PREVENTION OF LIFE-STYLE DISEASES IN UNANI SYSTEM OF MEDICINE -A REVIEW
Kamar Sultana, Rubi Anjum* and Paras Wani
ABSTRACT
Adoption of abnormal life-style is supposed to be a cause of “life-style diseases”. Burden of non-communicable diseases has increased worldwide both in developed as well as in developing countries, The Global Status Report on Non-communicable Diseases shows that about 38 million of the 56 million global deaths in 2012 were found to be occurring due to the non-communicable diseases. Unani system of medicine is one of the most traditional and ancient form of medicinal system in world, and preventing of a disease is of much concern in unani as compare to curing diseases, and so implementation of unani preventive measures can help to lower the burden of these diseases. Many factors are found to be responsible for the causation of lifestyle diseases like unhealthy eating habits, lack of physical activity, obesity, stress and anxiety, poor sleep, smoking, alcoholism etc. Mizaj, Akhlat and Asbab-e-Sitta-Zarooriah (six essential prerequisites) which form the basis for the prevention of lifestyle diseases, including preservation of body humours in order to maintain temperamental changes, use of clean and fresh air, hygienic, not putrefacted or germ free food and dirty water, daily activities as well as proper rest, psychic movement, sleep and wakefulness, excretion of waste and retention of useful products. This paper highlights all those lifestyle modification factors that can help to attain positive health.
Keywords: Life-style diseases- Asbab-e-Sitta-Zarooriyah- Mizaj- Akhlat.
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