Keep your diabetes under control with these yoga poses!

Keep your diabetes under control with these yoga poses!

Jun 21, 2016, 08:41 AM IST

Keep your diabetes under control with these yoga poses!

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Keep your diabetes under control with these yoga poses!

Want to keep your blood sugar level in control? If yes, then stop wasting time and start doing yoga as it will help you keep a check on your diabetes. With the rising number of people being diagnosed with the disease, there is one way to keep diabetes under control and that is regular exercise. Yoga is considered an effective form to control your blood sugar levels.Exercise also helps improve blood circulation in your body, particularly in the arms and legs, where diabetic patients most commonly encounter problems.

Here are some yoga poses that will help you keep your diabetes under control:

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Pranayam

Pranayam

Doing this pose helps oxygenate your blood, and improves circulation by breathing in deeply and breathing out. It also calms down the mind and gives your rattled nerves the much needed rest.

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Setubandhasana

Setubandhasana

This pose helps to relax your mind, improves digestion, relieves the symptoms of menopause in women and stretches the neck and spine. And most importantly it helps to keep a check on your blood pressure.

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Balasana

Balasana

Popularly known as the child’s pose helps in relieving stress and fatigue. It also helps in getting rid of the lower back pain that you might have from long hours of sitting.

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Vajrasana

Vajrasana

This simple pose helps to relax the mind, improve digestion and massages the kanda.

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Dhanurasana

Dhanurasana

This pose is great to strengthen your back and spine, stimulate the reproductive organs, beats stress and fatigue, relieves menstrual pain and constipation.

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Paschimotasana

Paschimotasana

This one is an intense and awesome hamstring stretch. This pose helps to get rid of the back pain as it lengthens your back when you stretch forward.

By Irengbam Jenny