Ayurveda is a rational approach to total wholeness which insight-fully utilizes the everyday daily routines of our lives for creating and maintaining health. The classical texts of Ayurveda, some of which have survived to the present day, are encyclopedic in their detail and date back 3000 years, though the oral tradition is shrouded in the midst of an even more distant time. In these texts, insights are given regarding what a human being truly is, what defines health, how illness manifests, and how it can be reversed and prevented. The approach of ayurvedic medicine is strikingly more life and health-oriented than disease and treatment-oriented. It offers humanity a holistic and total view of life and delineates the place of the human race within the entire cosmos.
Read MoreMy small Ayurvedic office pharmacy is stocked with jars, bottles, and bins filled with herbal medicines from home and abroad. We could compare these plant-based medicines to distinguished ambassadors from around the world gathered together to work for world peace and harmony. The world, in this analogy, consists of my patient population. Each and every jar tells a story.
Read MoreLet me be honest and clear. The illness we call “Lyme Disease” is a very complex and difficult condition to treat. Although I have had good success in many cases with the protocol described here, the disease’s repercussions sometimes persist long after treatment of any kind, including Ayurveda. But I have seen profound improvements in the health of the majority of my patients who have undergone these treatments.
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