yogic practice with and without a sattvic diet in women with type 2 diabetes

By Sum Athi

INTRODUCTION

1.1 INTRODUCTION

Lifestyle diseases are diseases that appear to become ever more widespread as countries become

more industrialized. These diseases are different from other diseases because they are

potentially preventable and can be lowered with changes in diet, life style and environment.

Modern scientists and researchers have absolutely changed the style in which man lives, stress

and strain are the causes of physical as well as mental distractions. Diseases manifest in the body

when nature s health laws

are transgressed.

1.2 HEALTH

Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living organism. In humans, it is

the general condition of a person's mind and body, usually meaning to be free from illness,

injury or pain (as in "good health" or "healthy") (Merriam- Webster, 2011). The word

health derives from the word "whole(+th) " which means to the full function of the body.

Health is our birth right. It is the attainment of higher state of vigor. There are a lot of types

of health issues common with many people across the globe. Disease is one of the most common.

According to GlobalIssues.org, approximately 36 million people die each year from

non-communicable not contagious disease including cardiovascular disease cancer, diabetes, and

chronic lung disease (Shah, 2014).

Accordingly to 'Hathayoga Pradipika' a person enjoys good health when he,

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