THE SOLUTION FOR DIABETES !

 

                                   DIABETES MELLITUS

                                 DIABETES MELLITUS IS A DISORDER IN THE METABOLISM OF SUGAR. IN THE DIABETIC, THE PRIMARY PROBLEM IS THE DEFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF SUGAR BY THE BODY. DIETARY SUGARS AND STARCH ARE BROKEN DOWN TO GLUCOSE BY THE PROCESSESS OF DIGESTION, AND THIS GLUCOSE IS THE MAJOR FUEL FOR THE VARIOUS PROCESSESS, ORGANS AND CELLS OF THE BODY.

THE CAUSE OF DIABETES

YOGIC SCIENCE RECOGNIZES TWO INTERRELATED CAUSES OF DIABETES. FIRSTLY, LONG-TERM DEVITALIZATION AND SLUGGHISHESS OF THE DIGESTIVE PROCESSESS DUE TO DIETARY ABUSE, OVEREATING, OBESITY AND LACK OF EXERCISE. HIGH INTAKE OF SUGAR AND CARBOHYDRATE RICH DIET IS ESPECIALLY IMPLICATED.

IF A PERSON TAKE A LARGE AMOUNT OF SUGAR, SWEETS OR CHOCOLATES, ETC, THEIR PANCREAS IS READY TO RESPOND BY POURING OUT A LARGE AMOUNT OF INSULIN TO RAPIDLY MANAGE THE ROCKETING BLOOD SUGAR LEVEL WITHOUT INCIDENT.

TYPE OF DIABETES

THE MORE COMMON FORM IS THE LATE ONSET DIABETES, WHICH DEVELOPS GRADUALLY IN MIDDLE-AGED, STRESSED, OVERWEIGHT, UNDEREXERCISED PERSONS, WHOSE DIET CONTAINS AN EXCESS OF SUGARS, STARCHES AND FATS. THIS LONG-TERM OVERLOADING OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY THE PANCREAS, LEADS TO PROGRESSIVE DETERIORATION OF THE INSULIN SECRETING MECHANISM AND DESENSITIVITY OF THE BODY TISSUES TO INSULIN.

THE DANGERS OF DIABETES

BECAUE INSULIN IS REQUIRED TO PUSH SUGAR FROM THE BLOODSTREAM INTO BODY CELLS, INSULIN DEFICIENCY CAUSES HIGH BLOOD SUGAR BUT LOW INTRACELLULAR SUGAR. THOUGH SUGAR IS FREELY CIRCULATING IN THE BLOOD, IT IS USELESS BECAUSE IT IS NOT BEING PUT TO USE BY THE BODY'S CELLS. THEREFORE, THE CELLS MAY ACTUALLY BE STARVING. IT IS A CASE OF "WATER, WATER, EVERYWHERE, BUT NOT A DROP TO DRINK" THE MUSCLES CELLS WHICH FORM THE WALLS OF THE BLOOD VESSELS ARE PARTICULARLY AFFECTED BY SUGAR STARVATION, LEADING TO A WHOLE RANGE OF DEGENERATIVE VASCULAR CHANGES, INCLUDING HEART DISEASE, INCLUDE SKIN INFECTION, GANGRENE, RETINAL DESTRUCTION LEADING TO BLINDNESS, LOSS OF SENSORY NERVE FUNCITONS IN THE EXTREMITIES, AND IMPOTENCE.

YOGIC MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES

IT IS IMPORTANT THAT DIABETICS UNDERTAKE YOGIC THERAPY IN CONJUNCTION WITH QUALIFIED MEDICAL SUPERVISION. LABORATORY FACILITIES SHOULD BE AVAILABLE, SO THAT PROGRESS IN THERAPY CAN BE OBJECTIVELY MEASURED BY SERIAL ASSESSMENT OF BLOOD AND URINARY SUGAR LEVELS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT IN THE PERIOD OF TRAINING WHEN BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS BEGIN TO DROP.

