Concept of life style diseases and its prevention through Unani system of medicine- A review

Abstract

Lifestyle diseases are defined as diseases accompanying with and often caused by the way in which people live their life. Lifestyle diseases are commonly produced by unhealthy eating, lack of physical activity alcohol and smoking, which lead to heart disease, chronic respiratory diseases, diabetes and cancer. Since diseases are not transmitted directly from one person to another, it is also called Non- Communicable Diseases. A unique philosophy of Unani system of medicine “prevention is better than cure. It is very vital to prevent the onset of disease Unani system stresses on the importance of prevention of diseases more than its treatment. There is a need to aware people about the role of Asbab-e-Sitta-Zarooriah in maintenance of human health. The aim of this paper is to know about the concept and prevention of life style diseases through unani system of medicine.