Ayurvedic approach to managing lifestyle disorders

Abstract

Illnesses associated with a certain lifestyle are referred to as lifestyle illnesses. The biggest obstacles to a healthy existence are altered lifestyle choices brought about by a more sedentary way of living, work demands, and competitive living. Diseases known as lifestyle disorders are not spread from person to person or from environment to person, rather, they are brought on by unhealthy lifestyle choices like smoking, binge drinking, poor diet, poor eating habits, inactivity, insomnia, and psychological stress. Ayurveda is a holistic science. Its primary goal is to keep healthy people healthy, and its secondary goal is to treat sick people. The primary lifestyle ailments are cancer, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, obesity, PCOS, and hypertension. In India, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for more than 60% of all fatalities annually. Around the world, lifestyle disorders claim the lives of 38 million people annually, but in India, one in four people are at risk of developing one. Ayurvedic regimens such as Panchakarma treatment, Rasayana therapy, Sadvritta Palan, Ritucharya, Dinacharya (daily routines), and Panchakarma therapy might help avoid lifestyle disorders. Ayurvedic regimens all try to create optimal balance in addition to treating individual illnesses of the body. For this reason, when it comes to treating a multifaceted illness like lifestyle disease, it performs better than traditional medications.