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Discover Hundreds of Holistic Remedies and Wellness Tips
Llewellyn's Book of Natural Remedies shares a powerful integrative approach to healing and living a more natural life. Author Vannoy Gentles Fite shares effective remedies for more than a hundred ailments, exploring contemporary and traditional techniques using common, everyday ingredients.
Integrative medicine combines natural, holistic approaches with mainstream medicine. In this book, each ailment includes treatments using essential oils, herbs, Ayurveda, and home remedies. The recipes are easy to locate based on your specific needs, and they include materials you can typically find in your home. From balms and baths to tinctures and wraps, these outstanding remedies will support your healing process as you live your best possible life.
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Vannoy Gentles Fite
Vannoy Gentles Fite (Saltillo, TX) is a certified Ayurvedic life coach, a certified herbalist, a certified aromatherapist, and a licensed yoga instructor. She believes wholeheartedly in natural healing methods, yoga, Ayurveda, and living mindfully and sustainably.
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Llewellyn's Book of Natural Remedies - Vannoy Gentles Fite
About the Author
Vannoy Gentles Fite is the author of Essential Oils for Healing and currently lives in Saltillo, Texas. She is a certified Ayurvedic lifestyle coach, a certified herbalist, a licensed yoga instructor, and a certified aromatherapist. She believes wholeheartedly in natural healing methods, yoga, Ayurveda, and living mindfully and sustainably. She lives her life as spiritually as her path allows and is forever growing as a soul. Fite continues to grow her own vegetable garden and herbs, instructs and practices yoga, raises chickens, ducks, and fish, studies Ayurveda, and is a part of a beautiful family.
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Title: Llewellyn’s book of natural remedies : over 400 ayurvedic, herbal,
essential oil, and home remedies for everyday ailments / Vannoy Gentles
Fite.
Description: First edition. | Woodbury, Minnesota : Llewellyn Publications,
[2020] | Includes bibliographical references. | Summary: "This book
contains more than 400 remedies using everyday ingredients for 101
different ailments, with each ailment supported by four remedies, one
from each category of essential oils, herbs, Ayurveda, and home
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special dedication
For my daughters, the best women I know,
Lin Reynolds and Colleen Hoover. There is no one
else I would have chosen to take this ride with.
contents
Category Index
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Warnings and Therapeutic Properties
cConditions and Recipes
Abdominal Pain
Abscess
Acne
ADHD
Age Spots (Liver Spots)
Allergies (Seasonal)
Anxiety
Arthritis
Athlete’s Foot
Back Pain
Bad Breath (Halitosis)
Bed Wetting (Enuresis)
Bipolar Disorder
Bloating
Boils
Bronchitis
Burns
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cellulite
Chapped Lips
Circulation (Poor)
Colds
Cold Sores
Concentration
Congestion
Constipation
Cough
Depression
Detox
Diarrhea
Digestive Issues
Earache
Eczema (Dermatitis and Skin Issues)
Energy
Eyestrain
