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Allied Journal of Medical Research | Volume 3
June 10-11, 2019 | Edinburgh, Scotland
Alternative Medicine and Traditional Medicine
International Conference on
The causes of mental disturbance are multifaceted
and highly complex, but evidence suggests that the
modern approach to mental health is limited and largely
ineffective judging by the increasing number of people
suffering from mental health issues. There is more violence,
suicide, depression, anxiety, addiction and a prolific use of
psychotropic, prescription drugs than ever before. Yet it is
known that the use of medications for mental illness causes
dependancy and adverse side-effects, but an alternative,
comprehensive approach has never been explored. Modern
culture, where money is God, is a breeding ground for
mental disturbance. Loneliness, isolation, the dissolution of
family and community, and the constant bombardment of
toxic material on the collective mind, are curses of our time.
In addition, is the fact that food available to most people
is mass produced, contaminated by chemicals and low in
nutritional value all contributing to mental ill-health. The
Vedas recognised mental illness thousands of years ago by
understanding the connection between the body, mind and
spirit. Ayurveda and Yoga which are Vedic sciences address
the body, mind and spirit to get to the root cause of disease.
Vedic philosophy does not describe psychology but recognises
thatmental disturbancesmanifest as imbalances of all aspects
of the human condition, each one affecting the other. Vedic
philosophy and the principles of Ayurveda and Yoga with the
understanding of the mind and its connection to spirituality is
an effective, long-term and permanent solution to the mental
health issues of modern society.
Speaker Biography
Ann Holaday BSc. Radiation Oncology from Anglia Ruskin, Cambridge
University,UK.She isaCertifiedAyurvedicPractitioner“NationalAyurvedic
Medical Association” and “Association of Ayurvedic Professionals of North
America” and founder of “According to Ayurveda and Yoga.” in USA. She
has a practice in Washington State and is developing on-line courses in
the application of Ayurveda in mental health, ageing, diet and lifestyle,
pregnancy and newborns. She has presented at conferences in Lucknow,
Global Ayurveda Festival, World Ayurveda Conference and at ICHM
conferences at Mahatma Gandhi University, Baranas Hindu University,
Williams Research Centre in India. She is published in Holistic Healthcare
Vol 1 & 2.
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Ann Holaday
Mahatma Gandhi University, India
Ayurveda, Yoga and Mental Health - Vedic Psychology