Preventing Excess Earwax Buildup Naturally

The root cause of excessive earwax production is increased vata in the mamsa HERBAL REMEDY dhatu (muscle tissue). To deal with this, take triphala guggulu tablets, 200 mg. twice a day, for one month. That will definitely break down the body’s habit of forming excess earwax.

Here is another excellent way to prevent the buildup of earwax. Once a month, PREVENTION sleep on your left side. Fill your right ear with warm sesame oil, and go to bed. (Put an old towel on the pillow to catch the excess oil.) The whole night, the ear passage will be soaked in the sesame oil.

The wax will rise up toward the surface of the ear canal, and you can clean it out in the morning with a dry cotton swab. (Don’t stay awake all night trying not to turn over; just sleep comfortably. Even a couple of hours with the oil filling the canal will do the trick.) The next night, sleep on the other side and treat the other ear in the same way. This way you can avoid the tendency for excess earwax to form.

Eating Disorders See also “Overeating” and “Obesity” : The Ayurvedic recommendations in this and related sections can help you deal NOTE with eating disorders, but to fully heal them you may also require psychiatric counseling. KINDS OF EATING DISORDERS . Almost everyone does some extra munching now and then. But if you BULIMIA AND BINGE EATING often continue eating even though you are full, you might be a victim of binge eating disorder or bulimia.

Individuals with bulimia eat to excess and then induce vomiting to avoid gaining weight, while those with binge eating disorder overeat but don’t induce vomiting. Binge eating may lead to obesity, and bulimia may lead to metabolic disorders. Overeating of all kinds is most often the result of psychological and emotional OVEREATING factors, such as low self-esteem, anxiety, grief, and sadness. To compensate for those emotions, people go on eating.