We would like to share some ayurvedic insights with you on how to support yourself in the best way in the situation that we are facing now regarding the coronavirus. These ayurvedic tips are meant to be preventive measures you can take to keep yourself healthy and support your immune system. However, if you have complaints that resemble the coronavirus, contact your doctor immediately and follow the common instructions given by the regular health department.
1. Keep a positive mindset
Surrender to the uncertainties that
this time brings and try to approach challenges calmly. More than ever, it is
important to stick to a supportive daily routine of meditation and yoga
practice. Where a calm mind supports the self-healing powers, fear undermines
it.
2. Diet
It is very important to balance your
Kapha in order to keep the channels open, which is supportive of the lungs and
to balance your pitta, which plays a role in fever. Reduce dairy
(yoghurt!), cheese, fried foods, meat, fish, heating herbs like chilli and sour
and salty foods. Increase: fresh (cooked) veggies and proportionally more
green veggies such as spinach, basmati rice, mung dal (beans), grains, some
soaked fruits.
3. Tongue scraping and gargling
The idea behind tongue scraping is to
effectively remove micro-organism and to stimulate your organs. Do this as part
of your morning ritual. Gargling with ginger juice and some salt will give the
virus less chance to settle down.
4. Drinks
A dry mouth should be avoided and
drinking teas and warm water are advised. Take sips every 30 minutes. Like
this, there is more chance that you will wash the virus down through your
throat into the stomach where stomach acid will deal with it. If you don't
drink enough water more regularly, the virus can enter easier into the windpipe
and get into the lungs (Stanford Hospital nursing advice). Do not at all take
ice-cold drinks!
5. Take care of your lungs
Do regular steam inhalation in which you
add some Kapha reducing essential oil which is not too sharp, like eucalyptus,
thyme, echinacea or a ‘breath free’ mixture you will find in stores. Very
effective: take some ajwain seeds – roast them carefully in a baking pan with a
lid on it and inhale (carefully) the fume.
6. Keep your nasal membranes strong and clean
Use of nasal oils can help strengthen the immunity tasks of the nose. Once infected, viral load can spread from the nose downwards into the throat and lungs, so keeping the nasal membranes strong and clean is important. You can use ready-made nasyam oil which is called ‘anu taila’and put two warm drops in every nostril daily in the morning and inhale.
7. Immunity boost
Make a tea with the following herbs: Turmeric (fresh), Ginger (fresh), Tulsi leaves (dried available as tea), Coriander seeds, Guduchi (only powder available), Cumin seeds, Liquorice (stem – not in case of high blood pressure). Take all ingredients in equal proportion, except Ginger ½ proportion. Best is to drink 1,5 – 2 litres of the tea in 24 hours
8. Slow down, help
others and support the world
‘Dana’ - giving from what you have – is
mentioned in Ayurveda and yoga texts as an important ‘spiritual’ remedy, both
on an individual as well as on a collective level. Dana is not exclusively
meant as a financial donation, any giving from our hearts is included. Offer
your help and support to anyone in need, share useful information or insights,
giving people around you a smile or bring food to people who need it.
9. Herbs that will support you
The Chinese government recently clearly
stated that the control of the Corona situation there was supported by a
multi-aspect approach including Traditional Chinese Medicine. Herbal medicine
can be useful to support health and to counteract certain symptoms. This is our
ayurvedic shortlist:
- Guduchi – immune protector and
fever-reducing (capsules)
- Tulsi – good in fevers and good for lungs (capsules)
- Ginger – good for your Agni (digestion) and cleansing your body fluids
- Liquorice – protecting mucous membranes, supporting the immune system (avoid
in case of high blood pressure) (capsules)
In smaller doses (look at the
recommendations on the package), all these herbs are safe for healthy people.
In case of actual symptoms, consult an expert on how or whether to use these
herbs.
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