Abstract

Dr. Poonam Pal*, Dr. Pankaj Kumar Pal and Dr. Harsh Dubey

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda is a holistic system of natural health care that originated from vedas. As it is an ideal way to attain healthy life. Adequate nutrition is the basic need for healthy life but without knowing proper dietary guidelines one cannot remain healthy. Ayurveda concentrates of various rules and regulation diet rule (aaharvidhi)is also among that. Ifaaharvidhi is followed properly, it helps to increase health and enhance life span. According to ayurveda aahar is included in tri-upstambh means it is subpillar of life and aahar is most important among tri-upstambh. If aahar is taken in accordance with the rules, it promotes mental as well as physical strength of body. Upnishad said that purity of food helps in purifying the inner self and hence of the mind and intellect. Aahar is life of living being. Aahar is First and most important factor for the “swasthaysaswastyaraksanam” if we did not follow. The proper rules for aahar then body leads to rogaavastha. Aaahara plays vital role in Healthy and diseased condition. Sothis is the very important to know the physiological importance of aahar vidhi in present era.