What is your completely objective take on ayurvedam?
There is a current trend of ‘Ayurvedam is just like homeopathy, not relevant now, a boomer supported practice with no measurable significance’ among the youth. I personally don’t trust it to be a solution for everything. I have used it for muscle and some minor nerve related ailments with good results. I absolutely prefer western medicine for most scenarios because of the whole structured and verifiable process of a credible doctor diagnosing something with proper equipment and prescribing medicines that have gone through testing and trials. However, I feel it’s a little silly to say that the whole system of western medicine is fool proof as well. Any industry run by pro profit big players will come out with products and practices which may not be hundred percent beneficial for everyone though it passes through regulations which again can to an extent be influenced. Even though I constantly find myself arguing with my parents to opt for western medicine for their not so major health problems while they prefer ayurvedam, I can’t but sometimes think if I am being a little biased and maybe not being completely objective? I don’t think of ‘thousands of years old, profound secrets of the past’ as validations for ayurvedam. However, there are just so damn many remedies to be found after researching which consistently helped people. I would never opt ayurvedam for anything serious, but I can’t equate it with the quackery of homeopathy. I am not a medical student or a doctor. Would love to hear some constructive opinions and inputs.
There is a current trend of ‘Ayurvedam is just like homeopathy, not relevant now, a boomer supported practice with no measurable significance’ among the youth. I personally don’t trust it to be a solution for everything. I have used it for muscle and some minor nerve related ailments with good results. I absolutely prefer western medicine for most scenarios because of the whole structured and verifiable process of a credible doctor diagnosing something with proper equipment and prescribing medicines that have gone through testing and trials. However, I feel it’s a little silly to say that the whole system of western medicine is fool proof as well. Any industry run by pro profit big players will come out with products and practices which may not be hundred percent beneficial for everyone though it passes through regulations which again can to an extent be influenced. Even though I constantly find myself arguing with my parents to opt for western medicine for their not so major health problems while they prefer ayurvedam, I can’t but sometimes think if I am being a little biased and maybe not being completely objective? I don’t think of ‘thousands of years old, profound secrets of the past’ as validations for ayurvedam. However, there are just so damn many remedies to be found after researching which consistently helped people. I would never opt ayurvedam for anything serious, but I can’t equate it with the quackery of homeopathy. I am not a medical student or a doctor. Would love to hear some constructive opinions and inputs.