Guest guest Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 Dear Dr. Bhate and to fellow students of Ayurveda; Your article in response to the masturbation question covers so many valuable points, I have saved it for reasons other than the topic as well, and thank you for taking the time to go into such detail. It brings up my questoins again about serotonin, and also an experience perhaps worth sharing. Several years ago when I was in early menopause I was suffering severe bleeding spells and clearly very diminished ojas (I have not heard this term of stored or depleted dhatus, it helps in understanding). Dr. Sarita Shrestha's first visit to Colorado from Nepal required a place to stay and I offered my humble apartment. When she arrived and looked at me, she must have realized my need immediately! Would not let me cook or carry anything, administered an herbal preparation (with alum for the bleeding, shatavari, ashwaghanda, and I have forgotten what else) and immediately prepared a ghee, carrot, dark sugar, raisin and almond sweet which she insisted I should take daily. Although a student and specialty practitioner with Ayurveda, I live in the west where so much emphasis is on cleansing and purifying without enough understanding of the need to nourish, rebuild and replenish. With winter season coming on for many of us in the Northern Hemisphere, I have been aware again of not only our cultural tendencies to deplete (and attempt satisfaction of those vata pacifying tastes with the junk foods) - but also watching how friends and community have little to no awareness of even the simple home remedies available to us for helping to restore ease and contentment in life. So this is an expression of my deep gratitude for the ongoing service this "Mother of Healing" does to mother me as well, and for the opportunity to continue to learn in these forums. REgarding your mention "> A little sweetened milk after dinner is also a good sleep inducer due to serotonin induced in brain.> I would be very grateful for whatever detail of chemistry you might be able to share here, and what other herbs and foods as you understand it also induce serotonin? I am a little confused by contrary information about the benefits and purpose of serotonin as you may have read in another recent post from me, including having heard it referred to both as a brain waste chemical and as a neurotransmitter. Perhaps quanitity is part of the issue. I am quite open and want to understand the whole picture. Warm Regards; Martha Oakes Ayurvedic Postpartum Care, Training & ARomatherapy www.sacredwindow.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 On Thu, 2004-11-04 at 02:44, doulaminerva wrote: > Dear Dr. Bhate and to fellow students of Ayurveda; > Your article in response to the masturbation question covers so many > valuable points, Pardon, but which message you mean? I did not receive such a message, and in fact any messages from dr. Bhate for a while. Perhaps is again getting messages lost? -- Ossi Viljakainen <ossi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 > Pardon, but which message you mean? I did not receive such a message,and in fact any messages from dr. Bhate for a while. Dear Ossi; I always go to the site to read and post, so I do'nt know either what happened. (http://health.ayurveda ) Dr. Bhate graciously makes frequent posts; this one is Message 2754. The reference to serotonin is brief, that hot milk induces. Martha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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