How are Ayurveda and Lifestyle Connected

Table of Contents

1. How Ayurveda and lifestyle are related to today’s life.

2. Types of lifestyle diseases and treatments

3. Seasonal lifestyle diseases

4. FAQs

HOW ARE AYURVEDA AND LIFESTYLE CONNECTED?

Are you suffering with lifestyle diseases? Do you want a permanent cure from it? For that you first need to know how Ayurveda and lifestyle are connected.

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HOW AYURVEDA AND LIFESTYLE ARE RELATED TO TODAY’S LIFE.

Ayurveda is an ancient method of treatment providing a broad appeal to keep good health and wellness that is very crucial for today’s stressful and unhealthy life. Lifestyle diseases and Ayurveda are closely connected because Ayurveda delivers natural ways to prevent and cure chronic diseases.

Ayurveda offers a composition of diet, daily routine, and stress management for achieving a well-balanced lifestyle and health.

Here is more information to understand the link between lifestyle diseases and Ayurveda:

1. Identifying exact doshas:

• In Ayurveda there are three types of doshas, such as vata, pitta, kapha. Each dosha represents the combination of ether, air, fire, water, and earth.
• Identifying the exact condition will help to start the right diet, daily routine, and lifestyle.

2. Focusing on a balanced diet:

• Ayurveda and diet are closely connected with maintaining good health. Consuming the right food at the right time is also crucial for maintaining balanced health. Make sure that you are consuming the fresh, cooked, and seasonal foods.
• Consider balancing the six tastes, such as sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent.

3. Developing a healthy daily routine:

• Ayurveda advice for specialised daily routines. It includes early waking up, proper sleep at night, self-massage, and oil pulling.
• An Ayurvedic lifestyle routine will improve blood circulation and help to balance mental health.

4. Controlling lifestyle diseases:

• Ayurveda offers a useful appeal to control lifestyle diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and obesity.
• Ayurveda offers a permanent cure from chronic conditions.

LIFESTYLE DISEASES	AYURVEDIC NAME	CAUSES	TREATMENT
HYPERTENSION	RAKTA GATA VATA	LACK OF PROPER DIET, LACK OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES, CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO	PUNCHAKARMA TREATMENTS LIKE OIL MASSAGE, POURING WARM OIL ON THE FOREHEAD, AND HERBAL STEAM THERAPY
OBESITY	STHOULYA	GENETIC PROBLEMS, ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, AND BEHAVIOURAL REASONS	AYURVEDIC MEDICINES LIKE THRIPHALA, GUGGUL, MEDOHAR, AND SHILAJATU FOR IMPROVING DIGESTION AND METABOLISM
DIABETES	MADHUMEHA	HORMONAL VARIATIONS, GENETIC FACTORS, PANCREATIC DAMAGE, ISSUES IN INSULIN	PANCHAKARMA, PROPER DIET, AND AYURVEDIC MEDICINES AND HERBS
HYPERLIPIDAEMIA	MEDO DHATU DUSHTI	VARIATIONS IN DIABETES, OBESITY, AND LACK OF GOOD DIET	MEDICINES LIKE ARJUNA, GUGGULU, TRIPHALA, ASHWAGANDHA, AND FENUGREEK
ANXIETY	MANASIKA ROGA	STRESS, BEHAVIOURAL ISSUES, AND CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS	PANCHAKARMA THERAPIES, AND ASWAGANDHA NATURAL HERB
PCOS/PCOD	ARTAVA DUSTI	BAD LIFESTYLE, HORMONAL VARIATIONS, STRESS, AND OBESITY	HEALTHY DIET, IMPROVING METABOLISM, AND AYURVEDIC HERBS LIKE ASHWAGANDHA, TURMERIC, AND CINNAMON
ACIDITY	AMLAPITTA	STOMACH’S ACID LEVEL IMBALANCE, STRESS, AND SLEEPLESSNESS	PALLIATIVE TREATMENT, PANCHAKARMA TREATMENT AND A GOOD DIET
ARTHRITIS	SANDIVATA	GENETICS PROBLEMS, AND PROBLEMS WITH THE IMMUNE SYSTEM	LIFESTYLE PRACTICES TO IMPROVE JOINT HEALTH, AND NATURAL MEDICINES LIKE ASHWAGANDHA, TURMERIC, GINGER, AND GUGGUL
INSOMNIA	ANIDRA	LACK OF GOOD SLEEPING HABITS, STRESS, AND MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH CONDITIONS	NATURAL MEDICINES LIKE ASHWAGANDHA, BRAHMI, AND NUTMEG, AND EXTERNAL MASSAGE TREATMENTS
FATTY LIVER	TAKRIT ROGA	OBESITY, CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL, LACK OF GOOD DIET, AND HIGH CHOLESTEROL	REGULAR CONSUMPTION OF TURMERIC, INCLUDING GARLIC IN THE DIET, CONSUMING HERBAL DRINKS OR TEAS, AND A GOOD DIET

AYURVEDIC TIPS FOR DAILY LIFE TO PREVENT LIFESTYLE DISEASES:

• Develop a proper daily routine, like waking up early, oral hygiene, morning rituals, and proper workout and meditation.
• Take proper seasonal routine according to environmental and climate change.
• Follow a good diet.
• Avoid consumption of alcohol and drugs.
• Relax your body and mind.

SEASONAL LIFESTYLE DISEASES

These diseases only appear at particular times of the year due to sudden environmental and weather changes and lifestyle changes. The seasonal lifestyle diseases are:

• Flu
• Cold and fever
• Skin irritations

Seasons and diseases:

Summer :

• Skin irritations like acne, fungal infections, sunburns and heat issues due to over sun exposure and humidity.
• Dehydration
• Acidity issues
• Food poisoning

Rainy season:

• Diseases like typhoid and cholera
• Fungal infections
• Asthma
• Vector-borne diseases

Winter :

• Colds, flu, pneumonia, and bronchitis
• Arthritis problems
• Dryness in skin and chapped lips

HOW TO GET PREVENTED FROM SEASONAL LIFESTYLE DISEASES

• Keep good hygiene
• Follow healthy diet
• Safe sex practices
• Manage stress issues
• Protect skin from sun exposure