Preventing diabetes, yoga plays a role

According to relevant data, the number of people suffering from diabetes worldwide, especially type 2 diabetes, is constantly rising. At present, the number of type 2 diabetes patients diagnosed has reached 1. 3.5 billion, which will exceed 200 million in two or three years. Based on current trends, the original forecast of 300 million by 2025 will be significantly advanced.

The 21st century will be the century of diabetes, and the threat of diabetes to human health will exceed that of AIDS in the 20th century. Many terrible diseases caused by diabetes, such as blindness, uremia, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, are more difficult problems in the medical community.

In addition to a healthy diet, proper yoga exercise can have a good preventive effect on diabetes. Here are two simple and easy-to-learn actions

1. Half-locust action:

1. Lie on your face, touching the ground from your lips to your chin, and placing your hands to your sides.

2. Inhale, slowly lift your upper body and legs off the ground, and lift your arms hard to help your abdomen get as far as possible off the ground. Hold your breath for 5 seconds. Return slowly.

3. Exhale and relax.

Tip: Hold your breath while your legs are falling back. After reaching the highest level, it should be gradually delayed to 30 seconds.

Effect: Eliminate lumbosacral pain. It is helpful for diabetes, constipation, urinary pain, gastrointestinal problems and irregular menstruation. It can improve disc dislocation and eliminate insomnia, asthma, bronchitis, and renal dysfunction.

2. Fish stance:

1. Sitting, first support one elbow on the ground, tilt the upper body back, and gradually support the other elbow on the ground.

2. Support your elbows and forearms, raise your chest, and touch the floor with the top of your head, forming an arc.

3. Close your eyes, hold for 5 to 15 seconds, breathe slowly and return to position, and relax.

Tip: Never force yourself during the action.

Effects: Stimulate the lower body, pineal gland, and thyroid gland, improve gonad activity, treat female infertility, etc. (Internship Editor: Wu Jinyu)