Introduction to Complementary & alternative medicine

Health is a state of the body; wellness is a state of being

Adopting this simple principle in our lives can open up a host of new approaches to health, in which we can use natural healing for all-round wellness, and a better life.

Welcome To The Complementary-Alternative Medicine Experience

Complementary or alternative medicine explores a wide range of therapies to not just heal the body of ailments, but also ensure your continued wellness. These therapies are effective in relieving stress, improving a person’s mood, and also his or her quality of life. Today, more and more medical professionals have started looking at complementary-alternate medicine as a method of treatment that is also backed by scientific facts.

Ayurveda

From natural healing and preventive therapy to detoxification, rejuvenation, and more, the ancient science of Ayurveda has countless benefits. An ancient practice, it focuses on the art of healing and enhancing overall heath. It also emphasises the importance of being in sync with Nature, while focusing on managing health, diseases, balance, and improving internal body systems.

Ayurveda uses purification treatments, herbal medicine, massages and other Nature-inspired methods, resulting in positive effects on the psychological, spiritual, and overall wellness of the person.

PANCHAKARMA THERAPIES

One of the most effective healing procedures, Panchakarma is the ultimate mind-body experience, helping detoxify, fortify and rejuvenate the body. While our body has an in-built ability to heal and detox itself naturally, our lifestyles often make it difficult for the body to function effectively. Panchakarma includes therapies like Vamana, Virechana, Basti, Nasya and Rakta Mokshan to help cleanse the body of toxins and boost the system. .

Like all other medical procedures, we recommend an initial consultation with our trained specialists, who will determine your prakriti (constitutional type) and the Nature and intensity of the problem.

GYMNASIUM

Physical and mental fitness are both equally important for the efficient functioning of the body, and working out regularly helps ensure that, along with preventing stress from taking its toll. Additionally, physical fitness also boosts confidence in professional and personal lives, besides helping avoid ailments of age. Being open to senior citizens as well, it has specially designed exercise routines to help strengthen their muscles, improve flexibility and enjoy a pain free physiology. We also have exclusive sessions for women to work out at ease.

Yoga

The ancient science of yoga is not only a mere physical exercise, but also key to unfolding the infinite potential of the human body, mind and soul. Using simple breathing techniques, body postures, and meditation, it helps you live a healthy life and restore balance in it by strengthening the body, calming the mind, and improving confidence, self-esteem, and focus. Additionally, regularly practising yoga also helps eliminate toxins and free radicals, thereby detoxing the body and reducing stress and anxiety. It increases concentration and motivation as well, besides improving blood circulation and increasing memory function.

We also offer special sessions for children and for antenatal yoga.

Kick Boxing

Being one of the greatest martial arts forms in the world, Kick Boxing, when practised regularly, helps improve strength, agility, and the overall well-being of the body. This Oriental workout also helps in losing weight and building a muscular, yet lean physique, by improving the core and lower body strength. It rigorously trains and exercises every muscle in your body, especially the leg muscles, through a combination of kicks and footwork drills. Kick Boxing also helps improve hip mobility. Since it is both an aerobic (improving oxygen circulation) and anaerobic (helping build endurance in the absence of oxygen) activity, it is one of the best routines to improve overall body stamina and cardiac health.

STEAM/SAUNA

Steam has been scientifically proven to help improve blood circulation, deep cleanse your body, and relax your muscles. An essential part of modern day complementary or alternate medicine, a sauna bath also has a calming effect on the body and helps relieve stress, besides treating insomnia. The heat from a sauna helps the body release endorphins, a chemical known for its feel good factors that reduce stress and help a person relax and sleep better. In addition to that, the steam also helps improve breathing and prevent congestion by opening up the airways, besides stimulating the muscles of the body to relieve pressure. As a result, Sauna baths are highly recommended for bronchitis and asthma patients, as well as for relief from sinus attacks.

The steam room is also recommended for weight loss as it makes a person sweat, resulting in the loss of excess water from the body, flushing out of toxins, and cleansing of the system. Lastly, saunas and steam are also extremely beneficial for muscle relaxation and overall detoxification. While the former uses dry heat, the latter makes use of moisture to open up pores and increase blood circulation, which softens skin effectively. Steam is also an effective way to clear impurities from the skin as well as to eliminate blackheads for clearer skin.

HOMEOPATHY

Homeopathy stimulates a person’s natural antibodies and fortifies his immune system to fight diseases. It works by energising the body’s natural healing abilities, with relatively no side effects. The treatment takes its own course of time to have an effect, but it has lasting results. It improves the patient’s mood, energy levels, and quality of sleep, while simultaneously treating the condition at hand.

Naturally found herbs, minerals and other such materials are used to prepare ayurvedic medicines. These medicines have been proven to help treat a wide variety of long-term illnesses such as allergies, rheumatoid arthritis, and irritable bowel syndrome, besides treating minor injuries such as cuts, scrapes, muscle strains, sprains, and more. Patients of asthma, anxiety, or depression have also been found to benefit from the treatment.

DIETETICS

Dietetics is an increasingly popular therapy using food to improve and maintain a person’s health throughout his lifetime. As part of dietetics, a registered dietician or nutritionist helps people make the right food choices through counselling. Each meal plan is tailored specifically to suit individual health needs and weaknesses, based on the person’s health history, favourite foods, eating and exercise habits, and so on. This greatly improves one’s metabolism rate and helps prevent and manage chronic diseases like high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, and even cancer.

Our team of dieticians understand the importance of a well-balanced diet for a holistic lifestyle and to ensure a healthy approach to life.

REFLEXOLOGY

Reflexology is the art of applying pressure to specific points and areas on the hands, feet, and ears of a person, which has a beneficial, regenerative effect on his body organs and systems, thereby improving his health. It promotes the ‘feel good factor’ and helps a person relax; additionally, it also speeds up the process of healing by facilitating the faster re-growth of cells through increased nerve activity, better blood circulation, and a balanced metabolism. Owing to its pain relieving properties, it even acts as a form of analgesic, helping reduce the severity of a migraine and headache by relieving tension in the concerned muscles, and prevents postpartum depression in mothers.