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Diabetes
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| Thursday, December 18, 2008 |
Diabetes in various forms affects up 5percent of the world's population with 12 million diabetics in Western Europe only. Among the various ways in which this diabetes, noninsulin diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) is probably the most commonly encountered genetic disease. Niddm or type II diabetes is multifactorial, depending on environmental factors, including obesity, physical inactivity and nutritional imbalances.
Yoga has shown some positive results in curing diabetes. Yoga exercises that are prescribed to treat diabetes is different from hatha yoga exercise because it is suitable posts for the treatment of certain conditions, as well as meditation, relaxation exercises and stretching.
One of the studies conducted to Cure Diabetes was the one established by the Yoga Biomedical Trust, founded in 1982 by biochemist Dr Robin Monro, an Indian yoga and Research Foundation who discovered that yoga for 30 minutes per day for a month helped reduce blood glucose levels in diabetics.
The yoga patients took part in one or two sessions of 90 minutes per week and was asked to practice at home. The classes included yoga exercises of the spine to twist, the bow and abdominal breathing.
At the end of 12 weeks blood sugar fell significantly in all patients in the group and were slightly raised in a group that had not joined in the yoga sessions. Three yoga students managed to reduce their medications, including a man who has not changed its system of drugs for 20 years.
It has long been known that exercise is helpful for diabetics. Yoga Therapy May help reduce stress levels which could play a role in the onset of diabetes maturity. But one drawback is that some patients will have difficulties to follow the regular sessions to maintain the advantage. All patients said they would like to see these classes introduced on a permanent basis, but we do not have the money.
It is not necessarily the enjoyment of all yoga therapy is the most important, because there is not enough physical exercise to reflect changes, but stress reduction has a lot to do with that. Stress hormones increase the levels of blood sugar. People also benefit from the stability of their mood that brings yoga, a greater sense of well-being and feel more in control, which helps May with their control. |
posted by neptunus @ 10:18 PM
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