AN AYURVEDIC VIEW OF DIETETIC RULES AS A PREVENTIVEAND CURATIVE ASPECT TO MANAGE THE LIFESTYLE DISORDER

Abstract

Lifestyle is nothing but the our style of living means in which way we are living and Lifestyle
disorders are the outcomes of our own wrong lifestyle means not following the proper lifestyle.
Ayurveda is a holistic scripture which tells about how to achieve a “Golden Life” through
following an Ideal Lifestyle and as well as considered as the oldest ancient medical science
which has explained how to live in a scientific ways. For living an Ideal life our Acharyas has
explained many concepts out of that Sadvritta (code of conducts) is one of the most important
concept. Sadvritta explanations “How to live an Ideal lifestyle” and it has given importance on
Ahara (diet) as well as Vihara (regimen.). Ayurveda has explained about trayoupastamha i.e
Ahara, Nidra, Brahmacharya and with a proper skilful and optimum use of this Triad one can
get a healthy life as well as manage and prevent the life style disorder. Out of that Ahara (diet)
is the prime one and Ayurveda has given importance on both diet as well as its intake. Proper
diet taking in proper way leads health and improper diet taking in improper way leads disease. Now in this present era because of the modern lifestyle and busy schedule peoples are not
following the proper dietic rules for intake of diet, so it leads to many life style disordes like
obesity, diabetes, hypertension, anorexia, gastritis, acidity, constipation, haemorrhoids, skin
disease etc . Now peoples are very much conscious about the quality, nutritional value, wholesome, unwholesome…etc of the diet, so it indicates only “what to eat” but not “how to
eat ”. Acharya Charaka has explained about “ahara upayoga niyama”(dietetic rules) under
astha ahara vidhivisheshayatana in rasavimana adhyaya (cha.vi.1/24) which tells about
mainly the rules for intake of diet. Diet intake with following dietic rules has a vital role to
prevent and manage the life style disorder. So the ahara upayoga niyama act as a both
preventive and curative aspect in management of lifestyle disorder