AYURVEDA PERSPECTIVE ON LONG WORKDAY

Sitting in a chair for long periods can cause lymphatic congestion and sluggish circulation. Throughout the day, your organs depend on good circulation to stay fresh and clean. A sedentary lifestyle means that your organs aren't getting cleaned properly. The following herbs can help improve circulation during the workday:

• Tulsi
• Turmeric
• Lemongrass
• Ginger

If you sit in a chair at work, or work in front of a computer, see the article on Sedentary Desk / Computer Job

The workday also creates stress and adrenal fatigue. The following herbs can help restore your adrenal glands

• Licorice Root (for Vata/Pitta only)
• Ashwaganda (for Vata/Kapha only)
• Ginseng
• Milky Oats

Finally, your mind might need a little pick me up during the workday. These herbs can help improve circulation to the brain and mental acumen.

• Brahmi
• Vacha

Vata individuals should drink their teas in almond milk or some other suitably nourishing base. Pitta and Kapha can use water. Some great herb combinations for the work-day are:

• Tulsi Brahmi Tea.
• Lemongrass and Ginger Tea.
• Ginger, turmeric & honey

To sustain a long workday over many years, it is essential to eat healthy meals on time and cook for oneself early in the morning or before bed. Augment your diet with these specially chosen ingredients below which may be useful for 'Long workday'. Individual results vary depending the cause of your imbalance and by constitution. Please research the ingredients below to find which are most helpful for you, and check with your doctor before making any changes to your health and wellness routine. Please check with your medical doctor before making any changes to your health & wellness routine, and for the proper use of these products.

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DISCLAIMER: The pathogenesis of each person's condition is unique, and so the diet must be fit to the individual and the unique root causes of the condition in your body. The information on this page is for educational purposes only and should not be used to treat a medical condition. It is not a substitute for medical care. Please check with your doctor before making any changes to your health and wellness routine.

Mind, Stress & Sleep:

Sedative

SEDATIVE

Sedative herbs create a sense of calm in the mind and body by specifically calming or quieting the nervous system. Excellent for anxiety, stress and chronic pain.

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Energy Vitality:

Adrenal Tonic

ADRENAL-TONIC

Strengthens, supports, or increases output of adrenals.

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Tonic

TONIC

A tonic herb restores function through strengthening tissue. This can happen through a combination of nourishing the tissue, and invigorating tissue metabolism. The tonic should not be withering, as in caffeine.

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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.

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Kidney & Urinary:

Kidney Tonic

KIDNEY-TONIC

An herb that strengthens the kidneys.

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Reproductive Health:

Promotes Virility

PROMOTES-VIRILITY

Encourages virility and potency.

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AVOID ACCUMULATION IN STAGE OF DISEASE 0

LONG WORKDAY IS IN STAGE OF DISEASE 0 - POTENTIAL CAUSE

Potential causes increase and disturb your imbalanced doshas and biocharacteristics, causing them to accumulate and spiral out of control. For example, if you're overheated and eat a chili pepper, heat may become excessive and cause disease. As a dosha or biocharacteristic accumulates in your body according to your dietary and lifestyle habits, it is more and more likely to cause disease. You can reduce an imbalanced dosha or biocharacteristic in two ways, by removing, or lessening the frequency of aggravating causes from your diet and lifestyle, as well as by favoring balancing diet and lifestyle practices. For example, try eating something as cool as a cucumber when you're overheated, instead of a chili pepper. (See all disease stages on JB)

GET MY FREE AYURVEDA BODY MAP 'Long workday' is likely to aggravate the following doshas and biocharacteristics. If you have a systemic imbalance of one of these doshas or biocharacteristics, Ayurveda would generally recommend removing, substitute or lessen the frequency of 'Long workday'.

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The following symptoms & habits may be related to 'Long workday'. See your quiz results for a computerized assessment of your body type. Please click on the symptoms below to learn more about them. On average the biocharacteristics of people reporting Long workday were less aggravated than 89% of other symptoms. From the 22,260 people who reported Long workday in this research study of 74,671 individuals, average deviation in biocharacteristic levels were the following:

Risk Factors of Long workday

Complications of Those Reporting Long workday

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