A great trip to Malaysia

This was a full page and a half article that appeared on New Sunday Times under the column Focus dated June 17th written by the two journalists Chai Mei Ling and Yasothai from an interview which took over a lunch table in an Indian restaurant on the top floor of the world famous Petronas tower in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was indeed a fascinating two hours rendezvous with them that took to a new paradigm of understanding Ayurveda in the modern times. The myth they had about the lifestyle management being a stringent practise not acceptable by the binging Malaysians was turned out to be the most gratifying one. Indeed this article was ranked 4.9 out of 5 when this was posted.

What is Ayurveda?
The word Ayurveda derived from the Sanskrit, the most ancient Indian language and in use for the last 3600 years denotes Science of Life, akin to Biology (in use since 1766 CE) or Biosciences of the modern times. It deals with healthy and happy living, measures to improve the span of life and what is good and bad for life. It has two purposes – protecting and promoting the health in the healthy and healing the disease in the diseased. It is not only applicable to human life but also to other forms life viz., plant and animal lives.

The definition of health as made by the World Health Organisation (WHO) is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, while Ayurveda defines health as the state of equilibrium of factors and functions controlling physical, psychological, social, emotional and spiritual well-being.

Let’s look at Healthy living. It’s about practicing good habits and giving up the harmful ones. The benefit of healthy living is, it's your key to getting the most out of your life. With a healthy lifestyle you will –

1) FEEL GOOD that you will have more energy sleep better and be more relaxed and confident.

2) LOOK GOOD that you will have a good figure, strong muscles, bright eyes, healthy skin and hair.

3) BE HAPPY that you will have a positive attitude towards life and achieve more.