The Role of Meditation,Pranayam and yogasana in psycho-somatic ailments.

The role of pranayam yogasana and meditation in psychosomatic diseasesMany diseases which are psycho-somatic in nature respond better to meditation pranayam and yogasana.As the range of psychosomatic ailments is vast yogasana,pranayam and meditaton can be used as an effective suppliment with the regular medication.Pranayam and meditation remains the same whereas yogasana changes with the nature and the severity of the ailment.The diseases full of anxiety and stress are more amenable to savasana(savasana is a yogic posture of lying relaxed like a corpse.).Pranayam or the control of breating is an act of inhaling the air with the right nostrill,retaining the air by pressing both the nostrils and then releasing the air through the left nostril.Pranayam facilitates better oxygen intake and improves health.Meditation helps overcoming anxiety and stress.In addition to pranayam meditation and yogasana morning walk of about 50 minutes is helpful in keeping the patient physically fit.Unless the walking is contra-indicated or the patient is disabled / bed-ridden walking should not be avoided.Avidance of stressful situations is advocated in almost all ailments becase generally stress has been found to aggravate ailments.The patients/relatives of patients desirous to know more about pranayam should read Patanjali’s yogsutra in translation.

The Poison On Sale

Tobacco is among world’s top killers. Every research has confirmed with concrete and incontrovertible evidences how lethal tobacco consuption is! Despite statutory warnings on cigarette packets people keep on smoking.We have not been able to stop tobacco farming through legislation or persuation.It seems that our medico-legal systems are out of gear otherwise how would we allow to be sold such virulent substance ike tobacco on market square stalls and public places? No welfare state can blatantly ignore the fatal impact of smoking on its population.Think of the change smokers endangering their lives and the lives of their family members by exposing them to passive smoking.The smokers who literally ignore statutory warnings on packets of cigarettes should be taken to hospital to wards to be shown the patients of carcinoma tongue,cancer of lung and the neck cancer.This probably would dissuade chronic cigarette addicts from indulging in mindless and hazardous activity like smoking.We must set up de-addiction centres exclusively for smokers in every district.Healthcare personnels should meet tobacco farmers and persuade them to stop growing tobacco on their farms in view of its lethal consequences on society.Some incentives should also be provided to tobacco farmers if they sign no tobacco agreement and switch over to other crops.Printing statutory warning on the packets of cigarettes is not enough.There should be photo plates of the patients of neck cancers on every cigarette packet to deter a smoker from this deadly addiction.