SIMPLIFIED ONE MONTH YOGA PROGRAM

THE YOGA SADHANA AND PROGRESS WILL VARY FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL. THIS PROGRAM SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED ABSOLUTE FOR ALL DIABETICS, BUT SHOULD SERVE AS A GENERAL GUIDELINE FROM WHICH PROGRAM CAN BE DEVISED ACCORDING TO INDIVIDUAL NEEDS AND CAPACITIES. HERE IS A GENERAL PROGRAM OF PRACTISES FOR DIABETES MANAGEMENT, MODIFIABLE ACCORDING TO INDIVIDUAL NEEDS.

FIRST WEEK

1. ASANA : PAWANMUKTASANA PARTS 1 AND 2, VAJRASANA.
2.  PRANAYAMA : BHRAMARI AND NADI SHODHANA STAGE 1.
3.  SHATKARMA : NETI.
4.  RELAXATION : ABDOMINAL BREATHING IN SHAVASANA.

SECOND WEEK

1. ASANA : AS FOR THE FIRST WEEK PLUS SHAKTI BANDHA SERIES.
2.  PRANAYAMA : NADI SHODHANA STAGE 2, BHASTRIKA (20 BREATHS).
3.  SHATKARMA : KUNJAL AND NETI.
4.  RELAXATION : YOGA NIDRA.
5.  MEDITATION : AJAPA JAPA STAGE 1

THIRD WEEK

1. SURYA NAMASKAR : PRACTICE ACCORDING TO CAPACITY.
2.  ASANA : VAJRASANA SERIES.
3.  PRANAYAMA : NADI SHODHANA STAGE 3 WITH JALANDHARA AND MOOLA BANDHAS. BHASTRIKA (30 BREATHS), WITH ANTAR KUMBHAKA AND JALANDHARA BANDHA. SHEETALI AND SHEETKARI.
4. SHATKAMA : FULL SHANKHAPRAKSHALANA ONCE. LAGHOO SHANKHAPRAKSHALANA EACH SUBSEQUENT DAY. KUNJAL AND NETI.
5. RELAXATION : YOGA NIDRA (FULL ONE HOUR PRACTICE).
6.  MEDITATION : AJAPA JAPA STAGE 2.

FOURTH WEEK

1. SURYA NAMASKARA : UP TO 12 ROUNDS.
2.  ASANA : PRACTICE SARVANGASANA, HALASANA, MATSYASANA, PASCHIMOTTANASANA, ARDHA MATSYENDRASANA, MAYURASANA, BHUJANGASANA, GOMUKHASANA.
3.  PRANAYAMA : NADI SHODHANA STAGE 4 WITH MAHA BANDHA. BHASTRIKA WITH ANTAR AND BAHIR KUMBHAKA AND MAHA BANDHA. SHEETALI AND SHEETKARI.

FURTHER RECOMMENDATIONS

 

• DIET : A LOW CARBOHYDRATE, SUGAR FREE, NATURAL VEGETARIAN DIET SHOULD BE ADOPTED FROM THE OUTSET OF THERAPY. AVOID RICE, POTATOES AND ALL SUGAR PRODUCTS. MINIMAL SPICES, OIL AND DAIRY PRODUCTS. EAT WHOLEMEAL CHAPATIS, LEAFY AND WATERY VEGETABLES, LIGHTLY BOILED OR STEAMED, SALADS AND FRUIT.
• EXERCISE : DAILY WALKING IS RECOMMENDED.
•  INSULIN : WITHDRAWAL  SHOULD BEGIN IN A STEPWISE MANNER AT SOME STAGE IN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS WHEN LABORATORY RESULTS SHOW THAT YOGA IS EFFECTIVELY LOWERING BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS. CONTINUE REDUCTION UNDER MEDICAL SUPERVISION ACCORDING TO SERIAL TESTS.
• DRUGS : ORAL DRUGS SHOULD BE REDUCED AND THEN STOPPED ONCE YOGA THERAPY COMMENCES.
•  TIME : YOGA PROGRAM AND DIETARY RESTRICTIONS HOULD CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST SIX MONTHS, AND LONGER TO PREVENT RECURRENCE.
• FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE YOGIC MANAGEMENT OF ASTHMA AND DIABETES, PUBLISHED BY YOGA PUBLICATIONS TRUST.