Mangalore: The Power of Ayurveda—Youth Overcomes Total Paralysis
 
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Daijiworld Media Network—Mangalore (RS/CN)
 
Mangalore, Sep 22:  “Most people do not have faith in Ayurveda, the India system of medicine. But it has survived due its own specialty and there are many instances where it has cured diseases given up on by experts in other branches of medicine”, said Dr Shrilatha Shetty, medical officer, Vishwa Vaidya Ayurvedashram at Vamanjoor.
 
At a press meet held recently at the Ayurvedashram, she explained about the rare instance where a fully paralyzed person was cured by Ayurveda.

Dr Shetty said that Ayurveda takes time to cure a disease, but at the same time it requires the patients to believe in and follow the system of medicine. “Most the people lose faith in a few days and switch to another system of medicine”, she added.
 
Twenty-four-year-old Yashavanth is a success story and has recovered from total paralysis. He said, “I am able to walk after four months of therapy at Vishwa Vaidya Ayurvedashram”. He expressed the desire to start working soon.
 
“Yashavanth was first treated at another hospital in the city where his doctors ruled out the possibility of recovery and suggested that we go home”, said his mother Susheela. “We had no money, so we put our faith in God. But when I contacted Dr Shrilatha Shetty, her assurances gave me a ray of hope”, she recalled.
 
Susheela added that they had not paid anything for the treatment. “During my first visit to the Ayurvedashram, I pleaded for help and Dr Shetty assured free treatment for my son and gave a new lease of life to him”, she said in an emotional voice.
 
Dr Shetty said, “He was brought to Ayurvedashram in a semi-conscious state. I decided to treat him free of cost as a social service”, she said adding “Money is not an answer to everything. I can see happiness on the faces of a mother and a son, which is more valuable than money”.
 
Equipped for all types of Ayurveda treatments, the Ayurvedashram has been operating for nine months at Vamanjoor and is located opposite St Joseph Engineering College. Directors of Ayurvedashram Bhaskara Arasa and Shivaprasad Shetty were also present.