Alternative Medicine - Ayurvedic
Ayurvedic means life and knowledge. This ancient alternative healing system has been practiced in India for many years although there is now a tendency towards western style medicine in the main cities. But most of the population live in rural areas where it is estimated that 70% still use this form of healing.
The basics of Ayurvedic are broke down into three main categories and those are diet, herbs, and yoga. Certain authorities have warned that some of the herbs used could be poisonous, and there are a host of people saying that this form of alternative medicine is a rip off, and that if anyone should want to go down this route of alternative medicine is that they should double check what they are taking. Not being a scientist or a botanist I feel as though I do not have that sort of expertise to comment any further about the herbs used.
But again with all forms of alternative medicine there will always be people that will say that the unusual does not work although a lot of the websites I visited said that it was good for arthritis and Rheumatoid arthritis. A good point to push forward here would be to mention the fact that one of the more popular food supplements on the market today is Micro Phytoplankton which is nothing but a single cell alga, and who would have said ten years ago that we would be taking this type of food supplement on a daily basis.
Like a lot of alternative medicine cures Ayurvedic medicine is diet based which seems to be the modern trend and when you read all the reports on how diet based cures are having success it’s no wonder that this type of alternative medicine is catching on.
Another thing I did notice about Ayurvedic medicine is that is based on a vegetarian diet which would be on the alkaline side rather than the acid contents of sugar based products and meat.
As for Rheumatoid arthritis that can leave people in such a bad way that they can become bed ridden and in so much pain I do believe from reading reports of them being cured through these diet related cures is a good thing. Perhaps modern medicine has a lot to learn although I do believe that some of the large drug companies have taken out patents on certain of the drugs that are used in Ayurvedic medicine, which to me tells me that there is something there otherwise they would not be taking such measures.
By: Ivan Hince
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March 4th, 2010 8:09 pm
I am all about alternative medicines. It seems like our society is so quick to offer a pill that understanding diet and exercise is the key to lots of cures.
March 4th, 2010 9:36 pm
Yeah, I would always recommend people be cautious about taking “natural” or “herbal” supplements like these. They may have a safe aura about them, but mixing them with other supplements may cause problems.
March 5th, 2010 3:48 am
Ayurvedic is good if you have any type of allergy from medicine. I used to take them when I have cold.
March 5th, 2010 7:21 am
Thank for posting this. I have heard of Ayurvedic medicine before but was unclear to what it was. Your article gave a very good introduction.
March 5th, 2010 7:58 pm
I spent 4 months travelling around India, I learnt about Reiki, did a 10 Vipassana meditation course but never learnt about Ayurvedic medicine.
Next time….
March 6th, 2010 7:13 am
Great post, very informative. I think a lot of people will find this very useful.Keep post in coming future as well!!!
March 6th, 2010 7:49 am
I’ve never heard of Ayurvedic as an alternative medicine but now I do. It was an interesting read.
March 6th, 2010 10:06 am
interesting post and i agree with the comment about checking what you are taking before you embark on a new alternative health program. many people get too whipped up in the hype surround treatments such as this.
March 6th, 2010 12:21 pm
Ayurvedic is getting popular in europe more and more as yoga.
March 6th, 2010 10:14 pm
I’ll try anything at this point. Thanks for the information.
March 7th, 2010 1:30 pm
Have you read Dr Deepak Chopra’s books? He’s a foremost expert in bringing the works of Aryuveda to the West. Thousands of years of knowledge are able to last till now for a reason. Anyway, it would be interesting to see more people (especially medical doctors) explore it and subject it to modern medicine’s scrutiny.
March 8th, 2010 9:51 am
Taking herbal medicine is safe, overdose is avoided.
March 8th, 2010 5:56 pm
The best results I’ve had is alternative medicine. I feel like a cow going to slaughter when I go to the doctors office.
March 8th, 2010 10:47 pm
If they ever come up with an all natural diet supplement that suppresses hunger, I am all for it!
March 9th, 2010 8:15 am
I will diet with the natural diet supplement, please give me a lesson abaut natural supplement and how to effect about my body.
