If there is one system of natural healing that has taken the world by storm since ancient times, it is Ayurveda. Tried and tested for over 5,000 years, the practice of ayurvedic medicine has brought immense relief from various ailments. It also balances the three universal energies – Vata, pitta, and Kapha. Ayurvedic medicine first originated in India. Since then has become a widespread healing science. It helps people recover from various diseases in a natural and organic way.
There are many ayurvedic medicine benefits and few of them are listed below:
1. TREATS HEREDITARY AND HORMONAL CONDITIONS
It has been proved time and again that Ayurveda has been successful in controlling and curing many hereditary, hormonal and auto-immune diseases with the help of natural healing methods. Ayurvedic practitioners use a healthy diet. They bring change in lifestyle, reduce physical and mental stress. They use various natural herbs as a way to curb various diseases like Alzheimer’s, Dementia, anxiety and even cancer.
2. BALANCES BODY ENERGIES
Ayurvedic medicine helps in balancing the three types of doshas – Vata, pitta, and Kapha that constitute the science behind a human body. An imbalance of these energies which includes wrong food choices, reduction in activity levels, stress and depression leads to various problems. Ayurveda helps in balancing these energies according to body type, restoring health and vigor.
3. TREATS SKIN PROBLEMS
Our skin is one organ that needs a lot of care and upkeep. Many times we are not able to take good care and face problems like acne, pimples, breakout, premature aging, and dark circles. Ayurvedic medicine benefits immensely to restore the good health of the skin, hydrating it and promoting the healthy growth of the skin cells.
4. LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE AND CHOLESTEROL
An Ayurveda diet surely helps in lowering the blood pressure and cholesterol to immense levels. Both high blood pressure and cholesterol lead to heart problems and hence Ayurveda helps in reversing the thickening of the walls of arteries which can cause heart attacks and strokes.
5. HELPS MAINTAIN WEIGHT
Ayurvedic medicine also helps in maintaining and reducing weight. There are many ayurvedic medicines and essential oils that aid weight loss to a considerable amount. Ayurveda also promotes acquiescence and believes that a diet should be fair, realistic and easy to follow. There are several diets based on the Ayurvedic medicine medium that helps in losing weight according to the energies one constitutes.
6. LOWERS INFLAMMATION
Ayurvedic medicine works on the premise of a body taking proper diet, living a stress-free life, getting enough rest and inhaling pure air. If all this does not combine together it results in an imbalance in metabolism and hence causes inflammation. Thus Ayurveda helps in maintaining the body equilibrium and reducing inflammation that regulates other organs as well. Reduced inflammation also helps in increasing the energy levels in an individual.
7. CURES HORMONAL IMBALANCE
Due to unhealthy lifestyles, many people today suffer from the problem of hormonal imbalance. This imbalance causes many problems like infertility, cysts, and even skin problems. Hence, ayurvedic medicines help to restore insulin levels and create a hormonal balance that helps cure these problems. Ayurveda medicines have also been helpful in the treatment of infrequent menstruation, lack of ovulation, multiple immature follicles, increased levels of male hormones, excess facial and body hair growth and various other skin issues like acne and oily skin.
8. INCREASES ANTIOXIDANTS IN THE BODY
Ayurvedic medicines are rich in antioxidants and hence they increase nutrition in the body, making it vigorous and healthy. Antioxidants help in beating the infection-causing fungi, viruses, and bacteria and help in the growth of healthy cells and follicles. Most of the ayurvedic medicines are pro-biotic rich and thus help in giving cool or warm effects to the body, based on the place where one lives in. Ayurveda also completes the nutrient requirement of every person, based on their body energy, with the diets that are rich in minerals, vitamins, fats, carbohydrates, zinc, magnesium, etc.
Krishan Jangir