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Metabolic Nature of Breathing Exercises

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INCREASES Increases These Biocharacteristics (Gunas) Functional Ayurveda helps you assess imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (gunas). Aggravating these characteristics weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which characteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct imbalances before you get sick. Every characteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite characteristic. Learn More	CLEAR ABOUT CLEAR BIOCHARACTERISTIC Clear refers to anything that cleanses or flushes out wastes, or that digests ama. LEARN MORE ABOUT CLEAR LIQUEFIED ABOUT LIQUEFIED BIOCHARACTERISTIC Substances that thin fluids (lower viscosity of blood plasma). These may include blood thinners or mucolytic herbs. LEARN MORE ABOUT LIQUEFIED
DOSHAS The Three Doshas / Body Types According to the biocharacteristic theory of medicine, people tend to get sick, over and over again, due to habitual causes and imbalances that are unique to the person. Your body type summarizes this tendency, showing you the 'type' of conditions and imbalances that frequently challenge your health & wellness. Using body type, you can also identify remedies likely to improve your strength and resiliency. Your body type identifies physical and mental characteristics as well as your personal strengths and weaknesses. The calculation of your body type is based on your medical history. The 3 functional body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha). Catabolic individuals tend to break down body mass into energy. They are easily stimulated, hyperactive, underweight and dry. Metabolic individuals tend to burn or use energy. They tend to be rosy-cheeked, easily irritated, focused, driven, and easily inflamed. Anabolic individuals tend to store energy as body mass. If they store too much energy, they could gain weight easily and have congestion. Anabolic people tend to be stable and grounded. Learn More	PACIFIES
HAS THE FOLLOWING	Affinity: Anti Aging ANTI-AGING Geriatric conditions typically involve low agni / metabolism, poor circulation, weakness & debility, muscle weakening, poor digestion, a drop in sex hormones, and connective tissue degradation in bones & skin. SEE ALL 'ANTI-AGING' FOODS / HERBS , Heart Circulation Blood, Respiratory Health
HERBAL ACTIONS (see all)	Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Breathing Exercises Experiences are Personal Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition. Digestion: Digestive DIGESTIVE Herbs that encourage healthy digestion. SEE ALL 'DIGESTIVE' FOODS / HERBS Bowel Health: General Laxative GENERAL-LAXATIVE Promotes a bowel movement. General laxative is an umbrella term that refers to several different types of laxatives. SEE ALL 'GENERAL-LAXATIVE' FOODS / HERBS Cleanse & Detox: Internal Detoxicant INTERNAL-DETOXICANT Liquefies, dissolves, decongests or dislodges internal stagnant toxins. Decongests the lymphatic system. SEE ALL 'INTERNAL-DETOXICANT' FOODS / HERBS Mind, Stress & Sleep: Wakes You Up WAKES-YOU-UP Invigorates the body and nervous system, increases energy. SEE ALL 'WAKES-YOU-UP' FOODS / HERBS , Anxiolytic ANXIOLYTIC Herbs that help people suffering from anxiety or panic. They promote a state of calm and often improve sleep. Most anxiolytic herbs are also nervines. SEE ALL 'ANXIOLYTIC' FOODS / HERBS , Nervine NERVINE Balances the nervous system. They can help with stress, memory, early alzheimer's, and even chronic pain. Often they are aromatic in nature. SEE ALL 'NERVINE' FOODS / HERBS Energy Vitality: Builds Stamina BUILDS-STAMINA Promotes strength, endurance and resistance in the body. Rebuilds weak tissues after a time of depletion. SEE ALL 'BUILDS-STAMINA' FOODS / HERBS , Refreshing REFRESHING Stimulates and wakes up the body, leaving it feeling cool, fresh, and energized. SEE ALL 'REFRESHING' FOODS / HERBS , Stimulates Energy STIMULATES-ENERGY This category groups thyroid and adrenal stimulating herbs. SEE ALL 'STIMULATES-ENERGY' FOODS / HERBS , Adrenal Tonic ADRENAL-TONIC Strengthens, supports, or increases output of adrenals. SEE ALL 'ADRENAL-TONIC' FOODS / HERBS Respiratory-Health: Decongestant DECONGESTANT An herb that reduces mucus production often by restricting blood flow to mucus membranes. SEE ALL 'DECONGESTANT' FOODS / HERBS , Expectorant EXPECTORANT Expectorants help you eliminate mucus from the lungs. These herbs often work by increasing the quantity of mucus, or thinning the mucus. Expectorants are indicated when phlegm congests the lower respiratory tract. SEE ALL 'EXPECTORANT' FOODS / HERBS , Lung Tonic LUNG-TONIC Strengthens the lungs. Lung tonics include antifibrotic, vessel tonic, or nourishing herbs with an affinity for the lungs. They aid recovery in acute or chronic lung conditions. SEE ALL 'LUNG-TONIC' FOODS / HERBS Immune System: Adaptogen ADAPTOGEN Herbs that promote stabilization of physiological processes and homeostasis. Adaptogens increase the body's ability to resist the damaging effects of stress and promote or restore normal physiological functioning. SEE ALL 'ADAPTOGEN' FOODS / HERBS Heart & Circulation: Cardiac Stimulant CARDIAC-STIMULANT Herbs that increase the heart rate. Useful in cardiovascular health, blood stagnation, and subjective feeling of heaviness in the chest area. SEE ALL 'CARDIAC-STIMULANT' FOODS / HERBS , Alterative ALTERATIVE Restores the proper function of the body by cleansing the blood and balancing blood chemistry. In Ayurveda terms, they pacify Pitta in rakta. They were traditionally used to revitalize and detoxify after a long winter. SEE ALL 'ALTERATIVE' FOODS / HERBS , Blood Tonic BLOOD-TONIC An herb that produces more blood cells in the body, or otherwise improves blood cell quality or hemoglobin content. Helpful for anemia and other types of deficiency. SEE ALL 'BLOOD-TONIC' FOODS / HERBS , Cardiac Tonic CARDIAC-TONIC Strengthens and tones the heart (heart-tonic). Cardiac tonics are used to treat a wide range of heart issues from arrhythmia, to cardiac insufficiency. SEE ALL 'CARDIAC-TONIC' FOODS / HERBS Weight Loss: Lowers Blood Sugar LOWERS-BLOOD-SUGAR An herb that lowers blood sugar. SEE ALL 'LOWERS-BLOOD-SUGAR' FOODS / HERBS , Raises Thyroid RAISES-THYROID An herb that increases thyroid function. SEE ALL 'RAISES-THYROID' FOODS / HERBS Reproductive Health: Promotes Virility PROMOTES-VIRILITY Encourages virility and potency. SEE ALL 'PROMOTES-VIRILITY' FOODS / HERBS Strength, Muscle Health: Muscle Relaxant MUSCLE-RELAXANT Herbs that relax muscles. Helpful for chronic pain or tension as well as healing from physical trauma. SEE ALL 'MUSCLE-RELAXANT' FOODS / HERBS , Antispasmodic ANTISPASMODIC Herbs that reduce or inhibit muscle spasms or cramping, such as in asthma, menstruation, hear palpitations, migraine, or IBS. SEE ALL 'ANTISPASMODIC' FOODS / HERBS

