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INTRODUCTION aDharmartha kama moksanam Arogyam mulam uttamam" Caraka Samhita. 1, I, 15, (Geeta Iyengar, 2013) The fundamental requirement of the body is good health in order to attain the four objectives of human existence, namely, acquisition of religious merits (dharma), wealth for living in comfort and generousness (artha), gratification of permissible pleasures and fulfillment of desires (kama), and lastly the Endeavour to obtain liberation from the shackles of mundane cycles of births and deaths (moksa). No amount of wealth can be equal to health. Between the two, the choice is always with health, since wealth cannot be enjoyed without health, whereas wealth can be commanded if one has health. Health of the body means both physical and mental well-being. It is a sign of a peaceful state of the body and the mind when one is able to follow ethical codes, maintain moral standards and fulfill social obligations. (Geeta Iyengar, 2013) 1.1 INDIAN APPROACHES TO HEALTH CONCEPT "Both body and mind is locations of diseases, as well as pleasures. The balanced use of body and mind is the cause of pleasures." Caraka sutra 7/55 (Latha Sathis, 2012),
