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Weekend programs offer insights to body harmony
Originally Posted Online: Nov. 04, 2009, 5:40 pm
Last Updated: Nov. 04, 2009, 7:14 pm
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By Lindsay Hocker, lhocker@qconline.com
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MOLINE — Herbs, minerals and animal products such as milk, are the staples of Dr. Shubhangee Satam's trade as an Ayurvedic doctor. She's in town this week to discuss the 5,000-year-old traditional Indian medicine that focuses on diet, exercise, and even what time a person goes to bed. Dr. Satam will speak at 7 p.m. today and 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions on the second floor of The Moline Club, 513 16th St., Moline. She's also available for personal consultations. A consultant at BSES MG Hospital in Mumbai, India, Dr. Satam said herbs, minerals and animal products are used to treat and prevent medical problems. She said a big difference between Ayurveda and Western medicine is that Ayurveda treatments are tailored to an individual after interviewing that person."It's customized, personalized treatment," she said. "The basic premise of Ayurveda is that the entire cosmos or universe is part of one singular absolute,'' according to holisticonline.com at http://www.holisticonline.com/ayurveda/ayv-basis.htm. "Everything that exists in the vast external universe (macrocosm), also appears in the internal cosmos of the human body (microcosm). The human body consisting of 50-100 million cells, when healthy, is in harmony, self-perpetuating and self-correcting just as the universe is," according to the Web site. Dr. Satam said it takes 8 1/2 years to earn an Ayurvedic medical degree, and she has been practicing for 11 years. Her studies included learning Sanskrit, and she's translated Sanskrit texts on Ayurveda, which means "science of life" in Sanskrit. Dr. Satam is fluent in three Indian languages, English, German, and knows some French and Dutch. She's also a yoga instructor and said there are a lot of connections between Ayurveda and yoga. "Both of them talk about mental and physical health," she said. She said yoga is a philosophy of life rather than type of exercise. "Yoga is not just exercises. Exercises are part of yoga." Narveen Aryaputri, director of the The Institute for Cultural and Healing Traditions, said it's good to host presentations on a variety of health options and practices for the community. To schedule a consultation with Dr. Satam, call (309) 762-9202 or (309) 762-8547 or e-mail staff@qcinstitute.org. Consultations cost $15. Tonight's talk will focus on Ayurveda, and Saturday's will cover topics such as H1N1, menopause, impotency, diabetes, insomnia, stress management and geriatric care. Both talks are free and open to the public. If you go... 
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