Abstract

AYURVEDIC PERSPECTIVE ON LIFE STYLE DISORDERS – PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT

*Dr. Chahat Kanyan and Dr. Kajal P. Dahake

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Abstract

Due to various factors, like environmental, socioeconomic, behavioral, psychological, demographic and technology, the prevalence rate of lifestyle disorders are Increasing day by day. Lifestyle changes, can have a significant impact on individual's physical and mental health and deteriorates overall quality of life. Life style disorders include obesity, overweight diabetes, Hypertension, Heart disease, stroke respirartory disorders (eg. COPD, asthma), mental health disorders (e.g, depression, anxiety), sleep disorders (e.g, sleep apnea, insomnia) and various digestive disorders (e.g, IBS, acid reflux etc). Ayurveda – the science of life, offers a holistic approach to manage and prevent lifestyle disorders, through changing diet and nutrition supplements, changes in daily routine, herbal medicines and panchkarma. Through ayurveda personalized diet plan can be made based on individual prakruti (constitution) and vikruti (disease). Various life style changes can be prescribed according to individual’s daily routine, for e.g. early wake up, practicing yoga and surya namaskara, gandush and kawal dharan, anjan, vajrasana and walk hundered steps after taking food, partimarsha nasya, padabhyanga at night etc. Through panchkarma, detoxification procedures can be planned according to individuals prakruti (constitution) and vikruti(disease). It includes sarvang snehan swedna, shirodhara, vamana, virechana, basti, nasya and raktmokshana

Keywords: Basti, nasya, raktmokshana, vamana, virechana.