Yoga helps to keep your Heart Healthy

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Yoga helps to keep your Heart Healthy


Yoga cures Heart Problems Including yoga in your daily routine may help reduce excessive cholesterol deposits from the arteries since these deposits are responsible for heart blockage. Practicing yoga daily may reduce blood pressure, lower cholesterol and blood sugar levels because yoga allows oxygen to enter into the diaphragm, producing more oxygen‐rich blood to the heart through the blood vessels. This may help reduce future occurrences of a Heart Attack.

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Yoga does not cause Heart Attack Practicing yoga will not only reduce the chances of having heart failure but also improve mental health. According to research done by Harvard Medical School, yoga helps activate the parasympathetic nervous system which is responsible for conserving the body’s overall energy. Activating the parasympathetic nervous system helps lower blood pressure and cholesterol. Yoga relaxes the body and reduces stress, therefore, preventing the heart from any kind of pressure.

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Types of Yoga to cure Heart Disease The following Yoga Poses can Help cure Heart Diseases :‐ 1. Chakrasana ‐ This yoga pose is done by bending your knees with your hands on the floor and lifting the upper body so that the whole body weight rests in your palms. This asana helps maintain flexibility of the spine and expands the chest, allowing more oxygen into it. 2. Halasana ‐ This yoga pose is done by laying on your back and lifting both your legs, holding it at an obtuse angle position.

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This Yoga Pose helps to Boost Circulation and Lowers Blood Sugar Levels :‐ 1. Utthita Trikonasana ‐ This Yoga Pose is done by stretching one side of your body vertically in such a way that your hand touches the toe. This pose helps activate the parasympathetic nervous system, therefore, lowering blood pressure and cholesterol levels. 2. Utkatasana ‐ This Yoga Pose is done by straightening your hands, keeping them in a straight horizontal position, and mimicking the position of sitting in a chair. This helps stimulate the diaphragm and increases the heart rate, stimulating the circulatory system. 3. Paschimottanasana ‐ This Yoga Pose is done by sitting down in a comfortable position and holding your feet with both hands, after taking a deep breath. it helps in reducing weight and increases the flexibility of back muscles. www.cardium.in


4. Yogendra Nishpandabhava ‐ This Yoga Pose is done by sitting down, leaning the head against the wall. Make sure that you keep the spine naturally erect. it is also known as the body‐ forgetfulness technique since we should be in a silent environment where our mind focuses only on the sounds of the surrounding. This helps to activate the parasympathetic system, keeping the body at rest and conserving the energy for the heart to use. 5. Tadasana ‐ This Yoga Pose is done by standing upright, raising the ankles of your feet, and holding this position for a few seconds. This asana helps in increasing concentration, increases stamina, and helps in reducing blood pressure levels.

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6. Vrikshasana ‐ This Yoga Pose is done by standing upright and balancing the body with one foot placed on the interior side of the thigh. The main aim of this pose is to strengthen the shoulders and expand the heart, allowing oxygen to enter the diaphragm, providing oxygen‐rich blood to the heart. 7. Bhujangasana ‐ This Yoga Pose is done by laying under your stomach, lifting your chest cavity with your palms, and holding your breath for a few seconds. This asana strengthens the spine, reduces belly fat, and opens the heart and lungs. Note : All the yoga poses mentioned above help in reducing stress and anxiety which in many cases, become a cause for various heart diseases.

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Yoga help in Heart Problems and Related Issues Yoga is considered a stress‐reducing method to increase body relaxation. Including yoga in your daily routine may help activate the parasympathetic nervous system which is responsible for putting the body at rest, therefore conserving more energy. This energy is used by the sympathetic nervous system in other rigorous activities like running, vigorous exercises like swimming, boxing, etc.

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Can Heart Blockage be reversed by Yoga Naturally ? Yoga can naturally prevent heart diseases but as far as heart blockage is concerned, it can prevent it to some extent but cannot fully control it. Heart blockage takes place due to cholesterol deposits in the walls of the arteries that are responsible for providing oxygen‐rich blood to the heart. Yoga clears the blood vessels and capillaries from minute blockages that obstruct the flow of oxygen‐rich blood.

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Pranayama cures Heart Disease Pranayamas like anulom vilom can cure the maximum amount of blockages formed in the arteries. In anulom vilom, as we breathe in oxygen and leave carbon dioxide, we are expanding our chest, allowing fresh oxygen to enter our lungs and increasing the flow of oxygen‐rich blood into the heart. Therefore, pranayama strengthens the heart, making it resistant to future heart problems.

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