Ayurveda
***Disclaimer: This blog is not meant to be used as legal or medical advice. It is written as my person perspective on how medical professionals could blend western medicine with other modalities*** Ayurveda is the tradition of medicine that stems from ancient India. As I mentioned in a previous post, there is an emphasis on one's dosha which is determined by body shape, activity, personality, and attitude. Interventions are often tailored to the patient's dosha . The tradition covers many aspects of medicine including surgery, but upholds the value of preventative medicine, and views strength as the ability to endure extremes. Yoga is another big part of Ayurveda worth it's own blog post. In this post, I'm going to focus on the herbs associated with Ayurvedic medicine. Because this is such a broad sweeping modality, it is difficult to define everything it should or should not be used for. Like my recent post on aromatherapy, this is a subj...