The effect of diet and lifestyle on treatment with guduchyadi yoga in the management of sthaulya

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In Ayurvedic science Sthaulya (obesity) is said to be abnormal condition of Meda Dhatus (adipose tissue). In our society improper Ahar (diet) and Vihar (lifestyle) increase the Sthaulya in our everyday life. In this study wholesome diets are advised to take along with Guduchyadi Yoga as medicine for the treatment of Sthaulya . The wholesome diet is based on consideration of pathya (diet restriction) which is equivalent of Bheshaj (medicine). As such the patients under treatment were advised to follow daily lifestyle and to take special diets based on Ayurvedic recommendations along with intake of medicine like Guduchyadi yoga for continuous 2 months with follow up of every 7 days. Guduchyadi Yoga is described in Yogaratnakar for the treatment of Sthaulya . It contains Guduchi , Nagarmotha and honey. During the treatment the weights and heights with symptoms of Sthaulya were recorded before and after the treatment. After completion of the treatment the obtained results were highly significant as the most of the treated patients showed reductions in body weight & gradual reduction in symptoms of Sthaulya Keywords: Guduchyadi Yoga , Diets on Sthaulya , Lifestyle INTRODUCTION Ayurveda is a way of life based on Ayurvedic literature and science. It has given better stress on the prevention of diseases rather than their cure on occurance 1 Sthaulya has been described as the worst despicable personality among the eight Atinindita described in Ayurvedic literature 2 The meaning of Sthaulya isexcessive deposition of Meda in the body 3 InIndia the disease of obesity has reached the limit of epidemic proportion because about 5% of the total population has been affected by morbid obesity 4 Also in India the trend ofobesity is more prevalent in women as compared to men INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL International Ayurvedic Medical Journal, ( ISSN: 2320 5091) (October, 2017) 5(10) THE EFFECT OF DIET AND LIFESTYLE ON TREATMENT WITH GUDUCHYADI YOGA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF STHAULYA Varsha Pyarelal Jaraje B.A.M.S. M.D. (Swasthavritta), Reader in Swasthavritta Department, Smt. K.C. Ajmera Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Deopur, Dhule (Maharashtra), India Email: varshajaraje@gmail.com ABSTRACT In Ayurvedic science Sthaulya (obesity) is said to be abnormal condition of Meda Dhatus (adipose tissue). In our society improper Ahar (diet) and Vihar (lifestyle) increase the Sthaulya in our everyday life. In this study wholesome diets are advised to take along with Guduchyadi Yoga as medicine for the treatment of Sthaulya . The wholesome diet is based on consideration of pathya (diet restriction) which is equivalent of Bheshaj (medicine). As such the patients under treatment were advised to follow daily lifestyle and to take special diets based on Ayurvedic recommendations along with intake of medicine like Guduchyadi yoga for continuous 2 months with follow up of every 7 days. Guduchyadi Yoga is described in Yogaratnakar for the treatment of Sthaulya . It contains Guduchi , Nagarmotha and honey. During the treatment the weights and heights with symptoms of Sthaulya were recorded before and after the treatment. After completion of the treatment the obtained results were highly significant as the most of the treated patients showed reductions in body weight & gradual reduction in symptoms of Sthaulya Keywords: Guduchyadi Yoga , Diets on Sthaulya , Lifestyle INTRODUCTION Ayurveda is a way of life based on Ayurvedic literature and science. It has given better stress on the prevention of diseases rather than their cure on occurance 1 Sthaulya has been described as the worst despicable personality among the eight Atinindita described in Ayurvedic literature 2 The meaning of Sthaulya isexcessive deposition of Meda in the body 3 InIndia the disease of obesity has reached the limit of epidemic proportion because about 5% of the total population has been affected by morbid obesity 4 Also in India the trend ofobesity is more prevalent in women as compared to men INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL International Ayurvedic Medical Journal, ( ISSN: 2320 5091) (October, 2017) 5(10) THE EFFECT OF DIET AND LIFESTYLE ON TREATMENT WITH GUDUCHYADI YOGA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF STHAULYA Varsha Pyarelal Jaraje B.A.M.S. M.D. (Swasthavritta), Reader in Swasthavritta Department, Smt. K.C. Ajmera Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Deopur, Dhule (Maharashtra), India Email: varshajaraje@gmail.com ABSTRACT In Ayurvedic science Sthaulya (obesity) is said to be abnormal condition of Meda Dhatus (adipose tissue). In our society improper Ahar (diet) and Vihar (lifestyle) increase the Sthaulya in our everyday life. In this study wholesome diets are advised to take along with Guduchyadi Yoga as medicine for the treatment of Sthaulya . The wholesome diet is based on consideration of pathya (diet restriction) which is equivalent of Bheshaj (medicine). As such the patients under treatment were advised to follow daily lifestyle and to take special diets based on Ayurvedic recommendations along with intake of medicine like Guduchyadi yoga for continuous 2 months with follow up of every 7 days. Guduchyadi Yoga is described in Yogaratnakar for the treatment of Sthaulya . It contains Guduchi , Nagarmotha and honey. During the treatment the weights and heights with symptoms of Sthaulya were recorded before and after the treatment. After completion of the treatment the obtained results were highly significant as the most of the treated patients showed reductions in body weight & gradual reduction in symptoms of Sthaulya Keywords: Guduchyadi Yoga , Diets on Sthaulya , Lifestyle INTRODUCTION Ayurveda is a way of life based on Ayurvedic literature and science