Dincharya: – A daily routine for healthy life

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Key Points: –

  • Need of a healthy daily routine
  • Ideal time to get up and sleep
  • Exercise routine
  • Diet routine
  • Work routine
  • Ayurveda touch to daily routine with Abhyanga, Nasya, Rejuvenating medicines, and Ayurveda oral care.

In last decade the prevalence of lifestyle disorder has increased many folds. In the modern world lifestyle disorders are big challenge for global medical field. Disorder like diabetes, hypothyroidism and hypertension are depredating joy from human life.

Prevention from lifestyle disorders is as crucial as prevent from infections. But can we prevent lifestyle disorder? What are the preventive measures for it?

The answers to these questions are positive, we can surely prevent these unwanted unhealthy conditions by following Ayurveda.

Ayurveda in Sanskrit is “Ayusho Vedah” meaning ‘Science of life”. If we understand and follow this life science, we can prevent lifestyle disorders and will remain healthy forever.

The base of healthy lifestyle is a healthy daily routine. In Ayurveda it is known as “Dinacharya”. The Dinacharya start from waking up in the morning and ends with going to bed. In between these two poles what should be your ideal daily routine. Here are the details from Ayurveda.

Getting up early in the Morning

Ayurveda advice to get up on Brahmya Muhurta that is 4 am in the dawn. For getting up early one should sleep early. Sound sleep of six to nine hours keeps you physically fit and calm at mind. The undigested last night dinner becomes barrier in rising up early. The tip for getting up early is early dinner.

Plan your day

As per Ayurveda, dawn is the Sattvik time, means the time of positivity. This time is perfect to plan your day. This time is ideal for self-realization. The plans made in this period of time are more logical and hence practicable to execute.

Evacuation

Regular Evacuation of excretory materials is the key of healthy life. Evacuation cleanses the body from within. Complete evacuation stimulates digestive fire. This helps in easy digestion and absorption of the food. Rising late in the morning becomes reason of constipation in many people.

Exercise

Exercise

There is no alternative found to the regular exercise. People who exercise regularly faces less health issues as compared to non-exercising people. For maintaining consistency in exercise there is a tip in Ayurveda. The life science advice to do exercise up to half of the stamina you have. This gives better results as compared to intense workouts.

Diet

The food, which is easy to digest, freshly made, with less spices, more natural and of all the six taste is the ideal food to have in diet as per Ayurveda.

Ayurveda advice to take diet twice a day, at sunrise and sunset. Frequent eating habit is proven non-scientific and is the reason behind many lifestyle disorders like obesity and dyslipidaemia.

Work Routine

Ayurveda in Dinacharya, explains that the work culture at your working place should be stress free. Following ethics at workplace keeps you stress free. Work overload as a routine gives physical and mental fatigue. On a practical note, having no work in daily routine is as injurious as work overload. The plan of planning the work can solve the problem of stress at workplaces.

Along with this practical guidance about daily routine, Ayurveda advice some procedure for healthy body and stress-free mind.

Abhyanga Abhyanga is oil application/oil massage over a particular part or whole body. Abhyanga improves skin tone, relives physical stress and a perfect solution for relaxation.
Mardanam Mardanam is body massage along with Abhyanga. This gives relaxation of muscular level.
Nasya Nasya is nasal instillation of oil ghee or decoction. Nasya gives strength to all the five senses and brain.
Kawal and Gandush Kawal is gargling with decoction oil or ghee. Gundush is holding the same in mouth as long as one can. Both Kawal and Gandush helps to overcome foul smell of mouth, excessive salivation and tastelessness
Meditation Meditation should be part of your daily routine. Daily practice of meditation keep you calm at mind. One can find the inner peace in this stressful world only with the practice of Meditation

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Benefits of Ayurvedic Treatment

✅ Gives a Healthy Daily Routine: Ayurveda teaches you how to live your day — from waking up early to sleeping on time — for better physical and mental health.
✅ Prevents Lifestyle Diseases: By following Ayurvedic routines, you can avoid common health problems like diabetes, stress, high blood pressure, and obesity.
✅ Improves Digestion and Immunity: Simple habits like timely eating, proper evacuation, and herbal care help your body digest better and fight diseases naturally.
✅ Relieves Stress Naturally: Practices like meditation, oil massage (Abhyanga), and nasal therapy (Nasya) calm your mind and body without medicines.
✅ Keeps You Energetic and Fresh: A balanced Ayurvedic routine gives long-lasting energy, better sleep, and a peaceful mind throughout the day.

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Conclusion

In today’s fast-paced life, health often takes a back seat. Ayurveda offers an easy and natural way to stay healthy through simple daily routines. It helps balance your body, mind, and lifestyle to prevent diseases before they start. By following Dinacharya, you gain more energy, better digestion, and mental peace. Ayurveda is not just a treatment—it’s a lifelong guide to healthy living.