| Depression is a neurological disorder.
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| | pungent tastes must be avoided as these
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| When a person is too overcome with
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| | will aggravate the senses further. Fluids
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| negative emotions, it becomes difficult
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| | and fresh vegetables (in salads) must
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| to focus on any other issue. The person
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| | become an important part of every meal.
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| may become lethargic and lose interest in
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| | The person can have cool sherbets like
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| what is going on around them. Such a
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| | rose sherbet in the middle of the day,
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| state may occur when a person fails in an
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| | especially in the afternoons and when the
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| examination, loses a job, gets jilted by
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| | evening is beginning. Tea and coffee may
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| a lover, gets divorced, loses some dear
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| | be taken occasionally to stimulate the
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| one, etc. Some people are able to get
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| | brain.
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| over their emotions quickly. But in some
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| | Most people with depression lose their
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| others, depressions may last for several
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| | appetite and desire to eat. For such
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| days, weeks or even months.
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| | people, food must not be forced, or it
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| In Ayurveda, depression is known as
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| | could lead to vomiting. When such a
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| Chittavsada. It is caused by the increase
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| | disinterest in food occurs, fruits can be
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| in the tamas and rajas of the mind with a
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| | consumed. A diet rich in fruits is
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| vitiation of the kapha dosha. Sometimes,
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| | beneficial in the treatment of
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| an imbalanced vata may also be
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| | depression.
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| responsible for depression.
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| | (3) Ayurvedic Treatment for Depression
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| Depression needs to be looked after and
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| | Even in Ayurveda, a psychological
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| treated as soon as it is identified. In
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| | counseling between the physician and the
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| some people, depression may be very
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| | patient is undertaken. This helps the
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| dangerous as they could resort to
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| | physician to understand the root cause of
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| endangering their own and other people's
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| | the depression. Then they can take the
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| lives.
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| | formulated steps to cure the problem.
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| (1) Useful Herbs in the Treatment of
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| | Such counseling is done to increase the
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| Depression
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| | sattva of the mind.
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| 1. Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
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| | Slowly allowing a stream of water to fall
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| Ashwagandha has the requisite properties
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| | in the center of the forehead enables the
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| to remove negative thoughts from the
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| | mind to remove its negativistic thoughts
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| mind. The aphrodisiac properties of
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| | and focus more on a positive outlook.
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| ashwagandha also help in improving the
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| | This therapy is known as shirodhara and
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| mind and removing depression.
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| | it is becoming very popular in the
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| 2. Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri)
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| | western world also. An alternative
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| Brahmi is prescribed before a yogic
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| | therapy is shirobasti. The oil massage
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| session. The reason is that brahmi helps
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| | therapy called as abhyanga is also very
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| to relax the mind and bring it to a
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| | useful.
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| comfortable state. Brahmi is very
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| | Ayurverdic professionals also advocate
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| popularly available in the form of oils.
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| | the use of yoga in keep the mind restful.
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| The oil has a cooling and soothing effect
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| | Praanayama and yoga must become an
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| on the mind. Regular use of this oil can
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| | important part of a person's daily
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| prevent the person from feeling
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| | routine. This helps to concentrate the
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| depressed.
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| | mind on positive thoughts and depression
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| 3. Cardamom (Elattaria cardamomum)
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| | will never occur. Yogic asanas that are
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| Cardamom has a very pleasing odor which
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| | beneficial to people with depression are
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| can soothe the nerves. When a person is
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| | bhujangasana, halasana, paschimottasana,
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| depressed, a tea made by putting cardamom
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| | sarvangasana, shalabhasana, shavasana and
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| in it can have almost miraculous effects.
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| | vakrasana. In addition, pranayamas like
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| 4. Guggulu (Commiphora wightii)
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| | bhastrika and kapalbhati are very
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| Guggulu has become the focus of attention
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| | strongly advised.
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| recently due to the presence of special
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| | (4) Home Medications
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| chemicals in it called as guggulsterones.
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| | 1. Get someone do a good head massage
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| These chemicals improve the nervous
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| | with a cooling oil like brahmi oil.
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| coordination and hence are beneficial in
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| | 2. Improve the regimen of your day. Begin
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| the treatment of depression. Guggulu is
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| | with yoga in the morning and then listen
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| more effective in depression caused due
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| | to good soothing music. For some people,
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| to seasonal affective disorder.
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| | visiting their religious places of
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| 5. Jatamansi (Nardostachys jatamansi)
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| | worship also helps to come out of
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| Jatamansi brings a calming effect on the
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| | depression.
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| mind. By canalizing the energies of the
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| | 3. Focus your mind in other activities
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| mind in the right direction, jatamansi
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| | and hobbies in order to keep the thoughts
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| can remove the depressive thoughts.
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| | causing depression away.
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| 6. Turmeric (Curcuma longa)
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| | 4. You can try eating an apple with milk
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| Turmeric is effective in treating
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| | and honey. This helps to improve the
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| depression that is caused by the change
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| | mood.
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| of seasons, i.e. seasonal affective
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| | 5. Simple lemon juice (the extract of one
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| disorder.
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| | lemon in a glass of water, sweetened with
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| (2) Dietary Treatments for Depression
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| | sugar) is also good. It releases
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| For people with depression a heavy food
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| | stress-removing hormones and brings the
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| is not advised. The person must not eat
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| | mind at ease.
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| to the full capacity. Hot, spicy and
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