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WELL-BEING WITH TRADITIONAL PRACTICES- L T P C

U24GE6705
YOGA, AYURVEDA AND SIDDHA 3 0 0 0

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
 To enjoy life happily with fun filled new style activities that help to maintain health also.
 To adapt a few lifestyle changes that will prevent many health disorders.
 To be cool and handbill every emotion very smoothly in every walk of life.
 To learn to eat cost effective but healthy foods that are rich in essential nutrients.
 To develop immunity naturally that will improve resistance against many health
disorders.

SYLLABUS

UNIT I HEALTH AND ITS IMPORTANCE 2+4

Health: Definition - Importance of maintaining health - More importance on prevention than


treatment

Ten types of health one has to maintain - Physical health - Mental health - Social health -
Financial health - Emotional health - Spiritual health - Intellectual health - Relationship health -
Environmental health - Occupational/Professional heath.

Present health status - The life expectancy-present status - mortality rate - dreadful diseases -
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) the leading cause of death - 60% - heart disease – cancer –
diabetes - chronic pulmonary diseases - risk factors – tobacco – alcohol - unhealthy diet - lack of
physical activities.
Types of diseases and disorders - Lifestyle disorders – Obesity – Diabetes - Cardiovascular
diseases – Cancer – Strokes – COPD - Arthritis - Mental health issues.
Causes of the above diseases / disorders - Importance of prevention of illness - Takes care of
health - Improves quality of life - Reduces absenteeism - Increase satisfaction - Saves time

Simple lifestyle modifications to maintain health - Healthy Eating habits (Balanced diet
according to age) Physical Activities (Stretching exercise, aerobics, resisting exercise) -
Maintaining BMI-Importance and actions to be taken.

UNIT II DIET 4+6


Role of diet in maintaining health - energy one needs to keep active throughout the day -
nutrients one needs for growth and repair - helps one to stay strong and healthy - helps to
prevent diet-related illness, such as some cancers - keeps active and - helps one to maintain a
healthy weight - helps to reduce risk of developing lifestyle disorders like diabetes – arthritis –
hypertension – PCOD – infertility – ADHD – sleeplessness -helps to reduce the risk of heart
diseases - keeps the teeth and bones strong.
Balanced Diet and its 7 Components - Carbohydrates – Proteins – Fats – Vitamins – Minerals
- Fibre and Water.
Food additives and their merits & demerits - Effects of food additives - Types of food
additives - Food additives and processed foods - Food additives and their reactions
Definition of BMI and maintaining it with diet
Importance - Consequences of not maintaining BMI - different steps to maintain optimal BM
Common cooking mistakes
Different cooking methods, merits and demerits of each method GPS - RF Beacons.

UNIT III ROLE OF AYURVEDA & SIDDHA SYSTEMS IN MAINTAINING 4+4


HEALTH

AYUSH systems and their role in maintaining health - preventive aspect of AYUSH -
AYUSH as a soft therapy.
Secrets of traditional healthy living - Traditional Diet and Nutrition - Regimen of Personal and
Social Hygiene - Daily routine (Dinacharya) - Seasonal regimens (Ritucharya) - basic sanitation
and healthy living environment - Sadvritta (good conduct) - for conducive social life.
Principles of Siddha & Ayurveda systems - Macrocosm and Microcosm theory -
Pancheekarana Theory / (Five Element Theory) 96 fundamental Principles - Uyir Thathukkal
(Tri-Dosha Theory) - Udal Thathukkal
Prevention of illness with our traditional system of medicine
Primary Prevention - To decrease the number of new cases of a disorder or illness - Health
promotion/education, and - Specific protective measures - Secondary Prevention - To lower the
rate of established cases of a disorder or illness in the population (prevalence) - Tertiary
Prevention - To decrease the amount of disability associated with an existing disorder.

UNIT IV MENTAL WELLNESS 3+4

Emotional health - Definition and types - Three key elements: the subjective experience - the
physiological response - the behavioral response - Importance of maintaining emotional health -
Role of emotions in daily life -Short term and long term effects of emotional disturbances -
Leading a healthy life with emotions - Practices for emotional health - Recognize how thoughts
influence emotions - Cultivate positive thoughts - Practice self-compassion - Expressing a full
range of emotions.
Stress management - Stress definition - Stress in daily life - How stress affects one’s life -
Identifying the cause of stress - Symptoms of stress - Managing stress (habits, tools, training,
professional help) - Complications of stress mismanagement.
Sleep - Sleep and its importance for mental wellness - Sleep and digestion.
Immunity - Types and importance - Ways to develop immunity

UNIT V YOGA 2+12

Definition and importance of yoga - Types of yoga - How to Choose the Right Kind for
individuals according to their age - The Eight Limbs of Yoga - Simple yogasanas for cure and
prevention of health disorders - What yoga can bring to our life.

Total Period 45

K
CO COURSE OUTCOME
LEVEL
At the end of the course student will be able to
CO 1 Learn the importance of different components of health K1
CO 2 Gain confidence to lead a healthy life K1
CO 3 Learn new techniques to prevent lifestyle health disorders K1
CO 4 Understand the importance of mental wellness. K2
CO5 Understand the importance of diet and workouts in maintaining health K2

TEXT BOOKS:
1 Nutrition and Dietetics - Ashley Martin, Published by White Word Publications, New York,
NY 10001, USA
2. Yoga for Beginners_ 35 Simple Yoga Poses to Calm Your Mind and Strengthen Your Body,
by Cory Martin, Copyright © 2015 by Althea Press, Berkeley, California
REFERENCES:
1 WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE How It Affects Learning,
Work, Relationships, and Our Mental Health, by Moshe Zeidner, Gerald Matthews, and Richard
D. Roberts
2. A Bradford Book, The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England The Mindful
Self-Compassion Workbook, Kristin Neff, Ph.D Christopher Germer, Ph.D, Published by The
Guilford Press A Division of Guilford Publications, Inc.370 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1200, New
York, NY 10001

1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4799645/
2. Simple lifestyle modifications to maintain health
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health#:~:text=Make%20your%20new%20healthy%20habit,t%20have%20time%20to%20cook.
3. Read more: https://www.legit.ng/1163909-classes-food-examples-functions.html
4. https://www.yaclass.in/p/science-state-board/class-9/nutrition-and-health-5926
5. Benefits of healthy eating https://www.cdc.gov/nutrition/resources-publications/benefits-of-
healthy-eating.html
6. Food additives https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/food-
additives
7. BMI https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/healthy-weight/
https://www.who.int/europe/news-room/fact-sheets/item/a-healthy-lifestyle---who-
recommendations
8. Yoga https://www.healthifyme.com/blog/types-of-yoga/ https://yogamedicine.com/guide-
types-yoga-styles/ Ayurveda : https://vikaspedia.in/health/ayush/ayurveda-1/concept-of-healthy-
living-in-ayurveda
9. Siddha : http://www.tkdl.res.in/tkdl/langdefault/Siddha/Sid_Siddha_Concepts.asp
10. CAM : https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2013/376327/
11. Preventive herbs : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3847409/

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