Abstract

STUDIES ON AHARA VIHARA CONDUCTED AMONG AYURVEDA COLLEGE STUDENTS

Priyadarshini S.*, Deeksha, Sindhura and Rakshitha M.

Abstract

Life style management today plays a significant role in maintaining health, recuperating from illness or surgery. Ayurveda illustrates daily and seasonal routine to be followed to not only preserve and safeguard health and achieve longevity but also to be creative and productive. A survey to study lifestyle of 100 Ayurveda students, their daily routine inclusive of wake up and bed time, if they are following dina charya principles laid out in Ayurveda was conducted. Data about their food and lifestyle habits were recorded and many issues compared and analysed. This survey study helps understand the various life style and food habits among students studying Ayurveda and shall be a data base for prospective cohort studies in future. The present survey conducted by Ayurveda students themselves is to create awareness not only about importance of survey study but also to enhance ahara vihara as suggested by Ayurveda and to conduct the same study after one year to understand if it has increased healthy dina charya acceptance.

Keywords: Lifestyle, health status, nithya rasayana, survey.