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Suffering from High BP? Try Yoga

December 9, 2016 SrijitaBP, From, High;, suffering, Try, Yoga

Practising hatha yoga — a combination of asanas, pranayam and meditation — daily as well as maintaining healthy lifestyle may help reduce blood pressure in patients with pre hypertension, a study has found. Pre hypertension — slightly elevated blood pressure — is blood pressure readings with a systolic pressure from 120 to 139 mm Hg or a diastolic pressure from 80 to 89 mm Hg. Readings greater than or equal to 140/90 mm Hg are considered hypertension — or high blood pressure. “Patients with pre hypertension are likely to develop…

How to Breath Correctly During Yoga: A Step-by-Step Guide

December 9, 2016 Srijitaa, breath, Correctly, During, guide, How, Step-by-Step, to, Yoga

Right at the center of human existence lies breathing. We wouldn’t exist if we didn’t breathe. One of the most common and basic processes of the human body, the act of breathing, remains wrapped under ignorance. In this feature, we attempt to get to the core of yogic practice – the significance of breathing and how to master it. Breathing influences the activities of each and every cell in the body and is linked to the performance of the brain. It is said that humans breathe about 15 times…

A Beginner’s Guide to Yoga: Tips and Easy Poses to Get You Started

November 27, 2016 Srijitaa, and, Beginners, easy, Get, guide, Poses, Started, Tips:, to, Yoga, You

Yoga has something for everyone. It begins by making you focus on your breathing, which plays a crucial role in helping you cleanse the body, mind and soul. What work in tandem are the many flexibility-enhancing, muscle-building, fat-blasting postures that fortify the stamina and up your fitness level. Watching yoga gurus and experts performing some unnerving poses can get intimidating but the truth is that everybody starts from scratch. The basics are always of the utmost importance in order to master any art. If you have not been to a…

Yoga Helps Considerably in Quitting Tobacco: Study

November 11, 2016 SrijitaConsiderably, Helps, In, Quitting, Study, Tobacco:, Yoga

Nearly eighty-five per cent of tobacco addicts can quit the habit of consuming nicotine products just by meditation, a study said. The study that commenced in early 2014, conducting tests on 1,021 tobacco addicts of various forms, also found that the person did not relapse into addiction once he had quit the habit through meditation. The study showed 62 per cent of tobacco addicts of various forms who attended regular Yoga classes quit nicotine use within one month, while the non-regulars took a little more time to do so. “Apart…

4 Yoga Poses That Can Help You Prevent or Control Diabetes

September 16, 2016 Srijita4), Can, Control, Diabetes, Help, or, Poses, Prevent, That, Yoga, You

Blood circulation is one of the most vital functions of the body. It is responsible for making all the organs work efficiently, thereby keeping a check on various diseases, including diabetes. Diabetes is a condition based on the response of blood cells to the insulin produced by the body. It is referred to as a lifestyle disease because in most cases, it occurs due to a sedentary lifestyle and improper diet. Various studies have revealed that yoga has the ability to control and prevent diabetes; the twisting and stretching in…

4 Yoga Poses for Migraine: How to Get Relieved From That Pounding Pain

September 3, 2016 Srijita4), for, From, Get, How, Migraine, Pain, Poses, Pounding, Relieved, That, to, Yoga

Dealing with a headache is not easy. It can mess around with your everyday routine, and to make things worse, that debilitating pain doesn’t easily subside even when you’re taking rest. Migraine is a different ballgame altogether. It has no cause and no cure, however, genetic predisposition do come into play. The excruciating pain can even compromise one’s efficiency and productivity. For the longest time in my life, I had suffered from migraine and my only BFFs in the time of distress were migraine pills or cups of chai and…