Fever
Flu
Fungus
Hair Loss
Hangover
Headache
Hearing Loss
Heartburn (Acid Indigestion)
Heat Exhaustion
Hemorrhoids
Hiccups
High Blood Pressure
Hives
Hormone Imbalance
Hot Flashes
Immunodeficiency Disorder
Impetigo
Infection
Inflammation
Insect Bites and Stings
Insomnia
IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
Jetlag
Joint Pain
Laryngitis
Low Blood Pressure (Hypotension)
Menopause
Menstrual Cramps
Migraine
Motion Sickness
Muscles/Ligaments/Tendon Pain
Nausea
Neck Pain
Nerve Pain (Neuralgia)
Nosebleed
OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
Panic Attacks
Pinched Nerve
Pleurisy
PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome)
Poison Ivy/Oak/Sumac
Psoriasis
Rash
Respiratory Infection
Restless Leg Syndrome
Ringworm
Scars
Sleep Apnea
Smell, Loss of (Anosmia)
Snoring
Sore Throat
Splinter
Stress
Stye (Eye)
Sunburn
Tendonitis
Thyroid
Tinnitus
Tonsillitis (and Adenoids)
Abdominal Pain
Ulcers (Mouth)
Vaginal Itch
Vertigo
Virus
Warts
Wounds (Cuts and Bleeding)
Conclusion
Glossary
References
category index
Balm
Herbs:
Flower Lip Balm
Fortifying Balm
Herbal Arthritis Balm
Herbal Cramp Balm
Pain Balm
Essential Oils:
Healing Lip Balm
Itchy Balm
Oily Chap Balm
Home Remedies:
Nutty Lip Licker
Bandage
Ayurveda:
Ayurvedic Scar Paste
Bug Treatment
Burn Bandage
Coconut Wound Healer
Ringworm Bandage
Springtime Wart Killer
Herbs:
Echinacea Boil Bandage
Ringworm Paste
Itchy Witchy
Essential Oils:
Anti-Wart Blend
Impetigo Gauze
Itch Bandage
Oil Splinter Remover
Ringworm Fighter
Bath
Essential Oils:
Arthritis Oil Bath
Breathe Deep Bath
Energy Bath
Itch-Relieving Bath
Home Remedies:
Bath Ritual
Hive Bath Soak
Natural Bedtime Bath Remedy
Pain Bath
Pain-Relieving Bath
Suck Out the Heat Bath
Bath Salts
Essential Oils:
Breathing Well Bath Salts
Hormone Salt Bath
Joyful Salt Bath
Pain Elimination Bath Salts
Salty Oil Soak
Soothing Cramp Bath Salts
By Mouth
Ayurveda:
Ayurvedic Candy
Ayurvedic Hiccup Destroyer
Bronchitis Treatment
Decongestant Spoon
Halitosis Spoon
Pressure-Raising Chew
Pressure Reducer
Tomato Ulcer Cure
Home Remedies:
ADHD Apple Cider Vinegar Remedy
Enuresis Remedy
Tinnitus Shot
Good Breath Chew
Sore Throat Sip
Tonsillitis Remedy
Compress
Ayurveda:
Pleurisy Packs
Herbs:
Nerve Compress
Home Remedies:
Castor Oil Boil Compress
Ginger Tooth Compress
Decoction
Ayurveda:
Hormone Decoction
Herbs:
Ear Decoction
Nettle Detox Decoction
SSanity Decoction
Throat Decoction
The Thyroid Regulator
Virus Blocker
Diet
Ayurveda:
Circulation Rice Dish
Fiber Me Up
Hearing Diet
Pitta Heartburn Reducer
Rice Preparation
Snorer’s Ghee
Turmeric Milk
Zinc Aroma
Herbs:
Basil Painless Pasta
Home Remedies:
Chicken Soup
Daily Hormone Salad
Daily Pressure Salad
Detox Grocery List
Garlic Snoring Cure
Home Healing Diets
Jet Lag Diet
Old-Timey Smooth Salad
Seasonal Fruit Salad
Uplifting Rice Bake
Vertigo Salad
Yogurt Fungus Fighter
Diffuser
Essential Oils:
Allergy Diffuser
Breathe Better Diffuser
Breathe the Air
Energy Diffuser
Hangover Diffuser
Immunity Diffuser
Migraine Essential Oil Diffuser
Snoring Diffuser Blend
Throat-Relieving Air
Drinks
Ayurveda:
Ashwagandha Milk
Ayurvedic Hiccup Destroyer
Cellulite Drink
Cramp Tea and a Chaser
Digestive Flu Broth
Respiratory Milk
Enuresis Treatment
Fever Sipper
Hangover Releaser
Motion Sickness Drink
Nausea Rice Water
