There's a myth that our ancestors lived more healthier and longer lives because of Ayurveda and that modern medicine is killing people.India's life expectancy has improved from 22 yrs in 1920 to nearly 70 yrs in 2020- that's 100 years of modern medicine. Ayurveda is >2500 yrs old
Source of data: statista.com/statistics/104…
In fact, India has more than doubled life expectancy since Independence. In 1950 life expectancy in India was 34 years. Thanks to immunisation programs,antibiotics, pulse polio/Smallpox vac, malaria/TB management, and hundreds of other programs introduced in Independent India
In fact, India has more than doubled life expectancy since Independence. In 1950 life expectancy in India was 34 years. Thanks to immunisation programs,antibiotics, pulse polio/Smallpox vac, malaria/TB management, and hundreds of other programs introduced in Independent India
This is a blog post I had written a few years back highlighting the watershed moments of modern medicine as we know it today.
drraghurajhegde.com/2017/02/16/med…
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