WHAT IS THE YOGIC TREATMENT FOR DIABETES, CONSTIPATION AND HEART DISEASES?

 

DIABETES SOLUTION !

DIABETES MELLITUS IS A DISEASE RELATED TO THE IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE OF THE BODY, THAT IS AN IMBALANCE IN THE FUNCTIONING IS AFFECTED. SYMPTOMS OF DIABETES CAN BE EXCESSIVE THIRST, EXCESSIVE HUNGER OR EXCESSIVE URINATION.

DIABETES MELLITUS CAN BE OF TYPE 1 OR TYPE 2 OR PANCREATIC DIABETES OR GESTATIONAL DIABETES.

TYPE 1 DIABETES IS CAUSED BY NO PRODUCTION OF INSULIN AND THIS IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TREAT THROUGH YOGA. TYPE 2 DIABETES WHICH IS CAUSED BY LIFE STYLE, STRESS RELATED DISEASES CAN BE EFFECTIVELY TREATED THROUGH YOGA.

SURYA NAMASKAR 

 

SURYA NAMASKAR OR SUN SALUTATION IS VERY GOOD EXERCISE FOR PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM DIABETES. IT INCREASES THE BLOOD SUPPLY TO VARIOUS PARTS OF BODY, IMPROVING INSULIN ADMINISTRATION IN THEM. THIS EXERCISE GIVES ALL THE BENEFITS IF PRACTICED AT THE RATE OF 4 ROUNDS PER MINUTES. IF PRACTICED AT SLOW SPEED, IT OFFERS THE BENEFITS OF ASANAS.

ASANAS 

ASANAS ARE BENEFICIAL IN TREATMENT OF DIABETES. IMPORTANT ASPECT OF ASANAS IS STABILITY AND COMFORT EXPERIENCED IN THE POSITION. AFTER ATTAINING THE POSITION, ONE NEEDS TO RELAX ALL THE MUSCLES AND TRY TO MAINTAIN THE POSITIONS FOR LONG. DUE TO VARIOUS TWISTS, STRETCHES AND STRAINS IN THE BODY, THE INTERNAL ORGANS ARE STRETCHED AND SUBJECTED TO STRAIN. THIS INCREASES THE BLOOD SUPPLY, OXYGEN SUPPLY TO THE ORGANS INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY AND FUNCTIONING OF THE ORGANS.

STRETCHING VARIOUS GLANDS RESULT IN INCREASED EFFICIENCY OF THE ENDOCRINE SYSTEM. ASANAS LIKE DHANURASANA (BOW POSE IN PRONE POSITION), ARDHAMATSYENDRASANA (HALF SPINAL TWIST), VAJRASANA YOGA MUDRA, PAVAN MUKTASANA, SARVANGASANA, HALASANA, MATSYASANA HAVE BEEN FOUND USEFUL IN CURING DIABETES. THESE ASANAS HAVE POSITIVE EFFECT ON PANCREAS AND ALSO INSULIN FUNCTIONING. BUT TO GET THE DESIRED RESULT, ONE NEEDS TO MAINTAIN THE ASANA FOR LONGER DURATION WHILE RELAXING THE MUSCLES.

PRANAYAMA

 

THERE ARE 8 TYPES OF PRANAYAMA MENTIONED IN HATHA YOGA. ONE OF THE BASIC PREPARATIONS FOR PRANAYAMA IS NADI SHODHAN PRANAYAMA OR ALTERNATE NOSTRIL BREATHING, THIS TYPE IS FOUND USEFUL IN DIABETES AS THIS PRANAYAMA HAS CALMING EFFECT ON THE NERVOUS SYSTEM, WHICH REDUCES STRESS LEVELS, HELPING IN DIABETES TREATMENT. ALSO YOGIC RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT BHRAMARI AND BHASRIKA PRANAYAMA HELP IN NERVOUS SYSTEM. BHASRIKA HAS CALMING EFFECT ON MIND, BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYTEM. BHASRIKA IS A REVITALIZING PRANAYAMA, WHICH INCREASES OXYGEN LEVELS AND REDUCES CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS IN THE BLOOD. IN BHASRIKA, THE ABDOMINAL MUSCLES AND DIAPHRAGM ARE USED WHICH PUT PRESSURE ON THE INTERNAL ORGANS. BUT BEFORE PRACTISING THESE PRANAYAMAS, ONE MUST LEARN AND PRACTICE DEEP BREATHING, FAST BREATHING, ALTERNATE NOSTRIL BREATHING, BANDHAS (JALANDHAR BANDHA OR CHIN LOCK, MOOLA BANDHA AND UDDIYAN BANDHA OR ABDOMINAL LOCK) FROM ANY YOGA EXPERT.

