Ayurveda is one of the world’s ancient holistic healing systems established more than 3,000 years ago in India. The coinage of ‘Ayurveda’ was made by merging two Sanskrit words, Ayu (Life) and Veda (Knowledge). Ayurveda is a time- tested system and is strongly based on the Panchabhootha (Five elements) theory, Tridosha theory etc. of ancient Vedic literature. This science of life involves one’s mind, body and soul to maintain holistic health.
Ayurveda is one of the world's ancient holistic healing systems established more than 3,000 years ago in India. The coinage of ‘Ayurveda’ was made by merging two Sanskrit words, Ayu (Life) and Veda (Knowledge). Ayurveda is a time- tested system and is strongly based on the Panchabhootha (Five elements) theory, Tridosha theory etc. of ancient Vedic literature. This science of life involves one’s mind, body and soul to maintain holistic health.
Ayurveda views health in multi-dimensional ways. As per Ayurveda, health is not just a condition of being without diseases; rather it is a state of physical, mental and social well being. It’s a way of leading a life harmoniously with nature and environment. Ayurveda is not just a medical science that just cures illness. It follows and practices the theory of disease prevention by preserving the health.
Studies have clearly pointed out that mental stress, lack of physical activities, indisciplined food habits, sessile lifestyle are the major causes of metabolic disorders. Recent statistics give a shocking figure that more than 70 percent of people around the globe suffer from one or other lifestyle disorders like obesity, diabetes, arthritis ,insomnia, cardiac diseases, stroke, cancer, thyroid dysfunction, hormonal imbalance - just to name a few.
The cases of lifestyle/chronic diseases are increasing at an unbelievable rate. By end of the decade, it has been projected that, 80 percent of the deaths worldwide will be due to such diseases. In this scenario, Ayurveda has a prominent and crucial role to play.
Ayurveda is accepted as a life science that clearly explains one’s daily, seasonal and dietary regimens. Panchakarma, other bio purification therapies and medicaments are done to improve immunity power and thereby age related issues are managed. The pandemic times have shown the world the power of Ayurveda in strengthening one’s immunity and prevention of infections.
The holistic approach of Ayurveda treats the person as a whole, and targets complete physical, psychological, and spiritual well-being, making this science a wonderful option in lifestyle disorders. The application of organ-specific herbs and specific Rasayana medications also provide enough scope not only for prevention of disease, but also for the promotion of health and longevity.
Food is one of the most essential aspects of our living. It is inevitable to our physical and mental existence. Our busy life schedule, ignorance and lack of consciousness force us to pay less attention to our food habits thereby falling prey to many diseases. Ayurveda has recommendations on food for each individual based on their Prakruthi (body type) desa (environment) and kaala (time period).
These are based upon the subtle elemental qualities pertaining to each kind of food. Ayurveda encourages mindful or meditative eating by which the full essence of food can be assimilated by the body in an optimal and respectful manner.
Routines we follow are equally important as the food we eat. Ayurveda has shared a huge wisdom regarding to our daily routines, seasonal regimes and code of conduct in life so elaborately than any other health science. All advices are based on laws of nature and are unique and simple. Our body is such a wonderful self-adjusting and self-repairing mechanism which prompts us always what suits best for us. Our health depends basically on how wisely we understand and care our own consciousness.
Our mind and body have a symbiotic relationship. Every thought happening in our mind brings minute changes in our body and vice versa. Ayurveda follows a holistic approach in body- mind medicine and has excellent results in mental, physical and particular psychosomatic disorders.
Age old, time-tested practices such as Yoga and meditation, which help us heal internally, combined with the right foods and breathing patterns that are suited to our body, ensure a healthy mind in a healthy body.
As per Ayurveda, health is an inner sense of well-being physically as well as mentally and emotionally. Health is a state attained when your body is free of toxins, mind and emotions are calm, organs are functioning perfect and wastes are efficiently eliminated.
Owing to many reasons - busy, stressful and sedentary lifestyles, food habits, intake of adulterated food etc. - our physical and mental systems accumulate toxins. This eventually weakens our bodily functions and lead to chronic, degenerative and unspecific diseases. These can transform into more serious specific diseases, finally damaging an individual’s health and wellness. To cope up with the pace of modern day life, we may be knowingly and helplessly following
a lifestyle that has adverse impact on us. Panchakarma is the solution for this.
Panchakarma can help you by reversing these negative effects of daily living. It can restore your natural state of health and wellness by cleansing your body of toxins, bringing balance into your system and improving bodily function. It can also help you sustain this process by making positive changes in lifestyle.
