Health And Yoga

For some more important information on Sun Salutation you may go to the website 'Health and yoga' .This site unlike many other yoga sites gives reliable information on Yogic procedures. For that please click the link below.

More on sun salute

You Tube

Watch a more or less correct way of doing Sun Salutation in the u tube. 


In the 'U Tube' two three steps reduced.( It is not a matter if one-two steps are reduced.)

How far medicines are effective in controlling body weight

People are spending huge amount of money on therapy (medicines), body wraps, special dietary materials etc. for reducing body weight. The United States' nationals alone, it is said spent $30 billions in 1992 on such materials. Medicinal treatments are used by doctors very rarely as they create many metabolic imbalances causing side-effects like cancer, heart complaints, diabetes in addition to several mental problems. In ladies no kind of dietary methods or medicines can be used during pregnancy period. The special dietary materials are often costly , and cannot be continued for long by the people. Surgical way in which the volume of the stomach is reduced by surgery ,to reduce the food intake is considered as a last resort , in the treatment of obesity.

The best resort for all types of people is to follow yoga and a systematic way of diet. You are spending no additional money on that, but still are immensely benefited. 

What should be the diet of overweight persons

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It is doubtless that for any person the diet should be a balanced one. It should contain all essential nutrients like proteins, carbohydrates, fats, minerals, vitamins etc. Choose low calorie diets  containing carbohydrates, essential fats and proteins. Don't choose protein rich diet with very low carbohydrates and fats. Because these three are essential nutrients to be included in the food in prescribed quantities.

Low calorie carbohydrates include fiber-rich fruits like vegetables, fruits as well as cereals like wheat,pulses etc. The are rich in carbohydrates, but contain low calorie. For fats we can select pulses like soya beans, olive oil etc. which contain low cholesterol mono unsaturated fats. Avoid milk and milk products (except butter milk), fried food, red meats, ready made foods, canned foods and fast foods.

Eat when you really feel appetite. Drink a glass of water before the main meals.Use in between fruits or fruit juices if one has no Diabetes. Diabetics may consult a Doctor and use fruits and other low calorie items suitable for them.