Vaataj Disease/Body Pains

All joint pains starts with aggrevating vaata dosha in your body. There are general guidlines about how it aggravates in our body and what we should do to keep joints healthy:

Causes of Vaata:

• Consumption of dry or cold (or) stale food
• Irregular sleeping habits
• late night activity
• Suppression of natural urges
• Severe cold or dry weathers
• degeneration of the cartilages due to ageing
• Excessive strain
• Any kind of injury to the joint
• Excess Traveling
• Stress and grief
• Surgery and child birth
• Excessive exercise, work or sex etc

Ayurveda Guidelines to Keep Your Bones & Joints Healthy

• Joint Pain is a common yet painful condition affecting one or multiple joints along with inflammation. with proper diet alterations and care it is possible to manage this condition.
• According to Ayurveda, Vaata imbalance happened, When ama, toxin produced due to poor digestive system, accumulates in your body, it aggravates vata dosha. Ama circulates and gets deposited in joint areas. To maintain Healthy joints avoid aama and constipation
• Exercise regularly
• Indulge in weight-bearing exercises to keep your bones healthy. Reduce doing high-impact activities like jogging, dancing and skipping.
• Maintain a healthy weight
• Balanced diet
• Follow a balanced diet comprising of foods rich in nutrients, amino acids, antioxidants, omega 3 fatty acids and anti-inflammatory properties. It is recommended to consume lentils, horse gram, easy to digest grains like cooked oats and rice, berries, ginger, etc. for maintaining bone and joint health.
• Avoid hot and spicy food as it would aggravate doshas.
• Perfect posture
• Do not slouch while standing as it affects the joints badly. While standing or sitting make sure your back is straight so as to protect your joints from neck to your knees.
• While lifting or carrying things, follow the right posture to prevent any harm or injury for your joints and bones.
• Ensure that you get adequate supply of Calcium and Vitamin D daily. Calcium is required to build strong bones and teeth, as you age. Foods rich in calcium include milks, beans and green leafy vegetables. Vitamin D is essential for keeping your bones healthy and helps in absorbing calcium. Incorporate foods containing Vitamin D like fish, milk, eggs, cod liver oil and mushrooms.
• Avoid too much salt and carbonated drinks
• One of the main reasons our body loose calcium is due to excessive intake of salt in food. And drinking carbonated drinks like soda and fizzy drinks will limit our ability to absorb calcium in our body because of its phosphorous content.