“AYURVEDA – THE BOON FOR NCD’s & LSD IN PUBLIC

HEALTH”

Dr. Satender Tanwar, PG Scholar,

Dept., of PG Studies in Shalya Tantra, SKAMCH & RC,

Bangalore, Karnataka, India.Guided by - Dr. Shailaja SV (HOD & Proff.

Dept., of PG studies in Shalya Tantra)

HEALTH VS PUBLIC HEALTH• Health is a state of

complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

• Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals.

MEDICINE• Primary focus on individual• Personal service ethic, in the

context of social responsibilities• Emphasis on disease diagnosis,

treatment, and care for the individual patient

• Medical paradigm places predominant emphasis on medical care

• Uniform system for certifying specialists beyond professional medical degree

• Etiology and patho physiology (infectious disease, oncology)

PUBLIC HEALTH• Primary focus on populations• Emphasis on disease prevention

and health promotion for the whole community

• Public health paradigm employs a spectrum of interventions aimed at the environment, human behavior and lifestyle, and medical care

• Variable certification of specialists beyond professional public health degree

• Analytical method (epidemiology, toxicology)

• Social and public policy disciplines an integral part of public health education

“NCDS - NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE”

• NCDs, is a medical condition or disease, which by definition is non infectious and non- transmittable among the people.

• NCDs may chronic disease of long duration and slow progression, or they may be result in more rapid death such as in some types of sudden stroke.

They include---NCD’s are distinguished only by their non-infectious cause, not necessarily by their duration.

• Autoimmune diseases.• Heart diseases.• Stroke.• Various malignancies.• CKD (Chronic kidney disease).• Asthma.• Diabetes mellitus.• Osteoporosis.• Alzheimer’s disease.

• NCDs are currently responsible for over 60% of global death. This burden is one of the major public health challenges facing all countries, regardless of their economic status. NCDs threaten economic and social development and, without concerted efforts at country level, are predicted to increase in the coming decade.

RISK FACTORS

• Gender.• Genetics.• Pollution.• Smoking.• Unhealthy diet.

• Hypertension.• Raised cholesterol.• Tobacco use.• Alcohol consumption.• Overweight.• Life - style.• Environmental.

“EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDY”

• As per World Health Organization (WHO) reports NCDs are expected to be by far the leading cause of death in the world

LIFESTYLE DISEASES• Lifestyle diseases refer to diseases that result

because of choices people make in their life.• Common lifestyle diseases include heart

disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, asthma, chronic liver disease, COPD, diabetes, stroke and

osteoporosis

ROLE OF AYURVEDA FOR THE PREVENTION OF THE NCD

• Main aim of Ayurvedic science is to maintain the health of healthy individuals and cure the diseased one.• स्वस्थस्य् स्वास्थ्य् रक्षणम् आतुरस्य् विवकार् प्रशमनम् ll

• These can be prevented well by following the principle of Ayurveda. The main principle explained in Ayurveda to counteract these as follows -

CONCEPT OF PATHYA AND APATHYA- DO AND DON’TS

The Ayurvedic classic explained the unique concept of the do and don’ts as per different season and different ailments. The one great scholar of middle century explained the importance of following the do and donts of food article as follows-------------

पथ्ये सवित गदात�स्य किकं औषध विनषेवणे पथ्ये असवित गदात�स्य किकं औषध विनषेवणे ll

(लोलिलम्बराज)

• Following Din- charya by making suitable change in the Aahara and Vihaara.

• Following Rutu-charya including Rutu Anusaar shodhana.• Non suppression of natural urges.• Rasayana including Aachara Rasayana.• Following Sadvritta.• Vaajikarana.• Life style disorder are the main group of disorders which

occur in the individual due to non following of daily activities as explained in the Ayurvedic classics.

• Ayurveda is • as the science of LIFE which explains the individual how

to maintain the health and lead a socially useful life, have positive long life.

• The concept of AACHARA-RASAYANA is beautifully explained in Ayurveda merely enough to uproot the LSD.

• CVD – CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE are considered to be the major burden on nations worldwide. The mortality and morbidity is unpredictable. Due to the unhealthy diet and unwholesome life style premature ageing changes such as Arthero- sclerosis in the major coronary arteries leads to sudden and unexpected death. The regimen explained in the Ayurveda – such as SHODHANA procedure is such a great concept the result of which is beyond the imagination of ordinary physician.

SHODHANA PROCEDURE

• The person who undergoes reapeated shodhana procedure followed by the removal or clearing of all blockages pertaining to major and minor blood vessels as well major channel of the body. By undergoing shodhana the whole of the GIT tract will be cleared without causing the much harm to the normal friendly intestinal bacteria which is expected to happen if the contemporary science medicines are not used with caution.