Panchakarma & Rasayana : Ayurvedic Strategies for Preventing Lifestyle disorders

Lifestyle diseases occur due to an individual's everyday regimen and arise from an incorrect interaction between individuals and their environment. Lifestyle diseases are a term given to all diseases arising from unhealthy lifestyles and resulting in a change in the behavioural pattern of humans. It is estimated that approximately 70-80% of the present-day population indulges in harmful lifestyle factors like alcohol, smoking, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, a sedentary lifestyle, and a disturbed biological clock, etc. Among these factors, the most hazardous factor is Mental stress, with a higher impact on health as compared to others. These result in the development of Chronic and non-communicable diseases like Heart disease, Stroke, Hypertension, Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolic syndrome, Depression, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Malignancy, etc. A healthy lifestyle must be adopted through a proper, balanced diet, regular physical activity, and by respecting the biological clock. Ayurveda offers various methods to manage lifestyle disorders by following Dinacharya, Ritucharya, Panchakarma therapy, and Rasayana therapy. Panchakarma effectively removes toxins from our body that are considered a source of many illnesses. Panchakarma is an Ayurvedic way of purifying our bodies through the detoxification process. The word Rasayana means the way for attaining excellent Rasadi Dhatus. Rasayana is a unique branch of Ayurveda. it promotes the inner healing power of an individual and helps in overcoming the pain and disease while promoting the immunity. Ayurveda applies measures in preventing the upcoming epidemic of lifestyle disorders, which are preventable with changes in diet, lifestyle, and environment.