Abstract

AYURVEDA PRESPECTIVE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF WOMENS LIFESTYLE DISORDER

Vd. Priyanka B. Pawar* and Vd. Varsha S. Deshmukh

Abstract

Women constitute about half the total population in India and the deterioration in their health is a matter of great concern. According to a news report, 68 per cent of women suffer from lifestyle disorders, and 53 per cent skip meals and opted for junk food due to work pressure deadlines. A woman is known to be multi-faceted and plays some vital roles in our society. During maintaining her home-work-life balance she faces multiple issues physically-mentally-socially and financially. While playing this multiple roles she may neglect herself. Physical inactivity, unhealthy food habits and inappropriate body posture, depression, stress, habit to skip meals, disturb sleeps; late or early marriages, hormonal imbalance, used of contraceptive pills etc. may leads to various lifestyle disorder of women. Ayurveda had given importance for the care of women at every phase of her life from menarche to menopause. More importantly when it comes to antenatal care and postnatal care. Ayurveda not only describe a woman in her life journey like Bala, Kumari, Rajaswala, Ritumati, Garbhini, Prasawa, Sutika etc. but also explain in detail about health status in relation to dosha and dhatu variation and preventive steps in the form of diet and lifestyle etc. along with treatment for various diseases under the heading Paricharya. In this article we discussed the factors affecting her health, the various diseases for female and there management through ayurveda.

Keywords: Paricharya, Ayurveda, Women health, Sutika, Garbhini, Rajswala etc.