Ayurveda is an ancient medical science which was developed in India thousands of years ago. Ayurveda is the oldest healthcare system in the world and it combines the profound thoughts of medicine and philosophy. everything in the universe – dead or alive – is connected. If your mind, body, and spirit are in harmony with the universe, you have good health. When something disrupts this balance, you get sick. Among the things that can upset this balance are genetic orbirth defects, injuries, climate and seasonal change, age, and your emotions. Ayurveda is a indispensable branch of medicine, a complete naturalistic system that depends on the diagnosis of your body's humours - vata, pitta and kapha - to achieve the right balance. Five Basic Elements Those who practice Ayurveda believe every person is made of five basic elements found in the universe: space, air, fire, water and earth. These combine in the human body to form three life forces or energies, c...