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effects like high blood pressure, kidney
problems, and increased risk of skin
cancer. Moreover, allopathic medications
only really treat the symptoms of eczema
without treating the underlying cause of
vitiated Pitta. The Ayurvedic approach,
on the other hand, uses diet, lifestyle and
herbs to support the body’s innate ability
to heal itself while boosting immunity and
clearing the blood and liver.
The ayurvedic keys to treating eczema gourd, and coconut, and eat sweet fruits,
and restoring doshic balance are to too (not sour). Also eat bitter vegetables
follow a healthy diet and lifestyle and to like bitter gourd and fenugreek leaves,
take a Pitta-pacifying herbal regimen. which help lower Pitta.
By making the simple changes outlined
below, your skin, or your child’s skin, can 5. Eat older grains and pulses, which
be made beautiful once again! are lighter and easier to digest - new
grains have a higher water content and
FOLLOWING A HEALTHY are heavy to digest. Eat plenty of mung
DIET & LIFESTYLE: dhal, barley, basmati rice, and wheat
(except in gluten intolerant individuals).
1. Avoid consumption of heating spices
- like black pepper, chili powder, sesame 6. Avoid anger and mental stress - take
seeds/oil, and dry ginger powder. Fresh an evening walk in the moonlight, do
ginger is fine to eat. sheetali (like sucking through a straw)
breathing, listen to a favorite podcast, say
2. Avoid excessively salty & sour foods a positive mantra or affirmation, meditate,
– which increase Pitta take sacred pauses throughout the day to
collect yourself, journal, have a gratitude
3. Avoid incompatible food practice, or find other ways to cultivate
combinations – like combining dairy patience, tolerance, and kindness.
with grains, fruits & vegetables, or
meats & seafoods 7. Avoid excessive sun exposure or
overheating the body – take a cool
4. Eat cooked and easily digestible shower immediately after working
foods – eats lots of fresh vegetables like out, and wear comfortable, protective
cucumbers, cilantro, squashes, snake clothing when out in the sun
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