Swastha Vrutta

In Ayurveda Swastha Vrutta emphasizes the maintenance of positive health. A sound daily routine (dinacharya) is essential for its achievement. For gaining strength, complexion and vitality, exercise and proper measure of wholesome food at the correct time is necessary.

One should not suppress natural physical urges like micturition, defecation, thirst, hunger, sleep, sneezing, yawning, clearing of the throat and sexual urges. One should be intelligent enough to suppress greed, anger, fear, pride, envy and other negative urges.