Ayurveda: A Preventive Approach to Lifestyle DiseasesWith the rapid development of mankind and increasing westernization of lifestyles has led to the development of multiple life-style diseases. India is among the fastest developing country in the world and with this rapid development, it has left behind people with uncountable diseases, one of them is lifestyle related diseases. This book has been written primarily for the aims to provide the knowledge about the prevention and Ayurvedic management of lifestyle related diseases. Ayurveda attract the world towards its holistic approach to treat the disease. Diet plays an important role in the lifestyle diseases; it provides a better solution in the form of proper management of diet, healthy lifestyle approaches, detoxification, and rejuvenation of body. This book is conveniently divided into 15 chapters. The language is very simple and lucid. The chapter emphasize the topics that have compelling practical application. All the important information is highlighted, which I hope will help the reader to understand the subject better. I have made every attempt to check the content of the book, for accuracy. I accept full responsibility for any error of omission or commission and welcome active criticism of the book. |
Contents
List Abbreviations 1 Introduction | 1 |
What are lifestyle diseases? | 3 |
Causes of lifestyle diseases | 4 |
Prevalence of Lifestyle diseases in India | 7 |
Risk factors for lifestyle diseases? | 10 |
Types of lifestyle diseases | 12 |
b Diabetes mellitus Premeha | 17 |
Cardiovascular Diseases Hridroga | 26 |
few facts | 41 |
Are NonCommunicable Diseases Increasing? If so then why? | 42 |
Do Noncommunicable diseases affect only rich people? | 43 |
Role of Ayurveda in the management of lifestyle disorders | 45 |
Concept of vihara lifestyle in Ayurveda | 49 |
Gandhijis viewpoint for lifestyle diseases | 54 |
Prevention of lifestyle diseases | 55 |
Present efforts to tackle lifestyle diseases | 56 |
Hypertension Raktachapa | 32 |
e Chronic respiratory diseases | 38 |
f Osteoarthritis | 39 |
Concept of Total Human Health | 57 |
Bibliography | 58 |