Holistic gynecology: the symbiosis of gynecology and Ayurveda
- Maria Kraft
Do you often feel tired, exhausted or unbalanced in the balancing act between work and family? You are not alone. Many women experience similar challenges and long for a way out. The root of these complaints often lies in hormonal disharmony and requires a holistic approach to life circumstances. In this area in particular, complementary medical healing methods such as Ayurveda offer a tailored response to individual complaints.
"The Ayurvedic approach offers me as a doctor valuable additional treatment options to conventional medicine"
Together with our YOURTREAT health expert and gynaecologist, Dr. Andrea Lederer, we take a look at the most common complaints of women and find out how Ayurveda can be combined with sound conventional medicine: A journey to hormonal balance and holistic well-being.
With a growing awareness of women’s health, it is becoming clear that it goes far beyond the relief of symptoms: prevention and quality of life are the focus. Ayurveda, a millennia-old teaching that views the body, mind and soul as an inseparable unit, offers holistic strategies that go beyond mere physical health and strengthen mental and spiritual well-being. Dr. Andrea Lederer, a gynaecologist from Salzburg with a deep understanding of both medical spheres, sheds light for us on the benefits of this synergetic approach.
“The Ayurvedic approach offers me as a doctor valuable additional treatment options to conventional medicine”. “It is also important to take a holistic view of the patient’s lifestyle in order to develop the best possible treatment.”
Holistic women's health through Ayurveda
Dr. Lederer often encounters the problem of hormonal imbalance in her practice. She emphasizes the importance of a balanced body weight and explains the connection between weight problems and hormonal disorders such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Individually tailored Ayurveda cures offer profound approaches that focus on meditation or the right diet, among other things, to support hormonal balance and emotional well-being and thus harmonize physical and mental health.
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“We can’t influence external circumstances, we have to take them as they come and accept them. But a healthy mind in a healthy body helps us to do this,” says Dr. Lederer.
Western medicine has set impressive milestones in emergency care, but when it comes to paying attention to individual health profiles, it sometimes reaches its limits. Conventional treatment often neglects the unique needs of individuals – especially women, where individuality and personalized approaches are essential. Traveling to distant lands to experience traditional complementary medicine practices such as Ayurveda therefore offers an enriching broadening of our view of health and well-being. The deep wisdom of Ayurveda recognizes each patient as an individual with a unique constitution – the Prakriti. This understanding shapes every treatment, so that an AyurvedaRetreat is much more than a package therapy; it is a tailor-made journey to harmonize body, mind and soul.
Preventive health maintenance through Ayurveda
An equally striking difference between Western medicine and the approaches of Ayurveda lies in the cure and prevention of diseases. The Ayurvedic way of life places particular emphasis on prevention and health maintenance. In this context, Dr. Lederer explains how important it is to treat the body as the temple of mind and soul. Routine, conscious nutrition and mindfulness exercises are central pillars of this preventative medicine, which promote hormonal balance and keep the so-called “doshas”, i.e. categories to which people can be assigned according to Ayurveda, in equilibrium.
Dr. Lederer sees the combination of gynaecology and Ayurveda not only as an enrichment of her practice, but also as a promising approach to patient care. She is convinced that a combination of both worlds will change the way health is understood and treated. With the hope of increasing integration in conventional medicine, she concludes with a message of optimism: The focus is on the well-being and satisfaction of the individual – a philosophy that is equally anchored in both classical gynecology and Ayurveda.
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