Maharishi Ayurveda Blog

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A growing number of couples are turning to natural fertility treatments to help them conceive; statistics show that the average sperm count has decreased by 48% since 1940, and that female fertility is also on the decline. This has been attributed to the stresses and strains of modern life, and the high levels of pesticides and chemical fertilizers used in food production. Another factor may be the fact that many women wait until later in life to start a family, deciding to focus on their careers in their 20s, which is the most fertile period of a woman's life. A woman's fertility starts to …

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Dr. Kumuda Reddy has been practicing medicine for over twenty-five years. Originally trained as an anesthesiologist, she is currently the Medical Director of the Maharishi Vedic Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Reddy is the author of several books, including Forever Healthy and For a Blissful Baby: Happy and Healthy Pregnancy through Maharishi Ayurveda. We asked her to speak about the role of Maharishi Ayurveda in helping mothers have a comfortable, healthy pregnancy.

Q: How does Maharishi Ayurveda differ from the conventional approach to pregnancy?

A: In conventional medicine, the mother is …

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With sharpened pencils and colorful new backpacks, thousands of school children have returned to the freshly scrubbed hallways of our schools to begin a new year of learning and development. How can you make sure your child is getting the most out of hours spent in school?

One way is to enhance learning ability with the natural techniques of Maharishi Ayurveda. Ayurvedic texts describe three aspects of mental ability:

• dhi (the power of acquisition or learning)
• dhriti, (the power of retention)
• smriti (the ability to recall).

When the three mental functions are not in balance, either …

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Any Prakriti can develop any Vikriti. For example you may have a predominance of Kapha in your nature but due to lack of sleep, irregular meals and dry, windy weather you can develop too much Vata.

Your methodical, calm, easygoing nature is then obscured by feeling spaced out and indecisive. You may start to crave sweet food and find that it is taking you longer to fall asleep at night. You do not feel yourself because you are experiencing an imbalance.

Keeping a Vata Bodytype in Balance

When Vata is too strong we can feel anxious, indecisive and forgetful. Digestion and sleep can …

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Have you ever wondered why each child is unique and what works for one may not help another? Being covered up and kept warm might soothe little Henry but only serves to aggravate Lucy and make her hot and irritable. Kenny started eating solid foods at 6mths while Alice still prefers breast milk at 8mths.

Like everyone, babies and children have a unique constitutional type. According to the Ayurvedic theory of doshas everything in the universe is comprised of different proportions of space, air, fire, water and earth. In our physiologies we also have a combination of these elements called …