Ayurveda

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location of origin?Indian subcontinent
2. What is the approximate age?Over 5,000 years
3. Why do Ayurvedic doctors use seasonal routines?Because the climate in India changes a lot, Ayurveda uses seasonal routines to keep the body in balance with nature.
4. How does Ayurveda decide what foods to eat?Ayurveda thinks each person has a special mix of body energies called doshas. The doctor chooses foods that calm those energies and help digestion.

Panchamahabhutas: The five fundamental elements (ether, air, fire, water, earth) believed to constitute all matter.
Tridoshas: The three vital bio-energies (Vata, Pitta, Kapha) that govern physiological and psychological functions.
Prakriti: An individual's unique, innate constitution determined by the balance of doshas at conception.
Vikriti: The current state of doshic imbalance in an individual, which may differ from their Prakriti.