Ayurveda and its ingredients in Nutriiveda

December 13, 2009

Ayurveda is a very old form of medicine that is predominantly practiced in

India.

It is based on the 5 elements of universe.

The medicines given in ayurvedic treatments are made of natural ingredients.

Aurvedic treatments are noninvasive and non-toxic

I am not an expert in ayurveda. I am just an ordinary/desperate mom who has a 7

yr old son with severe verbal apraxia and PDD.

I recently started [from June 2009] the EFA's and EPA's for my son. He has made

such good progress with it[we still have a long way to go].

I have not started giving the Nutirveda but would likely start during the

holidays so as to monitor him.

What got me attracted to this product[apart from Tanner and melanie's progress]

was because it has some natural ingredients which i use extensively in my daily

life - turmeric, cinnamon, cayenne pepper and some of the other ingredients like

amalaki and guggul i have known from childhood.

Anyone who has grown up with their grandparents around them would know about

most of these ayurvedic ingredients. Most of them are used as home remedies

too. For instance if my kids have cold I give them warm milk with a teaspoon of

turmeric. Sometimes when I have sinus problems, I get fresh turmeric from an

Indian grocery store crush it and apply it like a paste on the forehead to drain

out the sinus.

So now the question arises, if I use these ingredients on a daily basis why is

my son not talking? Maybe the combination/percentage of each ingredient in this

product is making the fish oil to be absorbed in high capacity by individual

cells and flushes out unwanted substance from the stomach.

As I said I am no expert but would like to give this a shot.

I have learnt so much for you all Moms that the least i could do is to explain

some of the ingredients to the best of my knowledge which most of the Indian

families are aware and use them.

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Guggul - Its a resin from the stem of a tree whose botanical name is commiphora

mukul.

This has been used in the Ayurvedic treatments for lowering

cholestrol/triglycerites.

It is also said to increase the lipid levels in the body.

It has also been used for weight management. It is increases the overall energy,

strength of the individual.

The biggest surprise is - it promotes voice [ I just learnt it in the last few

weeks!!!]

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Turmeric [this is my favorite]- we use it daily as a flavor. No traditional

Indian dishes are complete without the use of Turmeric.

Its usage and benefits cannot be just said in one sentence.

Turmeric is an antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, antioxidant,

antiseptic.....

It is used for treating Anemia, diabetes, digestion, food poisoning,

gallstones, indigestion, IBS, parasites, poor circulation, staph infections, and

wounds.

Turmeric reduces fevers, diarrhea, urinary disorders, cough, and lactation

problems in general.

It is used to treat external ulcers that respond to nothing else.

The list goes on and on of the uses of turmeric.

It became very prominent in the US when studies found that it helps to cure

Alzheimers'.

In Ayurvedic medicine it is used everywhere.

Those who are doing or familiar with biomed treatments use Turmeric as Enhansa

So speaking in biomed lingo - it is a chealator of lead and cadminum. Protects

brain from inflamation caused by mercury.

Above all its an antifungal!!!

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Amalaki: popularly known as Indian gooseberry

It is widely consumed in most Indian homes inthe form of pickles[its brined like

the cucumber], preserves and jams.

Its a common tale in Indian homes that Amla is the " gold " among herbs!!!

It has the highest content of Vitamin C supposedly 20 times more than an

orange.

It is a common practice in Indian homes to cook the fruits whole with sugar and

saffron and give one or two to their child every morning.

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Haritaki is used to improve digestion.

It also has antifungal and antibacterial properties.

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Cinnamon is very common. It is a very good antioxidant.

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Hope this helps to learn about the unknown,

Goodluck,

sowmya

December 13, 2009

Sow thank you so much this is fascinating... and ahead of the times as when I

started Tanner on this I wasn't aware of the Alzheimer's study which was just

published this month! In just a quick search I read that they are also linking

turmeric to a decrease in cancer too -and I was searching in reputable scholar

sites.

Below is the study I found. I also want to let you and everyone here know that

's blog is done and Robin should be posting it to this board today.

Robin can't wait to share all that continues to surge in as their life

today is completely different in so many regards than it was just about a week

and a half ago prior to starting the ayurveda.

I'm also glad that there are a number of professionals from this group that have

contacted me that will be starting the Nutriiveda with themselves and their

patients. Clearly this is something that needs to be studied- and when you read

the following it's not so far fetched as I thought it was that there is a

neurological link to how this is helping!!!

Curr Alzheimer Res. 2009 Dec;6(6):564-71.

