The AYUSH system of medicine mostly relies on prevention of disease. The Unani System of Medicine has much more to offer for prevention of the disease. Six essentials of life which form the basics of the Unani Preventive measures are: •Air-----Quality of air •Food and Drinks (Ma’akool wa Mashroob)---Dietary habits, balanced diet etc •Physical Rest and Movement (Harkat wa Sakoon Badni)….Exercise etc •Mental Rest and Movement (Harkat wa Sakoon Nafsani) …. Thinking, stress etc •Sleep and awakeness (Naum wa Yagza)----Sleep time, good sleep •Retention and Evacuation (Ehtibas and Estefaragh)….What is to be retained and evacuated from the body.