Ayurvedic nutrition and holistic health

WildePillar

Hi all,

I was wondering if anyone out there practices or studies Ayurvedic nutrition. I feel like I'm gonna get yelled at for posting this on MFP because Ayurveda is not about counting calories for weight loss, but it IS about achieving optimal health by eating for your body type.

Anyway, I recently started looking into Ayurveda after the birth of my infant daughter. If anyone has any good resources, recipes, practices that they'd like to share I would love to hear them! Please feel free to add me

evileen99

http://www.quackwatch.com/04ConsumerEducation/chopra.htm


It's woo with no basis in science

Hornsby

evileen99 wrote: »

http://www.quackwatch.com/04ConsumerEducation/chopra.htm


It's woo with no basis in science

You won't find much support because of ^^ that truth.

I do wish you luck in whatever path you take.

msf74

evileen99 wrote: »

http://www.quackwatch.com/04ConsumerEducation/chopra.htm


It's woo with no basis in science

Yes.

I am Sri Lankan. I am well aware of Ayurvedic medicine and nutrition because some of my relatives go on and on about it. It is a placebo at best.

DeguelloTex

Here's a good resource: http://www.quackwatch.com/04ConsumerEducation/chopra.html

giantrobot_powerlifting

My customary post when anything "Ayurvedic" is mentioned.



Bonus! Random Deepak Chopra quote generator!

"Eternal stillness exists as the light of photons"

tincanonastring

nakedraygun wrote: »

My customary post when anything "Ayurvedic" is mentioned.



Bonus! Random Deepak Chopra quote generator!

"Eternal stillness exists as the light of photons"

Lol!

My random Chopra-ism: "The world is at the heart of precious choices."

juggernaut1974

nakedraygun wrote: »

Bonus! Random Deepak Chopra quote generator!

"Eternal stillness exists as the light of photons"

Ooooohhhh I think my eyes just glazed over and I'm now in a zombie like trance. Where can I send all my money??

kshama2001

@WildePillar, as you can see, you are correct that you cannot have a civil conversation about Ayurveda here. Maybe check out this thread and reach out to the OP and other pro-Ayurvedic people there: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10167622/ayurvedic-nutrition-for-weight-loss-and-general-sanity/p1

crystalewhite

ceoverturf wrote: »

nakedraygun wrote: »

Bonus! Random Deepak Chopra quote generator!

"Eternal stillness exists as the light of photons"

Ooooohhhh I think my eyes just glazed over and I'm now in a zombie like trance. Where can I send all my money??

Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption

giantrobot_powerlifting

kshama2001 wrote: »

@WildePillar, as you can see, you are correct that you cannot have a civil conversation about Ayurveda here. Maybe check out this thread and reach out to the OP and other pro-Ayurvedic people there: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10167622/ayurvedic-nutrition-for-weight-loss-and-general-sanity/p1

"The unexplainable comprehends subjective miracles"

Random Deepak Chopra quote

tincanonastring

kshama2001 wrote: »

@WildePillar, as you can see, you are correct that you cannot have a civil conversation about Ayurveda here. Maybe check out this thread and reach out to the OP and other pro-Ayurvedic people there: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10167622/ayurvedic-nutrition-for-weight-loss-and-general-sanity/p1

What's uncivil about pointing out that something is pseudoscience?

ETA Random Chopraism: "Qualia embraces total acceptance of neural networks." Embraces it so hard.

juggernaut1974

nakedraygun wrote: »

kshama2001 wrote: »

@WildePillar, as you can see, you are correct that you cannot have a civil conversation about Ayurveda here. Maybe check out this thread and reach out to the OP and other pro-Ayurvedic people there: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10167622/ayurvedic-nutrition-for-weight-loss-and-general-sanity/p1

"The unexplainable comprehends subjective miracles"

Random Deepak Chopra quote

Holy Deepak...after that quote in convinced. The science sounds rock solid!!

msf74

kshama2001 wrote: »

@WildePillar, as you can see, you are correct that you cannot have a civil conversation about Ayurveda here. Maybe check out this thread and reach out to the OP and other pro-Ayurvedic people there: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10167622/ayurvedic-nutrition-for-weight-loss-and-general-sanity/p1

Yes, it's great when people in comfortable, safe Western environments wax lyrical and romanticise about indigenous practices when those practices can actively harm people in developing countries.

