Ayurveda - An absolute key to Health And Happiness
Ayurveda is the oldest science of healing that dates back to 5000 years ago. Derived from two Sanskrit words ‘ayus’ means ‘life’ and ‘veda’ means ‘knowledge’, it gives us the complete knowledge of life. Started by the sages of vedic period, ayurveda has not lost its significance in the modern period too. Ayurveda is not limited to science but it is a combination of art, science and philosophy that tells us about the treatment of diseases as well as to adapt a healthy lifestyle under natural conditions. This is the only mantra to keep ourselves healthy. It tells us how to maintain the balance between the body and the soul by adopting a balanced lifestyle.
According to ayurveda our body is made of five elements: space, air, fire, water and earth which are also called the Panchamahabhutas. Everything present in this world is constitutes these five elements to some extent. Moreover there are three gunas in an individual, which decides the nature of a person. These are: Sattva guna, Rajas guna & Tamas guna. In contrary to the three gunas threre are three doshas also called the tridoshas. These are: vata, pitta and kapha. Ayurveda tells that any disease occurring to us is a result of vitiation in the tridoshas.So, there must be state of balance between the vata, pitta, kapha in the body to avoid diseases.
Ayurveda considers illnesses to be psychosomatic in nature, so, prior to deciding a treatment, the examination for the condition of the body as well as the mind is given utmost importance. Thus, the major emphasis of ayurveda is how to maintain good health first. Cure is the secondary phenomenon.The most prominent reason for the growing popularity of Ayurveda is that, it treats both body & mind simultaneously. Along with the medicines, it tells us about several therapies like yoga, meditation, herbal cure, hygiene specifications, and dietary regulations, about tridosa management.
According to ayurveda:
- People whose Vata is dominant are thin and energetic and enthusiastic about life.
- Pitta dominated people have their system more intense and they are highly intelligent and goal-oriented. They long for big achievements in life strive hard for success.
- Similarly, Kapha dominated people are more grounded, easygoing and nurturing by nature.
Among the tridosas, vata is considered to be the most important as it is responsible for regulating all the functions of the body such as metabolism, ejaculation of semen, response of tissues, nervous system, elimination of waste products from our body.
Pitta is responsible for regulating the body temperature. The dominated area of Pitta is the digestive system of body. The body secretions,such as digestive juices, hemoglobin are types of pitta.
Kappa provides strength to the body. The moistness, lubrication, fertility, stability, memory are all provided by kappa. The dominated areas of kapha are chest, neck, stomach, nose and tongue.
There need to be a state of harmony between all the doshas in order of proper functioning of all the systems of body. Any imbalance in the ratio of tridosas is responsible of any kind of ailment in the body. Ayurveda suggests the best way to maintain the harmony of vata, pita and kapha in the body.
Ayurveda is a holistic science of treatment as it cures the disease from the root level. All the medicines in ayurvedic treatment come from plants and natural herbs. Since none of the medications are synthetic, so there are no side effects. Though, it is a true fact that ayurvedic treatment might take slightly longer time to show the desired results, but ultimately you will find a permanent relief from diseases that often have no permanent cure in allopathic medicines. If you live the lifestyle as recommended in ayurveda then probably the state of treatment may not come as your body will remain healthy enough to fight the symptoms of any disease before it comes.
Ayurveda is a complete science of treatment of every common and chronic disease in a holistic way. If you follow the diet, yoga, mediation and lifestyle mentioned in ayurveda, it is very easy to live a healthy and happy life for a longer period of time.
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