Stress Morning Drink
Super Drink
Virus Milk
Home Remedies:
Digestive Juice
Hangover Juice Remedy
Neuralgia Juice Remedy
Queasy Lemon Calmer
Spicy Anti-Anxiety Drink
Vein Shrinker Drink
Foot Bath
Ayurveda:
Cinnamon Foot Bath
Herbs:
Tea Foot Bath
Home Remedies:
Old Mustard Foot Bath
Gargle
Ayurveda:
Ayurvedic Salty Gargle
Throat Gargle
Essential Oils:
Halitosis Gargle
Tea Tree Gargle
Infusion
Ayurveda:
Allergy Infusion
Herbal Derma Infusion
Herbs:
Daily Tinnitus Infusion
Digestive Infusion
Indigestion Infusion
Inhale
Essential Oils:
Peppermint Inhale
Lemon Inhale
Motion Inhale
Vertigo Inhale
Lotion
Essential Oils:
Essential Oil Cream
Massage Oil
Ayurveda:
Ayurvedic Cooling Massage
Ayurvedic Leg Massage
Joint Massage Oil
Neck Easing
Panic to Peace Massage
Herbs:
Head Massage
Essential Oils:
Blood Flow Massage Oil
Calm Me Down Massage Oil
Detoxifying Massage Oil
Tinnitus Massage
Neuralgia Massage
Home Remedy:
Bipolar Home Massage Oil
Meditation
Ayurveda:
Focus Meditation
IBS Preventative
Meditation
Home Remedies:
PPain Management Meditation Remedy
PMS Stress Buster
Neat
Essential Oils:
Burn Drop
Peppermint Oil Pain Beater
Quick Cooling Oil Relief
Tea Tree Stye Relief
Oil
Ayurveda:
Earache Drop
Grounded While Flying
Impetigo Oil
Itch Recipe
Tooth Swab
Herbs:
Herbal Scar Oil
Essential Oils:
Bite Dabber
Concentration Roll-On
Congestion Wonder Oil
Ear Swab
Flu Roll-On
Hypotensive Foot Drop
Oil Pusher
Tendonitis Roll-On
Toothache Oil
Home Remedies:
Smell-Inducing Home Remedy
Oil Pull
Ayurveda:
Constipation Pull
Detox Oil Pull
Oil Pull
Tinnitus Pull
Ointment
Ayurveda:
Healing Lip Ointment
Lower Back Ointment
Herbs:
Carpal Ointment
Comfort Me, Comfrey
Herbal Pain Ointment
IBS Ointment
Tendonitis Ointment
Essential Oils:
Rash Ointment
Paste
Ayurveda:
Ayurvedic Drawing Paste
Boil Paste
Carpal Paste
Cucumber Paste
Flax Paste
Hive Paste
Rash Treatment
Sleep Paste
Turmeric Paste
Herbs:
Basil Bite Paste
Coconut Basil Fungus Paste
Impetigo Herbal Paste
Home Remedies:
Easy Splinter Paste
Poison Paste
Poultice
Ayurveda:
Baking Soda Poultice
Migraine Poultice
Herbs:
Eye Poultice
Quick Cellulite Fix
Raspberry Stye Linen
Soothing Skin Poultice
Essential Oils:
Ear Oil Poultice
Home Remedies:
Chest Poultice
Old-Time Salt Poultice
Powder
Essential Oils:
Anti-Anxiety Powder
Anxiety Powder
Sleepy Powder
Rub
Ayurveda:
Cumin Infusion Rub
Simple Ivy Treatment
Essential Oils:
Anti-Inflammatory Rub
Carpal Tunnel Oil Rub
Cellulite Oil Rub
Chest Reliever
Chest Rub Decongestant
Enuresis Oil Rub
Fresh Eczema Rub
Fungus Oil Rub
Godsend Nerve Rub
Headache Rub
Healing Oil Throat Rub
Heartburn and Indigestion Soother
Infection Oil Foot Rub
Inflammatory Rub
Neem Boil Rub
OCD Rub
Oil Fungus Killer
Oil Joint Rub
Oil Massage Eye Rub
Pleurisy Pain Ender
Pain Rub
Restless Leg Syndrome Rub
Rosehip Scar Rub
Stiff Neck Ease
Thyroid Rub
Tummy Firmer
Tummy Rub
Home Remedies:
Mermaid Cellulite Remedy
Sachet
Herbs:
Headache Bath Sachet
Home Remedies:
Oatmeal Bath Skin Sachet
Salve
Herbs:
Euphoria Salve
Herbal Hormone Salve
Itch Salve
Plantain-Yarrow Burn Salve
Wonder Back Salve
Essential Oils:
Digestive Pain Salve
Styptic Oil Salve
Super Respiratory Sleeping Salve
Home Remedies:
Homemade Bandage Salve
Spray
Essential Oils:
Acne Spray
Burn Spray
Cool Oil Spray
Happy Oil Spray
Hive Oil Spray