Char231023

crystalewhite wrote: »

ceoverturf wrote: »

nakedraygun wrote: »

Bonus! Random Deepak Chopra quote generator!

"Eternal stillness exists as the light of photons"

Ooooohhhh I think my eyes just glazed over and I'm now in a zombie like trance. Where can I send all my money??

Our Lady of Perpetual Exemption

I see you are a fan of John Oliver. They don't actually want seeds.

giantrobot_powerlifting

msf74 wrote: »

kshama2001 wrote: »

@WildePillar, as you can see, you are correct that you cannot have a civil conversation about Ayurveda here. Maybe check out this thread and reach out to the OP and other pro-Ayurvedic people there: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10167622/ayurvedic-nutrition-for-weight-loss-and-general-sanity/p1

Yes, it's great when people in comfortable, safe Western environments wax lyrical and romanticise about indigenous practices when those practices can actively harm people in developing countries.

Exactly.

Like the belief in "Traditional Chinese Medicine" that is lending itself to the wholesale extinction of endangered animals like these.

1. Tiger
2. Black Rhino
3. Rhinoceros
4. Chinese Alligator
5. Asian Elephant
6. Musk Deer
7. Sun Bear
8. Grevy’s Zebra
9. Banteng
10. Hawksbill Sea Turtle
11. Seahorse

kshama2001

msf74 wrote: »

kshama2001 wrote: »

@WildePillar, as you can see, you are correct that you cannot have a civil conversation about Ayurveda here. Maybe check out this thread and reach out to the OP and other pro-Ayurvedic people there: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10167622/ayurvedic-nutrition-for-weight-loss-and-general-sanity/p1

Yes, it's great when people in comfortable, safe Western environments wax lyrical and romanticise about indigenous practices when those practices can actively harm people in developing countries.

Do elaborate about how Ayurveda hurts people in India. I look forward to running this by my Indian colleagues and getting their take on the matter.

senecarr

kshama2001 wrote: »

@WildePillar, as you can see, you are correct that you cannot have a civil conversation about Ayurveda here. Maybe check out this thread and reach out to the OP and other pro-Ayurvedic people there: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10167622/ayurvedic-nutrition-for-weight-loss-and-general-sanity/p1

Well, according to that thread, it apparently was abusive for me to say let white people know that acting like ancient attempts at medicine is profound simply because it is fetishizing it for coming from the East (Ayurvedic) instead of the West (blood letting).

iwantwow

dont complain about something u are not aware of ,its surprising how people can believe in yoga but not ayurveda which exists together.For some people's information ,i would like to tell u that in my family we still use and follow ayurveda and have seen amazing results with it...please be educated ,because this site is all about educating yourself .If we are not aware something .doesnt mean its not true.

msf74

kshama2001 wrote: »

msf74 wrote: »

kshama2001 wrote: »

@WildePillar, as you can see, you are correct that you cannot have a civil conversation about Ayurveda here. Maybe check out this thread and reach out to the OP and other pro-Ayurvedic people there: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10167622/ayurvedic-nutrition-for-weight-loss-and-general-sanity/p1

Yes, it's great when people in comfortable, safe Western environments wax lyrical and romanticise about indigenous practices when those practices can actively harm people in developing countries.

Do elaborate about how Ayurveda hurts people in India. I look forward to running this by my Indian colleagues and getting their take on the matter.

I'm Sri Lankan as I said further up the thread.

I have had personal experience of very poor, very vulnerable, very hopeless people getting ripped off by Ayurvedic "medical" practitioners leading to worsening of conditions which modern medicine could have dealt with.

But please, do ask your Indian friends their opinion.