2022, Vol. 8, Issue 6, Part C

author(s)
Nibedita Hazra

abstract
Due to the fast paced lifestyle of the twenty first century and the increasing trend of westernization, different people are getting infected with different kinds of diseases like hypertension, arthritis, PCOD, cancer, obesity etc. This extreme change of lifestyle can be said to be beyond the endurance of human body. Although various medicines have been invented in the present to treat all these diseases, none of them are without any side effects. Moreover, the fundamental statement of Āyurvēda is – protection of health of a healthy person. Therefore, rather than thinking of treating the diseases with medicines, we need to keep a cautious eye so that those diseases do not get a permanent shelter in our body. In the books of Āyurvēda, written about five thousand years ago, especially in the books of Carakasaṁhitā various means of protection and maintenance of health have been instructed. Three of such means are Dinacārya, R̥tucārya and Sadvr̥tta. Appropriate conduct of these means keeps our body safe from the external diseases and keeps us mentally healthy as well. A healthy body and a healthy mind is always interrelated. Only a healthy mind can keep a body healthy. Otherwise, many diseases are born out of mental imbalance. Āyurvēda is the science of life. According to Āyurvēda, a proper regimen or a healthy lifestyle helps us to keep a healthy body. In my article below, I am going to discuss about the benefits of following Dinacārya, R̥tucārya and Sadvr̥tta. in everyday life in order to prevent diseases as explained in Āyurvēda, especially in Carakasaṁhitā.