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Yoga Vs Obesity

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Vishal Kumar (M.Sc. Yoga Therapist and QCI Yoga Instructor since 2018) Hi Readers! If you like this post then do comment and follow. Obesity often leads to constipation. If you want to learn about how yoga defeat constipation  click here . Out of 7 billion homo-sapiens, 2 billion are overweight. This epidemic snatches 8 years of precious life span (on average) of an obese person. Obesity simply means fat accumulation, which is unnecessary and undesirable. Food is simply energy. More energy intake and less expenditure lead to obesity. Obesity is a modern life cancer. This unwanted guest is complementary with the so-called modern-day lifestyle, which is more or less a compound of 2 major components viz, physical inactivity, and unhealthy diet. Modern man had pushed physical fitness in the back seat and made a money driver, with an unhealthy lifestyle as co-passenger. All general procedures, to reduce obesity involve dietary restrictions but yoga (without diet restrictions) could largely

Yoga Vs Anxiety Disorders

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Vishal Kumar (M.Sc. Yoga Therapist and QCI Yoga Instructor since 2018)  Hi Readers! If you like this post then do comment and follow. Oxford dictionary defines anxiety as a feeling of panic, tension, or distress about something whose consequences are undetermined. Anxiety is normal for a human being unless and until its levels are not disproportionate. Anxiety becomes a mental disorder only when its level soars high. Anxiety is the most common disorder found in today’s era. The American Psychological Association (APA) describes anxiety as a feeling of worry, an expectation of the worst and somatic alterations like increased heartbeat, sweating, and increased sensitivity are ordinary symptoms of anxiety. According to Merriam-webster, an unusual and immense fear frequently seen along with physical signs namely stress, sweating, and increased heartbeat. In simple words, it could be said a condition of being anxious is anxiety. According to some estimations 284 million people are affected

Yoga Vs Diabetes Mellitus

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Vishal Kumar (M.Sc. Yoga Therapist and QCI Yoga Instructor since 2018) Hi Readers! If you like this post then do comment and follow. Diabetes Mellitus, also known as Type-2 diabetes is a slow murderer. It does not kill the patient directly but invites many other diseases like obesity, high blood pressure, eye ailments, cardiovascular diseases, kidney damage, etc. China (116.4 million) and India (77 million) are the top two countries in terms of people affected by Type-2 diabetes. The global tally of Diabetes Mellitus stands at 425 million, which is expected to climb up to 629 million by 2045. There is a long list of factors that are responsible for this disorder but I am listing most important ones below: We could summarize the above factors in two broad categories - Genetics and urbanization. The risk of diabetes and coronary artery disease becomes three times, due to lack of activity. In simple words, diabetes mellitus is a condition in which the body's processing of blood sugar

Delete your fear and enjoy this sketch of Lord Shiva with Lord Ganesha!

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Vishal Kumar (M.Sc. Yoga Therapist and QCI Yoga Instructor since 2018)  Hi Readers! If you like this post then do comment and follow. I love meditation and this sketch is devoted to Lord Shiva (Adiyogi). Out of my devotion, I made this sketch, two years back. What is the first thought, which strikes in your mind after seeing this sketch? Write in the comment box.

Yoga Vs low back pain

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Hi Readers! If you like this post then do comment and follow. Stats of low back pain worldwide Reference [9]  This data is in percentage of people suffering from low back pain. 3 different perspectives about risk factors of low back pain What is low back pain? (In simple words) In simple words,  Pain in lumbo-sacral region of spine is called low back pain i.e. L1 – S5.  It is estimated that 70% of people will experience low back pain at some point in their lives, and recurrence rates can be as high as 85% [4,5]. Discussion (How yoga treats low back pain?) [6,8] Yoga is 7th most commonly used CAM therapy. Meta-analysis had showed positive effects of yoga on CLBP (chronic low back pain). Yoga reduces pain medicine usage. In many research, it had been found that yoga therapy have greater impact as compared to conventional exercise therapy [1]. Same as in case of cancer, yoga reduces depression and quality of life in patients having back pain [2]. It