AYUSH Ministry observes first Naturopathy Day

Union Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy (AYUSH) Ministry celebrated first Naturopathy Day on Sunday with an aim of promoting drug-less system 

of medicine to prevent diseases by altering diet and lifestyle.

• Till now, there was a day to celebrate all streams of traditional medicine except Naturopathy.
• On this day, Central Council for Research in Yoga and Naturopathy is organising health camps, workshops and exhibitions in association with local naturopathy centres and hospitals.
• Naturopathy plays an important role as many diseases can be prevented with these practices especially non-communicable diseases which have seen increase, mainly owing to changes in lifestyle.
• It is a drug-less system and is very cost effective.
• It can be easily integrated with any other system of healthcare as lifestyle intervention.
• These practices are being promoted in wellness centres along with allopathic medicine so that we get best of all systems of medicine.

One must know:

• India has a long history and culture running over 5000 years of using traditional medicines for health care and developing them with modern scientific outlook.
• AYUSH is an acronym of tradition medical systems that are being practiced in India such as Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy.
• International Day of Yoga has been celebrated annually on June 21 since 2015.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi has first proposed the idea in his first United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) speech in 2014. 
• Ayurveda Day, which is marked on November 5 every year, was first celebrated in 2016.
• In 2017, Unani Day was established which is celebrated on February 11.
• The declaration of January 4 as Siddha Day and November 18 as Naturopathy Day was made in January 2018, thus all six systems are having their separate annual celebration day.

Question:

Q. What did the Union Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy (AYUSH) Ministry celebrated for the first time on November 18 with an aim of promoting drug-less system of medicine to prevent diseases by altering diet and lifestyle?
a. Natural Treatment Day
b. Naturopathy Day
c. Greenopathy Day
d. None of the above