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Ahara Vidhi vidhana by Riddhi merged in Pathya
Most of the health problems develop due to the faulty eating habits, regimen. Ayurveda deals with the pathya in a very scientific way.
Most of the health problems develop due to the faulty eating habits, regimen. Ayurveda deals with the pathya in a very scientific way.
== '''Aahar vidhi''' ==
‘'''We are what we eat’''' is the well known fact which clearly indicates the importance of food in every aspect of our health. Everyone is conscious about what should eat and what should not. But beyond this, there is another factor which also affects the health is '''‘how we eat’'''. The method of eating also makes a huge effect on the body. All Ayurvedic samhitas explain the scientific methods regarding how to eat. In charaka samhita, He explains the ahara vidhi vidhan (Cha.Vi.1/24) which gives the guideline about how to eat
'''Ushna(hot)-'''In the era of preserved and packed food, One should always eat fresh and completely cooked,hot food.Ushna guna increases the jatharagni by samanya-vishesh nyay(A.H.Su 1/14).It helps in opening of strotasa(channels) which accelerates the process of digestion and absorption. Hot and fresh food will maintain the gati and function of vaat and destroys the excessive kapha in the strotasas, as it reduces sheeta guna.
'''Snigdha'''-Every meal should contain snigdha guna.Snigdha guna is one of the important guna required for maintaining the agni.In our daily practice,we all use oil or ghee in order to maintain the bonfire, Similarly the snigdha guna helps in the digestion. This snigdha guna lubricates strotasas.Lubriation plays an important role in maintaining the strength to body parts and empowers all indriyas too. Gati of the vaat dosha is easily get maintained in the lubricated body and thus it prevents the provocation of vaat (Cha.Su.12/7).
'''Matra(Quantity)-''' Quantity of food differs from person to person and it also differs as prakruti,rutu,disease,mental stress,profession etc.The quantity also depend on the food.This food which is heavy to digest should be taken half of the appetite while the light food should be taken as per your appetite. In this contest our acharya given a guideline which says that one should divide his stomach into 4 parts
In those parts 2 parts should be filled with the solid food and 1 part should be filled with fluid and the remaining 1 should keep empty for the doshas to perform their function(A.H.Su.8/46).so basically one should consciously observe their appetite and eat slight less than his actual appetite.
One should always eat only when the '''previous meal is''' '''completely get digested'''. Now days, we eat according to our convenient and not according to convenience of the body. You can assess whether the previous meal is digested or not by following symptoms (A.H.Su-8/55, Yogratnakar).
· Clear belching(burping)
· Proper excretion of both urine and stool
· Feeling of freshness/energetic
· Lightness in the body
· Thrust and hunger
Once you feel these symptoms then only u can have the next meal.
'''Veerya-Aviruddha-''' Veerya is the most important characteristic of the dravya through which it works. All dravyas are divided into 2 groups according to Veerya i.e. Ushna and sheeta. One should not eat the food containing dravyas of opposite veerya.Sanskaar (process on the ingredient in order to make a food) plays important role in order to bring them together without having any harmful effects. This will cause effects which are similar to virrudha ahara.
One should always eat food at '''proper, clean place and''' '''utensils too'''. This inhibits the contamination of the food by dust or insects. Ayurvedic samhitas also mention utensils from various metals, leaves in which particular food should be taken (Yogratnakar-nitya pravrutti prakar-116)
One should neither eat '''slowly nor fast'''. Eating should be conscious process. One should only focus on what he is eating and enjoy every bite of the food.
Rapid eating will cause nausea and discomfort in the abdomen which hampers the process of digestion. And slow eating will delay the process of digestion and also it does not satisfy appetite.
One should not '''speak/laugh/check there phone while''' '''having the meal'''. It will distract the mind too. One should always treat food just like god as it is maintaining our life cycle so one should pray that the food he is eating became the most useful for his/her body and mind too.
Along with that samhitas also give the order of the food according to guna and rasa (taste) of food (A.H.Su-8/45)
· One should eat '''heavy, sweet, solid''' food in the '''beginning''' of the meal.
· '''Light,bitter,liquid''' food should be taken at the '''end''' of the meal
· '''Salty and sour''' items should taken '''in between.'''
In Short we can summarise the dos and don’ts while eating as follow-
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Do’s'''
|'''Don’ts'''
|-
|Fresh, Hot food
|Preserved food
|-
|Food containing Sneha(Snigdha guna)
|Laughing/crying/speaking/watching phone or T.V.
|-
|Particular Quantity
|Eating before the previous food is digested
|-
|Prayer
|Veerya-viruddha ahara
|-
|Clean and proper place and utensils
|Too slow or too fast
|}
These are some basic rules and regulations that one should follow while eating the food
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1. Viruddha Ahara
2. Veerya
These are some basic rules and regulations that one should follow while eating the food.
== References ==
== References ==