SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS Review the case for signs of imbalance and provide your as

SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS
Review the case for signs of imbalance and provide your assessment regarding:
• Vikriti … analyze the nature of complaints
• The state of Agni/Ama present with justifications
• The predominant gunas throughout life journey (sattva, rajas, tamas)
• Types of therapy required … a list with justifications
Minimum one, maximum one and a half pages of single spaced text for the whole section.
Recommendations should include:
• Therapeutic detox/rejuvenation/dietary guidelines; address both immediate and long-term goals to balance the aggravated doshas at present and support the natural constitution into the future; include herbs and spices as appropriate
Minimum one and a half, maximum two pages of single spaced text.
• Lifestyle, daily and seasonal routine suggestions
Minimum 500 words, maximum one page of single spaced text.
• Leisure and exercise suggestions
Minimum 500 words, maximum one page of single spaced text.
• Other suggestions, such as gem, sound and colour therapy, meditation, breath work, etc. … REQUIRED; please suggest modalities you are personally familiar with so that your unique gifts as a healer can shine
Minimum 500 words, maximum one page of single spaced text.
1 inch margins, 12 point Times New Roman font or equivalent.
THE TEXT CAN INCLUDE POINT FORM AND LISTS, IF APPROPRIATE.
Please, include Bibliography as appropriate, acknowledging at least the textbook and course notes. Failure to do so will result in the grade of zero.
CASE DESCRIPTION
Female
Age 48
Ht. 5’5″ Wt.125 lbs.
Prakriti: P/V
Occupation: Office manager
Sometimes entrepreneur in “health” ventures
Her chief complaints are:
Headaches for the last three months. She feels they are due to the stress she has been under and also feels that she needs to detox. She seems to place a great deal of emphasis on detoxification.
She is always tired and has been experiencing fear occasionally until recently when she experienced a bout of intense fear which lasted for a two week period. Her fear is usually centered around the future – a fear of failing and what she describes as a separation from ‘God’.
She has been experiencing chest pains for the last two years. The pains come and go and are usually very sharp. She also experiences heart palpitations at the same time.
Other symptoms include:
nervousness
numbness/tingling
cold hands and feet
coated tongue
neck pains
poor endurance
gas and abdominal pains
irregular digestion; occasional constipation
a lack of appetite; irregular appetite
hemorrhoids
Her menstrual periods have been regular although they have been changing the last six months.
The length of the cycle is becoming shorter with usually only 3-4 days of flow.
History:
She had a sickly childhood with bouts of asthma and bronchiolitis between the ages of 3 and 5. She was breast fed until nine months of age, after which she was given milk, which was continued throughout childhood. Now she finds that when she eats dairy she breaks out in bumps all over her skin.
Between the ages of 5 and 25 she suffered from bronchitis several times. She was given antibiotics for her respiratory infections whenever they occurred.
She experienced several kidney and bladder infections between the ages 25 and 27. At age 34 she suffered from a mental breakdown. She feels that it was due to the stress and lack of direction. She tried to build a natural heath business but could not find suitable partners and financial support. She ended up bitter and frustrated and had to return to a corporate job.
She occasionally suffers from skin boils.
She never married and has always lived with two pet cats. She has had several partners but never committed to a steady long-term relationship. She is not in a relationship currently. She communicates with her siblings often and makes regular visits of her parents. She needs to run errands for her aging parents frequently as her siblings live far away and that makes her stressed and resentful.
There is a family history of pneumonia, cardiovascular disease and colon cancer.
Her diet consists mostly of raw foods. She is very conscious of what she eats and tends to avoid “fatty” foods. Typically her diet includes:
Breakfast: Tropicana orange juice
Whole grain cereal with cold soymilk
Toast (usually rye) with very little butter
Mid-morning: She may have a piece of fruit or raw vegetables
Sometimes herbal tea sweetened with stevia
Lunch: Usually salad with mixed greens and vegetables and a light dressing
OR Steamed vegetables and brown rice
Usually cold water as a beverage
Mid-afternoon: Sometimes raw vegetables with hummus
If under stress – a sweet (usually a candy bar)
Dinner: Usually eaten late due to an aerobics class after work, usually 45 minutes in length.
Lately, she has been very tired and finds it difficult to make it through the class.
Salad with mixed greens and vegetables and a light dressing
Sometimes pasta with vegetables in a tomato/herb sauce
Water is usually favoured as a beverage.
Evening: She may have herbal tea.
Occasionally if she has had a stressful day she will have a glass of wine or a shot of brandy.
She takes burdock root capsules once a week and a daily multi for women.