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moisture to the skin. It helps bind us together and protect our immunity. Kapha also helps us preserve or retain the knowledge that we acquire.

Ayurveda recognizes that we are born with a certain combination of these three doshas; and that this combination is what distinguishes us from one another. In Vedic terms, our personal combination of the tridoshas is defined by our prakriti (our nature: body type, emotional make-up, and the quality of our mind). An ayurvedic diagnosis would identify our particular configuration of the tridoshas, then use the original balance as a marker to help us maintain good health.
By paying strict attention to the tridoshas, ayurveda can determine if our body is sliding out of balance. By observing the direction of the imbalance, ayurveda can also determine if our body is developing a predisposition toward a particular illness before we exhibit or even feel its symptoms. This gives us a head start at attacking the illness. But to solve the imbalance, the ayurveda remedy is reversalthe restoration of the original balance of the elements, which is the same approach followed by vastu.
All the ayurveda methods used to correct the imbalance and repair the body's natural defense mechanisms are holistic: the correction of one's diet, the promotion of a healthy lifestyle, and a healthy environment to create harmony and peace. If a patient is already suffering from a specific illness, an ayurveda doctor (ved) will also use cures or tonics. Every one of these remedies are natural; they are never synthetic.
Vastu also plays a role in the tridoshas. It can help maintain the balance in your particular dosha or combination of doshas by simply adhering to an important ayurveda rule: like increases like. For example, say an individual has a rata constitution. Vata is connected to air, so in the practice of vastu, one would be careful not to sleep in the northwest quadrant of the home. Someone with a rata constitution would also try not to work in the northwest quadrant of a space, whether you Work at home or at a company. These two activitiessleeping and workingconsume most of our time. Because like increases like, spending so many hours in the northwest quadrant of air

 
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