Ayurveda:

1) Is an alternative medicine system from the Indian subcontinent.

2) The word "ayurveda" is from the Sanskrit: आयुर्वेद, Āyurveda, and means knowledge of life and longevity.

3) Ayurveda is pseudoscientific.

4) Ayurvedic texts say: the gods of Hindu mythology gave medical knowledge to legendary Hindu philosophers, who then gave the knowledge to human physicians.[7] However, the Indian Medical Association (IMA) says the practice of modern medicine by Ayurveda is quackery.

Not to be confused with Yoga as exercise, Yoga as therapy, or Yoga (philosophy). For other uses, see Yoga (disambiguation).

Statue of Shiva performing yoga in the lotus position

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Yoga[a] (UK: /ˈjəʊɡə/, US: /ˈjoʊɡə/;[1] Sanskrit: योग 'yoga' [joːɡɐ] ⓘ; lit. 'yoke' or 'union') is a group of physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines that originated with its own philosophy in ancient India, aimed at controlling body and mind to attain various soteriological goals (moksha),[2][3][4][5][b] as practiced in the Hindu, Jain, Sikh, and Buddhist traditions.[6][7]