A Conceptual Study of Lifestyle Disorders w.s.r. to Raktagata Vata (Hypertension)

Authors

  • Priyanka Verma PG Scholar of Kriya Sharir Vibhag, Madan Mohan Malviya Govt. Ayurved College, Udaipur (Raj.) Author
  • Rahish Sewda PG Scholar of Kriya Sharir Vibhag, Madan Mohan Malviya Govt. Ayurved College, Udaipur (Raj.) Author
  • Monika Prajapat Scholar of Kriya Sharir Vibhag, Madan Mohan Malviya Govt. Ayurved College, Udaipur (Raj.) Author
  • Ashok Kumar Sharma Professor & HOD of Kriya Sharir Vibhag, Madan Mohan Malviya Govt. Ayurved College, Udaipur (Raj.) Author
  • Kishori Lal Sharma Associate Professor of Kriya Sharir Vibhag, Madan Mohan Malviya Govt. Ayurved College, Udaipur (Raj.) Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/IRJAY.2023.6205

Keywords:

lifestyle disorders, Doshas, hypertension, hat kriya kala

Abstract

A person's lifestyle is essentially the result of their physical and psychological  capabilities working together. This lifestyle is manifested in their habits,  behaviour, diet and way of life and is based on the training they received as  children from their parents, siblings, peer and other close family members. As  a result, it requires purely psychological and natural control over the activities  of the body and senses. This behaviour was described by Ayurveda as  "Pragyaparadha" (intellectual blasphemy), one of the three fundamental  causes of any ailment. As a result of Pragyaparadha, numerous inappropriate  behaviours that are the underlying causes of different ailments, like  Pragyaparadha is a tendency of repressing any natural need, which is  identified as the root of roughly 50% of disorders. The fundamental cause of a  disease is the reversal of any neurotransmission or inappropriate elimination of  the waste products created during metabolism, which results in an  accumulation of toxins. Therefore, one of the main causes of lifestyle disorders  can be attributed to the habit of suppressing urges in an unhealthy lifestyle. To  understand the physiology of blood pressure and the etio-pathogenesis of  hypertension from the perspective of Ayurveda, a thorough examination of the  existing Ayurvedic literature was conducted. According to one theory,  hypertension should be viewed as the Prasara-Avastha, which refers to the  spread of vitiated Doshasfrom their specific places, specifically of Vyana Vata,  Prana Vata, Sadhaka Pitta, and Avalambaka Kapha along with Rakta in their  disturbed phases. 

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Published

2023-02-28

How to Cite

Verma, P., Sewda, R., Prajapat, M., Sharma, A.K., & Sharma, K.L. (2023). A Conceptual Study of Lifestyle Disorders w.s.r. to Raktagata Vata (Hypertension) . International Research Journal of Ayurveda and Yoga, 6(2), 27–30. https://doi.org/10.48165/IRJAY.2023.6205