Abstract

IMPORTANCE OF AHARA VIDHI VIDHANA IN PRESENT ERA

Dr. Preeti*

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Abstract

The main aim of Ayurveda is to maintain the healthy person and to cure the disease. Adequate nutrition is the basic need for healthy life but without proper dietary guidelines one cannot gain optimum benefit from the food consumed. If the Aharavidhividhana is followed properly, it helps to increase health and enhance the life span. In present era, diet and lifestyle are major factors thought to influence susceptibility to many diseases. According to ayuveda the living human body and diseases that afflict it are both the product of Ahara. In today’s world, altered habits of food consumption may leads various diseases. The immunity and disease free state of body depends upon quantity of Ahara, method of taking Ahara, digestion and ultimately the effect of that Ahara on body. So far, Ahara vidhi vidhana which is described in our classic is the foundation of dietetics, one of the most important field of life. Properly followed Ahara vidhi vidhana keeps the body healthy and prevents the diseases.

Keywords: Ahara, Ahara vidhi vidhana.