Can Ayurvedic herbal supplements help improve my health?
Ayurvedic herbal supplements may help to improve one’s overall health, however, it is extremely important that they be taken in their compatible and complementary combinations, and that one also follows the necessary dietary and daily and seasonal recommendations for his or her particular constitution and health concerns. Recently, JAMA conducted a study which found that guggulipid had no effect on lowering cholesterol in a population of mostly Western men on a traditional Western diet. Ayurvedic doctors traditionally have never recommended that guggulu be taken alone for the reduction of cholesterol, but have always taught that it must be purified and taken with other detoxifying herbs and foods. Click here to read the complete article. In order to get results using Ayurvedic herbal supplements, it is best to consult a professional first.
