Benefits of Yoga for Diabetes
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We are now presenting a special series of articles on kriyas, asana and pranayams especially helpful for Diabetes Patients. Yoga activates the thyroid glands, massages the pancreas, stimulate nerve impulses to the pancreas and even affects the whole metabolism and provides healing energies of circulation. Hence, beneficial in the treatment of diabetes.
Yoga - Introduction
• The term “yoga” is derived from Sanskrit that mean’s “to join”. Yoga aims for perfect health through self-control.
• Yoga includes - techniques of internal purification (yogic kriyas), postures (asana) and control and regulation of breath (pranayams).
• The practice of yogic kriyas and asana helps overcome all emotional, mental and physical tension.
• They help to prevent and cure many common ailments including diabetes.
• Yogic kriyas and asana also stimulate the major endocrine glands of the body and promote inner health and harmony.
• Yogasanas regulate nerve impulse and blood flows to the glandular areas.
• Early mornings and evenings are the best time for yogic exercise.
• Yogasanas are preferably done on an empty stomach OR three hours after a meal or one hour after light snacks.
• Diabetic patients should eat something immediately after performing asana.
• Yogasanas should be performed on a level ground where a blanket is spread.
• The area should be free from noise pollution and should be clean and well ventilated.
• Wear loose, airy, light clothes.
• During the asana relax your facial muscles and limb muscles and breathe normally through the nose.
ANULOMA-VILOMA
This is a process of purification. It calms the nerves that are under stress and strain, which are contributory factor for diabetes. It also helps cure chronic headaches, insomnia, asthma, cold and cough. It also strengthens the lungs.
Technique for Anuloma-viloma
• Sit comfortably in an erect position. Keep the head, neck and spine straight.
• Rest the left hand on the left knee.
• Close the right nostril with the tip of right thumb.
• Now breathe out slowly through the left nostril.
• Keeping the right nostril closed breathe in slowly and deeply through the left nostril.
• Now close the left nostril with ring finger and little finger of the right hand and slowly breathe out through the right nostril.
• Now keeping the left nostril still closed, breathe in through the right nostril.
• This completes one entire round of anuloma-viloma.
• Repeat the entire process.
• Remember that breathing in and breathing out should be done very slowly without any noise.
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