Ayurveda and 21st Century Allopath

Ayurveda is a system of medicine that was developed 5000years ago for prevention, diagnosing and treatment of diseases. Unlike the modern Allopathic system, this is Not focused on the diseased body only. Allopaths understand the pathology in terms of microorganisms like bacteria, virus, fungi, worms and thousands of other sub-forms of living bodies. Ayurveda has acknowledged that the diseases caused by these sub-forms of organisms are only 2% of all the diseases occurring in human body and goes on to state that attacks by micro-organism is only possible if the internal environment of human body is suitable for them to nourish and grow. Nature is always in a balanced state and so is our human body which is in harmony with its environment along with all the sub-forms of living creatures. With this understanding; Ayurveda has derived unique technic to assess the Prakruti (Normal / Natural state) and Vikruti (Abnormal/Diseased state). Ayurveda balances the elements within the body mind and soul of human being as an individual and the environment as a whole. The Fundamental understanding of Ayurveda on the human body is simple and adheres to simple deductions from nature over thousands of years of observation by people whom we address with great respect "the Rishis" and "the Yogi's". These knowledgeable people who had understanding of human body and its physiological functions developed Ayurveda science of medicine over years of applications and observation of the cause for human ailments and its remedies. If we go back to our roots; we will see great scientists from all backgrounds astrologers(GrahaVigyana), physicists (PadarthVigyana), chemists (RasayanVid), architects (VastuVid), botanists (Dravyaguna), linguistics(BhasaVid), Yoga and of course Vaidya and many more from that arena. These groups of people who dedicated their lives to know the Truth gathered all the vast knowledge. Our Rishis were the greatest scientists who used the power of mind and the truth of nature to discover and invent the legacy they left behind for us.

Whereas, our 21st century scientist; are those group of PhD holders from top universities of USA and other developed countries having multibillion $ infrastructure; given rigorous trainings to see things through the multibillion $ instruments. To carry on the studies on a particular subject, the scientist and their projects are funded. These funding comes from 2 sources: one small portion comes from the Government and the rest of the portion comes from private funding agencies. Now who gives these agencies the money? It mostly comes from the huge Multibillion $ companies.

If we restrict to the medical research funding, the Pharmaceuticals industry has captured a strong hold on the agencies. Now, with this scenario where billions of $$$ involved; there are so many possibilities of human manipulations and deception to seal the truth. The Truth is only what interests the funding agencies. Truth is now a puppet. And we common people believe them. Why? Because they are scientist, they are the group of people who have dedicated their lives to seek the truth. In reality how many are being able to actually speak the truth? Again the media is controlled which gives only those information's to public which suits their pockets.

It is quite natural that there occurs a functional catastrophe such as absence of adequate quantity or quality of requisite enzymes (Agni) or the occurrence of an aberrated form of enzymatic transaction at any point of the process of digestion. This leads to improperly metabolized intermediate byproducts, which are useless to the body and at the same time cannot be easily thrown out. Therefore this aberrated metabolites act as agents injurious to the tissues and membranes in the body. This unwanted metabolic pool is categorized by Ayurveda as "Ama".

Quote : "As for the medical journals, which published those disguised sales pitches, the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association, has now affirmed that such puffery for pay is commonplace in these publications and is often sponsored by drug makers. JAMA editors expressed concern that drug makers influence study results and suppress findings unfavorable to their own ends. See JAMA's story at http://jama.amaassn.org/issues/v287n21/ffull/jtw20017.html and the CNN article at http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/06/04/medical.journals.ap/index.html The world is going through the most crucial and dangerous period; where everything is a Half - Truth.

Who are we as a common man to believe?
The multibillion $ funded scientists or the struggling modern Ayurvedic doctors. Modern Ayurvedic Vaidya has to try hard to convince the world that there is a alternative way; a legacy left behind by our ancestors "The Rishis" who only went out of their ways to seek the truth without an investment of $$ or without an vested interest of their own greed. A science was developed with nature her guide and her means. If you study Ayurveda you will see the fundamental principle's of Ayurveda is Simple and Deductive.

