Dr
Ajith Kumar’s talk last Saturday on Ayurveda at the
Seminar Room at the Old Alexandra Hospital was certainly enlightening. The 20 MDS members who attended, learned a great
deal about this 6,000 year-old health and healing tradition. Ayurveda
is based on the balance between three primary elements – Air, Fire,
and Water. Wellness is based on maintaining a healthy balance of
these elements, and illness can be attributed to imbalances between
them.
Thus
the foundation of Ayurveda treatment is to reinstate balance amongst
these elements in the body, through processes of detoxification.
These include herbal treatments, and medicated oil treatments. With regard to the eyes, the fire element is dominant. And it
thus makes perfect sense that orange/yellow fruits and vegetables –
what we know as rich in antioxidants – are beneficial to restore
balance in the eyes.
Ayurveda
recognizes 76 distinctive eye conditions, and recommends three types
of treatment – medication, diet, and lifestyle change.
Detoxification to restore balance can be both externally applied and
internally. Each individual is examined, and a specific treatment
regime is proposed.
Dr Kumar, in his wide-ranging and informative presentation emphasized
that Ayurveda was not a “cure”, but rather a life style regime
leading to better generate health, and more specifically, general eye
care and health.
For those of you who missed the talk, Mr Kumar is available at his
clinic, where he will be pleased to answer any questions you might
have about this fascinating ancient healing philosophy.
Dr
V.C. Ajith Kumar,
Director
& Ayurvedic Consultant
Ayush
Ayurvedic Pte Ltd
146
Race Course Road
Singapore
218595
Tel:
6398-0415
E-mail: admin@ayush.sg, ajith@ayush.sg
