Free ayurvedic camp held at Andhra University
Andhra University hosted a free Ayurvedic medical camp led by Dr. K. Eswara Rao to promote the integration of Yoga and Ayurveda for disease prevention. The doctor emphasized the importance of professional medical guidance over social media health advice.
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The Department of Yoga and Consciousness, Andhra University, hosted a free Ayurvedic medical camp at Yoga Village on Beach Road on Sunday, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Dr. K. Eswara Rao, a retired Senior Medical Officer of King George Hospital, examined patients and distributed medicines free of cost. He said he had held the camp on the first Sunday of every month since 2022.
“The combination of Yoga and Ayurveda can prevent 80% of primary diseases,” Dr. Rao said. He said psychiatric problems and lifestyle disorders such as diabetes, obesity, gastritis and polycystic ovarian disease (PCOD) were on the rise, and that, in his view, they could be overcome through ayurveda.
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