Ahara: Foremost Pillar of Ayurveda
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Year 2016, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
Ahara is one of the three basic pillars of Ayurveda. It is one of the fundamental principles upon which happiness, health and harmony along with the natural law rest. The term ‘Ahara’ is concerned with diet and lifestyle (ahara & vihara) and is basically preventive in nature. Ahara can be called as the life-supporting diet is the first and foremost pillar of Ayurveda. Ayurvedic understanding of nutrition is somewhat different from that of the Western lifestyle concept. The main focus of the Western lifestyle concept of nutrition is on the physical attributes of food like calorie values, it means the amount of all the nutrients should be in equal proportion. Ahara in Ayurveda, on the other hand is concerned with the effects of food on the quality of the mind, the digestion and balance of the doshas. On the physical level, almost all the diseases arise from improper and inadequate metabolism system which further leads to weakened and imbalanced functioning. Ayurveda recognizes the critical role of nutrition which it plays in the maintenance of mental sattva, which keeping the parts of life which is associated with their wholeness source. Ayurveda defines that, to improve the quality and prolong life and maintaining a good lifestyle, it is necessary to consume a healthy Ahara by human beings. Ayurveda says that when appetite, digestion and elimination are normal the body is with full of energy. So, a very significant role is played by Ahara in Ayurveda. We can say ‘Anna He Purnabrahma’, that means food is whole universe.
Authors and Affiliations
Pawar Jatved Janardanrao, Khendkar Jayashree Chandrakant
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