One of the most common questions I hear during a phone consultation is, "How can I relieve this stomach pain and indigestion, once and for all"?
You've been to the doctor and had a full work up of tests. The doctor writes you a prescription for "the little purple pill" or something along those lines. Problem solved, Right? Wrong! The symptoms seem better for a little while and then the pain and discomfort return.
Healing Your Gut
In Ayurveda, you have your own body/mind type called a "dosha". You are a specific combination of Vata, Pitta, and Kapha, in varying order and predominanace. Vata is responsible for the downward motion of your digestive tract. Pitta is responsible for your "fire", which includes the digestive fires.
These can be easily corrected when you use food as medicine. Ayurveda uses common spices and herbs as it's first defense to correct slight imbalances. If your problem is more deeply rooted, for a longer period of time, herbs and a healing "soup" called Kichadi are recommended.
4 Tips to Heal Your Stomach
Tip 1
Listen to your body first off. Correct the problem rather than pushing on through it with medicine.
Tip 2
Follow an Ayurvedic diet specific to your dosha. It will correct many imbalances, soothe your insides, and put out the fire.
Tip 3
Along with a healing diet plan, herbs like Triphala or Hingvastak can be taken . They help soothe and cleanse in a very easy and gentle manner.
Tip 4
~Essential oils can be added to your water to assist with healing your GI tract, and have the added benefit of being high in antioxidants. The antioxidants can prevent polyps and other problems down the road. I recommend Digize from Young Living. This blend naturally aides digestion and repairs damage. Peppermint oil quickly relieves heartburn and reflux, with out shutting of the enzymes your body needs to digest your food.
In western medicine many of the medications that are prescribed to help the problem can actually make it worse. They "shut off " the acid and enzymes that your body needs to digest food.
Consider natural alternatives that correct the problem at its root and source.
Following these simple steps can start your path to natural self healing and permanent relief.
