Three important factors while dealing with the health and disease comprise

  • Oushadha (Drug & therapies)
  • Ahara (Diet)
  • Vihara (Practices).

Ayurveda also includes Ahara as one among the tripods giving the first and foremost place to Ahara.

  • Pathya (or a proper diet) is defined as the ahara which is congenial to the tissues of the body & relished by the person.
  • The Pathya is the one which keeps the person healthy, maintains normal body functions leads to proper functioning of the organs, nourishes the mind and intellect, prevents diseases and at the same time corrects the irregularities that may occur in the body