ROLE OF AYURVEDA IN MANAGEMENT OF LIFESTYLE DISORDERS
*Dr. Manohar Ram and Dr. Shubhi Chaudhary
ABSTRACT
Life style diseases are defined as those health problems that react to changes in lifestyle. The changed living habits due to increasing sedentary lifestyle, job requirements, competitive living are the main culprits against a healthy life. Ayurveda is a holistic science. It aims primarily to maintain healthy life in healthy individuals & secondly to treat the disease in diseased individual. Lifestyle diseases are becoming more common these days and affecting the majority of the population. Lack of physical activity, Unhealthy diet, Poor sleeping patterns, Alcohol Smoking, Sedentary life style, Stress are some of the causes of lifestyle diseases. The major lifestyle diseases include Heart diseases, Hypertension, Obesity, PCOS, Type 2 diabetes, Cancer. We can prevent Lifestyle Disorders through Ayurveda Regimen which includes Dincharya (Daily Routines), Ritucharya, Panchakarma therapy, Rasayana thrapy and sadvritta palan. All referances for the concept of Ayurveda regimen is studied from Charak samhita and Ashtang Hriday.
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