Review Article
Year: 2019 | Month: June | Volume: 9 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 327-332
An Appraisal on Life Style Disorders among Health Care Professionals with special reference to Charakoktha Astamahadosha
Dr Vijay Javagal, Dr Prakash L Hegde, Dr Keerthana J
Department of Dravyaguna, Sri Dharmastala Manjunatheshwara College of Ayurveda, Thaneerhalla, Hassan, Karnataka, India.
Corresponding Author: Dr Vijay Javagal
ABSTRACT
According to WHO, total population of the world is 7.6 billion; out of which 15 million belong to health care profession (2015). Health care professionals educate the society towards health, but on the contrary they are being victimized by the health hazards linked with their profession and Lifestyle knowingly or unknowingly. Lifestyle disorders in Ayurveda can be considered to be caused by Astamahadosha (MithyaAhara and Vihara), explained under Uttarabastisiddhi Adhyaya of Charaka Samhita. Even though it is mentioned after Panchakarmabased on Yukthione can link the effects in other individuals. Some of the Astamahadosha are Ucchaih Bhaashya, Ratha Kshobha, AtiChankramanaetc. Indulgence in these will lead to the manifestation of Upadrava (complications). A thorough literature search was done about life style disorders in health care professionals and relation of Astamahadosha to Lifestyle disorders and its interpretation. This paper aims to review the occurrence of Lifestyle disorders among health care professionals with special reference to Charakoktha Astamahadosha. Hence one has to give more priority towards the prevention and management in accordance with literature where the prime modality being Nidana Parivarjana
Key words: Lifestyle disorders, Health care professionals, Astamahadosha, NidanaParivarjana, Upadrava