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Exercise is to be taken daily. It is said to kindle the digestive fire, free the body of disease, remove sleepiness, lethargy and obesity, and give lustre, nourishment, health and long…

The publisher's note opens with the saying 'the body is indeed the first means of dharma' and says that a healthy body is necessary for religious practice, and that only through a healthy…

In its survey of the Vedic period the introduction says the story of the sage Cyavana supports a formula (yoga) that restores youth.

Very sour or dry food, excessive exercise, wind, sun and heat, excessive sexual activity and the daily use of a single taste are causes that bring on the doshas and many diseases, and are…

Exercise should be taken daily. It is said to kindle the digestive fire, free the body of disease, remove sleepiness, lethargy and obesity, give lustre, nourishment, health and long life,…

Kapha is said to be aggravated by daily sleep in the daytime, by lack of sexual activity and exercise, by slimy, sour, unctuous (such as ghee and oil), very thick or heavy and salty foods,…

Opening lines of the sixth chapter, whose running head names it Rasāyanavidhi. It opens with the section on the daily regimen: cleaning the teeth, oiling and massage, exercise, rubbing with…

Opening lines of the sixth chapter, whose running head names it Rasāyanavidhi. It opens with the section on the daily regimen: cleaning the teeth, oiling and massage, exercise, rubbing with…