With the emergence of several chronic problems and degenerative diseases, there is an increasing demand for alternative healing systems and complementary medicines.
The sum of bad habits and poor quality food has given rise to health problems that modern medicine cannot solve, and in this way ancient medicines like Ayurveda come into focus with the central idea of ​​prevention.
Modern Medicine X Ayurveda
With all the faith we've developed in the last century in modern science and medicine, why are more and more people looking to ancient medical rationales like Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine?
The answer lies in the desire to live the last few years with health and without chronic problems. Modern medicine is an excellent corrective tool for serious illnesses and problems, we know that. But even with the emergence of new integrative thinking in today's physicians, the pharmaceutical industry still dominates the midst of modern medical sciences. And so, diseases became the most profitable market in the world, investing little in prevention and betting on the almost infinite possibility of correction in the short term.
But Ayurveda focuses on prevention and, before prescribing any correction tool (interventions, herbal medicines), it acts on changing lifestyles and suppressing harmful habits.
In this way, we avoid that new diseases form or that new imbalances continue to increase the diseases already installed, and in the medium term, it is possible to reduce harmful effects on the body and leave for an integral and complete rebalancing.
How Does Prevention Work in Ayurveda?
Ayurveda bets on adapting the lifestyle to the biotype of each individual. That is, before prescribing any change in someone's life, the Ayurvedic therapist performs a complete diagnosis and traces a psychophysical biotype called Dosha.
This diagnosis allows habits (bad or good) to be adapted to the capacity and needs of each one, and the diet to be adjusted according to the digestive fire and the need not only for nutrients, but also for flavors and special properties of food for each individual. body-mind set.
And in this way, a therapeutic path of prevention and cure is traced at all levels of life, including food, routine, sleep, proper exercise and much more. This increases longevity by improving nutrient absorption (physical and emotional) and decreasing tissue wear and tear.
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Daily Routine and Healthy Habits
The idea of ​​prevention in Ayurveda is called Svastravitta and is based on proper habits and a healthy lifestyle. The foundation of health, according to Ayurveda, is linked to three essential factors: diet, sleep and healthy sexual activity.
When we eat properly, toxins, called AMA, are not generated, which impair the distribution of dense and subtle energy in the body, and adequate absorption of nutrients is allowed.
When we adequate our sleep and get enough sleep without spoiling the body tissues, we achieve complete subtle digestion, absolute rest and perfect cellular reconstruction.
When we understand the healthy sexual routine for our biotype, we stop wearing our body excessively and, in addition to avoiding the waste of dense and subtle energies, we achieve complete and full sexual activity.
