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What is the Sutra for this science? “Dear Mishraji, I am a teacher of Ayurveda in India. I read your newsletter most of the time I am very happy that you are teaching from the sutras in the western world. And I like your “Sutra to Science” slogan. In your last newsletter, I saw a glimpse of your talk in your conference about herb drug interaction where you are talking about two main interactions: synergistic interaction and antagonistic interaction. I am wondering the source of this wisdom is from the sutras or you just went online and got from modern medical research? Because I can see that modern medicine is talking about herb drug interaction in the same way, thank you! Shiva P. “ Dear Shiva Ji: I am very happy that ayurvedic scholars such as yourself are reading my newsletter. Whenever scientific research is based on truth, most of the time I find sutras that are equivalent to those statements. I do see a lot of sutras being practiced and researched in modern medicine. Likewise this fact about synergistic and antagonistic herb drug or food drug interaction or drug to drug interaction is, as you mention, discussed in modern medicine. I know that scientists may not be aware that there is an ancient text, the Charak Samhita, which has a verse that exactly says what they are currently finding. The verse is the following:

The first portion of the verse says: sarvadā sarvabhāvānāṁ sāmānyaṁ vṛddhikāraṇam| which means – always in all circumstances the similar quality or similar properties of a material increases the effect or compounds the property. Meaning: if you add 2 or more items that carry identical or similar properties, you enhance that quality or property. In my talk, during the SVA conference, I explained what is nowadays called “Synergistic interaction” through the following example: if someone is taking blood thinners and if, at the same time, they are consuming blood



thinning food materials, such as turmeric, garlic, and ginger, they will be compounding the effect or as the sutra says: vṛddhikāraṇam. The other part of the verse says hrāsaheturviśeṣaśca that is, if somebody is using the drug and an herb is antagonistic to that drug, then the effect of the drug will decrease, just as

the verse explains: “hras” means decreasing, “hetu” means reason, and “viseshascha” means opposite quality. This also means that the pravṛtti or behavior/action, also changes. Dear ShivaJi, this is a big topic, and I hope this brief answer will do for now.

Confused about Coconut! “I read Dr. Teitelbaum's coconut article in your recent newsletter and she does not recommend cooking with coconut oil unless you have a strong digestive fire. However, Dr. Mishra's article mentions cooking turmeric in coconut oil, so he approves using coconut oil for cooking. I don't know if I have a strong digestive fire but Nancy Phillips, my ayurvedic practitioner who trained with Dr. Mishra, told me I am pitta/vatta and have too much pitta. I always cook with organic coconut oil (Dr. Bronner's brand) and add Mum's ghee after cooking my vegetables. I also add ghee in my mung dahl and lentils and also add some organic red palm oil and organic olive oil on top of my food to get a lot of good fats in my diet since I am underweight. I also eat organic coconut butter (Nutiva brand) and I make my own organic coconut milk by blending finely grated organic coconut in a blender with water. I don't bother to strain it afterward. I soak organic chia seeds for an hour in the coconut milk and add fruit. I know coconut is very healthy for you so I hope the way I am eating it (cooking, eating coconut butter and coconut milk with soaked chia seeds) is considered appropriate and healthy. Thank you in advance for your advice. Lorraine D.” Dear Lorraine: being a pitta vata, you should always be on the watch out for your vibrational channels or nadi-‐s, avoiding anything that disrupts the flow of your vibrational channels. You have high pitta as your SVA expert has determined, and most likely, like the majority of the vata-‐pitta constitution people out there, you have a “high pitta low agni” situation which generally results from an imbalance in



the “burners” in the stomach and in the liver – the pachak agni in the stomach and the 5 burners or bhutagnis in the liver. These burners and their sandhi-‐s or gaps tend to get challenged in pitta-‐vata constitutions. As a pitta-‐vata, your being underweight has as much to do with this dimension as it has to do with your diet, what you are eating. Modern nutritional science has no concept to understand and incorporate this aspect of metabolism into the equation, no concept to bring in the role importance of the sandhi or gap where all metabolism occurs; of pitta or the digestive fuel; or agni or the digestive flame that transforms food matter into digestible packets. In this context, according to the precepts of my SVA lineage, coconut butter is too

