Your Prakriti — your body constitution — determines how you digest food, how you sleep, how you respond to stress, and which diseases you are predisposed to. Understanding your Prakriti is the first step to preventing illness. Here is a simple guide by Dr. Achala Dixit, Pune.

PCOS affects 1 in 5 women in India — but conventional medicine often treats the symptoms without addressing the root imbalance. Ayurveda takes a different view. In this article, Dr. Achala Dixit explains how Nadi Parikshan identifies the specific dosha imbalance behind each woman's PCOS — and why the treatment must be personalised, not generic.

What Does "Nadi Parikshan" Mean? In Sanskrit, Nadi means pulse or channel, and Parikshan means examination. Together, Nadi Parikshan means the examination of the pulse — but it goes far deeper than simply counting heartbeats. According to Ayurvedic medicine, every cell, organ and system in the human body is influenced by three forces called doshas: Vata, Pitta and Kapha. These doshas are reflected in the quality of the pulse at three specific points on the wrist. A trained Va