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Ayurveda is a system of healing that originated in India thousands of years ago. Some of the substances used in ayurvedic treatments may be harmful. Ask questions about your practitioner's training, and be sure your physician knows about any complementary or alternative treatments you are using.

5 Great Resources on Ayurveda

• Wikipedia: Ayurveda
• WebMD: Ayurveda
• National Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine: Basic Principles of Ayurveda
• Ayurvedic Institute: Online Resource
• Holistic Online: Ayurveda Infocenter

What is Ayurveda?

• Mercy Health System of Oklahoma: Ayurveda
• A.D.A.M. Ayurveda
• Healthwise: What is ayurveda?
• American Cancer Society: Ayurveda
• aHealthyMe: Ayurveda

What Are the Uses for Ayurveda?

• Kerala Ayurvedic Health Clinic: Benefits of Ayurveda
• Life Positive: Holistic Health Benefits of Ayurvedic Medicine
• Ayurvedic Foundations: Why Should I Learn Ayurveda?
• ThirdAge: Holistic Healing Through Ayurveda

Ayurveda Criticisms and Precautions

• Aurora Health: What is the Scientific Evidence for Ayurveda
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Are there concerns about ayurveda?
• Indiatimes: "Ayurveda’s battle"
• Livescience.com: "Ayurveda: The Good, the Bad and the Expensive"
• The Hindu: "Ayurveda Under the Scanner" (2006)
• The Tillotson Institute of Natural Health: Safety & Regulation--Who's Watching the Herbal Store?
• The Rising Nepal: Ayurvedic System, An Alternative Therapy (2006)
• New York Times: "Vital Signs: Hazards; Unlikely Sources of Lead Poison" (2004)
• The Skeptic's Dictionary: Ayurvedic medicine
• Quackwatch: A Few Thoughts on Ayurvedic Mumbo-Jumbo

Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Ayurveda

• Bipolar Wellness Writer: Ayurvedic Medicine and SAD
• Canyon Ranch Insider: Ayurveda, an ancient balancing act
• Char's Blog: Ayurvedic Treatment
• Genomics, Evolution and Pseudoscience: Ayurveda and NIH

Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Ayurveda

• Google Blog Search: Posts Last 3 headlines
• Ayurveda Encyclopedia: Ayurvedic Health Discussion Forum
• Tribe.net: Ayurveda Today

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