Motion text
That this House celebrates the eighth annual Ayurveda Day and acknowledges that Ayurveda, the ancient and complete system of natural healthcare, offers a timeless tradition of holistic, prevention-oriented and multi-dimensional approaches to health and well-being, with the goal of a disease-free society; recognises the importance of research on Ayurveda as exemplified by the unique collaboration between the UK and India in which researchers will test whether Ashwagandha can help improve the quality of life and aid people with long Covid; notes that the WHO recognises Ayurveda’s ethos and value to humanity as preventative and curative for a wide range of health conditions; further notes that Ayurveda addresses well-being through a wide range of strategies including consciousness-based programmes, personalised dietary advice, lifestyle management approaches unique to physical and psychological constitution, profound procedures to remove toxins from the physiology, and natural herbal formulas; and urges the Government to fulfil its commitment to the promotion of good health and prevention of ill-health by integrating Ayurveda into the NHS, establishing a Department of Natural and Integrative Healthcare, introducing a Chair of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine in all Medical Schools so students can gain a thorough grounding in this ancient science, encouraging research into Ayurveda, supporting the Ayurveda Centre of Excellence, promoting collaboration between the NHS and Indian Ministry of Ayush, and providing natural healthcare education in schools as a basis for improving the social and emotional well-being of all young people as a preparation for a long and healthy life.
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There are no withdrawn signatures for this motion.