More Americans Today Willing to Try Alternative Medical Treatments Like Ayurveda

Santa Clarita, CA, October 10, 2009 --(PR.com)-- There's a strong inclination today among many Americans to try alternative medicines, as Americans are increasingly dissatisfied with western medicine's inability to deal with many chronic disorders and illnesses. Americans are more than willing to explore and see if an alternative medicine like Ayurveda, a traditional form of East Indian medicine that originated thousands of years ago, that's gaining popularity in the U.S., could offer a better solution.

With over a fifth of American hospitals now offering some sort of alternative therapy along with conventional medicine, an astonishing one in three Americans have used — and are continuing to use some form of alternative or complementary medicines, most of them without informing their physicians.

With the ever rising demand for such wellness therapies to offset life’s many stresses and health disorders that make life unbearable and make people age more quickly than they expect, DanGlobalMed, a medical tourism company is offering 12 great wellness programs at an Ayurvedic Spa Beach Resort in incredible India.

Focusing on improving people’s health, wellness and well-being, these 12 holistic programs are offered mostly as 14-day packages at a beach resort in Kerala, India, except for a 28-day slimming/weight loss program. The packages are affordably priced and include the cost of the full therapy/treatment, hotel accommodation (single or double occupancy) and all three meals.

As a complementary therapy Ayurveda's popularity in the U.S. is increasing. "There is a major push for study on Ayurveda in the United States,” says Dr. Daniel Furst, director of clinical research at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, who led a study of rheumatoid arthritis to test combinations of allopathic and Ayurvedic treatments to determine efficacy. “It (Ayurveda) has been practiced for 3,000 years [in India]. No one will do it if it is garbage. It will gain credibility if adequately tested and will be used more.” Americans are spending billions on alternative medical treatments. And major hospitals and medical schools are embracing them.

Dubbed “God’s own country” because of its green and scenic splendor, Kerala is the most apt location for an exotic Ayurvedic spa vacation, because this is where Ayurveda originated. The beach resort attracts guests from Europe, Russia and other parts of the world throughout the year. Among the most popular programs is anti-aging or rejuvenation, relaxation, body purification, spine and neck care and relaxation combined with stress management.

Ayurveda addresses the well-being of the entire person. Herbs and minerals, nutrition and purification, affirmative ways of living are a few of the ways in which Ayurveda treats not just the ailment but the whole person, emphasizing prevention of disease to avoid the need for cure.

Apart from the rejuvenation, relaxation and stress management therapies, the other programs are: neck and spine care, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, insomnia, beauty care and weight loss.

Guests can begin the day with Free yoga classes. Experienced Ayurvedic masseurs offer the benefit of the most genuine of Ayurvedic therapies and treatment, through massages, scrubs and wraps that help you overcome physical problems, while you drift into a tranquil and perfect environment. This is supplemented with oral medication every day.

As each program specifically focuses on the wellness of the individual it’s ideal for those who wish to combine their vacation with an exotic health care program like Ayurveda and yoga.

When Dr. David Eisenberg, MD, now Director, OSHER Institute, Harvard Medical School proposed a survey to determine the popularity of alternative medicines, while doing a research fellowship at Harvard Medical School, “Nobody bought it, nobody paid for it, no foundation was interested. My mentors and I laugh about it now. [At the time, they] said, “Even if you do this and even if you show the numbers are large, no one will care...” But I think history would prove them wrong.

“But we were shocked by the time we got the data [in 1993] and I remember going home to my wife, almost shaking and saying, 'Honey, the numbers are huge, it's one in three Americans. It's thirty-three percent of the United States adult population. It's thirteen billion dollars, it's not reimbursed. Very few of these people are ever discussing it with their physicians; this is enormous.'”

Renowned alternative practitioner Dr. Andrew Weil says: “If a therapy is not harmful, why not experiment with it? Why not try it? Especially if conventional medicine doesn't have anything great to offer.”

Contact Details: For further information on Ayur Spa Vacations, please visit www.ayurspavacations.com or for booking call 1-866-593-4904. Media may contact 1-661-857-4219 for more information.

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