March 9th, 2010 11:40 pm
A plant based diet with the right mix of protein and limited sugar intake will allow the body to balance itself and will automatically lead to proper digestion, which will allow the body to efficiently use what you ingest
March 10th, 2010 6:29 am
I totally agree with you.I also think ayurvedic medicine helps a lot in curing a diseases without any side effect.Thanks a lot for sharing.Keep blogging
March 10th, 2010 7:19 am
hi, this is really helpful info. so that the persons who want to use they can get info. thanks for sharing.
March 10th, 2010 10:43 am
Very interesting post.Really it may help us a lot in future.Very informative and useful for us.Thanks a lot for sharing.
March 10th, 2010 10:46 am
Karen.
Hi.
While reading your blog, i realized that i am one of the many thousands of fat people that only ever talk about health and never do anything about it.
But then i wondered about something else. you see - i am a website designer and recently i set up a website on stem cells and at the time wondered if what i was doing was ethical.
these stem cell products are synthetic and it seems to be a very good thing, but in truth i didn’t really worry as all i was doing was setting up the website.
now i do not need to tell you how the term “alternative medicine” can be twisted to suit almost any purpose, but i wish that i knew the answers to these daily confrontations that i encounter with ethics.
especially online.
thanks for a thought provoking post.
and yes- i will start to exercise next week :+)
rob
March 10th, 2010 2:52 pm
it is true that large drug companies have filed patent on some herbs which are vital for ayurvedic, I think this kinds of moves from these drug companies must be stopped in my opinion.
March 10th, 2010 6:50 pm
Those people suffering from chronic arthritis have very little choice when it comes to treatment. I’m sure that a good amount of people would welcome a natural approach to treatment (such as Ayurvedic) when all other traditional approaches fail. Thanks for the post about this natural method of treatment.
March 12th, 2010 2:47 pm
Hi guys,
This is an excellent topic you are discussing about and i really appreciate it. It should be going on.
Regards,
hotelomania
March 13th, 2010 9:26 am
Thank you so much for covering this topic. I think in most cases whatever we need to heal natural ailments is right here on the planet in natural form.
The problem is some of the unnatural mutations from chemical productions and man made toxins, then requires the stronger chemical based medicines to treat.
It is a vicious cycle, but the more we can get back to natural living and natural healing, the better off we will be.
March 13th, 2010 10:08 am
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March 17th, 2010 10:46 am
interesting post and i agree with the comment about observations what you are taking before you embark on a new alternative health program. many people get too whipped up in the hype surround treatments such as this.
March 20th, 2010 8:07 pm
These days there are so many alternatives medicine has been introduced and so many companies are now getting engaged with this field..
March 21st, 2010 5:31 am
Ayurvedic exercise, such as Yoga, is just one of many exercises to remove energy blockages in our body in order to maintain healthy. That, I’ve no doubt. Because I’m a student of Yoga, Ci Gong, and Toaist meditation.
But, as for the Ayurvedic way of lifestyle for example, vegetarian food, I try not to totally commit into it for 2 reasons.
(1) Modern farming around the world is depriving fruits and vegetables of vitamins and minerals. You can find more information in this matter via search engines.
(2) We still need animal-based food to stay healthy no matter how many vegetarians deny this fact.
May 10th, 2010 11:06 am
I always prefer to herbal treatment.
June 24th, 2010 8:27 pm
Interesting read, I have never heard of Ayurvedic before this. Thanks I appreciate the knowledge, I really do believe in changing a lifestyle like diet and herbs to change for the better.
June 28th, 2010 5:48 pm
ayurvedic medicines really work and it is cheaper than conventional medicines too.:’~
July 11th, 2010 6:27 pm
i tried ayurvedic medicines and chinese medicines and both are great`;.
August 29th, 2010 6:00 pm
my grandfather is fond of ayurvedic medicines coz he know that it works well.~:
October 7th, 2010 7:59 am
ayurvedic medicines have made my health very good in the past years,~;
December 4th, 2010 6:57 am
my grandmother is always into herbal stuffs and she always say that ayurvedic medicines are the best stuff *`:
August 16th, 2011 12:43 am
thanks you for information
hopefully benefit us all