Staying Healthy With Ayurveda Prevention is strongly emphasized in Ayurveda and the main goal of Ayurveda is to maintain the health of a healthy person and heal the illness of a sick person. According to this ancient science, much of being healthy is simply being [more] aware. “The master key to remaining healthy is awareness.” – Dr. Vasant Lad, Ayurvedic Physician Awareness – The Master Key By being aware of your [doshic] constitution and remaining aware of how your body, mind and emotions respond to the ever changing world – this itself, allows us to make the informed choices required to maintain good health and well-being. In fact, the lack of this very awareness or “Prajnaparadha” [Crime Against Wisdom] is considered the root cause of all diseases according to ...