Meals, Bodily and Psychological Habits and practices which ought to at all times be saved away to take pleasure in Complete Well being

Article by Dr Raghuram Y.S. MD (Ay) & Dr Manasa S, B.A.M.S

Acharya Charaka enlists sure meals and likewise bodily and psychological practices / habits which have to be at all times averted or saved away by these in search of complete well being and likewise to take care of the identical.

Truly, he has defined this within the second pada (quarter) of Rasayana Chapter (Charaka Chikitsa Sthana Chapter 1, quarter 2, verse 3). The context and intention of Acharya Charaka to elucidate this within the context of Rasayana is to inform that ‘..these in search of Rasayana Remedy’ ought to keep away from taking these meals and practices in order to acquire one of the best advantages of Rasayana.

However he begins the reason by quoting – ‘Sarve Sharira Doshaa Bhavanti…’ which suggests ‘….all these would worsen or trigger dosha enhance within the physique or trigger ailments within the physique….’. So, we will take Acharya Charaka’s rationalization of those contraindications as ‘normal contraindications’ for all individuals, together with wholesome people.

Frequently following these rules and conserving away the contraindicated meals, habits and practices will preserve away the ailments from manifesting and would assist us to take care of a balanced well being in the long term.

Such unhealthy and unwholesome meals which deserved to be saved away at all times are often called Gramya Ahara. Acharya Charaka mentions a listing of meals and meals associated practices which have to be thought-about as Gramya.

What’s Gramya Ahara?

Gramya Ahara means meals that are unhealthy and unwholesome and therefore need to be omitted from the meals schedules.

These meals are answerable for vitiation of all doshas and dhatus. They’re the basis sources of dosha aggravation and manifestation of many ailments. Observe of such meals commonly will make one prone to many sorts of ailments.

The phrase Gramya is derived from its root phrase Grama – which suggests village or settlement or a small dwelling place having individuals who have settled with their households and cattle. Herein, folks eat and drink no matter is obtainable or no matter they develop. They observe the rules that solely they know. The evolution of meals habits and dwelling circumstances is just not there. So, what they eat and the way they reside is based on the norms they know and inside sure bracketed limitations. So, the meals they take might not be wholesome or healthful and are additionally not balanced or nutritious. Their bodily and psychological habits and practices are additionally the identical. The identical practices are handed on right down to their successive generations. They’re additionally indifferent, unaware, ignorant or much less educated concerning the medical methods of wholesome meals consumption and splendid methods of main a wholesome life with wholesome habits and way of life practices.

So, to be wholesome and match, one want to come back out of those gramya or domesticated meals and way of life habits and undertake various wholesome methods of food regimen and way of life practices that are medically proper.

Acharya Charaka not solely mentions the unwholesome meals but additionally mentions unwholesome and unhealthy actions and habits associated to physique and thoughts. They are often thought-about as Gramya Vihara (unwholesome actions and habits) and Gramya Vichara (unwholesome ideas and thoughts actions), although not talked about precisely as such.

The important thing for good well being is to steer clear of gramya ahara, vihara and vichara.

Now, allow us to see what these ‘preserve aways’ are.

Causes for aggravation of doshas and manifestation of all ailments in everybody

Under talked about are the primary causative components for aggravation of the doshas in our physique and likewise for manifestation of all ailments in all of us. So, the individuals who would need to take pleasure in a complete state of balanced well being, endurance and immunity ought to keep away from these items in the long term and likewise make a aware follow of the identical.

