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Impact of Life Style Modification on Healthy Ageing with Special Reference to Regimental Care and Yoga

Usman M, Anwar A, Hanzla Ammar N, Anjum R, Aslam M

Ageing in humans refers to multidimensional process of physical psychological and social change in person over
time. Some dimensions of ageing grow and expand over time while others decline. Healthy ageing can be defined
as the ageing having a low risk of disease and disease-related disability, high cognitive, physical functional capacity,
and being actively engaged with life. According to world health organization healthy ageing can be defined as “as
the process of developing and maintaining the functional ability that enables wellbeing in older age”. According to
Unani System of Medicine, Human life could be categorized into four stages or whole life of human being can be
classified as Sin-e- Namu having temperament Haar Ratab ( hot and moisture) it ends up to 30 years, Sin-e-Shabab
having temperament Haar Yabis ( hot and dry )ends up to 30 to 40 years, Sin-e-Kahulat having temperament Barid
Yabis ( cold and dry) end up to 60-years at last is the Sin-e-Shaikhukhat (senile age) having temperament Barid
Ratab ( cold and moist)end up to 60-years onwards. Promotion of health and protection of diseases at senile age is
extremely desirable. At the senile age the powers of body declines especially the immune power in our literature the
cause of decline power is the lacking of quantity of Ratoobate Ghareeziya ( innate power) it becomes lesser than the
quantity required for the preservation of Hararate Ghareeziya for the continuing the bodily normal metabolism and
dominated by Ratoobate Ghareeba Bala (abnormal metabolic products). In this period deterioration in the powers
and faculties of the body is noticeable. Ratoobate Ghareeziya and Hararate Ghareeziya are markedly reduced; hence
the temperament becomes Barid and Ratab. This temperament is harmful and may induce bad humors in the
body. To evacuate the body from these humors the poses, stretches, breathing and relaxation meditation techniques
are needed which are associated with Riyaz at and yoga and credited with maintaining good health and improving
health conditions that tend to affect us as we ages.