Ep. 334: Ayurveda and Sexual Health Pt. 1 with Dr. Vignesh Devraj

Ayurveda is so fascinating. The last time Dr. Vignesh Devraj (Director of Sitaram Beach Retreat, and host of the podcast 'Ayurvedic Healing & Beyond') was on the podcast, he had talked about ayurveda in relation to good digestion. This time around, he's back joining Ashdin on a discussion about ayurveda and sexual health. They discuss what vitality really means, what the word 'ojas' means in ayurveda, how we can improve and boost our vitality, telling a person's health by looking into their eyes, foods that are 'sticky' and what that means, and lots more. Tune in for an amazing conversation.

He is here again by public demand
Ayurveda and vitality
Ayurveda and sexual health
Vitality and sexual health

Either you can just survive or you can thrive. Why do the first when you can do the latter?

What is vitality - the heightened sense of feeling good

The word 'ojas', what it means

Are there actually people out there actually leading that vital life?

How we can improve and boost your vitality

Protecting yourself from unwanted toxication.

How to tell a person's health by looking into their eyes

Pt. 2:
Brahmacharya
Daily rituals to improve yourself
Suppressing your sexual energy is worse than celibacy
Talk about celibacy
Sexual frustration and the differences between sexual frustration and celibacy
The disadvantages of getting distracted by your unwanted sexual energies / sexual energies
How it is possible and how we can use do sexual energies to do other productive things/tasks
Sexual activity is creating energy (as acc to Ayurveda, you are creating another life)

"There are no incurable diseases, there are only incurable people."

Our body is the greatest pharmacy ever derived

Stress is a silent killer that we have been underestimating for a very long time

Should we be using supplements for better sexual health?
What is the use of supplements?
They are more like an add-on

Supplements for stress and for sexual activity/wellbeing are the same (atleast in Ayurveda)
One of the main factors of erectile dysfunction is stress
Ashvagandha , kapikachu - some supplements that are used for lowering stress levels
Gokshura - something they give to women if they're holding a lot of water in their body
Satavari - for women's wellbeing
Shilajit - one of the most adulterated substances, is a good blood thinner, but it is considered controversial because of how adulterated it is
Shivagulika