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Acta Derm Venereol 2015; 95: 762-765 Acta Derm Venereol 95

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To remain healthy and happy for hundreds of year with all good functioning sensoria is a basic cherish wish of human since era. In other hand ageing and death are natural and inevitable diseases. Ageing is a physiological process and can get affected by diet, lifestyle and surroundings. In Ayurvedic classics domestic lifestyle is considered as responsible factor for ageing. Aims and Objectives: To study sign and symptoms of ageing available in aged subjects of present day society and make its correlation with their dietetics and life style. Material and Methods: Subjects having age > 60 years were selected for present study irrespective of their disease, gender, religion, and lifestyle. They were assess for their daily routine, food habits, presence of ageing symptoms as well as intensity of lifestyle diseases. The subjects were divided in two groups i.e. urban and rural groups as per their habitat. Result: urban area subjects' life style found more altered then healthy lifestyle and they found with early ageing changes as well as higher intensity of disease. Its impact over health also remained significant for various aspects. Conclusion: Domestic lifestyle proportionally affects ageing.

According to WHO, viral diseases continue to emerge and represent a serious issue to public health. Ayur-veda has a holistic approach with the aim of preventive as well as its curative aspect. In current era, there is advent of new diseases with every bit of time. For example, from last two decades SARS, MERS and now COVID-19, type of communicable diseases with no standard treatment protocol and vaccination. Ayurve-dic principles are valid in all these conditions because these has been tested over a long period of time by various Acharyas and compiled it in Samhitas. This article will illustrate the principles of Ayurveda and their use in current situation i.e. COVID-19.