Vedic Medicine

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The ancient Hindu science of health and medicine.

[Sanskrit yurveda : yu, life, health; see aiw- in Indo-European roots + veda, knowledge, lore; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]

Ayur·vedic adj.

Ayurveda [ˈɑːjʊˌveɪdə -ˌviːdə]

(Non-Christian Religions / Hinduism) Hinduism an ancient medical treatise on the art of healing and prolonging life, sometimes regarded as a fifth Veda

[from Sanskrit, from āyur life + veda knowledge]

Ayurvedic adj

Ayurvedism, Ayurveda

the conventional Hindu system of medicine, founded chiefly on naturopathy and homeopathy. — Ayurvedic, adj.

See also: Hinduism

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Ayurveda - (Sanskrit) an ancient medical treatise summarizing the Hindu art of healing and prolonging life; sometimes regarded as a 5th Veda

Hindooism, Hinduism - a body of religious and philosophical beliefs and cultural practices native to India and based on a caste system; it is characterized by a belief in reincarnation, by a belief in a supreme being of many forms and natures, by the view that opposing theories are aspects of one eternal truth, and by a desire for liberation from earthly evils

Sanskrit, Sanskritic language - (Hinduism) an ancient language of India (the language of the Vedas and of Hinduism); an official language of India although it is now used only for religious purposes

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Rainer Picha, cardiologist and Director of Maharishi College of Vedic Medicine in Holland, says low-intensity exercise metabolizes fat most efficiently.

Ayurveda says ... Ondine Constable shares traditional Indian ... by Constable, Ondine / New Life Journal

When researchers from the Center for Natural Medicine and Prevention at the College of Maharishi Vedic Medicine, in Fairfield, Iowa, and the University of California, Los Angeles, had 60 African-American men and women with high blood pressure meditate 20 minutes twice a day or attend a health education group for seven months, they found that those meditating reduced their overall risk of a heart attack by up to 11 percent, and their stroke risk up to 15 percent.

Stress-busting techniques: scientific findings by National Women's Health Report

Currently, she is Chair of the NIH sponsored WISE (Women's Ischemic Syndrome Evaluation), a Co-Investigator in the NIH sponsored Vedic Medicine Efficacy studies and a Co-Investigator in the NIH sponsored Los Angeles Atherosclerosis Study, which is evaluating the role of antioxidants and pro-oxidants in cardiovascular disease.

ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss New Guidelines for Heart ... by Business Wire

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