World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

IMPORTANCE OF AYURVEDIC DIETICS

Dr. Twinkle Gupta and Dr. Shakambhri Sharma*

ABSTRACT

Ahara is one of the three supporting factors of life, plays a key role in the promotion of health and prevention of diseases. In Vedic literature it has been equated with nectar. There is much talk about balanced diet in present era. Modern Science states that the balanced diet is one which contains a variety of foods in such quantities and proportions that the need for energy, proteins, vitamins, minerals, fats, carbohydrates and other nutrients is adequately met for maintaining health, vitality and general well-being. The food articles which replenish the bodily dhatus and help in eliminating the disturbance of their equilibrium are to be regarded as wholesome. Apart from quantity of food, elemental constitution, mode of preparation, habitat, combination, time and season of intake, manner of intake, body constitution and Agnibala of consumer are also considered in the acceptability of wholesome diet.

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