Not following dictates of one’s own conscience is the root cause of all the illness. One often follows a wrong path in spite of knowing its consequences e.g. Excessive indulgence in alcohol or other intoxicating items.
Physical and psychological constitutions are partly genetic or hereditary and partly acquired being modified by intra-uterine and extra-uterine environmental factors as well as the diet and activities of the individual.
In any disease the doshas accumulate, increase, spread, get localized in a particular organ and lead to manifestations of diseases after damaging the organ.
The increased raja and tama, in turn disturb vata, pitta and kapha doshas and gives rise to mental as well as psycho-somatic illness.
One should select food and drugs after considering one’s constitution, tolerance, digestive power and that which is beneficial or harmful to self
The Court issued the above warning while hearing a petition filed by the Indian Medical Association (Indian Medical Association) against Patanjali’s advertisements.
The various conditioning factors which may act on the diet, ultimately leading to some dietetic incompatibilities, are briefly mentioned here
Healthy Individual – An individual who always thinks and consumes a beneficial diet, carries out appropriate activity and exercise, does not indulge in sensual pleasures, behaves with everyone in a friendly manner, speaks the truth
The body strength, secretion of digestive juices and digestive power are moderate in this autumn season
One should remember that the strength and digestive power are poor in summer, the pre-monsoon period and the monsoon. Hence, one should restrict the intake of food in these seasons.