The Concept of Aging in Ayurveda

Concept and canons of fasting in Ayurveda

Ayurveda, manoeuvres mankind to head a healthy life in order to pursue four-fold bliss. With a view to combat physical and mental annoyances, classics have explicated two-fold therapeutic modalities; langhana/depletion and brihmana/nourishing. Upavasa /fasting is one among ten depletion therapies explained. It is envisioned at all three levels of Ayurvedic therapies- rational/objectively planne...

Apprehending and applauding the therapeutic importance of fasting in Ayurveda

Ayurveda, the Indian art of holistic medicine describes fasting in terms of Upavasa and considers it as one among the depletion therapies.   Besides the extensive explanations on the preventive purports of fasting, the classics have explicitly explained and exemplified the therapeutic importance of fasting while treating different diseases and dealing with different stages of the diseases. Feve...

Successful aging as a multidimensional concept: An integrative review

    Background: Successful aging as an umbrella term with a large amount of literature has emerged with a variety of meanings and dimensions in different studies. This article aims at determining what dimensions contribute to constructing the concept of successful aging.    Methods: The method used in this study is an integrative review of published literature related ...

Rasayana Therapy: a Magic Contribution of Ayurveda for Healthy Long Life

Ayurveda is one of the most ancient medical sciences of the world. It is considered the Upaveda of Atharva Veda and thus its antiquity goes back to Vedas, the oldest recorded wisdom on the earth. Based on the fundamental laws of nature, Ayurveda propounds a highly evolved science of life, health and cure where the concept of aging and rejuvenation finds a prominent place. After birth, growth an...

A new perspective on the determinants of the concept of aging: a letter to the editor