Abstract

Holistic health is a way of living. In India, this time-honored practice is at least 5000 years old. According to the holistic perspective on health, it is possible to understand a person as a whole and take into account all of their physical, emotional, social, mental, and spiritual qualities in order to achieve overall outstanding health and well-being. While a holistic health journey often involves a lot more around the food, it's hard to deny how what we consume impacts both our body and mind. Food is the most important factor for both preventing and treating disease as well as for sustaining good health. It has the best chance of reversing the global health crisis, making it the best option for boosting public health. This paper briefly reviews the parallels in Ayurveda and dietetic principles that draws attention to the need for a deeper engagement with traditional knowledge systems, to attain holistic health.

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