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Meaning Yogmudra develops psychic awareness and control of energy. Benefits 1. Yogmudra strengthens the lower back and stretches the spinal cord. 2. The posture helps to massage the abdomen and the digestive system. 3. It is believed to prevent and manage diabetes. 4. It massages the pelvis and the reproductive organs. 5. It relieves anger and tension, inducing tranquillity. 6. It develops mental peace. Contraindications Those suffering from high blood pressure should not hold the pose for long…
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Meaning Bhujanga means cobra. Asana is posture. This asana imitates the posture of a striking cobra. Benefits 1. Bhujangasana improves and deepens breathing and helps relieve stress. 2. It keeps the spine supple and healthy. It helps correct the alignment of the spine. 3. It is beneficial for all abdominal organs, especially the liver, the pancreas and the kidneys. 4. It strengthens the arms and shoulders. 5. It tones the ovaries and the uterus and helps during menstruation and related…
Family medicine practitioner and yoga instructor Dr R. Bhuvaneswari tells you why you should hit the mat and how to go about it. 1. How does yoga help improve general wellbeing? Yoga is about being in the present – being aware of one’s actions and taking charge of one’s body, breathing and mental fitness. The study of yoga can start by asanas, pranayama, reading yoga texts or by mindfulness. However we start, as we progress, we learn to appreciate the holistic nature…
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I would like to hear from members of this forum if they have had any experience in dealing with post-surgical (for FD) pain. The patient was operated three years ago for FD in the LHS rib cage bones. There is very little that is known or written…
The big hospitals all have 24 hour chemist shops. But do you know the 24 hour chemists that you can get to without having to go to a hospital and do they also offer home delivery ?
I think this is a great site, even for a person like me without any chronic diseases (touch wood, fingers crossed) but want to stay that way and keep looking for like-minded people and forums who look at health as primary goal of life and as a way…
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