Ayurveda
noun
Ay·ur·ve·da
ˌī-ər-ˈvā-də 
-ˈve-
variants
or less commonly ayurveda
: a form of alternative medicine that is the traditional system of medicine of India and seeks to treat and integrate body, mind, and spirit using a comprehensive holistic approach especially by emphasizing diet, herbal remedies, exercise, meditation, breathing, and physical therapy
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The sattvic diet is an eating pattern followed by some practitioners of Ayurveda, a medical system from ancient India that involves a combination of yoga, alternative medicine, and lifestyle practices.
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Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 24 Feb. 2025
An Ayurvedic doctor tailors programs toward individual guest needs by tapping into practices from Ayurveda, Tibetan medicine, Chinese acupuncture, and reflexology, combined with 20th-century treatments like compression boots and gold-leaf facials.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
Ghee is a staple food in India and is one of the most important ingredients in the traditional Indian medicine system Ayurveda.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 15 Jan. 2025
Combining the wisdom of diet-centric and traditional medicine modalities, like Ayurveda, with modern innovations in data analytics and bioinformatics can help target the root causes of disease.
—Trisha Swift, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 24 Feb. 2025
An Ayurvedic doctor tailors programs toward individual guest needs by tapping into practices from Ayurveda, Tibetan medicine, Chinese acupuncture, and reflexology, combined with 20th-century treatments like compression boots and gold-leaf facials.
—Devorah Lev-Tov, AFAR Media, 31 Jan. 2025
Ghee is a staple food in India and is one of the most important ingredients in the traditional Indian medicine system Ayurveda.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 15 Jan. 2025
Combining the wisdom of diet-centric and traditional medicine modalities, like Ayurveda, with modern innovations in data analytics and bioinformatics can help target the root causes of disease.
—Trisha Swift, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for Ayurveda
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Ayurveda
noun
Ay·ur·ve·da
ˌī-yər-ˈvād-ə, -ˈved-
: a form of alternative medicine that is the traditional system of medicine of India, that preceded and evolved independently of Western medicine, and that seeks to treat and integrate body, mind, and spirit using a comprehensive holistic approach especially by emphasizing diet, herbal remedies, exercise, meditation, breathing, and physical therapy
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