Abstract

ETERNAL IMPORTANCE OF AHARA AND VIHARA IN ADVOCATING HEALTH - A REVIEW

Vd. Snehal Avinash Deotale* and Vd. Vidya Naik

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Abstract

Good diet and positive way of living contributes to healthy existence. Sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy eating habit causes obesity, hypertension, heart disease, diabetes etc. These are chronic non-communicable lifestyle disorders affecting more of population in the world. The good conduction of daily and seasonal regimen, yoga, rejuvenation therapy, personal and social hygiene, suppressible and non-suppressible urges, panchakarma therapy for detoxification and correct nutritional management is the finest remedy offered by Ayurveda to keep an individual healthy. It synchronizes natural harmony amongst body, mind and soul. In Ayurveda, Pathya-apathy does-not just boost health but also increases the effectiveness of medicine. According to Acharya Sushrut, being healthy involves having a joyful mind and soul as well as absence of disease. This literary study aims to review the perspective of traditional Pathya-apathy with respect to Ahara, Vihara, Manasik, sharirik and Aushadha, in both the healthy and diseased person; and promote its global applicability.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Ahara (dietary regimen), Vihara (lifestyle) and Swasthya (health).