Prevention and management of lifestyle diseases through unani system of medicine

Abstract

According to a report published by ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research) in 2017, three of the five leading individual causes of disease burden in India were lifestyle diseases.As the name suggests, lifestyle disease is a condition that is attributable to lifestyle choices viz.diet, smoking, alcohol and drugs, exercise, etc.Most common lifestyle diseases are cardiovascular diseases, chronic respiratory diseases and other chronic liver diseases, digestive diseases, diabetes, urogenital, blood, and endocrine diseases, neurological disorders, and some types of cancer.The majority of these diseases are preventable illnesses.Since such a disease is not transmissible directly from one person to another, it is also called Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs).Prevention of a disease is of utmost priority in Unani system of medicine as compared to curing diseases.Implementation of Unani preventive measures lowers the burden of these diseases.There is a need to aware people about the role of Asbab-e-Sitta-Zarooriah (six essential prerequisites) in maintenance of human health.An attempt has been made through this paper to highlights the lifestyle changing factors that help in keeping oneself away from NCDs and attaining good health.