preventive aspect of Ayurveda & Yoga in Hypertension

Abstract

Abstract- Today is the era of technology. Due to easy access of everything, people are becoming fat and devices thinner. Because of the easiness, world is now suffering from lifestyle disorders rather than contagious disease. Contagious disease can be cured may be early or later but lifestyle disorder is dificult to cure once they enter complication. One of the condition of lifestyle disorder is Hypertension. Almost 30% of world population is hypertensive till date. Still 15-20% population are unaware of the condition. Due to modernization, lack of exercise, smoking and drinking habits as  fashion, food habits, etc  younger generations are also getting into the problem. Symptoms usually are unnoticed till it damages heart, kidney or brain, therefore it is also called as Silent Killer. Many hypertensive drugs are in use for hypertension just to control the blood pressure. As per Ayurveda Classics, its aim it to protect the health of healthy person, and treat the diseased condition. Our classics has not described single disease which can be understood as hypertension. So according to our classics such condition should be treated using our Yukti(proper planning) and recognising Dosha ( 3 pillars of body) and Dushya (body tissues). This article is an attempt to how one can avoid the condition of hypertension through Aahar (food), Yoga (body postures) and Pranayama (breathing exercise). We aim to prevent disease, hence the preventive aspect can be understood in this topic.