Stress

Managing Stress

Author: Vaidya Rama Kant Mishra

These are truly stressful times we live in. Body, mind, heart and spirit are all subjected to the ravages of day-to-day stress. Worries about security, economic difficulties, emotional trauma – stressors like these can take a toll on health and longevity if not addressed in a timely fashion.

To be effective in treating stress, it's important to be specific. With the Ayurveda approach, we always try to target the etiological (causal) factors and then bring that area into balance. But we are careful not to create imbalance in other areas that may produce negative side effects.

There are three different manifestations of day-to-day stress from the perspective of Ayurveda - mental, emotional, and physical. Each requires different approaches and therapies.

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