations of foods
  • cooking methods
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What is diet used for?

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balancing the doshas

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What are the three doshas?

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Vatta, pitta, kapha

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what makes up the three doshas?

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the five elements of nature which include earth, water, fire, air and space (ether)

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What are the three doshas related to?

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relate to many things such as a persons physical body and personality

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How does someone apply Ayurvedic diet?

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eat foods to balance the doshas and given guidelines based on predominant dosha

  • doshas help ayurvedic nutritionists to know which foods are right for a person and which foods need to be avoided so that the doshas are balanced.
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What kind of foods is the Ayurvedic diet based on?

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whole foods

  • For all doshas it encourages eating fruit, vegetables, grains and legumes
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How does Ayurvedic diet ensure a proper state of mind?

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belief that human has three states of mins which interact with the doshas and decides the psychosomatic constitution of the individual and certain foods follow under these three states of mind

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what are the three states of mind?

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  • Sattva
  • Raja
  • Tama
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Sattva state of mind

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pure state of mind

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Raja state of mind

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agitated, passionate, emotional

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Tama state of mind

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intertia, ignorant

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What type of state of mind foods are encouraged?

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sattvic foods the purest of the foods

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What do sattvic foods promote?

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though to be pure and balanced offering feelings of calmness, happiness and mental clarity

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What do Sattvic foods include?

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dairy, vegetables, fruits, grains, beans, seeds and nuts

20
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What type of state of mind foods are discouraged?

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avoid rajasic and tamasic foods, which include meat, poultry, fish, eggs, fermented foods, mushrooms, stale food and alcohol

21
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What needs to be balanced in Ayurveda foods?

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balance the taste and energies of food

  • tastes should be balanced
  • hot and cold energetic properties of food should be balanced
22
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How do Ayurvedic tastes differ from scientific method?

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Ayurveda

  • sweet, sour, salty, bitter, astringent, pungent

scietific method

  • sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami
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What are challenges to following Ayurvedic diet?

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  • can be confusing and difficult to follow
  • diet can be restrictive
  • may require significant dietary modifications
  • pregnant women at risk
  • Determining predominant dosha can be subjective
  • Determining which foods to eat for your dosha can be subjective
  • No scientific evidence
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How is confusing the follow ayurvedic diet?

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specific food lists for each dosha but also many additional rules to follow such as digestibility of foods, spiritual food categories

25
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How is confusing the follow ayurvedic diet?

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specific food lists for each dosha but also many additional rules to follow such as digestibility of foods, spiritual food categories

26
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What ayurvedic diet book was released for pregnant women?

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india government booklet “Mother and Child Care” published in 2013

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Who published “Mother and Child care?

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the booklet was released by the government funded Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy, a part of the governments ministry that promotes traditional and alternative medicines

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What does “Mother and Child Care” say about diet for pregnant women?

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to avoid eggs, and non-vegetarian food and thoughts of desire, anger, attachment, hatred and lust - should follow a sattvic diet

29
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garam masala

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ground spice blend in Indian cuisine

30
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What is the problem with the reccomendations for pregnant women in “Mother and Child Care”

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A lot of poverty in India and a lot of the pregnant women would not have the ability to get the proper medical attention if needed.

  • Sattvic diet could lead to protein deficiency and anemia, especially low income families.
  • Book is based on Hinduism dogma and goes against recommendations.
  • Medical doctors have advised otherwise the quality protein is important to get iron especially get women to have better delivery and healthy baby.
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What is included in ayurvedic remedies?

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medicinal and herbal preparations

32
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Who is interested in Ayurveda medicine in Canada?

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33
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What are some concerns over Ayurvedic NHPs?

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34
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Who is particularly at risk for metal toxins?

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children, pregnant women and breast feeding women

35
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What are some common heavy metals in some ayurvedic medicines?

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  • lead
  • arsenic
  • mercury
36
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What does Health Canada do in regards to NHPs such as ayurvedic medicines?

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Has a Natural and non-prescription Health Product directorate

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What does the NHPs directorate do?

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  • monitors NHPs sold in Canada
  • maintains a database of the licensed NHPs in Canada
  • Collects info about adverse effects
  • issues public warnings about problems
  • recalls unsafe products
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What must NPHs have to be sold in Canada?

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39
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What do Health Canada’s rules not cover?

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  • Do not cover NHP’s bought in other countries or from internet pharmacies
  • does not regulate whole plants or herbs or products made by a practioner
40
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Ayurveda training in India

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practitioners receive state recognized training in recognized programs or institutions

  • may practice in North America
41
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Ayurveda training in Canada

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no national standards for certification, training or licensing of ayurvedic practitioners in the US or Canada. Practitioners are not regulated anywhere in Canada

  • Usually self taught
42
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How to apply ayurvedic nutrition as a dietetic

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  • respect culture
  • understand through client perspective
  • Identify commonalities to leverage

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