The concept of yoga practicing in our daily life is a
holistic approach towards health as well as an alternative form of medicine.
Advances in medical sciences and better living conditions have increased the
life expectancy. Biological ageing is correlated with increased morbidity,
mortality and poor health states. This together with changing lifestyles and
urbanization has brought a radical shift in the types of health problem being
faced by populations in the developing world giving rise to an epidemic of
chronic diseases. Life style means a pattern of individual practices and
personal behavioral choices that are related to elevated or reduced health
risk. Lifestyle diseases or diseases of civilization are diseases that appear
to increase in frequency as countries become more industrialized and people
live longer. They can include Heart disease, Diabetes, Stroke, Alzheimer's,
Cirrhosis, Asthma, Hypertension etc. These are caused to a large extent by
dietary changes in relation to socio- economic and living environmental
conditions. The stress of modern living is causing an enormous burden on health
care globally. Poor eating habits sleep deprivation and secondary lifestyles
have contributed to the growth of lifestyle diseases.
This diseases also sometimes called as western diseases or
diseases of affluence, non communicable diseases (NCD) or regenerative
diseases.
Hypertension is associated with the incidence of some
diet-related non-communicable diseases such as stroke and coronary heart
diseases. Lifestyle diseases are different from other diseases because they are
potentially preventable, and can be lowered with changes in diet, lifestyle,
and environment and by supplements with vitamin D.
The study was conducted among 60 participants who came for
practicing yoga and having regular attendances. According to WHO, the world’s
deaths from lifestyle diseases will double by 2015 unless all-out effort is
taken to combat them. As per WHO) latest /recent) report 41 million people
killed every year due to noncommunicable diseases (NCD’s) which is roughly 74%
of all deaths globally. Main causes
/reasons for these lifestyle diseases are Habits, Unhealthy
lifestyles/Behaviors and Practices. In another way we can say smoking, drinking,
drugs, exposure to pollution in home or in work place, shortage of physical
activities, poor or unhealthy eating habits, lack of taking nutritive value
foods, shortage in taking water, high stress level, less sleep etc.
Yoga is the re-union of mind and body to God. Depending upon
the way in which it is practiced it can be divided into several types like
”Khada yoga”, ”Dhyana yoga”, “Raja yoga”, ”Sidha yoga ” etc. Normally Indians
practice Khada yoga (hatha yoga). It is nothing but bending and stretching of
the bodies. This is the only exercise which starts and ends with a prayer to
God. Yoga practice imparts positive energy to us. It will give a energy
throughout life. The study concluded that yoga practice is effective for reduce
hyper tension. Most of the life style disease can be controlled by practicing
yoga.
Author(s) Details:
Sreekumar D. Menon,
RTTC, BSNL, Trivandrum, India.
Manoj
K. A.,
Taluk
Hospital, Pamapdy, Kottaym, Kerala, India.
Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/ANUMS-V8/article/view/13516