Foods with a Similar Nature to Breathing Exercises

Mustard

Mustard has these Actions in Common

Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Muscle-relaxant, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-tonic, Expectorant, Promotes-virility, Antispasmodic, Decongestant, Internal-detoxicant

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Mustard Powder

Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

Antispasmodic, Decongestant, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Muscle-relaxant, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-tonic, Expectorant, Promotes-virility

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Ginger (Fresh)

Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

Nervine, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Refreshing, Adrenal-tonic, Decongestant, Lung-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Antispasmodic, Digestive

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Mustard Seed

Mustard Seed has these Actions in Common

Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Muscle-relaxant, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-tonic, Expectorant, Promotes-virility, Antispasmodic, Decongestant, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy

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Fennel Seeds

Fennel Seeds has these Actions in Common

Decongestant, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Antispasmodic, Digestive, Lung-tonic, Cardiac-stimulant, Expectorant, Nervine

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Thyme (fresh)

Thyme (fresh) has these Actions in Common

Digestive, Lung-tonic, Antispasmodic, Expectorant, Nervine, Decongestant, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Adaptogen

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Allspice

Allspice has these Actions in Common

Cardiac-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Nervine, Decongestant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Stimulates-energy, Antispasmodic, Digestive, Muscle-relaxant

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Rosemary

Rosemary has these Actions in Common

Antispasmodic, Decongestant, Muscle-relaxant, Cardiac-stimulant, Digestive, Nervine, Cardiac-tonic, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy

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Ajwain

Ajwain has these Actions in Common

Antispasmodic, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Nervine, Wakes-you-up, Digestive, Refreshing

