ROLE OF YOGA IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES: A REVIEW
Abstract
Yoga is an ancient technique which offers several health benefits and helps to maintain normal health status. Yoga establishes harmony between body & mind; connects with nature, imparts happiness and peace in life. Yoga practices encompass several postures (Asanas) which promotes health and spiritual well being. Yoga Asanas, Pranayama and meditation, etc. are some techniques which help to detoxify body, enhance endurance, improve immune functions, relieve stress, anxiety, menopausal symptoms, back pain, migraine and cardiovascular diseases, etc. Yoga provides preventive and therapeutic measures towards the management of cardiovascular diseases. Yoga Asana, Pranayama and Dhyana, etc. imparts beneficial effects on cardiovascular system thus maintain normal rhythm of heart and prevent consequences of cardiovascular diseases. Yoga practices relives health problems related to the improper functioning of heart i.e.; myocardial ischemia, arrhythmia, coronary heart disease and hypertension, etc. Yoga prevents diabetes mellitus; stress and anxiety therefore delay cardiovascular consequences of these diseases. This article emphasizes role of Yoga in cardiovascular diseases and related complications.
Key-Words: Ayurveda, Yoga, Asana, Pranayama
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