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Ayurveda have given utmost importance to judicious use of Diet. While explaining any concept in Ayurveda, Acharyas have not forgotten to explain broadly about concept of prudent use of Ahara under Pathya and Apathya Ahara. As said wisely that time and health are two precious assets that we don't recognize and appreciate until they have been lost. Unfortunately man both by ignorance or carelessness never cares about harmfulness or harmlessness of food and related habits and thus lands up into life threatening consequences. According to Ayurveda certain diets and combinations of two or more substances of food which are having no mutual affinity for each other produces toxins in metabolic procedure due to presence of opposite and antagonistic property and comes under broad term known as Viruddhahara- a unique extensively discussed topic in Ayurveda classics. Viruddhahara is having its pathological effect on each and every Dhatu, capable enough to cause disease. In present study specifically its role as Nidana in Metabolic Disorders will be evaluated as amongst many dreadful conditions arising because of modernized living, various metabolic disorders are increasingly posing grave threat affecting every strata of the society and are presenting major challenges for the health care system. Erroneous dietary habits, over-eating and obesity, sedentary lifestyle with absence of physical work, poor awareness and knowledge about proper diet and dietary habits and lifestyle are potent predisposing factors for these disorders therefore it's need of hour to carry out various researches in context of Viruddhahara which can then be used for Nidaanaparivarjana in mitigating Metabolic Disorder. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The creation and destruction of the universe, metabolism and catabolism in organism all are regulated through Agni. The presence of 'Agni' in human system responsible for digestion and metabolism. Agni digests the Ahara (food) on which the strength of body (Bala), VarÆa, Oja, etc depends. Hypofunctioning of Agni leads to indigestion and formation of Ama which in the turn is the root cause of various ailments meanwhile hyperfunctioning leads to several other digestive as well as generalised metabolic anomalies. Agni is the most important aspect of Ayurveda as all the states diseased or health revolves around the status of agni. Agni acompasses all the changes include the digestion and absorption of food, cellular transformation, and assimilation of sensory perception, mental and emotional experiences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As the name suggests Amavata is made up of two terms, Ama & Vata. When Ama and Vata gets vitiated simultaneously and gets deposited in the Koshtha (gut), Trik (sacral region) and Sandhi (joints) where it produced Shotha (edema), Shoola (pain) and Stabdhata (stiffness) then the manifestation is known as Amavata . Due to impaired Jatharagni the Aahar rasa formed is Apakva, this Apakva Aahar rasa thus formed is in AMA stage which causes Sarvadoshaprakopa. Virechana is the biopurification procedure of Ayurveda. When doshas are expelled out from the body through anal route then it is called Virechana. AMA which is formed as a result of Manadagni being macromolecular in nature gets accumulated in the Sukshma srotas and there this Ama causes Srotavarodha (Channels obstruction). Thus Virechana karma is one of the important bio-purificative methods which is indicated for complete elimination of Doshas and thus results in eradication of diseases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]