A REVIEW ON AHARA VIDHI VIDHANA WITH PRESENT ERA FOOD HABITS

Abstract

Ahara, the most essential requirement of all living beings is looked upon by Ayurveda with great relevance in causation and treatment of disease. Ahara vidhi vidhana are the do’s and don’ts regarding diet intake as food should be taken warm, unctuous, in due measure etc. In the present era, least importance is given to dietary rules which leads to impairment of digestive functions. Proper maintenance of digestive process depends upon ahara and method of its intake. The present era witnessing of alarming increase in lifestyle diseases due to irregular food habits need to be studied under the purview of aharavidhividhana. The literary data collected from classical texts were reviewed for gathering information and the concept has been viewed with present era food habits.  Ahara vidhi vidhana comprising what, when and how to take food are presented by acharyas as dietary and dining rules. Non-compliance of dietetic rules are the irregular eating habits noticed largely as the present era food habits. Thus complying to the dietetic rules as told in ahara vidhi vidhana can be applied for vikara prashamana in the form of pathya sevana and nidana parivarjana.