Ayurveda believes that prevention is better than cure. If we broadly divide the various systems of treatment of disease into external and internal, the traditional Indian approach, as with other old world cultures, has been a judicious mixture of the two, with the larger emphasis being on the internal route. Ayurveda does depend on externals like organic drugs and herbal formulations, but its core is the belief that prevention is better than cure. Read the rest of this entry →