GRANDEUR VIEW ON SLEEP WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ITS ROLE IN SWASTHA RAKSHNA
Dr. Pooja Sharma*, Dr. Gupta Vikas and Dr. Sodhi Danisha
ABSTRACT
Sleep is the best meditation and medicine. (Dalai Lama) Nidra is one of the standing pillars of life for every individual. Ahara, Nidra and Brahmcharya have been delineated by Acharya Charka for the upkeep of health and life. In today’s busy schedule no one takes optimums care of these Upstambhas especially sleep. That is why our society is suffering from different types of sleep disorders and other diseases that are directly or indirectly linked with Nidra. In this hectic world all these pillars are manufactured in unhygienic base and used also same. Now a day’s the working patterns and stressful lifestyle of the individual affects sleep to the large extent is affected. This is because regimen prescribed in Ayurvedic classics are not followed properly. Therefore, homeostasis of the body is disturbed due to disturbance in circadian rhythm or biological clock. So the various physical and mental disorders are related to Nidra. Through this article, I have made an endeavor to evaluate any related relevant point that directly links sleep with Swastha state of individual or any other type of effect of lifestyle on Nidra.
Keywords: Nidra, Upstambha, Ayurveda, Swastha, sleep, Vegavedharna, lifestyle.
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