Healthy Ageing! A Reality and Need.
by Shibu Issac
Date: 19th December 2021
Ageing is not a disease; it is a natural process!
What is Healthy Ageing?
The process of developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables well-being in older age.
Functional ability?
The capabilities that enable all people to do activities multidimensional for a living.
Is it ageing really accelerating?
Exposure to toxic elements from environment, chemicals, food promotes the process of cellular ageing making even a young individual age faster promoting degenerative and other similar diseases.
How positively can we bring change?
With the knowledge of life, we have learned various ups and downs of modern living. We are fortunate to identify the factors which deteriorate and adopt practices which could foster good health, longevity and vitality.
With technology and advanced healthcare, life span is prolonged. Due to exposure of various toxic elements, the ageing process is rapid.
We are exposed to technology, various chemicals, pollution which creates toxicity in each cell. This toxicity needs to be eliminated and foster healthy habits to keep each organ and system in the body optimally fit.
As we age, we need to maintain our health and vitality to be more independent and fit during our old age.
Ayurveda advice a major part for a plant-based detox and rejuvenating approach. One among the primary goal of Ayurveda is to heal the gut for optimum physical and mental health.
Regular detox and rejuvenation expel out the accumulated toxins from the body and balances the bio energies Vata, Pita and Kapha, stabilizes the metabolic energy called the Agni, normalcy of tissue formation and healing of the body, mind and energy. We are grateful to our ancestors for sharing such wisdom in how to live optimally with nature and create a positive impact to lead a healthy happy long life.