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SECRETS OF AYURVEDA
TREATMENTS FOR SKIN DISORDERS
By Dr Deepika Rodrigo B.A.M.S.
Disclaimer
The Publisher and Author of this e-book do not warrant or assume any legal liability
or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of the information
provided here. This book is not a substitute for professional medical prevention,
diagnosis or treatment. Please consult with your physician, pharmacist or health care
provider before taking any home remedies or supplements or following any
treatment suggested in this e-book. Only your health care provider, physician or
pharmacist can provide you with advice on what is safe and effective for your unique
needs or diagnose your particular medical history.
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Table of contents
1. Ayurveda – Ancient Remedies for Modern Life 3
2. What is Ayurveda? 3
3. Effective Skin Treatment – Inside Out & Outside In 4
4. What Causes Skin Disease? 4
5. Eat What You Are 5
6. What is Your Dosha? 6
7. Vata Pitta Kapha Common Skin Disorders 6
8. Supporting the Body to Eliminate Skin Disorders 8
9. Advice for Vata Pitta Kapha Skin Disorders 9
10. Eczema – Vata-type Eczema 10
11. Treating Vata-type Eczema 11
12. Eczema – Pitta-type Eczema 12
13. Treating Pitta-type Eczema 13
14. Eczema – Kapha-type Eczema 14
15. Treating Kapha-type Eczema 15
16. Psoriasis 17
17. Ayurvedic Approach to Psoriasis 17
18. Vata Pitta Kapha type Psoriasis 18
19. Ending the War Within – Treating Psoriasis 19
20. Ayurvedic Treatment for Psoriasis 19
21. Ayurvedic Advice for Vata Pitta Kapha Psoriasis 21
22. Dermaved Cream – Ayurveda Skin Care 22
23. Dr. Deepika Rodrigo B.A.M.S. 22
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Ayurveda - Ancient Remedies for Modern Life
Ancient and timeless, Ayurveda offers us the secrets to attaining and maintaining
optimal health and wellbeing. Its benefits have been proven over thousands of years
and its methodologies continue to help millions of people across the world live a
balanced and vital life in the 21st century.
Ayurveda recognises that each person is unique and offers a highly customised
approach to health and wellbeing. This e-book outlines the basics of Ayurveda and
explains how you can begin using the secrets of this science to heal skin disorders.
Skin disorders can range from mild irritation and inflammation to chronic and long
term conditions such as eczema, psoriasis, rosacea, dermatitis, acne and other
inflammatory skin disorders. Perhaps you have always had sensitive skin that burns
easily in the sun or breaks out in hives when it has contact with “foreign” objects.
What is Ayurveda?
Thousands of years before modern medicine provided scientific evidence for the
mind-body connection, Ayurveda was developed in the Indian subcontinent. It is the
world’s oldest and most sophisticated health system. More than merely a means of
treating physical illness, Ayurveda literally means ‘the science of life’ (“Ayu” in
Sanskrit meaning life and “Veda” meaning science or knowledge). It is an ancient and
dynamic body of wisdom which can help people live at their optimum best, vibrant
and happy.
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Effective skin treatment – Inside Out & Outside In
Ayurveda offers the perspective that while all skin conditions can seem superficial in
nature, our skin, the largest organ of the body, is a reflection of the hidden realities
within our bodies. Skin conditions are rarely caused exclusively by an external factor;
they are far more likely to be the result of a deeper imbalance.
A disorder is like a weed. What we see on the surface of the skin are just the leaves.
Treating the leaves alone doesn’t eliminate the weed. We also have to go to the root
and treat the disorder from there. Skin care from an Ayurvedic approach aims to
identify and treat the underlying causes of skin imbalances as well as alleviating the
discomfort of the superficial symptoms – both from the inside out and from the
outside in.
The benefits of this deeper and more conscious approach are real and sustained
results which increase your overall wellbeing in the process. The best part of
Ayurveda is that the improvements you will notice on the surface of your skin are
usually the result of a more significant transformation which improves your life and
overall wellbeing in ways you may never have imagined skin care could.
What causes skin disease?
According to this ancient knowledge the cause of all skin disorders is impaired
digestive fire (known as “Vishama Agni” in Sanskrit), which in turn is caused by
incorrect diet and lifestyle. When the digestive fire is imbalanced, either too high or
too low, it causes some food to convert to toxins (known as “Ama” in Sanskrit).
These toxins or Ama then circulate throughout the body, and are deposited on the
superficial fascia, which can leave the skin feeling and looking dry, causing irritation,
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scaling or inflammation and infection. Like a blocked and overflowing drain, the
body finds the point of least resistance to deposit toxins.
Even though skin disorders are influenced by genetics, according to Ayurveda, they
can be eliminated or significantly reduced by using the right combination of topical
preparations to help heal and repair the skin, diet and lifestyle choices, in
accordance with your constitution (known as “Dosha”).
Eat What You Are
Today we are bombarded with information about nutrition and what to eat.
Researchers, doctors and nutritionists are providing us with rules about how many
portions of fruit and vegetables to eat; what the latest super-food can do for us; how
much water to drink; which foods are now deemed to be harmful; what to cut out of
our diets … and the lists go on. We are often left in a state of confusion. According to
Ayurveda, even if you followed all this advice to the letter (which would be
impossible anyway as so much is contradictory), you may still be eating the wrong
foods to attain your optimal health and wellbeing. This is not because these foods
are bad or good. Breaking down our diets in this way is oversimplified. In Ayurveda,
each of us is recognised to be as unique as our DNA codes and so any principle that
suggests everyone should eat in the same way is bound to fail.
We are unique in our physical build, our metabolism, our energy levels, our genetics,