Sep 9, 2019
I had the honor of speaking with Dr. Vikram Chauhan about
healing modern Western diseases with Ayurveda. What I love is that
he reinforces how the mind, body, and spirit all have to be healed
together, the definition of holistic medicine, and how they are all
contributors to disease in the physical body. Tune in for a deeper
understanding of the lighter and darker sides of your habits: they
can cause disease, or be the key for your healing.
What you’ll get out of tuning in:
- What
are the basics of ayurvedic formulas vs. single use
herbs
- What
causes Autoimmune disease
- How
ayurveda views and heals difficult to treat ailments like
cancer
- What
soul healing has to do with cancer
- Ayurveda for healing Why you want to embody
Ayurveda’s, universal energies, Earth, Water, AIr, Fire and
Space - The 5 eternal elements and components of the universe plus
the sixth element which is Soul.
- Ayurveda believes in healing of Body-Mind- Soul
together, that's why the approach is for holistic
healing.
- Dr.
Vikram Chauhan uses the ancient knowledge to heal the patients. He
sees about 40 patients everyday in his clinic in India and travels
worldwide to see his patients. He has set up one of the oldest
telemedicine and online Ayurvedic consulting
portal www.planetayurveda.com and patients from all over the world are taking
consultations from his team of doctors.
Links Mentioned in Episode:
Show Highlights:
- Dr.
Chauhan explains how the road to disease has changed in the modern
age, including increased stress and the modern diet, which includes
too much “dead” food.
- Cate
and Dr. Chauhan discuss the concept of and the intelligence of
prana as it relates to our diet.
- Dr.
Chauhan cites ama as the root cause of autoimmune
disorders.
- Cate
explains the difference between Easter and Western medicine as it
relates to sussing out the source of disease.
Timestamps:
- 1:50 to 5:17 - Dr. Chauhan
explains how the road to disease has changed in the modern age,
including increased stress and the modern diet, which includes too
much “dead” food.
- 5:27 to 9:10 - Cate and Dr. Chauhan discuss the concept of and
the intelligence of prana as it relates to our diet. Dr. Chauhan
cites ama as the root cause of autoimmune disorders.
- 10:00 to - Cate explains
the difference between Easter and Western medicine as it relates to
sussing out the source of disease. Dr. Chauhan goes on to talk
about the effects of a poor diet.
- 14:30 to 19:00 - Failure to
learn from past mistakes; samskara; how we don’t take “downtime”
for reflection; staying in touch with the five
elements.
- 19:00 to 20:48 - Ayurveda as
personalized medicine.
- 20:48 to 24:32 - How prakruti
and vikruti determine how disease manifests.
- 24:33 to 28:58 - Using pancha
karma to rid the body of imbalances before they take root as
disease.
- 28:58 to 33:20 - Eastern vs.
Western perspectives on how to remove disease from the
body.
- 33:20 to 39:04 -
Lifestyle and spiritual components of Ayurvedic
treatment
- 39:05 to 43:39 - The importance
of connecting with God or universal consciousness and the effects
of disconnection on the body. The concept of karma.
- 43:40 to 49:17 - Dr. Chauhan
talks about the efficacy of his herbal formulas.
- 49:17 to - How diagnosis
and the names of disease in Ayurveda differ from Western
medicine.
Favorite Quotes:
- “Things are changing rapidly because of the
technology, because of the lifestyle, the stress has increased
tremendously. And stress is one of the leading cause of so many
diseases.” --- Dr. Chauhan
- “At
each stage [of disease], there is a chance to restore the balance.
. . . Maybe with just a little modification in your lifestyle and
diet, things can be restored.” --- Dr. Chauhan
- “What’s fascinating [about pancha karma] from
the Westerner’s perspective is that you’re removing disease from
the body without surgery.” --- Cate Stillman
- “The
most important thing is mental health, in our life. If you are
mentally fit, you can be physically fit.” --- Dr.
Chauhan
- “In
Ayurvedic pathogenesis, the words we use to describe the problem
are a path to the solution, which is so different than a disease
name.” --- Cate Stillman
Guest BIO:
Dr. Vikram
Chauhan developed natural formulations for worldwide
distribution and online
sales.
He has developed herbal
treatment protocols for various difficult to cure health problems
like Psoriasis, Sarcoidosis, ulcerative colitis, Inflammatory bowel
disease, Cancers, Liver failure, Kidney failure, Autoimmune
disorders and explained everything on his blog.
He also wrote a book on basic
principles of Ayurveda- Ayurveda- God's manual for healing. The
book has been translated in many European languages.
Dr. Vikram has Ayurveda clinics
and franchisees, Distributors in the name of Planet Ayurveda in
various countries in Europe, USA, Canada, Singapore and so on. he
often visits them for consultations, lectures and seminars. His aim
is to spread Ayurveda all over the planet. That's why he named his
organization - Planet Ayurveda
Dr. Vikram Chauhan uses the ancient knowledge to heal the
patients. He sees about 40 patients everyday in his clinic
in India and travels worldwide to see his patients. He has
set up one of the oldest telemedicine and online Ayurvedic
consulting portal www.planetayurveda.com and patients from all over
the world are taking consultations from his team of
doctors.