This science is one of the oldest natural healing methods practiced in India. Ayurveda believes that disease occurs due to imbalance of biological energies in our body. So it uses a wide variety of treatments consisting of herbs, yoga, oils, gems, diet etc to bring the balance back. In certain cases Ayurveda also uses spiritual therapy like the usage of mantra, prayers, meditations etc to heal the body holistically.
Homeopathy
Migraine was a constant problem for Kavitha right from her childhood. But regular intake of Homeopathy has improved her condition a lot. In fact she says her entire family depends on Homeopathy to set things right. Right from cold, cough to skin and stomach problems Homeopathy medicines offers the ultimate panacea cure.
Homeopathy works on the principle of ‘like cures like’. It believes that the body has a life force.
When drugs in diluted or small quantities are given to the body to induce the disease symptoms, this life force gets awakened and it fights the original disease invading the body.
For example, when an onion is cut, it induces watery eyes and burning nose. Hay fever also causes similar symptoms, and so medicines made with onion can trigger such symptoms in our body, thus stimulating the life force.
Whether you chose to believe this theory or not, Homeopathy is one of the popular alternative therapies followed all around the world.
Pranic Healing
This is yet another alternative therapy, which believes that there is an energy field surrounding a person. So Pranic healers concentrate on this energy body to heal the physical body. Pranic healing also believes that the body has the ability to heal itself. And this healing energy can be increased by increasing the life energy of a person.
It is believed that a proficient Pranic healer can cure many disorders like back pain, arthritis, migraine, chronic sinusitis etc.
You Choose
These alternative medicines can be combined with conventional treatment methods and can fasten and heal the person holistically.
Keep an open mind when trying out these alternative therapies, research and be aware of their limitations and side effects. Beware of quackery as well as some of these therapies promise to cure but there is no substantial evidence to rate their success.
