Evolutionary Changes in Human Lifestyle and its Effects on General Health of Society in the view of Ayurvedic Principles

Health is greatly influenced by one’s own life style. Ayurveda advocates the modification of surroundings to maintain the balance of the human being to prevent and cure the diseases. It meticulously designs a healthy life style with proper dinacharya and ritucharya for a healthy living. But the present day man has gone far away from these age old healthy practices and invited a flock of diseases to injure his health. This article is an attempt to collect and explore such examples from the routine life style of modern day man and to assess and analyze its effect on general health status of the society from the point of view of Ayurveda.