One Patient, Too Many Specialists
The past half-century has seen many changes in our healthcare system, mainly because of dramatic advances in technology, together with the development of a vast array of new drugs. Over...
Total Health Management
You’ve by no doubt heard this type of question many times: “I always eat organic food so why am I constantly feeling unwell?” The simple answer is that no matter...
Why Self-Treatments Are Dangerous?
Nowadays we are inundated with health information. Popular magazines and newspapers are packed with articles, often written by people with no real expertise and the internet is awash with advertisements...
What Makes Ayurveda A Complete Health System?
This article does not set out to make the claim that Ayurveda is the best of all health systems. What it does attempt to show is how the multiple components...
Pathogens And Their Role In Disease
The term ‘Pathogen’ is generally used to refer to an infectious agent that can cause disease in its host. The most common examples would be a bacterium, a fungus, a...
The Ayurvedic Definition Of Holistic
The word holistic must be one of today’s most misused words. We frequently hear people make statements such as “I have a holistic doctor”, which is presumably intended to mean...
Body Indicators – Understanding the Signals from Your Body
Body Indicators – Understanding the Signals from Your Body How often do we hear a person say that they have been to the doctor because they have noticed one or...
The Meaning Of Holistic In Ayurvedic Treatment
The term ‘holistic’ has become one of the most overused and misunderstood terms in our language. It is common to hear such a statement as: “I have a holistic doctor”,...
Conventional Vs Ayurvedic Concept Of Prevention
The majority of westerners at one time or another depend on prescription drugs to treat their health problems, and these medications generally succeed in reducing or even eliminating symptoms, but...