Yoga to Cure Hair Loss

Yoga can be of great helpf for People suffering from hair loss, thinning of hair. Yoga helps to increase blood supply to the hair roots & glands, which help to strengthen hair roots.

Yoga can help control hair loss problems by strengthening weak body parts. Hair Growth is controlled by the endrocine glands and hormones, known as androgens. Loss of blood supply to these glands, affects hair growth. Yoga & Meditation can help these hormones to renew their energy levels, thus improving the condition of your hair.

Kandharasana:


Helps to Keep the glandular health in good condition.





Pranamasana:

Helps to flood the pituitary with blood and nourish hair roots.

Technique for Pranamasana
Sit on your heels (vajarasana) and hold your calves Take a deep breath Exhaling, bend forward and keep the forehead on the ground Retaining the breath, lift your hips up and roll your head on the ground so that the corner of the head (where Brahmins traditionally keep their tuft of hair) takes the load Hold the posture for as long as comfortable Rolling the head back, sit on the heels Inhaling, lift the head and return to the upright position After a few normal breaths, practice it again Repeat five times Then lie down in shavasans for 10 breaths Not for people suffering from, heart ailments, high blood pressure, or a weak neck (cervical spondilitis), this asana must be practiced on a firm but not a hard floor. For this asana, folded blanket is the ideal spread. The following practice is also very effective in controlling hair loss

Sit in vajarasana Taking a horn comb and use it to comb your hair back while repeating the mantra sheeth, sheeth Practice it for ten minutes


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Note: You must always exercise these asanas, by keeping your basic health in check; Incase your health practitioner has warned you not to do any exercise / asana, you must always abide by the same. We would not be responsible for any physical injury caused due to your not following your doctor's advise.

Yoga to Cure Low Blood Pressure

It is often said that low blood pressure is healthier for the body than high blood pressure. It may be true but only when it is marginally lower than the normal range of 120 systolic, and 80 diastolic. The symptoms of low blood pressure can be quite unpleasant. Sufferers complain of dizziness, intolerance towards heat and light, lack of energy and sometimes fainting spells. Barring the life threatening low blood pressure, which is the result of shock, loss of blood, infections, fevers and cancer that calls for emergency medical treatment this condition can be easily cured with yoga. The cause of low blood pressure first needs to be determined to treat it correctly. When diabetes, arteriosclerosis and medication from high blood pressure are the causative factors, yogic practices that counter these ailments need to be followed. And for nonspecific low blood pressure, dynamic asanas and pranayama are the most effective. Practices such as suryanamaskar, katichakrasana and trikonasana speed up the blood circulation and exercise and energize the heart, while the dynamic pranayama bhastrika increases the blood pressure almost instantaneously. That is why people suffering from high blood pressure should never attempt this pranayama

Technique:

Sit in a meditative pose such vajrasana, sukhasana or padmasana with hands on the knees in chinmudra (ie touching the base of the thumb with the respective fore fingers and turning the palms out) Practice forced and rapid breathing both for inhalation and for exhalation, maintaining the ratio 1:1 The motion resembles the pumping of a bellow Repeat 20 times to make one round Practice for 3 rounds.

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Note: You must always exercise these asanas, by keeping your basic health in check; Incase your health practitioner has warned you not to do any exercise / asana, you must always abide by the same. We would not be responsible for any physical injury caused due to your not following your doctor's advise.

Yoga for Migraine

Painkillers used for migraine are a temporary resolution to the problem. To help get a permanent and longterm relief from the ailment, Yoga is the best and most powerful solution.

A headache, unless due to a tumor in the brain, is but a nuisance, better dispensed with, sooner than later. Medically there is no permanent solution to this problem. Painkillers are the only treatment. It might alleviate the discomfort for the moment, but ruins the system in the long run. It has been seen that these drugs, even in minute quantities, can cause pinprick bleeding in the digestive tract. Like most chemicals, these drugs pollute the body and expose it to hordes of ailments. Also, it may not help in headaches like migraine. Yoga on the other hand gives more permanent solution.

There are majorly 3 types of Headaches:
a) Tension related
b) Headache due to eyestrain
c) Non-specific

For tension headache, meditation and yogic techniques such as yoga nidra and anuloma viloma work wonders.

Headaches due to weak eye -sight needs neti and eye exercises.

Migraine, that belongs to the last category, is the most troublesome. Often, the attack gives no warning but in some cases, symptoms such as thirst, drowsiness, irritability, numbness, dizziness and blind spots are experienced. Migraine responds to the yogic shatkarma kunjal. If done at the first sign of an attack, it can greatly reduce the pain and when practiced regularly, cures migraine in six weeks.

Technique:

Heat three to four glasses of water. (slightly warmer than the body temperature). Add one and a half teaspoonful of salt. Standing, drink the saline water quickly.

Tickle the base of the tongue with the first two fingers of the right hand to help the water to gush out. Continue till all the water is eliminated.

Even if some water is left behind, it doesn’t harm. Rather it will help clear the intestine.

This exercise should not to be done by people with heart ailments, hernia, ulcers and kidney problems.

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Note: You must always exercise these asanas, by keeping your basic health in check; Incase your health practitioner has warned you not to do any exercise / asana, you must always abide by the same. We would not be responsible for any physical injury caused due to your not following your doctor's advise.

Yoga to Strengthen Lungs

Healthy and strong lungs are important for a sharper intellect as they supply oxygen to the brain. Here are the details of a few asanas that can keep lungs in the pink of health

Healthy lungs are the secret to a sharper intellect. A research at Harvard University found that healthy lungs in children increase their memory, learning ability and intelligence. This is because when the lungs are large and healthy, only then can they hold adequate air to fulfil the oxygen demand of the trillions of body cells. Yoga is very effective in improving the health of the lungs. Dynamic asanas incorporate deep breathing which strengthen this organ. And of all the techniques; abdominal breathing needs a special mention. This exercise strengthens not only the lungs but also the diaphragm ­ a very important part of our respiratory system. This organ makes breathing possible with its constant up and down movement. Unexercised diaphragm becomes slack, leading to incomplete breathing and poor health. Abdominal breathing can be done any time in any position and for as long as one wants. But before doing it one should learn shavasana.

Technique

Lie down on your back with your hands a little away from the body. Inhale slowly and fill up the lower part of the lungs (With this action, the abdomen should rise)
1) Inhale more to fill up the mid portion of the lungs, which will make the chest expand.
2) Still inhale to fill up the entire lungs. (This action will lead to the lifting of the shoulder)
3) Hold the breath for a few seconds
4) Exhaling, release first from the chest and then from the stomach.
5) Make an effort to exhale as much as possible so that the stale air is completely thrown out of the lungs.

Though yoga helps at any age, it should be practiced from early childhood to ensure best results and perfect growth of the lung as the number of alveoli or air sacs of the lungs grows only till the age of eight.

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Note: You must always exercise these asanas, by keeping your basic health in check; Incase your health practitioner has warned you not to do any exercise / asana, you must always abide by the same. We would not be responsible for any physical injury caused due to your not following your doctor's advise.