They will then adapt themselves to many indigenous systems.” They would immediately discover that all the qualified men and women are required for village service, not after the manner of the West, but after the manner of the East. “I suggest that they (scientists & doctors) should turn their attention towards the seven lakhs of the villages of India. According to him, so long as people depend on drugs, doctors and hospitals for their health needs, they are not truly liberated. His health determinants dictated him to adopt nature cure and recommend to all others as it emphasizes self-responsibility and provides self-reliance. Hence, selfless work and prayer were made an integral part of the daily routine in his ‘ashram life’. Food, exercise, cleanliness, education, clothing, housing, agriculture, work, employment all have a bearing on the health of an individual and, even more importantly, an individual's engagement with the community and God. If we go through the experiments made by Mahatma Gandhi on several aspects of life, what comes clear is that he had a fair knowledge that health is not, and cannot be, a commodity but an outcome, or rather, a by-product of various human activities.
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