What is Panchakarma?

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[Music] hi it's Stephen Wallace here from sugar bhakti Bali today I wanted to share with you 10 main reasons of why you undergo a punch of Karma which is a evaders traditional purification and rejuvenation program panchakarma is beneficial for people who just need a serious detox so living in the modern world with fast-paced lifestyle with a lot of environmental toxins we start to become overburdened with toxic load in the physiology so these biochemical impurities start to build up lodging the channels and the ducts and just make our body just not function efficiently so a punch of karma helps really remove these impurities and nourish the bodily system so you can start to feel at optimal health and well-being again so feeling like you need the detox could be symptoms of just generally feeling unwell fatigue may be getting some headaches maybe some skin disorders are you just feeling completely exhausted these are some signs that a detox is in order and a punch of karma will be beneficial for that so point two of how panchakarma can benefit is if you're experiencing anxiety nervousness nervous exhaustion or what we call adrenal fatigue so panchakarma is very powerful from for coming down the nervous system so if you've been in a state of this sympathetic sort of fight and flight state for a while which most of us are living in this modern world what happens when you're in that state is you pump out cortisol adrenaline ordering and lactate all these hormones we just wreak havoc on your entire body and which leave you feeling unwell but in chronic states of this you become exhausted so punch of karma through its treatments through its herbal supplementation through the daily yoga and meditation what that does it really helps to move you from this sympathetic state to the parasympathetic state which is one of calm and one of relaxation so it really removes the feelings of anxiety and worry but also what it deeply does is nourish the underlying energy reserve for the body really revive these adrenal glands which are the little glands that sit above the kidneys which secrete all of these stress hormones so you leave feeling refreshed you've cleared away a lot of fatigue and recovered a lot of energy so the third point ties on from the second point which is if you're suffering from physical or mental stress which is leading to in somnium or sleeping issues so insomnia is not just not sleeping it's the inability to get to sleep so maybe the body's Restless or the minds active or maybe you're waking frequently throughout the night particularly around the two three-and mark which is a real sign of the stress response in the body or maybe you're just waking up feeling exhausted like you haven't had that deep refreshing sleep and in saman areas so so so common this day and age so panchakarma can help by as I said before really calming down that sympathetic overdrive of the nervous system it's this hormone or this stress hormone cortisol which actually stops the production of melatonin which is our sleep hormones we want to clear that out of the way and support the production of melatonin which is our sleep hormone so all the beautiful treatments just the timeout from your usual busy schedule and routine can really help to restore strength to the nervous system and help you get deep sound sleep so panchakarma it is what we call a detoxification program or a purification program so what you're doing during the the course of the panchakarma is really clearing away the root cause of disease or imbalances in the body which we're looking at weight gain and weight loss it's rectifying the function of your metabolism so if we strengthen digestion we strengthen the metabolism then we're supporting the body's natural processes to burn fat efficiently so once that sort of kicked in and burning strong then we naturally move to a weight that's healthy for our individual Constitution it's beneficial for anyone suffering any hormonal imbalance so this could be any endocrine disorder such as thyroid conditions fertility issues or you know going through menopause or any sort of premenstrual type of discomfort and this isn't just for women it can also benefit men men actually go through what we call andropause which is male menopause so the endocrine system is you know one of the most important systems of the body because it does regulate all the other body's physiological functions and when that goes out of balance which it can easily do because our hormones a little delicate little molecules it can create a lot of other conditions or you know a lot of major symptoms in the physiology so what panchakarma does is it helps to really balance the hormonal system again the purification program have that really helped but also just regular letting the body so that your circadian rhythm can function efficiently which means your endocrine system also functions and balances out on that level okay so reason six of why you may want to undergo a panchakarma is if you are suffering from cardiovascular disease or if you have some major risk factors that are kind of pointing towards cardiovascular disease so these respector include excessive weight maybe indulging in some lifestyle vices such as smoking a diet that's high in refined and processed foods high cholesterol is another major risk factor for heart disease because it can lead to atherosclerosis or the hardening of the arteries and this is particularly if you have high LDL or the bad cholesterol and high blood pressure is another major risk factor so punch coma can directly address all of these major risk factors it's really effective for calming down or regulating high blood pressure one of the major causes of high blood pressure is stress so by all the relaxation techniques the treatments it really helps to calm that down it helps to clear away excessive cholesterol particularly LDL it's been shown to do that and that again is through supporting the body's own physiological functions to detoxify that cholesterol so supporting the liver supporting the metabolism and all the really powerful cleansing procedures helps to eliminate that excess cholesterol from the system and in terms of weight and lifestyle what it does it helps to move to a more state of balance so your once you're in a perfect state of health you're less likely to indulge in those nasty vices that may lead to heart disease and it is a program that does help you get to a healthy weight that's beneficial for your unique Constitution if you have diabetes if you have any blood sugar imbalances hyperglycemia or if you are pre-diabetic panchakarma is fantastic for supporting the physiology in terms of rectifying the metabolic function supporting the pancreas and insulin function and release to help control blood sugars naturally so point a is if you have digestive upset so this could be something you're suffering from reflux heartburn maybe you're prone to constipation you just don't digest food that well may be suffering from food intolerance is fructose gluten intolerance --is or maybe are suffering I can do like IBS irritable bowel syndrome or more sort of chronic inflammatory digestive disorder such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis so the gift that panchakarma gives is that it's very powerful for resetting the digestive function and healing the gut it does that through all the beautiful foods the herbs particularly the cleansing procedures as well so no matter where you are in terms of digestive upset panchakarma is very profound for healing for anyone with skin disorders so this could be suffering from acne from eczema from psoriasis panchakarma is so profound in healing these conditions because it really addresses the major root cause for these skin conditions be it hormonal imbalance be it digestive upset be it stress it really helps to purify the blood which are called your purity of action and again the cleansing procedures are removing the root cause of the condition and not only that there's a beautiful rejuvenation quality as part of panchakarma so it helps to really heal and strengthen the integrity of the skin so Point and the final point of how panchakarma can benefit is for anyone who suffers any musculoskeletal or joint issues so this could be suffering from arthritis so it could be osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis or maybe just have body aches and pains or previa the injuries that aren't healing that well so punch gum is really great because it not only reduces the inflammation which is causing the aggravation the pain may be the stiffness in those conditions but it has a rejuvenation qualities so it really does help to support the the cartilage repair any sort of damage so you can be free from aches and pains so there's 10 pain points of major conditions that panchakarma can benefit but just remember that it is a very individualized program no matter what your you have going on been an imbalance or a health concern we can tailor make a program specific for you so if you like to find out more you can head to sugar bhakti ballet calm [Music]