AN INTEGRATED DIETARY APPROACH FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF DERMATOLOGICAL DISORDERS

Abstract

The authentic subject material has been reviewed from Ayurveda and modern medical literature. Concerned articles were reviewed from different journals and used as the basis for the discussion of how the diet or dietary supplementations affect the physical and mental health and help in the management of wide range of dermatological disorders. The concerned material has also been searched on internet. Ahara (diet or dietary supplementation) is very much emphasized in Ayurvedic system of medicine for the prevention as well as management of wide range of disorders including dermatological disorders. It is well acknowledged that most of the dermatological disorders are auto-immune; chronic inflammatory and psychosomatic in nature like psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, acne etc. Therefore, dietary supplementations having holistic approach to promote psychosomatic health should be recommended for such type of patients. Ahara, especially Medhya Ahara (diet which promotes cognition functions) and dietary Rasayanas (rejuvenative measures) promote physical as well as mental health and ultimately improve the quality of life in the patients of dermatological disorders. In this way, the present review has focused on the impact of dietary supplementation for the management of dermatological disorders.