Fighting the world's largest killer
Dr. Indranill Basu Ray Editor-in-chief
The world is facing a growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCD). Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain the number one killer on earth. It kills twice the number of people than the second largest killer-Cancer. This is where Yoga can show the way out to handle the imminent crisis..
What's inside?
Yoga for Cardiac Arrhythmia Meditation for Heart Disease Yoga for Hypertension
Yoga for Cardiac Arrhythmia
Yoga intervention found to have positive impact in Cardiac Arrhytmia . It reduces heart rate and blood pressure in patients with CARh. Yoga reduces symptoms and acute episodes of arrhythmia in Cardiac Arrhythmia.
Meditation for heart diseases.
Dr. Kavitha Chinnaiyan
Numerous studies have proved the connection of yoga and meditation with heart - mind. Meditation lowers stress hormones levels. It helps manage hypertension, sleeplessness, anxiety and depression which precipitate in heart problems..
Yoga fights Hypertension.
Added to Cardio Vascular Disease and diabetes, Hypertension, anxiety and depression are also contributing to the spike of Cardio diseases across the world. Aberrant psychological states including anxiety and depression foster organic changes in the body. Yoga is also found to be associated with reduced hypertension and depression without harmful side effects...
