Ayurveda Secrets For Healthy Aging
How can Ayurveda help us to slow down the aging process? Ayurvedic scholar, clinician, and educator Dr. Jayarajan Kodikannath (Dr. J) shares Ayurvedic approaches to prevent premature aging, sustain health, and ensure longevity.
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Vaidya Jayarajan Kodikannath is an Ayurvedic scholar, clinician and educator with over 25 years of experience in India and the U.S. Since 2010 he has served Kerala Ayurveda USA as Director for all academic programs and wellness services, as well as Lead Faculty and Chief Ayurvedic Consultant. He earned his degree in Ayurvedic Medicine from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala. In India, he served as Chief Medical Officer at Kerala Ayurveda’s award-winning AyurvedaGram Heritage Wellness Center in Bangalore and headed Kerala Ayurveda Limited’s Ayurveda Expert team in new research project development on Efficacy, Safety and Standardization of Ayurvedic Wellness solutions. He is a member of the Expert Curriculum Committee for Masters in Ayurveda at Bastyr University, Seattle and also serves on the Board of Directors for the National Ayurvedic Medical Association (NAMA). Kerala Ayurveda USA is located in Milpitas, CA.
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THE YOGA HOUR TEAM COMMENTS: This was an excellent program on the basics of Ayurveda and how the science of Ayurveda is all about longevity. Dr. J has an excellent way of explaining the principles of Ayurveda in a simple way that makes complete sense. For example, I have always understood that Ayurveda recommends eating cooked, warm foods because it makes it easier to digest and that cold or iced drinks cool down our agni, our digestive fires, but how does this affect our longevity? He explained that the average human body temperature is 98.6. If we put a lot of cold food or drink in our body it has to expend a lot of energy to come back up to it's normal temperature. If we do this on a regular basis, our energy balance gets depleted and disease can occur. He said "Every imbalance weakens us, thus exposing us to more imbalance". He says that Ayurveda is the science of balance and attunement with nature and the natural processes. I highly recommend this program for all of us who want to live a healthy life so that we can accomplish our purpose in life.
DR. TRUJILLO’S COMMENTS: I really enjoyed my conversation with Dr. J. As he pointed out, the whole purpose behind Ayurveda is to have a long, healthy life “which is the means of achieving righteousness, prosperity and happiness/wellbeing” as was written in the Ashtanga Hridayam 1400 years ago. He has a way of making Ayurveda very accessible, which I truly appreciate. We talked about the holistic nature of Ayurveda where mental health and spiritual health are as important as physical health. In addition to having a regular timing for meals and sleep, he discussed the importance of meditation for stress relief and mental health. I enjoyed his comparison of meditation to having the teacher come into a classroom of unruly students, bringing everything into order. As he said, meditation is just bringing the teacher (guru) into our heart so that our whole mind/body/spirit system becomes aligned.