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Cardamom

Cardamom has these Actions in Common

Stimulates-energy, Digestive, Lung-tonic, Antispasmodic, Expectorant, Nervine, Decongestant, Internal-detoxicant

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Daikon Radish

Daikon Radish has these Actions in Common

Digestive, Lung-tonic, Cardiac-stimulant, Expectorant, Refreshing, Decongestant, General-laxative, Stimulates-energy

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Herb Supplements with a Similar Nature to Breathing Exercises

Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama)

Breath of Fire / Shining Skull (Kapalbhati Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

Builds-stamina, Lowers-blood-sugar, Wakes-you-up, Cardiac-stimulant, Lung-tonic, Adaptogen, Cardiac-tonic, Muscle-relaxant, Adrenal-tonic, Decongestant, Nervine, Alterative, Digestive, Promotes-virility, Antispasmodic, Expectorant, Raises-thyroid, Anxiolytic, General-laxative, Refreshing, Blood-tonic, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy

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Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama)

Bellows Breath (Bhastrika Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

Cardiac-stimulant, Lung-tonic, Adaptogen, Cardiac-tonic, Muscle-relaxant, Adrenal-tonic, Decongestant, Nervine, Alterative, Digestive, Promotes-virility, Antispasmodic, Expectorant, Raises-thyroid, Anxiolytic, General-laxative, Refreshing, Blood-tonic, Internal-detoxicant, Stimulates-energy, Builds-stamina, Lowers-blood-sugar, Wakes-you-up

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Belly breathing

Belly breathing has these Actions in Common

Anxiolytic, General-laxative, Stimulates-energy, Blood-tonic, Internal-detoxicant, Builds-stamina, Lowers-blood-sugar, Cardiac-stimulant, Lung-tonic, Adaptogen, Cardiac-tonic, Muscle-relaxant, Adrenal-tonic, Decongestant, Nervine, Alterative, Digestive, Promotes-virility, Antispasmodic, Expectorant, Raises-thyroid

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Eleuthero Ginseng

Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common

Antispasmodic, Muscle-relaxant, Anxiolytic, Nervine, Blood-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Builds-stamina, Wakes-you-up, Digestive, Expectorant, Adaptogen, Internal-detoxicant, Adrenal-tonic, Lowers-blood-sugar

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Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

Cardiac-stimulant, Stimulates-energy, Decongestant, Expectorant, Adaptogen, Internal-detoxicant, Adrenal-tonic, Lung-tonic, Antispasmodic, Muscle-relaxant, Anxiolytic, Nervine, Blood-tonic, Refreshing

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External Breath (Bahya Pranayama)

External Breath (Bahya Pranayama) has these Actions in Common

Adrenal-tonic, Promotes-virility, Alterative, Refreshing, Anxiolytic, Stimulates-energy, Builds-stamina, Wakes-you-up, Digestive, General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant, Adaptogen, Nervine

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Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam

Chyavanprash Nutritive Jam has these Actions in Common

Adaptogen, General-laxative, Adrenal-tonic, Internal-detoxicant, Alterative, Promotes-virility, Blood-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Cardiac-tonic, Digestive, Expectorant

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Punarnava

Punarnava has these Actions in Common

Internal-detoxicant, Alterative, Lowers-blood-sugar, Antispasmodic, Lung-tonic, Blood-tonic, Promotes-virility, Builds-stamina, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-stimulant, Cardiac-tonic, Digestive

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Amalaki

Amalaki has these Actions in Common

Digestive, General-laxative, Internal-detoxicant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Adaptogen, Promotes-virility, Alterative, Refreshing, Blood-tonic, Stimulates-energy, Cardiac-tonic, Wakes-you-up

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Shilajit Tonic

Shilajit Tonic has these Actions in Common

Cardiac-stimulant, Internal-detoxicant, Lowers-blood-sugar, Promotes-virility, Raises-thyroid, Refreshing, Alterative, Stimulates-energy, Builds-stamina, Wakes-you-up

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HERB DRUG INTERACTION RISK

• Alterative: Anything that strengthens or cleanses the liver can clear drugs mroe quickly, requiring a higher dose.
• Cardiac-tonic: Caution when taking alongside cardiac pharmaceuticals. Inotropic herbs (that affect heart contractile strength) may interact with digoxin.
• Decongestant: For decongestants whose mechanism is vasoconstriction, could potentially increase blood pressure.
• Muscle-relaxant: Do not combine muscle relaxants with antihistamines.
• Raises-thyroid: May magnify the effect of other thyroid medication.

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