Abstract

A CONCEPTUAL SURVEY-BASED STUDY TO ASSESS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STHAULYA AND NIDRA

Amrit and Poonam*

Abstract

According to W.H.O. in 2008, more than 1.4 billion adults, 20 years and older, were overweight. Out of these over 200 million were men and nearly 300 million women were obese. Sthaulya (obesity) is one among the major diseases of modern era. Nowadays it is considered as life style disorder due to lack of physical activity, change in dietary habits, and stress during work and unwholesome dietary habits causes‟ victim of many diseases. Along with Swasth shareera, Nidra is also considered as important part for healthy life. Perspective of Sthoulya and Anidra is explained in Ashtanindaniya Adhyaya. Acharaya Charaka has affirmed that happiness & sorrow, strength & weakness, virility & impotence as well as survival of life and its termination depend on sleep. A healthy body is the only one media to achieve the ultimate goal among the Chaturvidha Purusharta i.e. Dharma, Artha, Kaama, Moksha. Sthoulya is a condition wherein there will be Apachaya of Shareera associated with abnormal increase in Medo Dhatu. Thus both of them are related to life style pattern and Prajagrana is also mentioned Nirdistha Vihara for Ati Sthaulya. Sthaulya (obesity) and Karshya (emaciation) depends upon Ahara (diet) and Nidra (sleep). It is a Survey based study in which observed that Ahara and Vihara have direct influence on Sthoulaya and Nidra. On this issue of Nidra and Sthaulya our survey study is based. A refrence was available in Charak Suthrasthan (21/51) that there is direct relation of Sthaulya to Nidra. Observations were made according to different categories, i.e. sex, age, occupation religion etc. Final conclusion says that Sthaulya and Nidra are associated with each other as mentioned in the classical. More is Nidra more will be the Sthaulya.

Keywords: Nidra, Sleep, Swapna, Sthoulaya, Obesity, Meda Dhatu, Survey Study.