203 | Ayurvedic Research on Vata Imbalance in Children with Vaidya Meenskshi Gupta
Release Date: 08/01/2022
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info_outlineJoin Angela and guest Vaidya Meenskshi Gupta in this episode: Ayurvedic Research on Vata Imbalance in Children. Vaidya Meenskshi Gupta is the Founder and CEO of AyurRoots Ayurveda Wellness. In This conversation, she shares with us about her Ayurvedic research on Enuresis, ADHD, ADD and learning disabilities in children and what she found regarding Vata imbalance. If you work with children - if you're a teacher, parent, caregiver of any sort - this conversation will be helpful and beneficial to you.
Learn more about:
• Ayurvedic research for the modern world
• Research on helpful practices to support children with Enuresis, ADHD, and other learning disabilities
• How learning disabilities are related to Vata imbalance
• The benefits of sleep, correct diet, activity, and counseling, especially with children who have anatomical reasons for their imbalance
• Some challenges faced in conducting research
• Evidence found that Vata is the driving force behind all imbalance
• Autism symptoms mentioned in the ancient text and how it is not a newer form of anatomical imbalance
• Her current involvements and future research she'd like to do
Vaidya Meenakshi Gupta BAMS, MD Ayurveda (Gold Medalist), Panchakarma Specialist, Certified in Nutrition Science and Child Nutrition
Meenakshi Gupta is a classically trained Ayurveda Vaidya and an international repute teacher and has pursued her MD in Ayurveda from the Apex Learning Institute, The National Institute of Ayurveda Jaipur, India. Vaidya Meenakshi has done great three years of clinical research on Ayurvedic herbs in Enuresis & literacy research on ADHD, Learning Disabilities in Children. The research experience includes literacy research and clinical trials with Ayurvedic herbs.
Vaidya Meenakshi has more than 20 years of extensive international experience in the design & delivery of Ayurveda courses such as Ayurveda Cosmetology, Ayurveda Herbology, Medical Yoga, and Panchakarma therapy. She organizes regular workshops & courses on various topics of Ayurveda, training workshops for hands-on training in Panchakarma courses. In addition, she has more than five years of extensive teaching experience at Ayurveda Colleges in India and more than 18 years of extensive teaching experience in the USA. She has authored several papers and writes a regular column in several e-magazines health magazines along with various Radio talks & newspaper articles.
She serves as a board of directors for the Global council for Ayurveda research USA and the American Association of Ayurvedic Professionals.
Connect with Vaidya Meenakshi Gupta:
Website: https://www.ayurroots.com
Facebook: https://facebook.com/ayurroots
Instagram: https://instagram.com/ayurroots
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