Hormone Balancing Spray
Hot Flash Spray
Mood Spray
Spray Protector
Herbs:
Sunburn Spray
Home Remedies:
Rash Spray Away
Spritz
Essential Oils:
Mood-Stabilizing Spritzer
Steam
Ayurveda:
Steamy Head Clearer
Essential Oils:
Peppermint Steam Inhalation
Syrup
Ayurveda:
Elderberry Syrup
Onion Throat Syrup
Herbs:
Elderberry Syrup for Pinched Nerves
Flu Super Herbal Syrup
Honey Cough Syrup
Lowering Syrup
Natural Ginger Syrup
Respiratory Infection Syrup
Thyme Cough Syrup
Tea
Ayurveda:
Cramp Tea and a Chaser
Digestive Seed Tea
Eye Tea
Pain Tea
Herbs:
Abdominal Herbal Tea
ADHD Tea
Anti-Anxiety Herbal Tea
Aroma Tea
Aspirin Tea
Basil Throat Tea
Bedtime Tea
Breathe Deep Tea
Bronchitis Tea
Clean Mouth Herbal Tea
Cool Me Down Tea
Dandelion Herbal Tea
Digestive Tea
Double Mint Herbal Tea
Echinacea Pain-Relieving Herbal Tea
Echinacea Tea
Energy Tea
Flower Pain Killer
Ginger Mint Tea
Ginger Nausea Control
Herbal Detoxifier
Herbal Focus
Hiccup Tea
Hive Tea
Hypotensive Tea
Immunity Tea
Migraine Herbal Tea
Motion Tea
Movement Tea
Nerve Tea
OCD Tea
Sniffles Tea
Snorer’s Herbal Tea
Tea for Bipolar Disorder
Tonic Tea
Tonsil Herbal Tea
Willow Bark Tea
Zen Tea
Tincture
Herbs:
Circulation Tincture
Congestion Herbal Tincture
Fever Tincture
Herbal Enuresis Tincture
Hormone Tincture
Hot Flash Tincture
Make-Ahead Ulcer Tincture
Vertigo Tincture
Treatments
Ayurveda:
Anti-Anxiety Treatments
Arthritis Approach
Neuralgia Air
Cool Onion Wonder
Depression Approach
Digestive Tips
Feng Shui Sleep Application
Fungus Treatment
Hair Treatments
Headache Remedies
Ice Treatment
Immunity Tips
Lip Healing Tips
Mood Techniques
Remedies for Bipolar Disorder
Sun Gazing
Tendonitis
Essential Oils:
Strong Hair Shampoo
Home Remedies:
Age Spot Tips
Athlete’s Foot Home Remedies
Back Pain Tips
Bites and Stings
Body Cooling
Bronchitis Tips
Carpal Tunnel Tips
Circulation Tips
Cold/Hot Pain Remedy
Cold Sore Tips
Cold Tips
Common-Sense Virus Tips
Concentration Tips
Cotton Ball for Nosebleeds
Cramp-Reducing Tips
Decongesting Tips
Diarrhea Tips
Dos and Don’ts for IBS
Energetic Tips
Fever Remedies
Grannie’s Headache Remedy
Healing Burn Remedies
Heat/Ice Pain Treatment
Hiccup Home Remedies
Home Remedies for Hot Flashes
Hypotension Tips
Immunity Builder
Infection Treatments
Inflammatory Relief
Itchin’ and Witchin’
Laryngitis Tips
Migraine Remedies
Motion Sickness Prevention
Natural Indigestion Remedies
Natural Menopause Tips
Natural Stress Reducers
OCD Home Remedies
The Old Cotton Ball
Old-Time Eye Soother
Panic-Reducing Tips
Pleurisy Tips
Potato Stye Press
Preventions for Bloating
Restless Leg Syndrome Tips
Scar Smear
Spot-On Natural Remedy
Thyroid Balance
Ulcer Begone Tips
Wart Home Remedy
Wash
Herbs:
Astringent Wash
Rash Wash
Herbal Wound Wash
Restless Leg Syndrome Wash
Rosemary Wash
Wart Remedy
Home Remedies:
Egg Wash
Vinegar Wash Remedy
Worm Wash
Wrap
Ayurveda:
Witch Hazel Pad
Herbs:
Comfortable Comfrey
Home Remedies:
Tendonitis Vinegar Wrap
Yoga
Tree Pose for Balance
Yoga Eyestrain Asanas
Home Remedies:
Breathing Technique
Yoga Forward Elbow Bend
acknowledgments
I wish first and foremost to thank Jane Dystel, my agent, of Dystel, Goderich & Bourret, for always believing in me. Jane makes every one of her authors feel as if they are her star. Thank you to Jane and the rest of the DG&B team for always having my back.
