Management of Lifestyle Disorders through Aahar and Vihar

Abstract

Obesity, Diabetes, Hypertension and Heart disease are diseases that come under the umbrella of Lifestyle disorder. Life style disorder are the disease that is not transmitted from one person to another or not from environment to a person but these are caused by unhealthy Lifestyle such as poor diet, bad eating habits, lack of physical activity, insomnia, psychological stress, smoking and intake of excessive alcohol. In India Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for almost 60% mortality rate annually. Lifestyle disorders globally killing 38 millions of people every year whereas In India, one out of four is at risk of dying from lifestyle disorder. The treatment for lifestyle disorder management in Ayurveda is given as per individual bodily constitutions depending on their medical history, current conditions and previous treatment so that it best suits the patients. All regimens of Ayurveda aim not only to counter the specific symptoms of the body but also to achieve proper balance. Ayurvedic lifestyle promotes physical, mental as well as social health and ultimately leads to symptomatic improvement. Ayurveda prescribes certain rules for maintaining a healthy mind. So, Ayurveda with its Aharaj and Viharaj regimen can definitely produce authentic and efficacious result to prevent various Lifestyle disorder.