{"id":3587,"date":"2010-03-22T09:09:14","date_gmt":"2010-03-22T14:09:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=3587"},"modified":"2010-03-22T09:09:14","modified_gmt":"2010-03-22T14:09:14","slug":"pratima-skin-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/pratima-skin-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Pratima Skin Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3588\" title=\"Pratima\" src=\"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/03\/Pratima.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"150\" \/>An Interview with Dr. Pratima Raichur<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I recently had the opportunity to do the most amazing thing \u2013 an interview with an actual doctor of Ayurveda.\u00a0 I have spent a large part of my adult life \u201cstudying\u201d Ayurveda and feel that I have a pretty good grasp on the subject.\u00a0 However, there are always many questions and I have always wanted to talk with an expert on the subject.<\/p>\n<p>Wish granted!\u00a0 <a title=\"Pratima Skin Care\" href=\"http:\/\/pratimaskincare.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Pratima Raichur <\/a>has lived with the Ayurvedic philosophy her entire life and has recently created her own skin care line based on the three Doshas.\u00a0 If you are not familiar with the Doshas, they are the personal constitutions that make up your unique physical and emotional being.\u00a0 There are three individual types, and most of us have a combination of two, or even all three, but one is usual dominant.<\/p>\n<p>Ayurveda is the oldest healing science, dating back to 1500 BC, and focuses on awareness and balance.\u00a0 If one area of your life (physical, emotional, spiritual, mental) is out of balance, it affects the rest of you.\u00a0 When your personal constitution is off kilter you may notice discomfort or simply feel \u201coff\u201d.\u00a0 Ayurveda uses diet, herbs and other treatments to eliminate the \u201croot cause\u201d and bring the body and mind back into balance.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Your imbalance comes first from thought and manifests in a more physical sense.\u00a0 Aches, pains, and even disease can come from our environment, stress, what we eat\u2026 but the root cause is always what we think.<\/p>\n<p>To find where your imbalance is coming from, Dr. Pratima advises us to \u201csit down, go deep\u201d and let your heart tell you what your root cause of the imbalance is, and take care of the root cause.\u00a0 For instance, very dry skin could indicate that you are anxious and consuming too many cold foods and drinks.\u00a0 This can be corrected through herbs, breathing techniques and diet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A little about the three doshas:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vata \u2013 Vata dosha is defined by the elements of space and air.\u00a0 People with a dominant Vata dosha tend to be thin and active.\u00a0 Skin is dry and cold.<\/li>\n<li>Pitta \u2013 Pitta dosha is defined by the elements of fire and water.\u00a0 People with a dominant Pitta dosha tend to be of medium build and have a fiery personality.\u00a0 Skin is sensitive and allergic.<\/li>\n<li>Kapha \u2013 Kapha dosha is defined by the elements of water and earth.\u00a0 People with a dominant Kapha dosha tend to have a larger frame and are calm and caring.\u00a0 Skin is oily with large pores and prone to acne.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are all hugely simplified here to give you the general idea.\u00a0 You can take <a title=\"Dr. Pratima Dosha Quiz\" href=\"http:\/\/pratimaskincare.com\/pratima_dosha.html\" target=\"_blank\">a quiz<\/a> on Dr. Pratima\u2019s site to find out which dosha system you should follow.\u00a0 And what if it turns out you are \u00bd of one and \u00bd of another?\u00a0 Dr. Pratima states that usually one will be more significant than the other, and you should follow a diet\u00a0of the more prominent dosha for 8 months and the other for its corresponding season.\u00a0 If you are Vata\/Pitta, follow Vata diet for 8 months and Pitta for summer months, because Pitta\u2019s season is summer.\u00a0 Vata\u2019s season is fall and Kapha is winter.<\/p>\n<p>Each dosha is also represented by two of the five elements of nature:\u00a0 space, air, fire, water and earth.\u00a0 You are born with the particular elements that correspond to your dominant dosha and embody their qualities.\u00a0 Certain foods and herbs also hold the qualities of the elements, and you want to incorporate into your lifestyle the foods and herbs that carry qualities of your less dominant doshas.\u00a0 For example:\u00a0 You are born with the earth and water energies of kapha,and need to balance this with the other energies of \u00a0air, water and fire.\u00a0 You would do this by avoiding sweets, carbs, dairy, fried foods, tomato ketchup, nuts.\u00a0 If you indulge too much in the energies you are born with, you will cause imbalance.<\/p>\n<p>Now back to skin care.\u00a0 Dr. Pratima creates skin care treatments with the specific Doshas in mind.\u00a0 Each Dosha is prone to particular imbalances and responds to certain herbs and essential oils.\u00a0 For instance, Vata tends to be dry when out of balance and essential oils of sweet orange, rose and cardamom help to bring it back into balance.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Pratima Skin Care\" href=\"http:\/\/pratimaskincare.com\/pratima_skincare.html\" target=\"_blank\">Pratima Skin Care <\/a>products treat mind, body, senses and soul because they are based on the fundamental energies.\u00a0 Herbs and oils used in each product are prepared for the individual doshas.\u00a0 All products are hand made with organic herbs, roots, flower extracts and oils, and free from chemicial\/synthetic ingredients.\u00a0 All skin care issues are managed, from aging to hair loss.\u00a0 Dr. Pratima treats many patients (adults and children) with eczema and acne and says that her\u2019s is a process of permanently solving the issue.\u00a0 Not just making it better for the time being only to return again.<\/p>\n<p>Diet is also important in Ayurveda and, Dr. Pratima says, a great place to start.\u00a0 Changing the physical is much easier than changing your emotions, so making changes in what we choose to eat is a fairly simple starting point.\u00a0 Dr. Pratima offers individual consultations (either in person or by phone) and helps to identify where someone may be out of balance and how to get them back on track.\u00a0 Again we will make an example of Vata.\u00a0 Vata tends to be cold and thin and requires foods that are warm and smooth to stay in balance.<\/p>\n<p>The bottom line, says Dr. Pratima, is positive thinking.\u00a0 If you are thinking negative thoughts you will make the wrong choices of foods, make poor decisions and basically seek out stress.\u00a0 Though switching on positive thoughts is not like flipping a light switch, incorporating the right diet, skin care, exercise, etc into your lifestyle will guide you in the right direction, and your thoughts will soon follow.<\/p>\n<p>Awareness is key to being positive and in the moment.\u00a0 Become aware of what you eat and think, what your intentions are in all that you do.\u00a0 As Dr. Pratima says, \u201cWhat you do today will be your tomorrow\u2019s destiny.\u00a0 We are the creator of our destiny\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Image:\u00a0 <a title=\"Pratima Skin Care\" href=\"http:\/\/pratimaskincare.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Pratima Skincare<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Interview with Dr. Pratima Raichur I recently had the opportunity to do the most amazing thing \u2013 an interview with an actual doctor of Ayurveda.\u00a0 I have spent a large part of my adult life \u201cstudying\u201d Ayurveda and feel that I have a pretty good grasp on the subject.\u00a0 However, there are always many [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" 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