Aahar - Do’s & Don’ts-The Golden Rules

It is said that, “Eat to live, don’t live to eat”. For healthy body and mind , aahar is one of the most essential element. Hence we must be  aware of what and how we eat.

In our pervious articles we have seen that how eating habits affect our body and mind deeply & can cause long lasting ill effects and leading  cause of major diseases.

“Prevention is always better than cure” is the mantra Ayurveda believes in.So Ayurveda stated the concept of “Matrahara”*(http://www.ayurbeej.in/2016/02/aahar-diet-through-eyes-of-ayurveda.html), 8 rules which must be considered when having food (Ashtau-vidhi-ahar-visheshaytana) before 5000 years ago.
But still there are many small mistakes we do in our day to day life which can later spell trouble if continued for long.
Here are some golden rules which are easy to follow & can help us a lot for not to get ill.

Aahar (Diet) - Through the eyes of Ayurveda

The robustness or wholesomeness, of our body and mind is depend upon what and how we eat, that means for healthy and fit body, food (aahar) is one of the most important thing along with other factors.
Food despite being basic to life is also harmful in certain situations and can cause long lasting consequences to body, if not taken appropriately.

The significance of aahar is described by ayurveda before 5000 years. Ayurveda described the concept called Trayostambha (3 pillars of life) in which it has included Aahar(food/diet) along with Nidra (sleep) and Bramhacharya (Celibacy).These three are pillars for healthy living as per ayurveda.
Now we discuss aahar in detail in this and my coming articles.

Aahar is defined –“Whatever we eat, drink is our diet (aahar).”