LIFESTYLE DISORDERS AND ITS IMPACT ON MAHASHROTAS: A CRITICAL STUDY
Vd. Vaishali Devidas Khadsang* and Dr. Krishna N. Kadam
ABSTRACT
Background: Lifestyle disorders are the disorders or disease linked with the way people live their life. This is commonly caused by alcohol, drug and smoking abuse as well as lack of physical activity and unhealthy diet. Diseases that impact on our lifestyle are heart disease, obesity, type II diabetes, thyroid diseases etc. The concept of mahashrotas described by charka can be corelate with entire gastrointestinal tract of body .so, functionally the process of digestion is also depend on this. Lifestyle disorders are metabolic diseases in which normal metabolism of body disturbed. According to Ayurveda If Agni (Digestive metabolic activity) is disturbed (Vishma Agni) whatever is eaten is not properly metabolized. This process ultimately leads to lifestyle disorders. Lifestyle disorders Diabetes type II, Obesity, Hypothyroidism, Heart diseases and its impact on mahashrotas will be discuss in present paper.
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