A REVIEW OF SADAATURA CONCEPT WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PRESENT LIFESTYLE

Abstract

The life would be best nude when the health is well maintained but today the lifestyle has became such that people are seldom healthy does making life more of a burden without concentrating on their health status,¹ the occupational pattern is an integral part of individuals life style in recent decades the occupational pattern has undergone a drastic change which gives more priority to work, earning money and modernization. Because of these individuals are bound to change their food habbit under daily activities which have gradually paved the way for several occupational disorders.²

In Ayurveda sadaatura is a unique Concept explain by Acharya charaka Ayurveda shabdkosha difference sadaatura has Nitya vyadhitha³, a person who is always suffering from illhealth. In the palamathra Siddhi adhyaya of charak Samhita various occupations prone to disorders due to disturbed life style which become the cause for Sadatura are explained.⁴ sadatura is not equivalent to Lifestyle disorder but certainly Lifestyle disorders form a part of Sadaatura explained in classics.⁵ Apart from these for occupations and listed in phalamatra siddi adhyaya the individuals with different occupations who follow akala bhojana, ahitakara vihara, vegadharna and vega udirana are also said to be Sadaatura.⁶  hence there is naccessity to understand the concept of sadaatura in presnt life style.