Understanding the concept of therapeutic food in ayurveda - a review article

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Any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or those plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth is called as food . In the types of food, therapeutic food is foods which are used in the healthy individuals and diseased condition. Ex. Plumpy nut, Micro nutrient powder (MNP), corn soya blend etc. This concept is not new to Ayurveda, it is said as long back in our texts as Pathya kalpana . Pathya kalpanas are the food preparations used in the both swasta and atura and they produce soothing effect on both shareera and manas. So in this article an effort has been made to understand the concept of therapeutic food in Ayurveda , its similarities, importance and applications Keywords: Therapeutic food, Pathya kalpana, Manda, Yavagu INTRODUCTION Any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or those plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth is called as food Food is an essential part of everyone’slives. It gives energy and nutrients to growth and development, to be healthy and active, to move, work, play, think and learn. Food is made up of macro nutrients and micro nutrients. Carbohydrate, proteins and fats are macro nutrients and vitamins, minerals and water are micro nutrients. Now it is a fact that not everyfood item has all of these macro nutrients in proportions those bodies requires which means that we need to have a variety of foods to fulfil our daily requirements of these nutrients. In general, lots of vegetables and fruits are needed to maintain the balance of vitamins and minerals along with carbohydrate, milk and dairy products for fat and proteins, and grains and meat products for proteins and more of proteins and fats. To fulfil these drawbacks and improve the health condition of the human INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL International Ayurvedic Medical Journal, ( ISSN: 2320 5091) (June, 2017) 5(6) UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF THERAPEUTIC FOOD IN AYURVEDA - A REVIEW ARTICLE Ajit N B 1 , Vasudev Chate 2 , Shreevathsa 3 , Santhosh Kumar 4 1 PG Scholar, 2 Reader, 3 Prof and HOD, 4 PG ScholarDepartment of Ayurveda Samhita and Siddhanta, Government Ayurveda Medical College, Mysuru, Karnataka, India Email: ajitnb 25@gmail.com ABSTRACT Any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or those plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth is called as food . In the types of food, therapeutic food is foods which are used in the healthy individuals and diseased condition. Ex. Plumpy nut, Micro nutrient powder (MNP), corn soya blend etc. This concept is not new to Ayurveda, it is said as long back in our texts as Pathya kalpana . Pathya kalpanas are the food preparations used in the both swasta and atura and they produce soothing effect on both shareera and manas. So in this article an effort has been made to understand the concept of therapeutic food in Ayurveda , its similarities, importance and applications Keywords: Therapeutic food, Pathya kalpana, Manda, Yavagu INTRODUCTION Any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or those plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth is called as food Food is an essential part of everyone’slives. It gives energy and nutrients to growth and development, to be healthy and active, to move, work, play, think and learn. Food is made up of macro nutrients and micro nutrients. Carbohydrate, proteins and fats are macro nutrients and vitamins, minerals and water are micro nutrients. Now it is a fact that not everyfood item has all of these macro nutrients in proportions those bodies requires which means that we need to have a variety of foods to fulfil our daily requirements of these nutrients. In general, lots of vegetables and fruits are needed to maintain the balance of vitamins and minerals along with carbohydrate, milk and dairy products for fat and proteins, and grains and meat products for proteins and more of proteins and fats. To fulfil these drawbacks and improve the health condition of the human INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL International Ayurvedic Medical Journal, ( ISSN: 2320 5091) (June, 2017) 5(6) UNDERSTANDING THE CONCEPT OF THERAPEUTIC FOOD IN AYURVEDA - A REVIEW ARTICLE Ajit N B 1 , Vasudev Chate 2 , Shreevathsa 3 , Santhosh Kumar 4 1 PG Scholar, 2 Reader, 3 Prof and HOD, 4 PG ScholarDepartment of Ayurveda Samhita and Siddhanta, Government Ayurveda Medical College, Mysuru, Karnataka, India Email: ajitnb 25@gmail.com ABSTRACT Any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or those plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth is called as food . In the types of food, therapeutic food is foods which are used in the healthy individuals and diseased condition. Ex. Plumpy nut, Micro nutrient powder (MNP), corn soya blend etc. This concept is not new to Ayurveda, it is said as long back in our texts as Pathya kalpana . Pathya kalpanas are the food preparations used in the both swasta and atura and they produce soothing effect on both shareera and manas. So in this article an effort has been made to understand the concept of therapeutic food in Ayurveda , its similarities, importance and applications Keywords: Therapeutic food, Pathya kalpana, Manda, Yavagu INTRODUCTION Any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or those plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth is called as food Food is an essential part of everyone