Agni is central to Ayurvedic physiology and underpins many metabolic conditions. Patients want accessible explanations that connect classical theory to their lived experience.
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This comes up frequently, and it is worth separating the classical position from how I actually apply it in practice. Ayurveda frames sustainable weight management around agni (digestive fire) and the quality of medas dhatu (fat tissue metabolism), not calorie counting alone. A person can eat "correctly" by…
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