Charan Singh Bairwa, Aditaya NathTewari
Vol. 8, Jul-Dec 2019
Abstract:
In Ayurveda, food (ahara) is considered not only as mixture of the basic composition like proteins, vitamins, fats and carbohydrates and minerals but it directs to avoid those food particles which are having opposite composition to be used at same time as per ayurveda. In today’s era our daily routine, food habits are extremely changed. Due to these drastic changes in life style and food habits our body gets exposed to various toxins. Various junk foods like sugary drinks, pizza, white bread, industrial vegetable oils, margarine, pastries, cakes, french fries, potato chips etc. are also results of the modern lifestyle which responsible for formation of toxins within the body. These types of foods can correlate with viruddhaahara. Ayurveda focuses on viruddhaahara (incompatible food) which causes the vitiation of all doshas. It is a cause of many skin diseases like kushta, shwitraetc because whatever we eat that effects on our body as well as mind also. So we should eat healthy food which will enhance our health and avoid eating incompatible food as preventive measures of the many skin diseases. Avoidance of intake of viruddhaahara play key role in the prevention of disease.