Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise.
Do you know? Most times these pithy sayings are really true. It was indeed a great act by our ancestors. They analyzed and understood the life and recorded these observations in the form of proverbs. If we understand and use them properly, they can be like nectar for our life.
Ayurveda refers to three pillars for healthy life - they are food, sleep and non - celibacy (celibacy according to some acharyas). These three pillars are essential in maintaining the state of health.