A happy heart has great healing power

The sacred writings of wisdom tell us that a happy heart has great healing power.

The physiological changes in the body and mind produced by the beneficial states of joy, happiness and laughter have not yet been sufficiently studied, but we can imagine that the effects are quite the opposite of those caused by fear, anger or frustration. Nearly 400 years ago, Robert Burton, in his book The Anatomy of Melancholy, observed that humour purifies the blood, rejuvenates the body and prepares it for any situation, however difficult it may be. The state of joy is the main engine for breaking down the walls of melancholy and is an effective cure in itself.

Sigmund Freud believed that mirth was a very useful way of counteracting nervous tension and that humour was a very effective therapy. Sir William Osler believed that laughter was the "music of life" and that people could preserve their youth by laughing. Dr Norman Cousins wrote ina 1976 article in the New England Journal of Medicine that he s-He healed with laughter, vitamin C and an understanding doctor. He stressed the importance of mobilising one's own therapeutic powers. Thus, he concluded that the patient has the responsibility and the power to become and stay healthy, and the therapist acts only as a teacher and guide.

An interesting study was published in the journal Science (USA) in 1984. In this study of gallbladder surgery, 23 patients kept in rooms with windows to a natural landscape required a shorter postoperative period in hospital, fewer painkillers, and received fewer negative ratings in nurses' reports than 23 other patients who were hospitalized in rooms with a view of a brick wall. S-has found that a natural landscape induces positive feelings, sustains interest and reduces fear in those who are stressed, and at the same time, such good conditions can block or reduce stress and anxiety.

While negative emotions, such as fear, anger, rage, jealousy, greed, frustration, destroy life and generate illness and suffering, positive emotions, such as love, hope, trust, creativity, the desire to live and toCompassionately helping others to live will contribute to maintaining health and achieving excellent physical, mental and psychological well-being.

An important message of ayurveda-Her point is that health, instead of being "provided" or "delivered", is to be achieved and practiced by choosing a healthy lifestyle, as stated in the Ayurvedic branch "Svasthavrita". As mature human beings, we have the power and responsibility to keep our bodies and minds healthy by observing a few simple rules of behaviour and conduct regarding food, exercise, sleep, personal hygiene, as well as ethical and moral rules of conduct. Many health problems are caused by socio-economic factorseconomic or conjunctural, which can only be changed by aa collective action. But individual responsibility also includes respect for collective responsibility.

The aim of promoting knowledge of the AYURVEDA system is to make people understand how their behaviour and environment affect their health, to promote 'wellness' and to prevent disease byproper nutrition, beneficial exercise, a healthy lifestyle and appropriate behaviour in stressful situations. An integral part of the doctor-patient is to educate the patient about the nature and significance of the disease and the possibilities for beneficial lifestyle modification. The essence of good healing practice is health education itself, with the aim of promoting wellness and disease prevention, as well as the proper care of those who suffer. This is in fact the meaning of the term doctor, which comes from the Latin docere (to learn).