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"We are in the midst of a global paradigm shift in health care:"
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------At the centre of this change is Ayurvedic medicine, a healing system which promotes health using natural, nontoxic substances and which recognizes the important role of the mind and emotions. A paradigm is a model used to explain how and why events happen the way they do, and as mankind's comprehension of the universe evolves, new paradigms emerge. The best example of paradigm shifts is the field of modern physics. The classical Newtonian explanation of the world which for two hundred years was accepted as reality has now been replaced by quantum mechanics, superstrings, and field theory. In the old paradigm, every event had a definite cause and every action has an equal and opposite reaction. In the new paradigm, we describe events as possibilities instead of certainities and we recognise now the interconnectedness of all phenomena. The new explanation of the universe is, in a word, more holistic than the old reductionist view of explaining events in terms of separate, unrelated
components.
In the same way, the medical paradigm shift which we are experiencing today represents represents a movement towards holism. The old paradigm viewed the human being as a machine, with separate systems, organs and tissues; it separated mind and body into distinct categories. The new paradigm acknowledges the mutual interdependance of the physical body, mind, emotions and the environment in creating health and disease. Neither is there separation in the emerging face of medicine between physician and patient. The new paradigm has removed the absolute authority from the doctor and re-fashioned a model of shared responsibility between patient and physician - much in the same way that an electron forming a bond is shared between the two nuclei."
The author goes on to explain how he completed his Ph.D in Ayurveda in India he returned to the United States, attended regular medical school and earned a conventional MD degree with advanced training in general internal medicine. But he says;
"Today, in my medical practice at the NIAM, I generally do not use toxic pharmaceutical drugs, irritating allopathic medicines, vaccines, or serums."
He also says;
" There is truly only one healing force in this universe and that is Nature herself. Neither the synthetic medicines of the modern allopath nor the botanical medicines of the herbalist can effect healing. Only the inherent and universal forces of Nature can do that and it is the physician's role to facilitate and promote this process with the aid of natural, non-harmful physical, mental, and spiritual therapies."
"Almost all disease is curable. We each just have to discover our own unique path to balance and surrender to the Supreme."
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These are excerpts from an article written by;
Dr. Scott Gerson, M.D.
Executive Director
Basic and Clinical Research
Medical Director, Clinical Services
The National Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine
USA.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------At the centre of this change is Ayurvedic medicine, a healing system which promotes health using natural, nontoxic substances and which recognizes the important role of the mind and emotions. A paradigm is a model used to explain how and why events happen the way they do, and as mankind's comprehension of the universe evolves, new paradigms emerge. The best example of paradigm shifts is the field of modern physics. The classical Newtonian explanation of the world which for two hundred years was accepted as reality has now been replaced by quantum mechanics, superstrings, and field theory. In the old paradigm, every event had a definite cause and every action has an equal and opposite reaction. In the new paradigm, we describe events as possibilities instead of certainities and we recognise now the interconnectedness of all phenomena. The new explanation of the universe is, in a word, more holistic than the old reductionist view of explaining events in terms of separate, unrelated
components.
In the same way, the medical paradigm shift which we are experiencing today represents represents a movement towards holism. The old paradigm viewed the human being as a machine, with separate systems, organs and tissues; it separated mind and body into distinct categories. The new paradigm acknowledges the mutual interdependance of the physical body, mind, emotions and the environment in creating health and disease. Neither is there separation in the emerging face of medicine between physician and patient. The new paradigm has removed the absolute authority from the doctor and re-fashioned a model of shared responsibility between patient and physician - much in the same way that an electron forming a bond is shared between the two nuclei."
The author goes on to explain how he completed his Ph.D in Ayurveda in India he returned to the United States, attended regular medical school and earned a conventional MD degree with advanced training in general internal medicine. But he says;
"Today, in my medical practice at the NIAM, I generally do not use toxic pharmaceutical drugs, irritating allopathic medicines, vaccines, or serums."
