Abstract

CONCEPT OF BALANCED DIET IN AYURVEDA: A REVIEW

Dr. Satpal*, Dr. Indra Rani, Prof. (Dr.) S. P. Malik and Prof. (Dr.) M. B. Gaur

Abstract

In ayurveda diet has been given extreme importance for healthy as well as diseased person. According to acharya ahar is itself a medicine when used in proper manner. Diet plays a delicate role for maintenance of health physically as well as mentally. Diet sustains the life, as the all mortals are declined toward it. Food is responsible for complexion, clarity, quality of voice, longevity, genius, happiness, satisfaction, nourishment, strength and intellect. All most all diseases are caused by udara (digestive system) as improper diet is dependable. Improper diet is considered as visha (poison) and proper diet is medicine. The food inadequate for doshas causes aggravation of doshas while food according to the requirement of the body will maintain the equilibrium of doshas. By avoiding the factors which are conflicting to the tissues and using the factors having similar qualities as tissue, the tissue will not undergo the abnormal changes and will maintain the health of an individual. As proper diet itself can treat diseases without any medicine. Diet is considered the basis of life, as it plays a very delicate role in prevention of disease and maintenance of health. It will elaborate knowledge to prove that how pathya diet is itself a medicine.

Keywords: Ahar, diet, pathya, apathy.