AYURVEDA PERSPECTIVE ON TONSILLECTOMY

A tonsillectomy is the surgical removal of the tonsils. This procedure usually occurs after several instances of tonsillitis, or when the tonsils are enlarged and causing an obstruction. Tonsils are round masses of lymph tissue at the back of the throat, and are the body's first line of defense from harmful bacteria.

Although tonsillitis occurs in all body types, tonsils are more likely to be aggravated when Kapha is aggravated due to a diet high in rich, sweet foods. Digestive toxins (ama) and lymphatic stagnation also increase likelihood of tonsillitis.

To reduce instances of tonsillitis and the likelihood of a tonsillectomy, it is important to keep lymph moving around the neck and head. Herbs like barberry and turmeric can help. Antimicrobial oregano oil can also be useful to fight infection. Licorice root soothes the affected area and liquefies mucus.

A visit to the chiropractor can help realign your neck, improving lymphatic flow.

Following a tonsillectomy, your immune system can be weaker. Healing soups to boost immunity may be useful to include in the diet.

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Augment your diet with these specially chosen ingredients below which may be useful for 'Tonsillectomy'. 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.

Everything you eat has an effect on your body, which Ayurveda categorizes in a simple and easy way, using biocharacteristics (gunas). Biocharacteristics are qualities (like cold and hot) that describe the effect a food or herb has on your body. Cooling foods like cucumber, decrease metabolism. Heating foods like chili pepper, stimulate your body and increase metabolism. For 'Tonsillectomy', you should select foods with the following biocharacteristics. Individual results will vary, based on your body type and the root cause of your imbalance.

Immune System:

Antimicrobial

ANTIMICROBIAL

An agent that kills microorganisms or inhibits their growth. Antimicrobial is an umbrella term that can be broken down into specific categories of target microorganism, such as anti-bacterials, fungals, and virals.

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Heart & Circulation:

Alterative

ALTERATIVE

Restores the proper function of the body by cleansing the blood and balancing blood chemistry. In Ayurveda terms, they pacify Pitta in rakta. They were traditionally used to revitalize and detoxify after a long winter.

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TONSILLECTOMY 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 'Tonsillectomy' 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 'Tonsillectomy'.

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The following symptoms & habits may be related to 'Tonsillectomy'. 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 Tonsillectomy were less aggravated than 85% of other symptoms. From the 5,150 people who reported Tonsillectomy in this research study of 74,671 individuals, average deviation in biocharacteristic levels were the following:

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