Very few exercises take care of your mind and body simultaneously, and yoga is the best example you can think of. Regardless of your expertise level, regular yoga practice makes you feel rejuvenated and stress-free.
While people mostly focus on mental well-being, the health benefits of yoga are much more than that. With more than 100 different postures and forms, yoga is also effective in curing or at least controlling diseases to a great extent.
On International Yoga Day (21st June), educate yourself about the diseases that yoga can help!
1. Yoga helps fight heart diseases.
Several researchers suggest yoga helps relieve the blood vessels and control the high blood pressure. All these indicate that yoga helps reduce the risk of cardiovascular or heart diseases.
Yoga improves blood flow, and thus every part of the body gets sufficient oxygen, and the heart remains healthy. A study also showed that if patients with heart failure add yoga to their regular treatment, their capacity to exercise increases within eight weeks.
You can try Vajrasana, Malasana, Santolanasana, Tadasana, etc. are some best yoga poses to prevent heart problems.
2. Yoga eases lower back pain.
The ‘work-from-home’ or online classes have taken a toll on our health. Sitting in the same posture for hours led to several arthritis problems. The most common health issue people face nowadays is lower back pain.
Taking painkillers frequently is not good for your health. However, you can try yoga asanas such as Marjaryasana/Bitilasana, Adho Mukha Svanasana, Balasana and Uttanasana to relax your lower back.
3. Yoga promotes better sleep.
The health benefits of yoga also include better sleep, which is crucial to keeping away diseases. The lifestyle most people lead these days results in insomnia, a kind of sleeping disorder.
However, you can easily address this issue and encourage a better sleeping habits by practising gentle yoga poses before bed. Yog Nidra, Bhramari Pranayam, Anulom Vilom and Makarasana are some of the best yoga poses you can try for this.
Regular practise of these asanas will calm your mind and body and help you fall asleep faster.
4. Yoga helps manage asthma symptoms.
Yoga certainly alone cannot cure asthma. However, it can help reduce the symptoms. The foundation of most yoga asanas is controlled breathing, and it proves beneficial for asthma patients.
Besides medication, you can also try yoga poses like Kapal Bhati, Nadi Shodhan Pranayama, Pavanamuktasana, and likes if you have moderate asthma. Over time, it will help reduce the severity of asthma attacks.
5. Yoga helps control diabetes.
People who have type-2 diabetes should include yoga in their treatment. Practising yoga in the early stage of diabetes helps control the blood sugar level naturally.
The asanas such as Dhanurasana, Bhujangasana, Shavasana, Tadasana and Chakrasana are beneficial for controlling diabetes and also other complications that arise from this disease.
Now that you know the health benefits of yoga against diseases let us know how often you practise yoga. Also, share the names of the yoga asanas you practise regularly in the comments below!
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