Life is a miracle. Every single cell is a miracle. Every single organelle of the cell is a miracle, and so is the DNA, and the cell membrane. Understanding one miracle is hard enough, let alone understanding how all of the constituents work, and how it works together—in response to the needs of the body—as well as in response to the change in environment. Society's constant change causes for a change in the way we approach medicine, the way we care for our health and wellness.
There is quite a bit that we don't know about life. In spite of the less things we know, we still make judgments, diagnosis and interventions. Is there or are there better ways to look at common medical issues? Shouldn't we consider the alternatives that have been in existence for many hundreds to thousands of years?
This is the reason that I think that we need to look at issues from different angles. A look at problems from the macroscopic, as well as the macroscopic world. Not just looking at the cells, but observing the organelles and the biochemicals, as well as considering functions, systems and the interrelated systems that make up the organism as a whole.
With ever more angles of vision, understanding the vital body, we discover dimensions that we previously missed. Moreover. what may appear to a modern scientist as an “ultra modern idea,” may have been around for thousands of years in ancient societies as general knowledge and wisdom. The traditional knowledge of herbal medicine is just one example. Some organs, such as the appendix, modern science once thought were without function, but now have attributed new functions. As research expands our frontiers, we will find newer and newer applications for already known information. Moreover, we will make advances in understanding how the constituents of the body work with one other. We will have a more holistic view of science.
Keeping all of this in mind, let us acknowledge that medicine from of our ancient societies were advanced in many areas. This recognizance enables us to look into complementary medical sciences and systems, such as Ayurveda, Siddha Vaidya, Unani, Chinese Medicine, and Homeopathy for answers to current questions haunting humanity today.
We are powerful, each of us. A determined individual can achieve quite a bit, expanding thought beyond the lines of accepted norms in health and wellness, finding out facts that never were in society's awareness, like boldly voyaging unchartered galaxies. Let us be determined, ready to brave the unknown.
Copyright Dr. Rajkumar Reghunathan and International Center for Integrated Medicine
