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Ayurvedic Alcohol Treatments: Chennai

Ayurveda is a system of health, according to which health and healing occur when your current mental and physical constitution, or dosha, is in balance with the unique constitution you had at conception. The natural elements---water, air, space, earth and fire---compose both body and mind. The practice of ayurveda originated in India, and continues to be studied in Chennai today.

  1. Dosha

    • Consult a skilled ayurvedic practitioner before attempting to treat your own doshic imbalance. Your ayurvedic practitioner determines your dosha based on your prakruti (the combination of elements at conception) or vrikruti, the elemental combination currently expressed. The prakruti is the constitution your body wants to return to and your vrikruti is the changing combination of elements that affects your current state of balance.

      The elements of air and space within your mental and physical being are called vata. Elements of earth and water are called kapha. The element of fire is called pitta. The elements can be in excess, or deficient, for the prakruti or the vrikruti. The science of ayurveda seeks to balance doshic imbalances through diet and with specific medical treatments, such as panchakarma, the purification procedures. Most panchakarma treatments are noninvasive.

    Alcohol Treatments

    • The use of alcohol is not recommended for people with an imbalance in the pitta or kapha, and is only recommended in small doses for an imbalance in the vata. Alcohol addiction, like other addictions, is treated by a reduction in the dosage of the addictive substance. Panchakarma is also recommended for addictions, and can be done at a supervised facility in Chennai. Alcohol addictions may involve severe withdrawal symptoms and require medical attention.

    Foods

    • Ayurveda considers your digestive fire (agni) in the treatment of alcohol addiction. Stimulate your appetite by using a ginger tea, instead of having a glass of alcohol. Your ayurvedic practitioner in Chennai might recommend detoxing from hard liquor by substituting an herbal wine, such as kumari asava (bitter aloe vera wine). Exercise is recommended when the desire for alcohol is present. Take a short walk in nature to help distract your mind from your craving for alcohol. The withdrawal symptoms from alcoholism resemble those of hypoglycemia or of someone with a pitta imbalance. Eat three meals a day and snack on fruit between meals to help regulate blood sugar levels.

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