Ashtavidha Ahar Vidhi Visheshayatan an Explanation of Healthy and Balanced Diet- A Review
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Year 2018, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
Food is the third most important thing for living beings to live after air and water. This shows the importance of food for life. These are eight specific factors of method of dieting which is calledAshtavidhaAahar Vidhi Visheshayatan. Aahar is food, vidhiis method, vishesh is pecular and ayatan is abode.Ashtavidhaaaharvidhivisheshayatan includes Prakriti (nature), Karana (processing), Samyoga (combination), Rashi (quantity), Desha (place), kala (time/ stage of the disease), Upayoga-Samstha (rules for use) and Upayoktra (consumer). Though we know food is important and we consume it in daily life, its various roles in the body are quite different as food is very vital for energy. Lack of awareness and self-discipline are two primary reasons for falling ill. Not understanding one’s own physical constitution, wrong food habits and bad life style disturbs the natural proportion of five basic elements and adversely affects the functioning of Vata, Pittaand Kapha. Every person should eat by keeping this in mind about their own Prakriti(constitution) and the Prakriti(nature) of food. The characteristics of the eight factors of dieting are inter-dependent (for example, a substance of optimum quantity taken in the right season and in the right place). Any regimen prescribed should be done after gaining a thorough understanding of the food articles from these eight aspects for them to be wholesome.
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Neha Rawat, Rakesh Roushan
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