HEALTHY LIFE-STYLE PRESCRIPTIONS FOR DIFFERENT PERSONALITY TYPES (TRIDOSHA PRAKRITI)
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https://doi.org/10.70066/jahm.v2i7.196Keywords:
Life style, diet, Prakriti, TridoshaAbstract
Intense efforts to offer life style modification programs are underway to prevent the increasing incidence of noncommunicable
diseases (NCD). Accumulating evidence for the beneficial effects of complementary and alternative
systems of medicine in NCDs have popularised Yoga and Ayurveda systems because of the emphasis on elaborate life
style modification. The life style modifications of Ayurveda include Ahara (food and drinks), Vihara (practises and
habits) and Vichara (thoughts) that vary according to the type of the personality/Prakriti (physic – physio -
psychological) of an individual and also the environment (Ritucharya-seasonal regimens). In this study, specific life style
prescriptions with regard to different Prakriti were compiled from classical texts of Ayurveda by the researcher. The
prepared list was sent to the participants of a focus group of five Ayurveda experts who had signed an informed
consent for this validation study. After obtaining their feedback, the revised list was sent to them again and the group
met for an intensive interactive session in the library to refer to the classical texts before finalising the table of
prescriptions. The result of this study offers tables of suitable prescriptions of life style changes for normal adults for
the prevention of NCDs based on the Ayurvedic concept of Prakriti. The life style prescription comprises of three major
aspects namely Ahara, Vihara and Vichara. The Ahara prescription contains eleven items, Vihara contains five items
and Vichara contains four items. The study also reveals that the Ahara, Vihara and Vichara recommended for each of
the Prakriti are totally different and specific. This validated module based on the Tridosha theory of Ayurveda helps the
modern medical system to individualize life style prescriptions that vary widely according to different Prakriti and
Ayurveda and Yoga systems for promotion of positive health and prevention of diseases.
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