A REVIEW STYDY ON LIFESTYLE DISEASES AND ITS AYURVEDIC PREVENTION

Lifestyle disorders is an umbrella term given to all the diseases which arise because of unhealthy lifestyle. Lifestyle diseases are the outcome of the way we leads our lives and diseases can be barred and their influence weakened with lifestyle modulation, improving diet and making host-environment interaction healthier. The most common lifestyle diseases include Hypertension, Diabetes, Arthritis, Obesity, Insomnia etc which are the major cause of mortality in today's world. Not only are these lifestyle diseases thwarting, but these are also interfering with natural comfort of wellbeing. Ayurveda knowledge system that imbibes what are the dynamic of life; what is beneficial for life and what is detrimental for life; what is happy life; and what is unhappy life in physical, psychological, social and spiritual terms. In the management of lifestyle diseases, Ayurveda offers various regimens including Ahara and Vihar (dietary habits and daily routine). Dinacharya (daily regimen), Ritucharya (seasonal regimen), Panchkarma (five detoxification and bio-purification therapies), and Rasayana (rejuvenation) therapies. The Sadvritta (ideal routines) and AacharaRasayana (code of conduct) are utmost important to maintain a healthy and happy psychological perspective.