Optimized turmeric extracts have potent anti-amyloidogenic effects.

Shytle RD, Bickford PC, Rezai-zadeh K, Hou L, Zeng J, Tan J, Sanberg PR, Sanberg

CD, Roschek B Jr, Fink RC, Alberte RS.

Center for Excellence in Aging and Brain Repair, Department of Neurosurgery,

University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa, FL 33612, USA.

Inhibition of beta-amyloid (A beta) accumulation and A beta fibril (fA beta)

formation from A beta are attractive therapeutic targets for the treatment of

Alzheimer's disease (AD). While previous studies have shown anti-amyloidogenic

effects of curcumin in vitro and in vivo, no studies have examined optimized

turmeric extracts enriched in curcuminoids or turmerones. Three standardized

turmeric extracts, HSS-838, HSS-848, and HSS-888, were prepared with different

chemical profiles to investigate their potential therapeutic benefits for AD.

These extracts were fingerprinted by DART TOF-MS to reveal the significant

chemical complexity. In addition four curcuminoids (curcumin,

tetrahydrocurcumin, demethoxycurcumin and bisdemethoxycurcumin) were also

examined. We measured the effects of the extracts and curcuminoids, on the

aggregation of A beta by using a thioflavin T cell-free assay and the secretion

of A beta from human neuronal cells (SweAPP N2A cells) in vitro. All three

extracts and the curcuminoids showed dose-dependent inhibition of fA beta

aggregation from A beta(1-42) in the cell-free assay, with IC(50) values of <or=

5 microg/mL. However, only HSS-888, curcumin and demethoxycurcumin significantly

decreased A beta secretion (approximately 20%) in SweAPP N2A cells. Interaction

matrices were used to examine possible synergistic interactions between HS-888

and the other extracts and the individual curcuminoids on A beta aggregation.

Only simple additive effects were observed for the A beta aggregation

inhibition, supporting the notion that the known curcuminoids are not strong

inhibitors of this activity. However, HSS-888 showed strong inhibition of A beta

aggregation and secretion, thus indicating that there are novel bioactive

molecules in this extract that might be important leads for future AD drug

discovery efforts.

PMID: 19715544 [PubMed - in process]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19715544

And...

An extract found in the bright yellow curry spice turmeric can kill off cancer

cells, scientists have shown.

The chemical - curcumin - has long been thought to have healing powers and is

already being tested as a treatment for arthritis and even dementia.

Now tests by a team at the Cork Cancer Research Centre show it can destroy

gullet cancer cells in the lab.

Cancer experts said the findings in the British Journal of Cancer could help

doctors find new treatments.

Dr Sharon McKenna and her team found that curcumin started to kill cancer cells

within 24 hours.

'Natural' remedy

The cells also began to digest themselves, after the curcumin triggered lethal

cell death signals.

Dr McKenna said: " Scientists have known for a long time that natural compounds

have the potential to treat faulty cells that have become cancerous and we

suspected that curcumin might have therapeutic value. "

Dr Lesley , director of cancer information at Cancer Research UK, said:

" This is interesting research which opens up the possibility that natural

chemicals found in turmeric could be developed into new treatments for

oesophageal cancer.

" Rates of oesophageal cancer have gone up by more than a half since the 70s and

this is thought to be linked to rising rates of obesity, alcohol intake and

reflux disease so finding ways to prevent this disease is important too. "

Each year around 7,800 people are diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in the UK.

It is the sixth most common cause of cancer death and accounts for around five

percent of all UK cancer deaths.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8328377.stm

So get healthy, feel better than ever...AND prevent and or treat diseases like

Alzheimer's and cancer (!!)...no wonder it sounds too good to be true to most of

you. Please check ayurveda/nutriiveda out because the more you dig -the more

interesting you'll find this. And you'll also find out why some of the best

medical and other doctors are behind this today.

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December 14, 2009

Sometime last week someone had posted a web site that sold these item can you

please send me it and i dont mean the one that continues to rebill your acct the

other we site which was a one time charge of I think 45. thx

From: kiddietalk <kiddietalk@...>

Subject: [ ] Re: Ayurveda and its ingredients in Nutriiveda

Date: Sunday, December 13, 2009, 10:41 PM

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Sow thank you so much this is fascinating. .. and ahead of the times as

when I started Tanner on this I wasn't aware of the Alzheimer's study which was

just published this month! In just a quick search I read that they are also

linking turmeric to a decrease in cancer too -and I was searching in reputable

scholar sites.