much to digest for a low flame or agni. In high pitta and low agni situations, the flame is low because there is a problem in the gap, or the vibrational burner. So you have to be very careful with dravya-‐s or food materials such as coconut butter. Even though you may need to consume rich and heavy foods, your pitta-‐vata constitution may not be able to fully benefit from it. For you, fresh coconut water from mature coconuts is

recommended, not the young ones. During the maturation process of the coconut, the coconut water receives the vibration of fire or agni from the sun, so it is lighter on your metabolic system. In addition, coconut oil cooked with turmeric is good for you, because turmeric has the right amount of agni and marut, and it will balance the soma of the coconut oil. Also shredded/grated and cooked coconut is good for you. When you cook coconut with spices and salt, the process of cooking adds agni to the coconut, even though shredded coconut is heavy and contains a lot of soma, it becomes lighter and easier on your digestion after interacting with the spices, heat, and the salt. As far as chia seeds are concerned, according to the precepts of my lineage and based on my own personal experience, they can disturb the intelligence of the sandhi-‐s, the gaps in the burners, even though it may have a lot of nutritional components. In general, as a pitta-‐vata body types, with high pitta low agni situation, make sure you always take care of your gut, and keep your friendly bacteria healthy. In this sense, the SVA coconut probiotic is ideal for you. You may watch Malvika’s YouTube video to learn how to make it. You will also support your overall weight gain by making and eating the SVA Green Protein recipe. Externally, try to incorporate self-‐massage with Pitta oil with Magnesium. Use Pitta Masala in your cooking. Drink fresh buttermilk (lassi) if your digestion is able to handle it. Make your lassi with some SVA Rose Petal



jam – do this only for lunch. Incorporate the Amla and Tamarind paste into your food and cooking to enhance your protein synthesis and absorption. As a pitta-‐vata, a gentle meditation twice a day is ideal. Eat in silence. And if you can find the way to take rest 30 minutes after your lunch meals daily, it will help tremendously. In general, take life easy. Clearer Skin for my 20 year old “I would like to get some products to support my daughter in college. 20 years, fair to olive skin. Very active girl. She currently has some bumps under her skin on her forehead, chin and cheeks along hairline. Most of the time they do not come to a head. She is wearing makeup to cover. Please advise. Thank you! Carmela C.” Dear Carmela: it looks like she is accumulating toxins in the fat tissue. First recommendation for her is to consume only good clean fat (ghee, olive oil, grapeseed oil). Also good salt (Soma Salt), balanced spices like Mum’s Masala, etc. Then for topical use, she can apply the Semal Plus Cream Clay on areas of concern (before shower), leave it on for 5-‐10 minutes, and then rinse off with warm water, then apply the Semal Plus Lotion and leave it on. Celebration Nectar and Radiation Therapy? “Good day, is It safe for my mother whilst receiving low levels Of X-ray Radiation for her eyes, which are protruding with swollen upper eye? Andrew B.” Dear Andrew, yes it is safe and ok to use the celebration nectar. Calming Hot Flashes… “Hi, I wasn't sure where to send this but I recently received my replacement transermal Vitamin B12 and really love it! It is so much easier to use than the first one. I really appreciate you sending that out to me. Also, I have a question for Vaidya Mishra and wondered if you could get an answer for me or if he could perhaps include it in the next newsletter: I seem to be going into a pre-menopausal condition and go through very uncomfortable phases of hot flashes - I already eat a very pitta pacifying diet as I tend to be quite pitta imbalanced so I don't eat any spicy or hot foods so I don't think diet is triggering it. I first had them about a year ago, then they stopped and now they've recently started again. Is there a way to calm this down? Thanks! Emily B.”



