Holistic Health

Health is defined by the WHO as 'a state of physical, mental and social well-being, not merely an absence of diseases or infirmity'. Flexible adjustment to the changing demands of environment is health and it is not a state.

Genuine health is the perfect functioning of the tripod of Body, Mind & Soul.

Holistic healthcare recognises the effect of sociological, psychological, economic, ecological and even political influences on health.

Before 1960, only Allopathic medicine was considered 'scientific' and other indigenous systems, though based on empirical knowledge, were labelled as 'quackery'. Due to scramble for 'appropriate technologies', ideas have changed. Interest in Alternative Medicine is on the rise in America and other Western countries.

There are more than 180 systems of Alternative Medicine. Ayurveda is being studied deeply. Homeopathy is already being practised even by Allopathic doctors. Psychotherapy, hypnotism, Yoga Therapy, Yogic Pranayama are vying for their own place. Everything seems to be tending towards Holistic medicine in accordance with the concept of holistic health.

Physical, mental, vital, intellectual and spiritual - these are the Five Levels of Being. For medicine to be holistic, it should be universally applicable, cover all aspects of health, on all the five levels. Early Indian doctors conceived of Holistic medicine on the basis of the Vedantic Five Sheaths - physical body, vital movements, mental thoughts, intellectual convictions and emotional feelings which cover, as it were, each individual soul.

There are many mantras in the Vedas where the goal of medicine is described as the removal of the cause of death, conferring of a lengthy span of life, , purification of thoughts and actions, removal of the cause of diseases and ensuring the well-being of body, mind and soul.

Indian Holistic Medicine, Ayurveda, which is called a part of the Vedas, is attributed to the sage Bharadwaja ( 5000 BC ) and originated from Atharva Veda ( ' Atharva Vedasu Upanishadsu Pragulpannah ' ). It is said that the Greeks acquired a knowledge of Medicine only after the secrets of Atharva Veda were known to them ! Dr Robert Keith Wallace averred "It is appropriate to recognise India as the home of the most profound knowledge and the procedures for the development of Physiology" ! ( The Neurophysiology of Enlightenment ).

This popular & holistic concept of medicare & healthcare was taught even to foreign students in the Universities of Taxila, Nalanda and Varanasi during AD 500-600.

Ayurveda defines health as ' Svasthya ' ( to be one's own Divine Self'). It is a state of equilibrium of the three principles of air ( Vata ), bile (Pitta) and phlegm ( Kapha ), along with a contented state of senses, mind and soul.

Health, said Charaka, the famous Ayurveda physician ( A D 500-600 ), is an equipoised state of Body, Mind & Soul. This was to him a state of 'ease'. Contrary to this was 'disease'.

Ayurveda advocates the following to maintain health and prevent diseases. A daily routine of rising early, exercises, bathing, oil-massage, gargling and regulated sleep. These must be properly coordinated with the Six Rithus, the changing seasons. A value-based life is advocated as a prime requisite for good health.

The psychological state of the patient is an important factor in diagnosis and treatment & Ayurveda postulates that the " The doctor who does not find out the inner state of the mind of the patient by the light of his knowledge cannot find out the disease ".

Summing up, we cannot overlook the major factor contributing greatly to holistic health. Righteous Conduct, which is the Ethical Way of Living in Rhythm with Natural Law. This rests on the four important values of

Purity ( which includes a temperate sex-life and the sublimation of sexual energies through divine channels of philanthropy, selfless service, excellence in all activities etc ),

Self-faith ( Faith in one's own Divine Self, the repository of Absolute Being, Knowledge and Bliss ) &

Prakriti Therapy ( Naturopathy )

Naturopathy exists as one of the branches of Holistic Medicine.

