Why is the internal environment of the body such a good home for the infection?
It is only when there is an accumulation of mucous, heaviness and impurities that the body becomes predisposed to growing bacteria and viruses in large quantities. The Ayurvedic approach is to improve diet, digestion and metabolism to prevent the accumulation of mucous, heaviness and impurities that make such a good media for the infecting agents to live. 2. Why is the immune response so weak it is not able to prevent the invading organisms from growing? We have all had the experience of being in an office or group situation where one person gets a cold or cough and then later several others do. The point here is that all are equally exposed to the infecting agents but only some fall sick. This is why Ayurveda sees these conditions as host problems and not invader problems. Only certain people have low enough immunity and a high degree of impurities that allow the infection to take hold. The Ayurvedic approach is to help the immune system be more strong and the individual less suscepti
