Principles of Ayurveda Towards the Preventation of Lifestyle Disorders: A Samhita Based Review

Lifestyle diseases can be defined as the diseases linked to the manner in which a person lives their life. 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. Lifestyle disorders globally killing 38millions 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 offers various methods to manage life-style disorders by following Aahar, Dinacharya, Ritucharya, Panchakarma therapy, Rasayana therapy. Ayurveda in order to apply measures in preventing the upcoming epidomic of lifestyle disorders which are preventable with changes in diet, lifestyle and environment.