I want to thank everyone at Llewellyn that had a hand in making this book. This book is so special to me, and I dreamed of writing it for years. Angela Wix, my editor, I love your style, your no-nonsense approach, and how much you actually listen to what your authors want. I appreciate your wanting to include me in every aspect of this publishing process. Thank you from my soul to yours. There is a whole team of people at Llewellyn who work behind the scenes and make such beautiful things happen with my books. I want to thank each of them for their hard work and love of alternative healing. I want to extend a special wish of gratitude to Kat Sanborn, Becky Zins, Shira Atakpu, Lauryn Heineman, Andy Belmas, Anna Levine, and Melissa Mierva. You have all contributed much more to this book than I will ever be aware of. Thank you.
Vance: You were always my biggest supporter. Now you give your support and love to me in a much higher way. Thank you for continuing to be here for me from the Great Unknown. I miss you. I love you. I feel you.
Lin and Colleen: We’ve been through so many chapters of life together. We’ve shared untold hard, very hard, excruciating, exciting, wonderful, mundane, glorious, shocking, boring, exhilarating, horrible, and freeing experiences. I wouldn’t want to journey through all of this with anyone else. How was I ever so lucky? How did I deserve you girls? The truth is that I have never deserved the love, respect, and what I have received from you both.
I wish I could wrap the universe up and hand it to you. I love you. I love you. I love you.
To Chele and Thomas Michael J. Wagadorn Theodore Oliver Osburn Junior Gentles: I love you two insane people with all of my heart and soul. Chele … can you come help me put some stuff in the attic?
I would like to thank Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Baker & Taylor, Indigo Chapters in Canada, and Ingram for selling and promoting my books. Thank you.
To you believers in natural healing. Your emails, questions, support, and love of natural healing is what keeps me going and trying to improve with each book. I will continue to try and give you the books, knowledge, and support you want. I appreciate each and every one of you and will always strive to learn so that I can provide you with every new (or old) approach to healing safely and without any repercussions. Much healing to you!
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introduction
Llewellyn’s Book of Natural Remedies provides a simple layout of recipes so that you can find what you need quickly and easily for your healing needs. Learning to heal naturally and effectively is paramount to our continuing health and well-being. There is not a one-thing-cures-all approach to natural or integrative healing methods. We learn from our ancestors, science, and a multitude of alternative healers. While essential oils may clear up your cold and help you sleep, herbs may help you on the path of emotional healing, and Ayurveda may help you to lose weight, get grounded, reduce stress, or heal a rash. It is a combination of these healing, life-long practices that make us healthy and knowledgeable. Home remedies from various cultures give us recipes that have been used for hundreds—and in some cases thousands—of years. They worked then, and they will work now.
Llewellyn’s Book of Natural Remedies uses the integrative approach for minor everyday ailments. (More serious disorders should be seen by a physician or medical team for diagnosis and treatment.) Each of the ailments in this book can be treated myriad ways; four recipes follow each ailment. The recipes are divided into four categories: Ayurvedic treatments, herbs, essential oils, and home remedies. You can apply just one of the recipes or a combination of them to treat your current condition. This variety can open the door to treatments that you may not have realized were so beneficial.
My Story
I used to sell insurance door-to-door. I liked the job, but physically it was too much for me. I had arthritis so bad in my neck, elbows, and shoulders, it was hard to carry the heavy leather bag of forms and books. My skin was split multiple times on my heels, and every step felt like I had glass grinding into the cuts. I had eczema all over my body in numerous outbreaks. I had not slept more than three hours a night for twenty years due to my restless leg syndrome. My lower back and other areas of my body were wracked with pain and inflammation due to autoimmune disorders. I was a physical wreck. Something had to give. I had to quit my job due to the physical hardships on my body. During this period of time, I was learning about herbs and had just started growing my own little herb garden.
