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Research has demonstrated that yoga-based lifestyle is better than exercise-based lifestyle to prevent and control the sum of diabetes, not only effective in controlling blood sugar and reducing stress, but can also deal with comoridities also
(From left) Vakrasana, Humsana, and Mayurasana. (yogicwayoflife.com)
The global spread of diabetes is more and is growing rapidly, causing the disease a major health challenge. Within this high-east landscape, it is quite bad in India-it is the diabetes capital of the world. According to a study by ICMR-India published in the lensate, India has 11.4 percent of the adult population diabetes and 15.3 percent of the predeabitance.
Allegedly, more than half of the people with these conditions are unaware. Take this test of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) to calculate your risk for diabetes or predeabities.
Compete risk with yoga therapy
If you are among the people affected by diabetes or are at risk of developing it, yoga can help. Many research studies suggest that yoga is not only effective in controlling blood sugar and reducing stress, but can also deal with comoridities. Yoga addresses aspects of exercise, lifestyle and mind-management in disease.
“We have performed through research that yoga-based lifestyle is better than an exercise-based lifestyle change. It not only reduces blood sugar levels and glycated hemoglobin (HB1AC), it increases good cholesterol and reduces worse cholesterol more effectively than exercise, and reduces the worry and BMI as well as patients.
Gives yoga pose for diabetes
“In diabetes, we need to restore the normal functioning of the pancreas and reduce the intestinal fat in the stomach. In the posture, deep pressure and focus on the pancreas, and then the deforations remove the pran-flow obstructions and assigned to Preina to the pancreas.
Meru Vakrasana (Simple Spinal Twist Pose)
It stimulates the pancreas and is thus useful for diabetes. It is an early currency before Ardhamatsuandrasana (half-spinal twist pose), which is well accused diabetes-rimdial pose. It also deal with constipation and dyspepsia.
Ladder:
1. Sit on the mat with feet. Fold the right leg and place the leg next to the left knee.
2. On the right side you exhale, the right brings the left hand around the right knee to catch the right large toe (or ankle).
3. Keeping the spine long and deep the twist, place the right palm on the ground behind you.
4. Hold for a minute, breathing normally. Then, release and relax.
5. Repeat on the other side.
Dhanurasana (Bo Pose)
It is useful for diabetic patients as it tone the pancreas. Removes gastro-intestines disorders, stimulating the entire back.
Ladder:
1. Lie on your stomach on a mat.
2. Fold your knees and grab your ankles (with the left hand left ankle, right hand to the right).
3. Breathe and lift your head, chest and legs, mix your back like a bow. (The knee can spread first but will align with practice.)
4. Make a balance on your stomach and keep your elbow straight and look forward.
5. Keep the toes together and hold for 30 seconds, breathe normally.
6. Breathing and slowly returns to the initial position.
7. Relax in Makarsana (lying on your head on your head, resting your head on folded weapons).
Hamsasana (Swan Pose)
It is an early posture for advanced Mayurasana (peacock pose). Both address the obesity of the stomach and activate the pancreas, which helps clearly constipation and improves digestion.
Ladder:
1. Sit straight and legs with legs.
2. Fold your feet in Vajrasana (Thunderbolt Pose), placing your hands on your knees.
3. Spread your knees separately and place your hands on the floor between them, pointing the fingers backwards.
4. Fold the elbow and bend forward supporting the trunk on the elbow on the navel, and reduce your forehead on the floor.
5. Extend your legs back, balance your toes, and raise your head to stare further. Catch and breathe normally. In this situation, the body is at 30 degrees on the floor, and its weight is on the hands and tips of the toes.
6. Reduce your forehead on the floor
7. Bring your hands with your hands
8. Come back to Vajrasana’s sitting position
9. Release the posture and relax.
Mayurasana (Peacock Pose)
A very good posture for diabetes, it addresses abdominal obesity and reduces abdominal fat. It helps in constipation, poor hunger, irritable bowel syndrome. However, people who cannot perform it can Humsana.
Ladder:
1-5: Follow the same stages of Hamsasana (preparation of ARM balance).
6. Shift your weight further and lift your torso and legs from the ground.
7. Balance on your hands, keep your body parallel to the floor with the elbow. Look further and breathe normally.
8. Gently lower the feet and return to Vajrasana, then take out your feet and relax.
Note: These practices are indicators and are not an option for medical advice. Always learn yoga from an experienced teacher and consult your doctor before trying any exercise diet.
The author is a journalist, cancer, survivor and certified yoga teacher. He can be reached at swatikamal@gmail.com.