The under talked about are these ‘to be saved away’ causes –

सर्वे शरीरदोषा भवन्ति ग्राम्याहारादम्ल लवण कटुक क्षार शुष्क शाक मांस तिल पलल पिष्टान्न भोजिनां विरूढ नव शूक शमी धान्य विरुद्धासात्म्य रूक्ष क्षाराभिष्यन्दि भोजिनां क्लिन्न गुरु पूति पर्युषित भोजिनां विषमाध्यशन प्रायाणां दिवास्वप्न स्त्री मद्य नित्यानां विषमाति मात्र व्यायाम सङ्क्षोभित शरीराणां भय क्रोध शोक लोभ मोहायास बहुलानाम्;

1. Gramya Ahara – avoidable meals, meals habits and meals patterns

Extreme and common consumption of

–        bitter, salt, pungent and alkaline meals

–        dry greens

–        meat,

–        sesame,

–        paste of sesame seeds and

–        pistanna – pastries

Extreme and common consumption of –

–        Virudha dhanya – germinated cereals and pulses

–        Nava shooka dhanya – freshly harvested corns with bristles

–        Nava shami dhanya – freshly harvested pulses

Viruddha Ahara – extreme and common consumption of mutually reverse / antagonistic meals or mistaken and unwholesome meals mixtures

Asathmya ahara – common and extreme consumption of uncongenial meals

Extreme and common consumption of –

–        Klinna bhojana – excessively moist and softened meals

–        Guru bhojana – heavy to digest meals,

–        Puti bhojana – putrid or foul-smelling meals (which has decayed or rotten)

–        Paryushita bhojana – stale meals

Vishama Ashana – irregular and erratic consuming habits, consuming meals at random instances and in random portions

Adhyashana – consuming meals even earlier than the beforehand taken meals is digested correctly

2. Gramya Vihara – Avoidable habits associated to actions

Extreme and repeated / ordinary or day by day indulgence in –

–        Day sleep

–        Sexual activity / actions

–        Alcoholic drinks

–        Irregular or extreme / obsessive workout routines and exercises

–        Over-work

3. Gramya Vichara – Avoidable habits associated to actions

Extreme and common indulgence in –

–        Concern and panic

–        Anger

–        Grief

–        Greed

–        Infatuation

Impact of Gramya Ahara, Vihara and Vichara

अतोनिमित्तं हि शिथिलीभवन्ति मांसानि, विमुच्यन्ते सन्धयः, विदह्यते रक्तं, विष्यन्दते चानल्पं मेदः, न सन्धीयतेऽस्थिषु मज्जा, शुक्रं न प्रवर्तते, क्षयमुपैत्योजः; स एवम्भूतो ग्लायति, सीदति, निद्रा तन्द्रालस्य समन्वितो निरुत्साहः श्वसिति, असमर्थश्चेष्टानां शारीरमानसीनां, नष्ट स्मृति बुद्धिच्छायो रोगाणामधिष्ठानभूतो न सर्वमायुरवाप्नोति | तस्मादेतान् दोषानवेक्षमाणः सर्वान् यथोक्तानहितानपास्याहार विहारान् रसायनानि प्रयोक्तुमर्हतीत्युक्त्वा भगवान् पुनर्वसुरात्रेय उवाच–||३||

Impact of unhealthy meals, bodily and psychological habits:
Extreme, repeated and common indulgence within the above mentioned gramya ahara, vihara and vichara would trigger the under talked about antagonistic results / problems –

–        The muscle tissue of the physique turn out to be weak, lax, flabby and fragile

–        The joints of the physique turn out to be loosened, weak and dislocated

–        The blood turns into vitiated and burnt out

–        The fats tissue which has accrued in extra will get liquified and vitiated

–        The bone marrow doesn’t stay intact contained in the hole parts of the bones as they need to be

–        There isn’t a ejaculation of semen

–        The Ojas – which is an essence of all of the tissues within the physique, which represents the general immunity of the particular person undergoes diminution

Such an individual suffers from a number of of the under talked about circumstances –

–        Exhaustion

–        Languor

–        Sleepy

–        Drowsy

–        Lazy

–        Lack of enthusiasm

–        Dyspnoea

–        Lack of capability to do any type of bodily or psychological work / exercise

–        Lack of reminiscence

–        Lack of mind

–        Lack of complexion

With these signs, the particular person turns into an abode of ailments and thus fails to take pleasure in a full span of life.

Preserving these miseries, problems and untoward / undesired antagonistic results, one ought to quit all types of gramya ahara, vihara and vichara and may endure Rasayana Remedy. Rasayana Remedy would carry again the tissues to a state of stability and would re-establish well being, endurance and immunity.