It is based on the principle " Natura Sanat " ( Nature is the Healer and Doctor). As the human body is composed of the five elements ( Earth, air, water, fire and ether ) so the Five Doctors are the Elemental Five! Fasting is the best medicine ( even diseases like ulcer can be cured by fasting ) and this is known as Ether Therapy ( Akashopasana). Sun bathing is Fire Therapy ( Tejopasana). Using Water as a therapeutic element is Water Therapy ( Jalopasana). Letting the body get fresh unpolluted air is Air Therapy ( Vayu Upasana) and eating pure fruits and vegetables is Earth Therapy ( Prithvi Upasana ) Naturopathy means returning to Nature and living in rhythm with Nature, who is infinite in her wisdom! Even Allopathic scholars have admitted " Medicus curata, natura Sanat"( The physician only treats but it is Nature that heals ) ! The main cause of all disease is overeating and man is advised to eat only once in a day and fast once in a week !

He who eats once is a great Yogi ( Divine Man )

No wonder in the Pythagorean system, the number five was given such
tremendous importance!

Medical astrologers prescribe Ether Therapy if Jupiter is weak and Fire
Therapy if Mars is weak etc. By means of the Great Art, health can be
restored in the patient !

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Located in Central Kerala, South India, near the temple town of Guruvayur and the Cultural town Thrissur, Zamorin’s Ayurvedic Health Retreat is unique and assumably amongst the most authentic Ayurvedic treatment in the state. The facility is encompassed in 12 acres of pristine, rich green and serene surroundings most suited for Ayurvedic cure.

True practitioners of Holistic medicine base their multidisciplinary approach on one parent system. At Zamorins it is Ayurveda. With 5000 years of real life clinical experience behind it, nothing comes close to Ayurveda. Based on strong fundamentals in traditional Ayurveda, Zamorins draws up on expert resources in Therapeutic Yoga, naturopathy, Meditation and modern systems to diagnose, treat and cure you.

Persons of different nationality and from all over the world converge here to seek relief from their chronic diseases. Patients suffering from Arthritis, Rheumatism, Obesity, Allergic conditions, Male impotency, Infertility, Chronic skin diseases, Psoriasis, Chronic back aches, Heart diseases and Stress induced diseases like high blood pressure, high cholesterol etc have recorded excellent success ratings and relief.

What makes Zamorins Health Retreat so unique? It is the unique application of Panchakarma Therapy (active Ayurvedic treatment) and the effective combination of Ayurvedic medicines prepared and administered by a team of experienced and well qualified Panchakarma technicians.

The Panchakarma and Marma Chikilsa therapies uniquely practiced and developed in Kerala roots out the disease from the deep tissues and intrinsic network of body channels by purifying and strengthening the patient's body constitution. Ayurveda recognizes that any disease cannot be commonly classified (or treated) and that it is unique to every person depending on his/her body constitution (VATHA, PITHA, KAPHA). There are no common drugs, each person differs constitutionally and thus have to be treated individually. The individual body constitution recognizes and understands its enemy (invading disease) the best – Ayurvedic therapies and management rejuvenates the body immune system and arms it with the appropriate resistance properties to fight, conquer and root out the ailment. Thus the theory behind Ayurveda - Ayurveda fights the disease through you.

When National Geographic included Kerala amongst the top 10 worldwide paradises and when Paul Mc Cartney hailed it as 'truly God's own land' after a two-month stay; they were not referring to our man made resorts. They were speaking about Kerala's virgin countryside.

A typical day at Zamorins commences with a brisk nature walk in the oxygen rich green countryside, followed by Yoga and meditation, Panchakarma treatments, counseling and educative discussions/ question – answer sessions. Ayurvedically suited, organic and tasty vegetarian meals and juices supplement the Holistic cure therapy. Ayurvedic herbal plants chequer the compound, which are extensively used for preparation of medicines.

The management has taken great pains to create a warm and informal atmosphere with a very devoted and dedicated staff. The schedule for treatment has been deliberately designed to give abundance of free time, creating an unhurried atmosphere of serenity, thereby draining the vitiated stresses and strains (toxins) accumulated over the past. What can be expected from Zamorin’s on completion of treatment is a revitalized, environmentally balanced and a physically healthy person.

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