Patient Guide
Why Ayurveda and Naturopathy
Why should you go for Ayurveda treatment?
Ayurveda and Naturopathy are witnessing a great resurgence across the world with thousands of people looking for holistic, sustainable, safe, and effective treatments. Being the birthplace of Ayurveda and Naturopathy, India has much to offer to the world for treating a variety of ailments – even those termed incurable by modern science. There are many benefits of going for Ayurveda treatment, some of them are mentioned below.
works at the root cause
Ayurveda and Naturopathy treatment is not just a system that only provides relief from symptoms. Its aim is to restore health by eliminating the underlying causes of the disease. So, you must have heard a lot about detoxification, cleansing, strengthening, and rejuvenation in Ayurveda and Naturopathy. It is a simple science based on a common-sense approach, which is rare in today’s world.
For example, when a patient complains of headache, burning in the eyes, acidity, and fungal infection on the skin, then these are four different problems for him. But to an Ayurveda practitioner, they all indicate impairment of Pitta Dosha. In such a case, the patient cannot fully recover until the impaired pitta Dosha is brought under control, which will help in curing and curing all four problems.
Ayurveda and naturopathy have always aimed at attacking the root cause of disease – the aim is not to suppress any particular symptom but to restore harmony and balance. It seeks to accomplish this by eliminating impaired Doshas (Vata, pitta, and Kapha), digestion and toxins, strengthening the digestive fire, and rejuvenating Dhatu (tissues). Thus, detoxification and cleansing are an integral part of Ayurveda and Naturopathy. This cleansing is done not only through medicines or Dasha-karma treatments but also through a well-planned diet and the right lifestyle.
Safe and Natural
Ayurveda and Naturopathy is a science that does not believe in suppressing the symptoms to provide relief. It focuses on curing a disease without causing a new disease. Unlike allopathic medicines, the side effects do not cause fatal or irreversible damage to the human body. Side effects are rare in Ayurveda and Naturopathy. Even if it does, it could be due to your body’s intolerance to certain types of herbs and minerals, or if you are not following the dietary and lifestyle advice as directed.
Ayurveda and naturopathy work by triggering your natural healing mechanisms and harnessing nature’s gifts (herbs, oils, minerals, fruits, spices, etc.) to create a natural balance in the body. It not only works on a particular disease but also aims to restore and maintain overall health and wellness.
Authentic Unique Treatment
Unlike many other health systems, Ayurveda and Naturopathy look at a person as a whole. It does not cure any disease by just giving a few pills or capsules, but lays great emphasis on diet, lifestyle, mental and spiritual attitude, and conduct of the individual. Ayurveda and naturopathy proceed from a one-size-fits-all approach to deciding a line of treatments. Rather, it takes into account several factors such as,
- The state of the person’s doshas (Vata / Pitta / Kapha)
- State of metal (tissue) (blood/muscle etc.)
- Status of stool or stool (feces/urine)
- Position of Mahabhutas or elements (fire/water etc.).
- The position of the sources or body ducts
- state of mind
- Behavioral cues
- Primary and Secondary Characteristics
- And many more!
Loss of doshas, Dhatus, and other factors may vary among patients even if they have the same disease. Since the aim of Ayurveda and Naturopathy is to balance imbalanced factors and restore impaired factors, Ayurveda treatment varies from patient to patient and is adapted to individual individuals. Not only the form of medicines, even the recommended lifestyle, diet regimen, type of exercise, nature of tonic, and timing of taking the medicine may also differ from patient to patient.
Works At All Levels
Helps to lead a healthy diet and healthy life
Until a few decades ago, modern science never paid attention to the role of diet and lifestyle in disease manifestation and management. On the other hand, this ancient science has been doing this for thousands of years. As such, the Ayurveda system has reached expertise in the role of food and lifestyle in diseases.