MEDITATION 

PRACTICE OF MEDITATION IS ESPECIALLY USEFUL IN MANAGEMENT OF STRESS. RELAXED AND CONCENTRATED STATE OF MIND IS THE AIM OF ANY FORM OF MEDITATION WHICH CREATES CALMING EFFECT ON THE NERVOUS SYSTEM AND BRINGS BALANCE BETWEEN SYMPATHETIC AND PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEMS, INITIALLY MEDITATION MAY BE DIFFICULT, AND ONE CAN PRACTICE OMKAR CHANTING, THE CONCENTRATION ON BREATHING.

ESPECIALLY FOR DIABETES, CONCENTRATION ON PANCREAS DURNG THE MEDITATION PRACTICE HAS SHOWN POSITIVE EFFECTS ON SUGAR LEVELS. ONE EVEN VISUALIZE THE PROPER FUNCTIONING OF PANCREAS, PROPER INSULIN ADMINISTRATION IN THE BODY WHICH CAN HELP IN THE TREATMENT OF DIABETES.

YOGA NIDRA

YOGA NIDRA IS VERY IMPORTANT PROCESS OF DEEP RELAXATION, IT HELPS ALLEVIATE THE STRESS AND HAS VERY GOOD POSITIVE EFFECTS ON THE ENTIRE PSYCHOSOMATIC SYSTEM.

 

CLEANSING PROCESSESS

MASTER CLEANSING OR SHANKHA PRAKSHALANA IS RECOMMENDED FOR DIABETES, COMPLETE SHANKHA PRAKSHALANA TAKES 1 DAY AND IS RECOMMENDED ONCE IN 6 MONTHS, BUT SMALLER VERSION OF IT CAN BE DONE 3 TIMES A WEEK. THIS PROCESS CLEANSES THE GASTRO INTESTINAL TRACT COMPLETELY. THIS PROCESS IS DONE BY DRINKING 2 GLASSESS OF WARM, SALTY WATER AND LEMON IS ADDED TO IT. THEN PERFORMING 6 DIFFERENT EXERCISES. THESE EXERCISES SPEED UP THE PERISTALTIC MOVEMENTS AND ONE NEEDS TO EVACULATE BOWELS. IN 2 HOURS ABOUT 7 TO 8 BOWELS ARE COMPLETED TILL THE CLEAR WATER IS EVACULATED.

YOGA THERAPY HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE EFFECTIVE IN THE TREATMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS AND DISEASES :

• HEART DISESES, SUCH AS CORONARY ALTERY DISEASE.
• HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
• BACK PAIN
• ARTHRITIS
• ASTHMA
• SINUSITIS AND HAY FEVER
• HEADACHE
• CERTAIN ENDOCRINE DISEASES
• DIGESTIVE DISORDERS, SUCH AS HEARTBURN AND ULCERS, CONSTIPATION, COLITIS, DIABETES AND MANY OTHER CONDITIONS.

SOLUTION FOR BACK PAIN

BESIDES THE ABOVE MENTIONED ASANA AND PRANAYAMA PRACTICE OF YOGA NIDRA, CONCENTRATION AND MEDITATION GIVES THE BEST RESULT.

ASANAS

ASANA REMOVES RIGIDITY AND BRINGS FLEXIBILITY TO JOINTS AND HELP TO CORRECT BAD POSTURE.

PRANAYAMA

BREATHING PATTERNS CAN AFFECT THE SPINE IN VARIOUS WAYS, SUCH AS MOVEMENT OF THE RIBS AND CHANGES IN PRESSURE WITHIN THE CHEST AND ABDOMEN. EXHALING CAN HELP RELAX MUSCLES.

RELAXATION AND MEDITATION

RELAXATION PROVIDES A PHYSIOLOGIC ANTIDOTE TO STRESS. VISUALISATION TECHNIQUE MAY ALSO BE USED. FOR EXAMPLE, VISUALIZING A MOVEMENT BEFORE IT IS ACTUALLY PERFORMED MAKES IT EASIER TO MOVE THE  MUSCLES THAT ARE BEING USED.

