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 Ayurveda is acknowledged as the ancient traditional healing system of India,
covering all aspects of life style. Literally translated, it means Science of
Life and is one of the oldest recorded health practices still used throughout
the world.
Ayurveda is a complete health system for mind, body and spirit. Rather than
treating symptoms, it treats the whole person, working holistically for our
general well being. Ayurveda uses the elements, seasons, planets and bodily
types to discover the areas of potential weakness; it operates on the assumption
of the five elements earth, air, fire, water and ether.
According to the laws of Ayurveda, these elements are manifested in each
individual through doshas or body types. There are three main types of doshas:
Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Maintaining the balance of your dosha is the key to
successful Ayurvedic practices.
Ayurvedic medicines are founded on the belief that all disorders stem from the
digestive system and are caused either by poor digestion of food, which is the
body's major source of nourishment, or by following an improper diet of your
dosha (nature).
Dosha means, that which tends to go out of balance easily. The elements, the
seasons and environmental factors, all these contribute to the potential for
imbalance within the doshas.
At a time when high technology medicine is pushing back barriers in areas such
as gene therapy, laser surgery and high-resolution body scanning, it seems
paradoxical that natural medicine is also enjoying a remarkable renaissance.
While traditional folk remedies are the first and often only healthcare option
for most of the world’s population in developing countries, surveys show that
between one third and half of those in affluent Western nations, where
science-based medicines are readily available, are willing to use complementary
therapies.
As pharmaceutical companies pour money into isolating and synthesizing chemical
components found in plants, sales of herbal remedies containing these substances
in natural form are among the fastest growing health markets.
The popularity of complementary therapies has obliged the medical profession to
take nonÂconventional therapies more seriously, and their use alongside-rather
than instead of-mainstream is growing. Many health professionals are willing to
subscribe to a "holistic" approach to healthcare that takes in account the
individuals physiological condition psychological, social, environment and even
spiritual dimensions that may reveal underlying factors contributing to the
degradation of our general well being.
The holistic approach of complementary therapies has much to offer. Good
nutrition and exercise are undeniably important, but attention is being paid to
the inner world of the emotions and spirit, and the way the interaction of these
and other elements contribute to the general well being.
Complementary therapies aim to mobilize self-healing process to restore the
harmonious working of the physical and biochemical elements of the body, the
mind and the emotions.
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Egbert
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