Ayurveda means the “Science of life” comprising of a system of lifestyle recommendations (which include diet, exercise and meditation), along with the use of specific herbs and minerals in the management of disease conditions.
Most men are aware of their increased risk for prostate cancer if one of their brothers is diagnosed with the disease. When a man develops prostate cancer, his brothers are twice as likely to get the disease as well, often earlier.
Homeopathy is based on basic principles that practitioners may refer to as laws:
Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee announced that the name of the Department of Indian systems of Medicines and Homoeopathy in the Ministry of Health would be changed to Department of AYUSH.
Researchers from University of Kalyani, West Bengal, have discovered that a homeopathic remedy, effectively cured mice afflicted by arsenic poisoning.
Some parents of children diagnosed with attention deficit disorder will try just about anything to avoid drug treatment – homeopathy, chiropractic, massage, even faith healing.
Mr Digambar Kamat – Minister of Power – declared in World Congress on Holistic Medicine that he himself was cured of a disease by homeopathy which did not respond for many years by normal allopathic treatment and as such he is staunch believer of holistic medicine.
Naturopathy is a way of life, harmonious with nature, to keep us healthy in daily life and a system of Healing Science (Medicine) using Nature’s agents, to cure us when diseased.
Siddha system is one of the oldest systems of medicine in India. The term ‘Siddha’ means achievement and the ‘Siddhars’ were saintly figures who achieved results in medicine through the practice of Yoga. Eighteen ‘Siddhars’ seem to have contributed towards the development of this medical system.
Modern civilization owes an immense debt to ancient Greece. Almost everything that contributes to the interest and happiness of life originated in Greece. Philosophy and history, poetry and drama, sculpture and architecture, mathematics and astronomy, science and medicine; all had their roots there, and indeed attained in some instances a level of excellence which has never since been equalled.