Diseases & Recurrence

Ever observed why diseases, any disease like cancer for example, even after chemotherapy, radiation and other therapies seem to recur in some cases or most cases or half of the cases?

Answer is pretty simple. Per Ayurveda every disease in the physical body starts in the "digestive system". Our body sends us signals when disease starts there in the form of mild symptoms which are mostly either unnoticed or ignored by almost all of us. If we don't treat the disease there, it will spread to other systems. During this relocation and manifestation phase, symptoms are more prominent and we go to our western medicine doctors. Doctors then give a "name" to it at that phase and start treating the "symptoms". Yes, it might seem that the medicines are actually working by destroying the cancer cells, which we think is the root cause.

Cancer cells aren't the real root cause here, because even if we kill those tumors successfully at one place or entire body, still if the original "root cause" remains in the "digestive system", disease WILL recur. This is exactly why modern medicine fails to offer any complete or "holistic" cure. Does that mean Ayurveda can treat "everyone"? There are 2 principles for any cure in Ayurveda:

• Ayurvedic doctor must be "good" that he/she has the ability to identify correct diagnosis and treatment plan.

• If disease is in the extremely terminal stage, Ayurveda respects the "Karma" of the patient at this point. Yes, it can still be curable depending on the Karma of the patient and even if it's not curable, Ayurveda alleviates the suffering so that a serene exit is there for the body and soul.

Does it mean that once there is cure for the "root cause in the digestive system", the disease will never recur with Ayurveda? Wrong! We have to understand the origins of disease - why it started in the first place. Our unhealthy and unsupportive (to our body and mind) daily routines create disease. While the root cause of the disease lies in the digestive system, the root cause as to why that disease even started lies in our daily routine & habits. Diseases will keep recurring even with Ayurvedic cures if we don't correct our lifestyles. That's why besides herbal medication, Ayurveda also emphasizes on healthy lifestyle practices!

Most times in life we are lost in searching for the GRANULAR details which have "modern scientific" terms and therefore ENTIRELY IGNORE the very obvious holistic view of everything we see and experience in life!