Herbal prepared medicines applied under the supervision of knowledgeable Vaidya have relieved human miseries over thousand of years till date. Herbal prepared medicines have no or minimal side effects due to its inherent nature's element. Very few medicines have been introduced to the original documents of Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia over the last 200 hundred years. Medicines have been used over the years by Vaidya and have been effective without causing imbalances; hence there was no need to introduce new medicines. But look at the conventional medicine drug scenario.

20% of New Drugs Will Be Labeled "Dangerous" or Withdrawn from Market, Study Reports May 17, 2002 by Dr. Gary Farr

A study just released in the May 1, 2002 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association revealed that the dangers of newly FDA-approved drugs are much higher than initially realized prior to going to market. According to the authors:

"Premarketing drug trials are often underpowered to detect ADRs (adverse drug reactions), and have limited follow-up. In some cases, drugs are approved despite identification of serious ADRs in premarketing trials."

The study involved the review of 548 new "chemical entities" that were approved by the FDA between 1975 and 1999. A surprising 8.2 percent (45 drugs) of these received one or more "black box warnings" in the Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR), with 2.9 percent (16 drugs) being withdrawn from the consumer market altogether for safety reasons.

Using Kaplan-Myers analyses, this means :

"...the estimated probability of (a new drug) acquiring a new black box warning or being withdrawn from the market over 25 years was 20 percent."

This chilling fact is important for consumers to understand when accepting prescriptions for newly approved drugs. The authors noted :

"Nearly 20 million patients in the United States only took at least one of the five drugs withdrawn from the market between September 1997 and September 1998. Three of these five drugs were new, having been on the market for less than two years."

"Only half of newly discovered serious ADRs are detected and documented in the Physicians' Desk Reference within seven years after drug approval," the researchers found; only half of the withdrawals of unsafe drugs take place in the first two years. The authors specify that their definition of a serious ADR was "conservative, since it was limited to Physicians' Desk Reference black box warnings. We did not consider other labeling changes such as bolded warnings without boxes, 'Dear Health Care Professional' letters, or case reports in the medical literature."

Doctors read black box warnings. Patients, however, rely on their doctors to assess and inform them of possible adverse reactions of certain prescription drugs. Some patients may even take the time to read some of the accompanying literature that comes with their prescriptions, assuming they can read the fine print.

Taking the findings of this study to heart, perhaps patients should also be warned against taking any prescription for a drug released within the last seven years, particularly those released in the last two years. The study concludes with this warning :

"Serious ADRs commonly emerge after FDA approval. The safety of new agents cannot be known with certainty until a drug has been on the market for many years."

Antibiotics, NSAID, Steroids, chemically synthesized drugs have been documented over the years for its harmful side effects on patients giving them more illness in turn making them hooked to taking more expensive drugs and the cycle goes on. When the public of these developed country become aware of the drugs effect on their system; they ensure that these are banned in their country; So what next for these Pharmaceutical Companies? These multibillion companies then push their drugs to developing and underdeveloped countries in subsidiary or the technology so that they still make money!!!!! And we still trust them why? because we are ignorant.

This is only the tip of an iceberg; where the deeper you try to swim; the more you will be scared. The revelation of truth of modern medicine will break your trust, render you helpless and loosen your faith.

References
Lasser KE, Allen PD, Woolhandler SJ, Himmelstein DU, Wolfe SM, Bor DH. Timing of new black box warnings and withdrawals for prescription medications. JAMA 2002;287:2215-2220.
Brewer T, Colditz G. Postmarketing surveillance and adverse drug reactions; current perspectives and future needs. JAMA 1999;281:824-829.
Lurie P, Sasich LD. Safety of FDA-approved drugs. JAMA 1999;282: 2297-2298. A "black box warning" in the Physicians' Desk Reference is a heavy-lined box that alerts practitioners to serious risks and "special problems, particularly those that may lead to death or serious injury."
Wood AJ. The safety of new medicines: The importance of asking the right questions. JAMA 1999;281:1753-1754.

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