In Ayur-Veda health care, prevention of illness and disease is of primary importance, as in the East - good health and a long life are valued as an important part of life itself. In the West - good health is taken for granted and it is only when illness or medical problems present themselves that the patient will go to a doctor to diagnose the problem and then treat the condition. Consequently in Ayur-Veda treatment takes place much earlier than in the West, even before the symptoms present themselves where diagnosis made by pluse examination. The Ayur-Vedic focus is on maintaining good health hence preventing illness and early detection of the problems, which left untreated, may present themselves in the form of an illness or disease. Early detection brings great benefits to the severity of the illness and its subsequent cure. More ....
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