Ayurveda is the oldest system of treatment which has its origin in the 5,000 year old books of wisdom from India, known as the Vedas.This ‘science of life’ places great emphasis on prevention and encourages the maintenance of health through close attention to balance in one’s thinking, diet, lifestyle and use of herbs.Knowledge of Ayurveda enables one to understand how to create this balance of body, mind and consciousness according to one’s own individual constitution and how to make lifestyle changes to bring about and maintain this balance.