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Lifestyle diseases managed by Ayurvedic lifestyle
With the improved sanitization, development in new antibiotics, invention of advanced vaccines, modern medicine has eliminated the threat of death and disability from most of the infectious diseases. With advances in technology and medical sciences, organ transplants are also the new boon to life. Mankind has also made significant advances in altering genes, DNA and developing a clone has also become a possibility not far in the future. However, these technological advances have nevertheless resulted in a lifestyle, that has given birth to an all new epidemic called ‘LIFESTYLE DISEASES’.
Lifestyle diseases are diseases linked with the way people live their lives. This life style includes a whole range of activities, & attitudes. Modernization has altered lifestyle entirely. This altered lifestyle is a silent killer and systematically affecting human life. These diseases include cardiac diseases like stroke, high blood pressure, heart attack, arthrosclerosis , type II diabetes, obesity, anxiety, Alzheimer’s disease, depression and this is just the proverbial tip of the iceberg!
These lifestyle diseases are different from other diseases because they are partly preventable and can be controlled/cured with systematically altering the lifestyle, diet, and supporting it with yoga, meditation in short, by adhering to a healthy lifestyle propagated in Ayurved.
Svasthavrutta is a discourse on healthy life style that finds mention in ancient Ayurvedic texts. It includes diet, practices and regimen during the day (dinacharya), night (ratricharya), different seasons (rutucharya), and also lays down code of conduct (sadvrutta).
According to Ayurved, seasonal and weather changes significantly affect the physical and mental well being. seasonal aspects like temperature, humidity, wind, rain, and daylight hours, influence natural cycles and vital systems of the human body. So, it becomes vital to know how to adapt to these seasonal changes with diet and lifestyle in order to maintain a healthy balance with digestion, sleep, immunity, and energy. Ayurveda expounds that in order to retain a healthy and disease free life one should follow a systematic daily routine and schedule to suit these seasonal changes. ‘Dinacharya’ is one of the best things that one can do to prevent disease, live a well balanced life and effectively treat almost every illness. But then, let me meet you next time with my next blog that will explain the concepts of ‘Dinacharya’ & Rutucharya.
Happy reading & good health!
DR. MANJIRI JOSHI
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