Diabetes and Yoga

By Toni Greene, Owner

Happy Hour Yoga Center

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Diabetes and Yoga

Diabetes may occur when the body is stressed, or there is a lack of exercise and wrong diet. Diabetes can be controlled.

Stress is caused when the mind is over worked with worry and anxiety. We create stress when we think that we have to control everything and everybody. Stress comes about when we do not take the time to assess the situation. If we were to dissect the situation we are stressing about we will see that we are adding more to the problem than necessary. Our minds likes to create, and our minds likes to keep moving and jumping all over the place. If and when we take the time to really look at the situation you will see it really wasn’t as bad as we imagined.

Diabetes can oftentimes be controlled through diet. We often enjoy eating foods that are good to taste but very bad for the body.

When we begin to control our thought process we can begin to heal our bodies. Controlling the thought process is harder than giving up alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, sex, shopping, etc. Control your thoughts with the help of meditation, prayer and readiness and willingness. Wanting to change is the first step. Saying no to your cravings is the second step. You will find when you eat a proper diet, and eat at a regular time every day and when you eat a balanced meal it will cut out the junk food cravings and eliminate the snacking in between meals. You will began to control your mind and you will have the final say in healing your body.

In yoga, we have various twists and turns that will activate and stimulate the lower and upper vertebras of the spine that will in turn regulate the uric acid that forms in the body due to excess worry and wrong diet. Relaxation will eliminate the over active mind. Namaste/Sat Nam.