Presented by The Stanford Health Library and The Stanford Center for Asian Health Research and Education

Ayurveda is the traditional medical practice of India and one of the world's oldest continuously practiced healing traditions. In this talk, Neeta Gautam, MD, a Family Physician and Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor, will introduce you to the history, background, and fundamentals of Ayurveda and how these ancient practices can be applied in today's world. Dr. Gautam will guide you through fifteen questions to discover your constitution type or dosha. She describes the causes and characteristics of imbalance, how to balance each dosha, general recommendations for all doshas, and how each dosha also applies to the time of the day, seasons, and stages of life.

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Speaker:
Neeta Gautum, MD, received her medical degree from the Texas A&M University Health Sciences Center, in College Station, Texas. She completed her residency in family medicine at the Scott and White Hospital and Clinic in Temple Texas, and also trained as an Ayurvedic Wellness Counselor at the Kerala Ayurveda Academy, USA. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Primary, Preventive, and Community Medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Director of Integrative Medicine at the Stanford Center for Asian Health Research and Education (CARE).