Abstract

MANAGEMENT OF LIFESTYLE DISORDER THROUGH AHARA WSR TO STHOLYA (OBESITY)

*Dr. Jhilima Behera

Abstract

The aim of Ayurveda is to promotes & preserve the health, strength & longevity of the healthy person (swastika) & cure the disease. In present era Diet & lifestyle are major factor to produce many disorders like Diabetes, cancerous disease, Hormonal imbalance (menarche in early age) etc. Ayurveda places special emphasis on Ahara & believes that healthy nutrition nourishes the mind, body & soul. Ahara considered as one of the key pillars (upastambha) of life in Ayurveda. Today’s world, altered habits of food consumption may leads to various disease, so many guidelines explained in Ayurvedic text, which are titled on AharaVidhi, pathyaApathya Ahara, what occurs when intake of virudhha Ahara (incompatible food), lifestyle disorders due to Apathya Ahara. In Ayurveda text also explained that if a patient intake pathya Ahara then no need to intake medicines & also if a patient not intake Pathya Ahara, then medicines also can’t cures the diseases, So Diet according to diseases has greatest importance to cure diseases. Ayurveda suggest that one should follow guiding principles to prevent various diseases.

Keywords: AharaVidhi, Pathya Apathya Ahara, lifestyle disorders, how to prevent diseases due to intake of Ahara WSR to Stholya (Obesity).