ASANAS

YOGIC TREATMENT : DURING THE FIRST WEEK, PRACTICE THE FOLLOWING ASANA: PAWAN MUKTA, BHUJANGA ASANA, UTTANPADA ASANA, SHAVA ASANA, SECOND WEEK AND ONWARDS:

• PAWAN MUKTA ASANA
• BHUJANGA ASANA
• SHALABHA ASANA
• UTTANPADA ASANA
• EKPADA UTTAN ASANA
• ANULOM-VILOM AND NADI SHODHAN PRANAYAMA
• SHAVA ASANA

CONSTIPATION

 

AFTER PERFORMING KUNJALA EMPTY STOMACH AND FOUR NAVAL CORRECTING POSTURES, THE PRACTICE OF UDARA SHAKTI VIKASAKA EXERCISE OF SUKSHMA VYAYAMA ALONGWITH THE PRACTICE OF TADASANA, URDHVA HASTOTTANASANA, MAYURASANA  ARE CONSIDERED ADVANTAGES FOR CONSTIPATION.

SURYA NAMASKARA IS FOUND MORE USEFUL FOR CONSTIPATION.

AFTER PRACTICING ASANAS, BHASTRIKA AND SURYABHEDAN PRANAYAMAS SHOULD BE PRACTICED FOR 5 TO 10 MINUTES. BUT IN THE BEGINNING, PRANAYAMA MAY BE PRACTICED FOR ONE TO TWO MINUTES ONLY.

PRACTICE OF LAGHU SHANKHAPRAKSHLANA ONCE A WEEK IS ALSO BENEFICIAL AND THEREFORE ADVISABLE, ONLY TILL THE AILMENTS CONTINUES. HOWEVER, AFTER THE AILMENTS IS CURED IT MAY BE PERFORMED ONLY ONCE A MONTH.

PRACTICE OF AGNISARA KRIYA AND BREATHING THROUGH RIGHT SWARA IS FOUND ESPECIALLY BENEFICIAL IN THIS DISEASES.

THE PATIENT OF CONSTIPATION SHOULD ARDENTLY OBSERVE YAMA NIYAMAS.

HEART DISEASES

YOGA TREATMENT

THERAPEUTIC YOGA SHOULD BE PRACTICED WHEN THE INDIVIDUAL CONCERNED IS NOT AFFECTED BY EMERGENCY TYPE OF CONDITION. YOGIC SYSTEM OS TREATMENT IS THE SAME FOR HEART AILMENTS AND HYPERTENSION.

SUGGESTED ASANAS

FIRST THREE WEEKS

• VAJRASANA
• SHAVA ASANA

FORTH AND FIFTH WEEK

• PAVANAMUKTA ASANA
• SHASHANKA ASANA
• UTTHAN PADA ASANA

SIXTH WEEK ONWARDS

• SARVANGA ASANA
• SHIRSHA ASANA
• SURYA NAMASKARA
• NADI SHODHAN PRANAYAMA
  UJJAYAI PRANAYAMA
• JAL NETI

BESIDES THE ABOVE MENTIONED ASANA AND PRANAYAMA PRACTICE OF YOGA NIDRA, CONCENTRATION AND MEDITATION GIVES THE BEST RESULT.

THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM PLAYS A ROLE IN THE NOURISHMENT OF TISSUES. ELEMENTS NECESSARY FOR NOURISHMENT OF TISSUES ARE CARRIED TO THEM BY BLOOD. PRACTICE OF PRANAYAMA REJUVENATES THE TISSUES WITH A FRESH SUPPLY TO OXYGEN.

ASANAS IMPROVE CARDIOVASCULAR EFFICIENCY. THE YOGIC EXERCISES GIVE A GOOD MASSAGE TO THE PERPETUALLY WORKING HEART. ASANAS INVOLVE VERY LITTLE MUSCULAR ACTIVITY. IN SUCH A CONDITION, THE HEART BEATS IN A CONTROLLED MANNER. WHEN THE MUSCULAR ACTIVITY IS LESS, THERE IS MINIMUM PRODUCTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE. THIS REDUCES THE LEVELS OF STRESS TO THE HEART.

YOGA ENHANCES HEART HEALTH, LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE, REDUCES CHRONIC STRESS, BOOSTS IMMUNE SYSTEM AND ENHANCES COGNITIVE ABILITY. YOGA HAS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AS WELL AS RECURRENCE OF HEART ATTACKS, HYPERTENSION, AND CORONARY HEART DISEASES. YOGA AFFECTS THE HYPOTHALAMUS DIRECTLY, THE AREA OF THE BRAIN, CONTROLLING THE ENDOCRINE ACTIVITY AND IT HELPS TO PREVENT HEART ATTACKS.