Sthaulya- A Life Style Disorder

International Journal of Medical Science

© 2017 by SSRG - IJMS Journal

Volume 4 Issue 4

Year of Publication : 2017

Authors : Saurabh Parauha, Hullur M.A. and Prashanth A.S.

10.14445/23939117/IJMS-V4I4P102

How to Cite?

Saurabh Parauha, Hullur M.A. and Prashanth A.S., "Sthaulya- A Life Style Disorder," SSRG International Journal of Medical Science, vol. 4,  no. 4, pp. 4-7, 2017. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23939117/IJMS-V4I4P102

Abstract:

As we moved into rapid modernization, the lifestyle of an individual has become sedentary along with lack of exercise and there is increased popularity of fast foods leading to impairment of metabolism in an individual making him prone to series of disorders called as lifestyle disorders. Sthaulya can be included More than half of the Coronary Heart Diseases (CHD) are attributable to abnormalities in the levels and metabolism of plasma lipids and lipoproteins. In India, persons suffering from CHD have increased in last 20 years.According to WHO, raised serum cholesterol levels is one of the top ten causes of death throughout the world. Several modern drugs are available for the management of Sthaulya where most of them are potentially toxic, costly and are contraindicated in hepatic or renal impairment, gall bladder disease and pregnancy. There are many effective medicines and therapies are described in different classics of Ayurveda for treating Sthaulya. Ayurveda can intervene by modifying the risk factors aiming at the prevention.

Keywords:

Lifestyle disorders, Medoroga, Sthaulya.

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