Three Most Common Chronic Diseases and What Ayurvedic Science and Modern Science Say They Have In common?
1. Cardiovascular Disease the Number One Cause of Death in the United States. This is Heart and Blood Vessel Disease. The following list is some of the conditions caused by heart and blood vessel disease.
high blood pressure
rapid heart beat leading to atrial fibrillation
gout
dementia
type 2 diabetes
Arthritis
swelling joints
tender joints
severe stiffness
gradually gets worse
Osteoarthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis
3. Digestion Diseases
Symptoms and Condition
Acid reflux
duodenal ulcer
inflammatory bowel disease
esophagus
small intestines
rectum
GERD
What Do They Have In Common?
Where would such a bold statement come from?
The number one risk for chronic disease in the United States is Dietary Risk according to Risk Burden Study Funded by Bill and Melissa Gates. nutritionfacts.org
The three chronic diseases do not just go away. With dietary risk as the foundation, eating habits must be changed.
Ayurveda teaches you must eat according to your Ayurveda body type. If the changes are not made these illnesses get worse over time.
Chronic disease in Ayurveda is described an avarana, it means an imbalance starts another imbalance and then becomes even a third and fourth problem leading to advanced chronic disease.
Modern Science says it this way:
In the brilliantly written book, The Disease Delusion by Dr. Jeffery S. Bland, the father of functional Medicine, teaches that, "Chronic conditions, after all, start with a subtle changes in function that can precede the diagnosis of a disease by decade."