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Why Traditional Medicine Matters

Every medical system has its limitations. Acupuncture, naturopathy, chiropractics, and Ayurveda--these are wonderful alternative medical systems and they, too, have their own limitations. Modern allopathic medicine is no exception. Nothing can compare to modern medicine during an acute emergency. When it comes to certain heart attacks, stroke paralysis, fracture, or acute appendicitis, modern medicine has achieved great success. Additionally, these treatments rely on a very profound, scientifically developed method of research--double-blind studies that show the effectiveness or lack of effectiveness of a drug.

But, modern medicine, like every other system of medicine, has its challenges.…

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 From Ayurveda to biomedicine: understanding the human body

Ayurveda is a rich and complex tradition that has always encompassed influences from a variety of cultures as well as retaining very specific, local applications. Ayurveda cannot be reduced to a simple definition, marketing slogan or quantifiable national export.

 Traditional health claims about India’s ayurvedic foods help make them big business

In India, you can buy saffron that is “useful in asthma, indigestion, body pain, fever, dry skin diseases and pregnancy”, ghee that increases “memory power”, intellect and digestion, and lemon pickle that “improves your immunity level and helps the human body develop resistance against infectious agents”. Such claims rely not on the credulity of Indian consumers but on deep and widespread convictions about the power of foods to promote well-being.

Articles of Interest

Achieving Balance With Ayurveda

Ayurveda is the study of life. Ayur is life and Ved means to know. According to Ayurveda, life or existence is not a rigid compartment, but a harmonious flow. Even the five elements of which the whole universe is made of are not tight compartments of defined objects. They flow into one another. Each one of the elements contains the other four.

Does Science Support Ayurveda?

Ayurvedic medicine was practiced for thousands of years before anyone invented the placebo controlled experiment. How has this ancient system held up to modern scientific scrutiny?

Facts About Ayurvedic Medicine

Though Ayurveda, or Ayurvedic medicine, was documented in the sacred historical texts known as the Vedas many centuries ago, Ayurveda has evolved over the years and is now integrated with other traditional practices, including yoga.

India’s Craze for Ayurveda Is Producing Billionaires

A yoga teacher clad in white robes and often seen meditating on the banks of the Ganges is the latest to join the billionaires club in India. But Acharya Balkrishna is no ordinary yoga teacher. He controls Patanjali Ayurved Ltd., the consumer-products company founded by his guru, Baba Ramdev, and whose Ayurvedic soaps, shampoos and food supplements are increasingly becoming staples in middle-class Indian homes.

My Mother, My Disease, and Me

Doctors told me cystic fibrosis would kill me by age 15. My mom told me I just had allergies. After a childhood of Ayurvedic treatments, I've embraced Western medicine as an adult, without abandoning my alternative roots.

Resources

10 Simple Ayurvedic Tools for Wellness

In ancient India, Ayurvedic physicians were paid only when everyone in the community they served was healthy.

3 Ayurveda-Inspired Tips For A Smooth And Energizing Transition To Spring

Ayurveda takes a holistic approach to bring the body, mind and soul into homeostasis (balance) and as such there are numerous recommendations for taking care of yourself during this time. These focus on nutrition, exercise and mental well-being.

Ayurveda For You

Comprehensive Blog on Ayurveda - Science of life

Ayurvedic Talk

This blog is everything related to Ayurveda, Yoga and Holistic Life. An ever growing compilation of ideas, news, researches in the field of herbal medicine that will help you to bring natural balance to your life.

HeyMonicaB: A Blooming Resource on Ayurveda

I am the spark who inspires, beautifies, and makes Ayurveda simple for the sake of making millions of people healthy and happy.

Live Ayurveda

"Ayurveda and its miraculous" "Ayurvedic home remedies".

Planet Ayurveda

Planet Ayurveda is a leading ayurvedic organization based in Chandigarh, India. It is involved in manufacturing of herbal supplements and exporting all over the world. The founder is MD Ayurveda expert - Dr.Vikram Chauhan, who is also practicing Ayurvedic medicine and expert in ancient technique of Pulse diagnosis.

Simple Ayurveda

Simple Ayurveda is here to make ancient science easy to understand, relatable and totally possible for you to apply into your modern day life so that you can be your healthiest, most vibrant self.

Wholesome Ayurveda

With this blog I want to provide my readers with useful and reliable information from the ancient science of Āyurveda, to live a healthy life. This blog will be mostly based on my study of ancient Āyurveda and my experience with it. I want to provide my readers with reliable, practically tested and effective information. Hope you like it!

Association of Ayurvedic Professionals of North America

Our vision is to bring the healing science of Ayurveda and its modalities to the forefront of integrative medicine in the West.

National Ayurvedic Medical Association

Welcome to the Welcome to the National Ayurvedic Medical Association. Representing the Ayurvedic profession in the United States of America, we seek to preserve, protect, promote and advance the consciousness-based philosophy, knowledge, science and practice of Ayurveda for the benefit of all beings.

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health

Few well-designed clinical trials and systematic research reviews suggest that Ayurvedic approaches are effective.