It is a natural way of keeping the body fit and free of illness. It is a way of restoring the vitality of the body. Ayurveda has proven as an efficient system for cure as well as health promotion. The basic idea is rejuvenation. Oral medicines and medicinal oil massages are applied to the requirement of each individual.

Researchers have long discovered that our body has many inbuilt rhythms or cycles. Most of our body functions follow a daily cycle. Our weight fluctuates during the day and is maximum in the evening, our body temperature is highest in the evening, most of our hormones have their well defined periods of high and low secretions during the day and the most obvious of all, the "sleep–wake cycle". Therefore intrinsically, the emphasis in our body is on natural cycles.

In Sanskrit, the daily routine is called the Dinacharya. Din means 'day' and ‘acharya’ means 'to follow' or 'close to'. So Dinacharya is basically an ideal daily schedule for us, which takes into account the nature’s master cycle and suggests actions to follow. Ayurveda recommends that in order to be optimally healthy, we should tune our body to the nature’s master cycle which in turn regulates the various other rhythms.

Massage the body(Abhyanga) with sesame oil. This massage need not be long and cumbersome. Massaging the scalp, forehead, temples, hand and feet for about 2 – 3 minute is sufficient.

Bathe in water, which is neither too hot nor too cold.

Lunch should be taken early between 12 and 1P.M. Try to make lunch the main meal of the day. Eat in silence without talking or laughing. Do not take heavy & spicy food in the noon.

Do not drink with meals. Limit tea and coffee to not more then twice a day. Take snack between meals as snaking leads to an erratic appetite.

After the meal it is good to take a little walk to aid digestion anything more than a short nap should be avoided because sleeping is prohibited in Ayurveda. Avoid jerking immediately after taking food. In summer season take a special care of dehydration & sunstroke. Avoid frequent changes of temperature like frequently entering in or going out of air conditioned rooms.

Sundown is a special time of balance between day and night. In this balance, it is easier for your mind to reflect on the day and on yourself. This is the time for evening prayers and meditations in many cultures around the world. Take light snacks if you are hungry and avoid Ingestion of heavy food this time. You can take a light walk.

6-7 P.M. It should be taken around 6 – 7 P.M. It should be lighter than the lunch. The dinner should be at least three hours before bedtime, as it gives the body ample time to digest the food. Sleeping just after the dinner with a heavy stomach is not conducive to a sound sleep.