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===== Diet =====

===== Diet =====

Excess intake of salty, sour and pungent foods with spices and deep fried in oil are observed to cause the disease. The soft drinks with alkalis, excess consumption of fatty substances, alcohol, aquatic animals, dried flesh are known to vitiate ''rakta''. A study carried on 178 participants revealed that excess intake of ''amlarasa'' could be a risk factor for joint inflammation, dentine hypersensitivity, stomatitis, halitosis, heartburn and papules. Consumption of astringent, pungent, bitter, ''ruksha'' food items (grains of low nutritional values and those with dry property) vitiate ''vata dosha''. Consumption of ''tikshna'' (sharply acting) and ''vidahi'' (which causes burning) are other factors responsible for vitiating ''rakta''.  

Excess intake of salty, sour and pungent foods with spices and deep fried in oil are observed to cause the disease. The soft drinks with alkalis, excess consumption of fatty substances, alcohol, aquatic animals, dried flesh are known to vitiate ''rakta''. A study carried on 178 participants revealed that excess intake of ''amlarasa'' could be a risk factor for joint inflammation, dentine hypersensitivity, stomatitis, halitosis, heartburn and papules.<ref>Panara KB, Acharya R. Consequences of excessive use of Amlarasa (sour taste): A case-control study. AYU [serial online] 2014 [cited 2018 Aug 15];35:124-8.Sourced from: http://www.ayujournal.org/text.asp?2014/35/2/124/146204</ref> Consumption of astringent, pungent, bitter, ''ruksha'' food items (grains of low nutritional values and those with dry property) vitiate ''vata dosha''. Consumption of ''tikshna''<ref>Yadavji Trikamji Acharya (edit.), Sushruta Samhita, Nidana Sthana Vatarakta Nidana chapter 1, verse 42 page 263; Chaukhambha Orientalia.8th reprint.2005.Varanasi.</ref>  (sharply acting) and ''vidahi'' (which causes burning) are other factors responsible for vitiating ''rakta''.<ref>Harishastri Paradkar Vaidya, Vagbhata Ashtanga Hridaya, Nidana Sthana chapter 16, verse 1. Reprint 2000. Krishanadas Academy, Varanasi 535</ref>   

The dietary habits like intake of food during indigestion (''ajirna''), incompatible food (''viruddhahara''), eating food before proper digestion of previous meal (''adhyashana'') are causes of vitiation of ''vata'' due to improper digestion and metabolism.  

The dietary habits like intake of food during indigestion (''ajirna''), incompatible food (''viruddhahara''), eating food before proper digestion of previous meal (''adhyashana'') are causes of vitiation of ''vata'' due to improper digestion and metabolism.

===== Psychological factors =====

===== Psychological factors =====