He also says;
" There is truly only one healing force in this universe and that is Nature herself. Neither the synthetic medicines of the modern allopath nor the botanical medicines of the herbalist can effect healing. Only the inherent and universal forces of Nature can do that and it is the physician's role to facilitate and promote this process with the aid of natural, non-harmful physical, mental, and spiritual therapies."
"Almost all disease is curable. We each just have to discover our own unique path to balance and surrender to the Supreme."
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These are excerpts from an article written by;
Dr. Scott Gerson, M.D.
Executive Director
Basic and Clinical Research
Medical Director, Clinical Services
The National Institute of Ayurvedic Medicine
USA.
Saturday, July 09, 2005
Thursday, June 30, 2005
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Friday, June 17, 2005
Another Reason to Lose Weight: Obesity Now Found to Increase Risk of Dementia
By Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, May 3, 2005, abstracted from "Obesity in middle age and future risk of dementia: a 27 year longitudinal population based study" in an early online issue of the British Medical Journal
Despite significant efforts at increasing awareness regarding the health risks of obesity, the number of Americans who are either overweight or obese continues to increase. Although 135 million Americans aged 20 and older are overweight or obese,(1) even more alarming has been the tripling of overweight and obese teenagers since 1976 in the United States.(2)
While an estimated 300,000 U.S. adults die of causes related to obesity, from heart disease to type 2 diabetes,(3) a new study(4) has found that obesity also increases the risk of death from dementia.
Dementia is defined as “a deterioration in cognitive ability.” Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease , the two most common forms of dementia, cost the US Healthcare system $5.6 billion and $100 billion each year, respectively.(5)
In the study, 10,276 men and women underwent a detailed health evaluation from 1964 to 1973 when they were aged 40-45 and were re-examined between January 1994 and April 2003 in an attempt to find any evidence of dementia.
The researchers found that obesity increased the risk of dementia by 74% while overweight people had a 35% greater risk for dementia. Finally, men and women with the lowest body fat levels had a 72% and 60% decreased risk for dementia, respectively, compared to subjects with the highest body fat levels.
By Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, May 3, 2005, abstracted from "Obesity in middle age and future risk of dementia: a 27 year longitudinal population based study" in an early online issue of the British Medical Journal
Despite significant efforts at increasing awareness regarding the health risks of obesity, the number of Americans who are either overweight or obese continues to increase. Although 135 million Americans aged 20 and older are overweight or obese,(1) even more alarming has been the tripling of overweight and obese teenagers since 1976 in the United States.(2)
While an estimated 300,000 U.S. adults die of causes related to obesity, from heart disease to type 2 diabetes,(3) a new study(4) has found that obesity also increases the risk of death from dementia.
Dementia is defined as “a deterioration in cognitive ability.” Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Disease , the two most common forms of dementia, cost the US Healthcare system $5.6 billion and $100 billion each year, respectively.(5)
In the study, 10,276 men and women underwent a detailed health evaluation from 1964 to 1973 when they were aged 40-45 and were re-examined between January 1994 and April 2003 in an attempt to find any evidence of dementia.
The researchers found that obesity increased the risk of dementia by 74% while overweight people had a 35% greater risk for dementia. Finally, men and women with the lowest body fat levels had a 72% and 60% decreased risk for dementia, respectively, compared to subjects with the highest body fat levels.
Thursday, June 16, 2005
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Wednesday, June 08, 2005
India all set to show yoga power - The Economic Times: "India all set to show yoga power
India's more than 4,000-year-old yoga tradition may witness some high-octane trade disputes sometime from now. The Union government is building its muscles to bust the market monopolies on yoga that Western practitioners have been securing through copyrights, trademarks and patents. Yoga is a flourishing $27bn-a-year business in the US.
To start with, the government is making a digital database of 1,500 yoga postures and their therapeutic properties that can be used to overthrow the 134 patents on yoga accessories, 150 yoga-related copyrights and 2,315 yoga trademarks the US Patent Office has granted so far, sources said.
India's more than 4,000-year-old yoga tradition may witness some high-octane trade disputes sometime from now. The Union government is building its muscles to bust the market monopolies on yoga that Western practitioners have been securing through copyrights, trademarks and patents. Yoga is a flourishing $27bn-a-year business in the US.
