Warning: This article is rooted in the principles of Ayurveda and is intended for informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Before making any changes to your diet or lifestyle, especially if you have a chronic condition, please consult your healthcare provider or a certified nutrition specialist.
People in the modern world do not devote much attention to their health until they encounter illnesses and problems in their body. Upon feeling sick, people visit hospitals and seek the help of doctors, but they often realize that not all diseases can be cured by modern medicine. So they ask themselves “why?” and “how, who can help a sick person?”
Modern medicine is an official, generally accepted science that aims to strengthen and maintain health, prevent and treat diseases, and relieve various types of suffering. It is allopathic because it strives to relieve symptoms that arise during an illness and mainly focuses on select organs, rather than treating the body as a whole. Wikipedia tells us that the world allopathy is “drawn from the Greek prefix ἄλλος (állos), ‘other,’ ‘different’ + the suffix πάθος (páthos), ‘suffering.’”
That is, once bodily changes evoke pain, doctors begin prescribing drugs aimed at revealing the pain, - painkillers and other symptomatic medicine - solving only specific local problems. As it evolved as a science, modern medicine achieved great success and is now used perfectly by many qualified specialists; however, the overwhelming majority of people are sick and unhappy, and medicine is powerless. Looking back and studying the methods of healing in the past centuries and even millenia, we can see that Ayurveda has the answers to all of our questions about maintaining and saving our health.
The goal of this ancient study is to first restore health and then help an individual realize his true nature and live harmonically in this world; Ayurveda is holistic, meaning that it offers a comprehensive approach.
According to Ayurvedic principles, a person whose life seems perfectly fine does not always gain true happiness and health. Until he has realized his inner potential, a gnawing inner feeling of emptiness will reappear consistently in the form of various mental struggles and physical illnesses.
No disease is incurable in Ayurveda. As for medicine- the saying “the only difference between medicine and poison is the dose” characterizes this aspect perfectly. Sacred Ayurvedic treatises written millions of years ago are still applicable in the modern world, since the structure of the human body has remained the same.
It is also noteworthy that modern medicine is derivative of Ayurveda.
Imagine a powerful tree with strong roots that deeply penetrate the earth and a wide crown, and this will be the image of Ayurveda. In this model, only a few top branches are representative of modern medicine, which is how the relationship and interconnection seems to me.
The differing approaches of modern medicine and Ayurveda can be briefly explained: medicine heals the disease, while Ayurveda heals the person. It is important to maintain a reasonable approach to one’s wellbeing, and we would be happy to help you with our Ayurvedic knowledge.
The views expressed are based on traditional Ayurvedic texts and do not constitute medical advice.