Ayurveda in the Age of Climate Change: Building Climate-Resilient Health
Ayurveda Post | Issue #22 (May 2025)
The planet is warming, weather patterns are shifting, and human health is increasingly vulnerable. From heat stress and vector-borne diseases to water insecurity and food system disruptions, climate change is an undeniable public health challenge of our time.
Yet Ayurveda has long viewed human health as inseparable from nature’s rhythms. Ancient texts describe how seasonal and environmental changes impact doshas, Agni, immunity, and emotional well-being. As climate variability accelerates, Ayurveda’s principles of seasonal adaptation (Ritucharya), daily living (Dinacharya), and resilience-building through Rasayanas offer timeless tools for modern survival.
This month’s issue explores how Ayurveda can contribute to building climate-resilient health -for individuals, communities, and the planet. As health systems worldwide grapple with ecological shifts, Ayurveda’s integrated vision of harmony between humans and nature may offer much-needed guidance.
Chief Editor
Ayurveda’s Toolkit for Climate-Resilient Health
Climate change is already impacting human health -increasing heat-related illnesses, respiratory conditions, mental stress, and vector-borne diseases. Ayurveda provides practical tools to mitigate these effects: Read More
4 Ayurveda Keys for Climate Resilience:
The WHO now recognizes climate change as the greatest health threat of the 21st century. Ayurveda, with its emphasis on ecosystem-based health, can meaningfully contribute to planetary health dialogues.
From promoting sustainable diets to conserving medicinal biodiversity, Ayurveda offers holistic models aligned with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and the Planetary Health movement.
Climate-Health Challenges
Ayurveda provides a framework for addressing the health impacts of climate change by:
Promoting adaptation: Through practices like Ritucharya and Dinacharya, tailored to environmental changes.
Strengthening resilience: By using rejuvenating herbs that support immunity and stress regulation.
Reducing healthcare burden: Through preventative and non-invasive approaches that minimize the need for intensive treatments.
Empowering communities: By promoting accessible, low-cost strategies for health and climate resilience.
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Climate Change, Stress, and the Neuroendocrine Axis
In today’s rapidly changing environment, chronic heat, air pollution, and climate unpredictability are driving unprecedented physiological stress in human populations. Ayurveda, with its timeless principles, offers integrative pathways to restore balance and protect the body’s key stress-regulating system—the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Read More
Adapting to change: navigating climate shifts and sustaining Ayurveda practices
How can an ancient science stay timeless in a changing climate? This article reveals how Ayurveda’s core principles can evolve to meet today’s climate-driven health challenges blending tradition with resilience. Read More
Role of environmental pollution in epidemics and its management in Ayurveda
Can ancient wisdom tackle modern epidemics? This thought-provoking article uncovers how Ayurveda understands pollution-driven outbreaks (Janapadodhwansa) and how its holistic tools offer fresh answers for epidemic resilience. Read More
In the age of climate change, health is harmony; with our body, mind, and the changing rhythms of nature. Ayurveda offers timeless pathways to build this resilience. Sushruta, the ancient Ayurveda Surgeon says-
"Prakṛti sthāpanam ca arogya kāraṇam"- Suśruta Saṁhitā, Sūtrasthān
"Preserving natural balance-within and around us, is the foundation of health."
In today’s era of climate change, this ancient Ayurvedic truth holds striking relevance. Rising heat, pollution, and environmental unpredictability disturb the body's stress pathways and the HPA axis, compromising resilience. Ayurveda’s timeless focus on aligning with nature - through Ritucharya, Dinacharya, Rasayana, and mind-body practices - offers proactive tools to restore harmony and build climate-resilient health. In essence, Ayurveda teaches us not merely to survive, but to thrive, in changing environmental times.
Watch: How climate change threatens human health — and actions we must take. A compelling TEDx talk by Dr. Hanna Linstadt.
Stay tuned for more expert insights, research breakthroughs, and Ayurvedic wisdom in the next edition of Ayurveda Post! Email us at ✉️ contact@cayeit.com
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Ayurveda Post Team