As the years passed and my knowledge of diet, essential oils, and herbs grew, it became apparent to me that all the prescribed pills, creams, and topical ointments were not what was going to heal me, and some of them were furthering my illnesses. I needed to figure out why my body was doing what it was doing, and not just by treating it on the outside; I wanted to treat it from the inside, but without chemical medications. That’s when I stumbled across a new (I thought) medical treatment called Ayurveda. It was exactly what I had been looking for. Ayurveda teaches us to use our mind, body, diet, and spirit to heal. Herbs, natural healing, and essential oils (my first loves) are a huge part of Ayurveda and are included in every facet of an Ayurvedic practitioner’s life.
I learned to meditate, eat properly, exercise, and medicate according to the Ayurvedic tradition. Relieving anxiety and stress through Ayurvedic practices were paramount in my improving health, along with diet and detox. After several years of practice and learning to apply all of the herbs, essential oils, home remedies, and Ayurvedic teachings to myself, I improved in ways I never dreamed were possible. I went from envisioning my future in a wheelchair to having optimal physical, spiritual, and mental health, which was astonishing to me.
Some Cautions
There are many tips and warnings pertaining to the usage of essential oils, herbs, and natural healing methods that I have listed for you. I cannot advise any of the recipes in this book as a treatment for any illness or disease, as I am not a physician or a diagnostician. Ensure through your doctor that you can incorporate these recipes into your care routine, especially if you are on any medications. You know yourself best. Do your research and learn about the products and services you are using.
All of the essential oils, herbs, or other natural remedies in this book come in varying strengths, potencies, and degrees of effectiveness. Research for yourself the brand or the amount you wish to use to ensure that you are getting the best product available. Ensure that you are using a safe essential oil before placing it on the skin, as essential oils can be very powerful or are sometimes made with other ingredients. You can ensure you are getting a good essential oil by several factors, such as price, ingredients, and integrity of the brand. You will want to check the ingredients to make sure that it is 100 percent essential oil. True essential oils are pricier than the oils made with byproducts. Experience with the oils is the truest way to learn which ones work and which ones do not. Have fun using the various brands and finding the one that works for you. I find uses for all of them, regardless of price or brand. The cheaper ones I use in my diffuser; the very good clinical-grade oils I use as medicine.
Never take any medicine internally, natural or chemical, without first checking with your physician and without checking the labels to determine whether or not you can take them internally. Many herbs, essential oils, and plants can have devastating consequences when used improperly or when combined with other medications or illnesses. Always store your essential oils, herbs, and other natural and chemical medications away from children. Storing essential oils and herbs in dark containers protects them from sunlight, which can lessen the potency of the product. Certain of these products can have fatal consequences when taken by children or adults. Never apply any medication to eyes, ears, mucus membranes, or sensitive areas without first checking with your physician.
Carrier oils are the oils that are used to mix with essential oils, thereby diluting them so that they will not burn or harm your skin. Essential oils are extremely concentrated and too potent to use most of them straight (also called neat
). Blending and diluting them with a carrier oil can help to transport the oils to our skin and cells without damaging them. Carrier oil can be sesame, coconut, grapeseed, olive, jojoba, almond, or any oil you like that you feel will enhance the recipe you are making.
You can conduct a patch test with essential oils by mixing a drop of the essential oil with eight drops of carrier oil. Apply to your skin and leave on for twelve hours. Check at the end of twelve hours to ensure that your skin is not red, itching, blistered, or in any way harmed by the essential oil. If you do notice any skin irritation, then do not use that particular oil in any way.
Check with your doctor before using any of these recipes if you have any illness or are pregnant, nursing, trying to conceive, or have any medical issues at all.
These recipes are meant to be fun and healing. Follow all the rules and warnings to have the best results possible.
Ayurveda
Imagine going to your family doctor for a rash. He would probably give you a prescription for a topical ointment and tell you to come back in three months. The whole face-to-face visit is over in less than six minutes. Now imagine that you are going to an Ayurvedic practitioner. She may ask you any number of questions about your lifestyle that you feel don’t in any way pertain to your rash—your diet, your job, your spirituality, or your home life. She might then suggest that you perform various activities that may sound strange to you—anything from wearing the color