To start with, the government is making a digital database of 1,500 yoga postures and their therapeutic properties that can be used to overthrow the 134 patents on yoga accessories, 150 yoga-related copyrights and 2,315 yoga trademarks the US Patent Office has granted so far, sources said.
Saturday, May 28, 2005
When thinking becomes rational, hearts can sing Music has had its origin in Nature. Man has only tried imitating the song of the birds, flutter of the leaves and the sound of the cascading water.
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
Sunshine Therapy is the Only Clinic of Its Kind in the World that Gives Cerebral Palsy Patients the Ability to Walk for the First Time EverSunshine Therapy and Ayurveda are Working togeth
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Glowing skin, the ayurvedic way
- Skin health is linked to body health, according to ayurveda, and that means a balanced diet and lifestyle practices. Only then will it show on the skin, which can then be enhanced with ayurvedic cosmetics.
- Skin health is linked to body health, according to ayurveda, and that means a balanced diet and lifestyle practices. Only then will it show on the skin, which can then be enhanced with ayurvedic cosmetics.
Monday, May 16, 2005
Saturday, May 14, 2005
Ayurveda products come to India - from Britain!- Indo-Asian News Service. New Delhi, May 11
IANS) London headquartered Asta Berry Biosciences is planning to launch its ayurvedic beauty care products in India in a technical tie-up with a Delhi-based firm. The British company is collaborating with Murari Brothers, which has been in ayurvedic trade since 1951. Asta Berry would be manufacturing most of the products like almond cream, fruit cream, hair gel, fruit bleach in its plants in the capital to cater to the domestic market as well as overseas in Britain and other European markets, a company statement said Wednesday.
"The company intends to launch new products at regular intervals to match with the shifting fashion and beauty trends of Indian women," said Anil Arya, Asta Berry Biosciences director. Asta Berry has developed 16 acres of agricultural land in Dehradun Valley for production of herbs for its products, which would be tested in its laboratories before being exported to European countries, the company stated.
IANS) London headquartered Asta Berry Biosciences is planning to launch its ayurvedic beauty care products in India in a technical tie-up with a Delhi-based firm. The British company is collaborating with Murari Brothers, which has been in ayurvedic trade since 1951. Asta Berry would be manufacturing most of the products like almond cream, fruit cream, hair gel, fruit bleach in its plants in the capital to cater to the domestic market as well as overseas in Britain and other European markets, a company statement said Wednesday.
"The company intends to launch new products at regular intervals to match with the shifting fashion and beauty trends of Indian women," said Anil Arya, Asta Berry Biosciences director. Asta Berry has developed 16 acres of agricultural land in Dehradun Valley for production of herbs for its products, which would be tested in its laboratories before being exported to European countries, the company stated.
Friday, May 06, 2005
Thursday, May 05, 2005
Naturopathy experts concerned over untrained professionals
Naturopathy experts in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, particularly in Coimbatore, are expressing concern over the mushrooming of a number of unprofessionally managed herbal massage centres.
Most of them have sprung up around tourist spots with tall claims of providing Ayurvedic treatment for all kinds of physical ailments.
Haunted by the toxic side effects of modern drugs, people from across the world flock to India looking for succour from alternative medicinal therapies. Experts, however, caution that there are only a few selective people who understand Ayurveda and the impact of its treatment.
Naturopathy experts in Tamil Nadu and Kerala, particularly in Coimbatore, are expressing concern over the mushrooming of a number of unprofessionally managed herbal massage centres.
Most of them have sprung up around tourist spots with tall claims of providing Ayurvedic treatment for all kinds of physical ailments.
Haunted by the toxic side effects of modern drugs, people from across the world flock to India looking for succour from alternative medicinal therapies. Experts, however, caution that there are only a few selective people who understand Ayurveda and the impact of its treatment.
Monday, April 25, 2005
Irregular dietary habits cause of diseases, stress-induced anxietyAYURVEDIC approach in the management of nutritional disorders came under the spotlight at the 21st National Conference of Ayurvedic Specialists which began at the Shri Dhanwantry Ayurvedic College today.
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