Abstract

HEALTH HAZARDS OF VAIRODHIKA AHARA AND IT’S MANAGEMENT THROUGH AYURVEDA

Dr. Richa Sharma* and Dr. Sharma Anita

ABSTRACT

In the modern era of globalization, there has been a major shift in diet pattern. Unwholesome diet is causative factor for disease & wholesome diet is promoting factor for health. “Unhealthy diet is one key cause of the growing global burden of disease”. For healthy living, Ayurveda emphasizes on consuming right kind of diet which provide health and nutrition. Viruddhahara (Incompatible diet) means substances which when consumed cause for aggravations of doshas (morbid humors) but do not expel them out of the body and bring about abnormalities in dhatu (tissues of the body) i.e. disturbs the balance among the body elements. Due to western lifestyle there is extensive exposure to incompatible or antagonistic food stuff may lead to viruddhaharajanita vyadhis such as impotency up to death. The present article deals with the review of viruddhahara (Incompatible diet), its hazard referred in context of incompatible food induced diseases and its prevention and management in Brihattrayi.

Keywords: Viruddha, Incompatible, unwholesome diet.