It looks as if Akshay the hero is campaigning for Ramdev baba. But it is not so. He is sharing his experience.Akshay Kumar, who is fit as a fiddle at 49, has vouched for ayurveda, the traditional Hindu system of medicine, and says people are not respecting the “God-given” treasure.
Akshay says, “Today I don’t want to share sadness, anger or problems with you. I want to share a big and a beautiful smile. Today I am feeling very light and healthy… Last few days I was away from the city and spent some time in an ayurvedic ashram, it felt heavenly. No TV, phone, junk food or branded clothes. Just simple clothing. White kurta pyjama and simple nutritious food and lots of ayurvedic treasure.”
The Rustom star said that not many know that he has been following ayurveda since the past 25 years. “This time ayurveda healing I have experienced that is just great… That’s where I got to know that in the form of ayurveda, God has given our country a big treasure and we are not respecting it… We are looking for good health by going to an international spa and getting fancy massages.”
Akshay finds it funny that foreigners are coming to India and are getting ayurvedic treatments. “Why are we forgetting are traditional methods of medicine? Like Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturapathy, Siddha, Unani… Why are we forgetting the value of homeopathy? Yes, I have heard that there are people, who cheat in the name of ayurveda,” he said.
He urged the public to make use of government healthcare services. “Our government has a ministry Ayush, which encourages the alternate system of medicines… I have also read that the government announced if you get yourself treated at a registered ayurvedic centre you will get the same insurance benefits that you do in any hospital,” he said.