Dear Emily: very happy you are enjoying the newer richer and thicker base of our creams. For your hot flashes, there are many basic pitta-‐pacifying things you can do, such as: never skip or delay meals; always carry some juicy fruits to snack on in case you are delayed in your meals; make sure you go to bed by 9:45pm; before going to sleep, do something soothing for your sadhak pitta, such as reading an uplifting book or listening to gentle uplifting soft music; laugh often; incorporate regular self-‐abhyanga with Pitta Massage oil with Magnesium; use Pitta Masala; eat more seasonal sweet juicy

fruits – pineapple and papaya will be particularly good as they are estrogenic, and these fruits can be eaten either with your meal for lunch and dinner or after your meal, since they contain digestive enzymes and will not create ama; add asparagus to your diet for lunch or dinner 3-‐4 times a week, it is also estrogenic; add coconut in some form or another into your diet (many SVA recipes are available or you can just add ½ to 1 tsp grated coconut into your dahl or

vegetables while it is cooking). Last but not least, add 2 drops of Yasad or Zinc Nectar drops, and 2 drops of Flash Freeze Nectar. Turmeric and Eye Problems? “I saw Vaidya’s remark not to use turmeric at all if one has liver problem. A Vaidya told me that there is ama in my liver and it is not light or free and this liver problem is affecting my eyes. I have advanced glaucoma and nothing doctors do seems to stop the extensive loss of sight (using surgery and drugs). Please would Vaidya Mishra suggest something that I could use to clean and free the liver in some gentle way as I cannot use the turmeric. My Prakriti is Pitta-Vata with almost no Kapha; I am very Vatta unbalanced always & very thin, with delicate intestines, age 65. I have seen Vaidya Mishra 3 times in the past - some years ago. Thank you for your advice. Warmest wishes from Daf S.” Dear Daf: Stay under the observation of your eye doctor(s) and follow what they say. But at the same time, use pitta pacifying ayurvedic remedies, diet, lifestyle. Coconut will be a great dravya or food matter for you, as well as fresh coconut water. Add some coconut flakes to your meals, as they are cooking. Apply SVA DGL cream on your liver area in a clockwise motion (your belly is the clock) at night before sleep. Also, with your middle and ring finger, gently touching, do gentle circular massage of your temples, for 2 minutes, in a clockwise manner (your temple is the clock). Then swipe your eyelids with the same fingers



inside out – place the tip of your fingers on the innermost part of your eyes that meets the nasal bone and gently slowly go out, in repeated strokes. Last but not least, have 2 tablets of SVA Triphala, crush them, boil in ¼ cup (2oz) water, cool off to room temperature, and then dip a clean cloth (or some cotton balls) inside to absorb the liquid, lie down and place the cotton balls on your eyes and leave on for 10 minutes and relax, then rinse off with fresh water.” Turmeric and Liver Disease “Dear Dr. Mishra, I read with great interest your article on turmeric, especially your caution about the use of turmeric for those with a liver damaged by disease. My daughter has autoimmune hepatitis (diagnosed two years ago) which has caused some mild liver damage (I believe in her bile ducts). We have consulted with a […] [Vaidya and an MD] and they did recommend including turmeric in her diet, including fresh turmeric root. I'm just wondering if there is anything more to consider about the use of turmeric for those with a liver damaged by disease. Thank you! Joseph Q. H.” Dear Joseph: everybody is entitled to their opinion. In my SVA tradition, we tend to be extra careful. If you reside on the east coast, I recommend you go see SVA experts

Dr. Beech or Dr. Teitelbaum, as they have unique protocols that may help your daughter with her autoimmune condition. In general, however, you can support your daughter’s overall condition through her diet. Adopt the SVA Green Protein recipe (available on YouTube on my SVA Health Channel and demonstrated by Malvika). Also add coconut probiotic to her daily

regimen. Finally, according to me and the SVA lineage, your daughter should not be consuming any turmeric at all, particularly raw turmeric. Raw turmeric, being raw and untreated, is extremely heating for the liver. Traditionally, Ayurveda recommends that turmeric be processed to cool it off and make it safe and edible on a daily basis. But again, based on their diagnosis and their way of recommending, they think she should have turmeric and raw turmeric root. But we wouldn’t, in the SVA tradition, because one thing we definitely do not want to do in any kind of autoimmune situations is to boost the immune system, this is also why, in modern medicine, in auto-‐immune conditions, they primarily prescribe immuno-‐suppressants not immuno-‐boosters. We believe, in the SVA tradition that we need to slowly try to re-‐esatablish the intelligence of the immune system. Hope this helps, and again if you can go to see one of those SVA experts, they can tailor an individual protocol for her.

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