“Let food be thy medicine”- Hippocrates. Unfortunately, today’s world has adapted to a system of consumption of foods which has several adverse effects on health. In this pandemic era, everyone is preoccupied with a lot of stress leading to anxiety and anxiety disorders. Globalization and urbanization have greatly affected one’s eating habits. The increased consumption of junk foods and improper eating habits leads to mental stress and then further manifests in anxiety and depression. Hurry worry and curry then gives rise to heartburns, burping, constipation, bloating and everything in between. If you eat Satvik Ahar (food) you will be healthy, if you eat Rajasik, Tamasik Ahar (food) you will be unhealthy physically and mentally. So, it is of utmost importance to consume Satvik Ahar (food) and stay fit physically and mentally which helps in preventing anxiety. Matter was collected from virtual platforms like pubmed, research gate, google scholar etc. Samhitas and other ayurvedic texts were also studied. This study aims at explaining effect of Satvik Ahar (food) in dealing with anxiety. Keywords: Satvik Ahar (food), anxiety, Rajasik Ahar, Tamasik Ahar.
In today’s era of globalization, prevention plays an important role in the field of health science. Excess us-age of gadgets like use of computers, ipads and smart phones is leading to over functioning of eyes. Eyes are the windows to the mind. among the five sense organs Ayurveda gives prime importance to eyes. Now-a-days changed work expectations requiring prolonged working hours in front of computers, nutritional deficiency, pollution, stress, indiscriminate use of topical ocular drugs and increased incidence of allergic disorders, etc. lead to eye diseases. Suffering from ocular disorders with uncorrected refractive error in children result into adverse effect on quality of life and significantly affect their vision, education and psy-chosocial development. Working in artificial light either dim light or bright light is another culprit for dete-rioration of ocular health so emphasis should be laid on the prevention of these, as eyes are the most im-portant and sensitive of five sense organs in human body. Ayurveda is one of the greatest gifts to mankind. In Ayurveda, selected classical daily regimes like Netraprakshalana (eye wash), Anjana (collyrium), Snana(bath), Padabhyanga (foot massage with oil), Nasya (nasal application of drugs), wholesome and unwholesome dietetics are promoted as high-end measures for the maintenance of eye-health. Various Netravyayamas (eye exercises), Yogasanas, Pranayamas, Neti and Trataka are said to be beneficial for the same cause. The main aim of this review is to promote and spread the awareness about maintenance of oc-ular health and prevention from the earlier causation of ocular diseases.
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