During your consultation, your Ayurvedic practitioner will make a holistic assessment of your health including past and present health issues, your Ayurvedic constitution, your state of imbalance, diet, lifestyle, work, relationships, mental and emotional well-being. Traditional techniques such as pulse and tongue diagnosis will be used as well as modern methods of pulse and BP to draw a diagnosis of your health and pinpoint any problem areas. A personalised Ayurvedic treatment plan consisting of Ayurvedic herbs, nutrition changes, lifestyle changes, Ayurvedic treatments and counselling will be designed specifically for your imbalance and health issues. Through regular follow-ups, your Ayurvedic Practitioner will guide and support you enabling you to alleviate your symptoms and regain good health.

No. Vegetarianism is not a requirement to practice Ayurveda. In fact, Ayurveda teaches how to use meat as medicine e.g. in the case of severe debility and malnutrition, meat soups are prescribed to build the strength of the body.

Being vegetarian is the personal choice of the individual. A Vegetarian diet does however have many health benefits. Vegetarians usually have lower cholesterol levels and higher intake of Antioxidants in diet. This decreases the risk of heart disease, cancer, and other diseases. 

Yes – Ayurvedic supplements are 100% natural and made from medicinal herbs. Care must be taken on how to take them as even herbal supplements when taken unnecessarily or incorrectly can have side-effects. You should take them under the guidance of a qualified practitioner regarding the dose and time and method of taking herbs. Ayurvedic supplements should always be bought from a reputable supplier who maintains a high standard of quality control.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) recognises Ayurveda as an effective system of medicine. 

Ayurveda and Yoga are sister sciences. They are complementary practices. Both practices being are born from the Vedic philosophy and are systems of wellness that aim to cultivate higher states of health and ultimately awareness. They both aim to enhance physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Yoga focuses more on the mind and physiology aspects, whilst Ayurveda focuses more on physical health and pharmacology.

If you don't have any symptoms but are curious about using Ayurveda as a preventative medicine and way of living, then you can absolutely do that too! Understanding yourself on a deeper level, knowing how to prevent any future illnesses that may run in the family by making changes now is the best way to start. Ayurveda believes prevention is better than cure.