Need they say, is the mother of all inventions! Whenever there is a need, living beings, at least the ones with a strong survival instinct, do figure a way out. The same could be said about various medical systems. It is safe to assume that diseases happen to almost everyone. And when they do happen, the need and a strong desire to get back to normalcy can compel the diseased to find a solution. But what if the solution provides just symptomatic or temporary relief, and does not guarantee that ...

As we mentioned in our previous post, Ayurveda – ‘Ayur’ meaning ‘Life’ and ‘Veda’ meaning ‘Science’, is ‘The Wisdom of Life’. Ayurveda is a holistic healing and wellness science that was passed on to the Indian sages or rishis from the Gods themselves. The purpose of Ayurveda as a medical system is to safeguard health while enhancing the longevity of life. Much before modern science could even decipher the connection between body...

By now we have clearly understood that Ayurveda is a natural science that believes that we are all a part of Mother Nature. We also mentioned in one of our earlier posts that the knowledge of Ayurveda was acquired by the sages or rishis of India after understanding the universe and its creation in detail, which they passed on to future generations through Atharva Veda and several other classical Ayurvedic texts and scriptures. Ayurveda views human beings as a whole – one that includes the...