Daily regimen for the preservation of health (dinacharya): Difference between revisions
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== Importance of diet== | == Importance of diet== | ||
The food shall be taken only when the person is hungry and after complete digestion of previous meals. It should be taken at a frequency of twice a day. Frequent eating is not recommended. [Su. Sa. Uttara Tantra 34/ 75] Specific dietetic rules and eating habits (ahara vidhi) are described for preservation of health. [Cha. Sa. Vimana Sthana 1/21-25] | The food shall be taken only when the person is hungry and after complete digestion of previous meals. It should be taken at a frequency of twice a day. Frequent eating is not recommended. [Su.Sa.Uttara Tantra 34/ 75] | ||
Specific dietetic rules and eating habits (ahara vidhi) are described for preservation of health. [Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 1/21-25] | |||
==Social and occupational health== | ==Social and occupational health== | ||
Ideal code of conduct in social life and professional life (sadvritta) is recommended for preventing exogenous disorders. [ Cha. Sa. Sutra Sthana 8/25] The impact of psychological, behavioural and cognitive factors on health is an area of great scope for research. | Ideal code of conduct in social life and professional life (sadvritta) is recommended for preventing exogenous disorders. [ Cha. Sa. Sutra Sthana 8/25] The impact of psychological, behavioural and cognitive factors on health is an area of great scope for research. | ||