Concept of vihara in ayurveda - a review article

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Ayurveda has great contribution in treatment of diseases as well as prevention of diseases. Ayurveda gives equal importance to Ahara and Vihara . Vihara is defined as the second most important pillar of the Ayurveda. The modern world is currently facing an epidemic of lifestyle related diseases like diabetes, obesity, heart diseases, etc., as a result of stress, improper diet and irregular or sedentary lifestyle. Hence the person becomes psychological and physical illness and unable to enjoy full life span. Ayurveda believes that in order to achieve and maintain healthy living ( Arogya), it is essential to practice a healthy Vihara like Dinacharya (day regimen), Ratricharya (night regimen), Ritucharya (seasonal regimen), Ahara Vidhi (diet rules), Sadavritta (code of conducts) etc. are described in detail in Ayurveda . Ayurvedic lifestyle promotes physical, mental as well as social health and ultimately leads to symptomatic improvement and improvement in the quality of life and thus help in the prevention and management of diseases. Present article aims to elaborate the concept of Lifestyle in Ayurveda classics Keywords: Lifestyle, Ayurveda, Dinacharya, Ratricharya, Ritucharya, Sadavritta. INTRODUCTION Ayurveda always gives equal importance to Ahara and Vihara to maintain good health as well as to cure diseases. Charaka Samhita has given Swastha Chatushka (Matrashitiyam) shows the importance of Vihara . The description of Dinacharya , Ritucharya , Sadavritta and Nidra depicts the importance of Vihara in maintaining healthy life. According to the health statistics of WHO, among 57 million global deaths in 2008, 63% were due to noncommunicable diseases (NCD) like cardiovascular, cancers, respiratory diseases,etc INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL International Ayurvedic Medical Journal, ( ISSN: 2320 5091) (August, 2017) 5(8) CONCEPT OF VIHARA IN AYURVEDA - A REVIEW ARTICLE Uday Deshmukh 1 , Bharat C. Chouragade 2 1 PG Scholar, 2 Professor, HOD;Department of Sanskrit Samhita Siddhant Mahatma Gandhi Ayurved College Hospital and Research Centre, Salod (H), Wardha, Maharashtra, India Email: kundaraj 07@gmail.com ABSTRACT Ayurveda has great contribution in treatment of diseases as well as prevention of diseases. Ayurveda gives equal importance to Ahara and Vihara . Vihara is defined as the second most important pillar of the Ayurveda. The modern world is currently facing an epidemic of lifestyle related diseases like diabetes, obesity, heart diseases, etc., as a result of stress, improper diet and irregular or sedentary lifestyle. Hence the person becomes psychological and physical illness and unable to enjoy full life span. Ayurveda believes that in order to achieve and maintain healthy living ( Arogya), it is essential to practice a healthy Vihara like Dinacharya (day regimen), Ratricharya (night regimen), Ritucharya (seasonal regimen), Ahara Vidhi (diet rules), Sadavritta (code of conducts) etc. are described in detail in Ayurveda . Ayurvedic lifestyle promotes physical, mental as well as social health and ultimately leads to symptomatic improvement and improvement in the quality of life and thus help in the prevention and management of diseases. Present article aims to elaborate the concept of Lifestyle in Ayurveda classics Keywords: Lifestyle, Ayurveda, Dinacharya, Ratricharya, Ritucharya, Sadavritta. INTRODUCTION Ayurveda always gives equal importance to Ahara and Vihara to maintain good health as well as to cure diseases. Charaka Samhita has given Swastha Chatushka (Matrashitiyam) shows the importance of Vihara . The description of Dinacharya , Ritucharya , Sadavritta and Nidra depicts the importance of Vihara in maintaining healthy life. According to the health statistics of WHO, among 57 million global deaths in 2008, 63% were due to noncommunicable diseases (NCD) like cardiovascular, cancers, respiratory diseases,etc INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL International Ayurvedic Medical Journal, ( ISSN: 2320 5091) (August, 2017) 5(8) CONCEPT OF VIHARA IN AYURVEDA - A REVIEW ARTICLE Uday Deshmukh 1 , Bharat C. Chouragade 2 1 PG Scholar, 2 Professor, HOD;Department of Sanskrit Samhita Siddhant Mahatma Gandhi Ayurved College Hospital and Research Centre, Salod (H), Wardha, Maharashtra, India Email: kundaraj 07@gmail.com ABSTRACT Ayurveda has great contribution in treatment of diseases as well as prevention of diseases. Ayurveda gives equal importance to Ahara and Vihara . Vihara is defined as the second most important pillar of the Ayurveda. The modern world is currently facing an epidemic of lifestyle related diseases like diabetes, obesity, heart diseases, etc., as a result of stress, improper diet and irregular or sedentary lifestyle. Hence the person becomes psychological and physical illness and unable to enjoy full life span. Ayurveda believes that in order to achieve and maintain healthy living ( Arogya), it is essential to practice a healthy Vihara like Dinacharya (day regimen), Ratricharya (night regimen), Ritucharya (seasonal regimen), Ahara Vidhi (diet rules), Sadavritta (code of conducts) etc. are described in detail in Ayurveda . Ayurvedic lifestyle promotes physical, mental as well as social health and ultimately leads to symptomatic improvement and improvement in the quality of life and thus help in the prevention and management of diseases. Present article aims to elaborate the concept of Lifestyle in Ayurveda classics Keywords: Lifestyle, Ayurveda, Dinacharya, Ratricharya, Ritucharya, Sadavritta