The Sanskrit term ‘Ayurveda’, a combination of two Sanskrit words ‘Ayur’ (life) and ‘Veda’ (knowledge) can be defined as the ‘knowledge of life’ `or ‘the science of life’. The history of Ayurveda traces back to the period of Vedas. It is a system of healing originated in the ancient India. Ayurveda is considered as the ‘mother of healing’ as it has influenced several older traditional healing methods including Chinese, Tibetan and Greek medicine. 

Ayurveda is considering the human body as whole universe. According to Ayurveda the universe is made up of five elements: air, fire, water, earth and ether. These fundamentals are symbolized in humans by three "doshas", or energies: Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Among these three doshas any one of the doshas accumulates in the body beyond the desirable limit, the body loses its balance. Each person has a distinct balance, and our health is depending on the right balance of the three doshas. Ayurveda suggests specific lifestyle to balance your doshas. “one of the primary works on Ayurveda, defined about a healthy person, is "he whose doshas are in balance, appetite is good, all tissues of the body and all natural urges are functioning properly, and whose mind, body and spirit are cheerful”.