A Reliable Questionnaire for Quantifying Mind-Body Differences for Use in Clinical Research

What is it about?

Ayurveda (the Science of Life) is the long forgotten source for modern medicine and surgery. It offers a rich mind-body framework that enhances understanding of human differences. Individual Nature (Prakriti) is characterized by the relative expression of three Doshas. They include Vata (Movement), Pitta (Metabolism) and Kapha (Structure). We have developed a reliable Dosha self-assessment questionnaire. It could be used in western research to better control for individual differences.

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Why is it important?

Western health care research attempts to control for individual differences using variables like height, weight age, gender, etc., but much variation remains unexplained. This reliable, brief, open-source, self-administered questionnaire offers an inexpensive path for clinical researchers to tackle this problem.