Abstract

SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE INDUCED INSOMNIA; CAUSES AND MANAGEMENT

Dr. Seema G Chawardol*, Dr. Bhagwati Tripathi, Dr. Jinesh Kumar Jain, Dr. Om Prakash Dwivedi and Dr. Sapan Jain

ABSTRACT

Insomnia is one of the serious sleeping disorders involve problem of sleeplessness. It is more common in western countries and this problem becoming severe day by day. However higher incidences of insomnia were found in older people and women but now a day’s younger generation also suffered by sleeping disorders. Patients of insomnia feel anxious, restless, having poor sleeping habits, illness and stressed. Ayurveda describe that sedentary lifestyle is one of the important cause of anidra which may be correlated to insomnia. Sedentary lifestyle means lack of physical activity, excessive seating habits, and disturbed daily routine and excessive consumption of junk food. This article describe role of sedentary lifestyle towards sleeping disturbance and use of ayurveda remedies in the management of insomnia.

Keywords: Insomnia, anidra, sedentary lifestyle, anxiety.