Article: PREVENTION OF VATARAKTA IN THE MODERN ERA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLES AS NIDAN: A REVIEW

Article Category: Review articles

DOI: 10.7897/2277-4343.155179

Pages: 171-173

Author: Divyani Barbate *, Priya Naik

Abstract: Health is the physical, mental, social, and spiritual well-being of an individual, which depends upon diet and lifestyle. Ayurved is the science with the prime goal of promoting health and preventing disease. In today's era due to altered lifestyles and food habits, humans are more vulnerable to many diseases and Vatarakta is one of them. Vatarakta is Vatapradhan tridoshaja vaydhi caused by vitiation of vata dosha and rakta dhatu. The main presenting symptom of Vatarakta is pain, tenderness, swelling, and burning sensation in small joints, which affects patients' daily routine. The first line of treatment for this disease is "Nidan parimarjnam, for that it is necessary to understand nidan of Vatarakta and correlate it with modern lifestyle and food habits. Vatarakta is special in the literature, due to its high prevalence (0.2 to 3.5 per 1000, with an overall prevalence of 2 to 26 per 1000) in the society. This disease is creating a lot of concern in the world as it is causing serious complications with disabilities in humans. Therefore, it's high time to prevent the disease by exploring the hetu of Vatarakta in today's era, which can also help the common public understand their faulty food habits and lifestyle that is becoming a causative factor of diseases like Vatarakta.

Keyword: Vatarakta, Nidan, Prevention, Unhealthy lifestyle.