CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF ROLE OF AYURVEDA IN PREVENTION OF LIFESTYLE DISEASES

Authors

  • Dr.Vijaylaxmi Ramprasad Reddy M.D (Scholar), Kaumarbhritya-Balroga Department, D.Y.Patil University, School of Ayurved, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India
  • Dr.Ashwini A.Shitre M.S (Streerog and Prasutitantra), Professor & H.O.D, Kaumarbhritya-Balroga Department, D.Y.Patil University, School of Ayurved, Nerul, Navi Mumbai, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v6.i3.2018.1508

Keywords:

Ayurveda, Lifestyle Diseases

Abstract [English]

Ayurveda is the science of life, guiding in maintaining health and curing of diseases by balancing doshas-dhatus-malas and jatharagni. Ahara, nidra and brahmacharya form the pillars of health as per Ayurveda.


Lifestyle diseases are those diseases whose occurrence is based on the daily habits of people and are a result of an inappropriate relationship of people with their environment. The main factors contributing to lifestyle diseases include bad food habits, physical inactivity and disturbed biological clock. Occupational lifestyle diseases include those caused by the factors present in the vicinity of pollutants. These factors are also responsible for environmental allergies. So, a healthy lifestyle must be adopted with a proper balanced diet, physical activity and by giving due respect to biological clock.


Healthy lifestyle methods are now easily achievable with nutritional counselling, exercise training, de-addiction programmes, regular medical check-ups and stress management techniques. Ayurveda provides better solution in the guidelines of proper dietary management, lifestyle advises, panchakarma procedures like detoxification and bio-purification procedures, medicaments and rejuvenation therapies. In this revolutionized era, we cannot stop doing the developmental work, but we can certainly reduce our ailments with simple and effective measures in our lives as suggested in Ayurveda, the science of life.

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Published

2018-03-31

How to Cite

Reddy, V. R., & A.Shitre, A. (2018). CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF ROLE OF AYURVEDA IN PREVENTION OF LIFESTYLE DISEASES. International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH, 6(3), 149–154. https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v6.i3.2018.1508