YOGA FOR HYPERTENSION & CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

WHAT IS HYPERTENSION ? DEFINITION - RESTING BP > NORMAL NORMAL BP - IN ADULT MALES (20-50YRS) SYSTOLIC - 90 TO 140mm/Hg DIASTOLIC - 60 TO 90 mm/Hg

BLOOD VOLUME –SALT/WATER ANS --SYMPATHETIC BP CONTROL BLOOD VOLUME –SALT/WATER ANS --SYMPATHETIC FORCE OF CONTRACTION VASOCONSTRICTION

HYPERTENSION -CAUSES HEREDITY LIFESTYLE - TYPE ‘A’ PESONALITY These are high strung, highly ambitious, successful, productive, workaholic personalities EXCESSIVE SALT INTAKE - Is a trigger and aggravating factor

STRESS AND HYPERTENSION EMOTIONAL CORTEX Anger Fear Tension HYPOTHALAMUS SYMPATHETIC NERVES CONSTRICTS BLOOD VESSELS FORCEFUL CONTRACTION OF THE HEART

CORONARY ARTERIAL DISEASE

CORONARY ARTERIAL DISEASE HEART ATTACK AND ANGINA INCREASING RAPIDLY IN LAST FIVE DECADES W H Y ??? MODERN LIFE STYLE

PLAGUE AND CHOLERA OF LAST CENTURY REPLACED BY HEART ATTACK AND CANCER CORONARY ARTERIAL DISEASE PLAGUE AND CHOLERA OF LAST CENTURY REPLACED BY HEART ATTACK AND CANCER IN THIS CENTURY HEART ATTACK -THE SECOND MAJOR KILLER AFTER ACCIDENTS

CORONARY ARTERIAL DISEASE SMOKING OBESITY STRESS RISK FACTORS LIPIDS cholesterol LDL : HDL DIABETES HYPERTENSION

STRESS BLOOD LIPIDS SMOKING OBESITY DIABETES HYPERTENSION CHOLESTEROL & LDL :HDL > 5 : 1 NICOTINE ARTERIAL SPASM DEPOSITS IN ARTERIES NARROWING OBESITY DIABETES OVERLOAD ON CIRCULATION FAT DEPOSIT ON HEART EARLY AGING ATHEROSCLEROSIS HYPERTENSION SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE OVERLOAD ON HEART LEADS TO OBESITY

CORONARY ARTERIAL DISEASE CORONARY ARTERIES RIGHT LEFT CIRCUMFLEX SUPPLY PURE BLOOD TO HEART

CORONARY ARTERIAL DISEASE EXERCISE AND EMOTIONS DEMAND MORE OXYGEN ANS AND LOCAL CHEMICALS CORONARY ARTERIES DILATE TO SUPPLY EXTRA DEMAND UPTO 6 - 10 FOLD DEMAND SUPPLY

CORONARY ARTERIAL DISEASE ARTERIAL NARROWING EARLY AGING EXCESS DEMAND FAST LIFE EXCESS STRAIN NO REST DEMAND SUPPLY DECREASED SUPPLY ARTERIAL NARROWING EARLY AGING IMBALANCE

CORONARY ARTERIAL DISEASE CORONARY NARROWING - AGING PROCESS DUE TO ATHEROSCLEROSIS - HARDENING OF ARTERIES ALL OVER

STAGES OF HARDENING & BLOCKAGE ATHERO SCLEROSIS NORMAL 20YRS FATTY STREAKS 40YRS

FIBROUS PATCHES 60YRS COMPLICATED PATCH 80YRS

CORONARY ARTERIAL DISEASE PROBLEM SEEN ONLY IN VITAL ORGANS LIKE HEART AND BRAIN NORMALLY VERY SLOW STRESS FREE LIFESTYLE HEART ATTACK AT 90TH YEAR, MODERN LIFESTYLE RAPID AGING - 35 - 50 YEARS

HYPERTENSION & CAD ÁDHIJA VYÁDHIS

YOGA AND HYPERTENSION STRESS IS EXCESSIVE SPEED IN MANOMAYA KOSA

\ CM - DEEP REST CALMNESS MANOMAYA KÔÙA IS SPEED STRESS - MEDITATION DIVINE MOOD - CALM - REST

PURE LOVE VIOLENT EMOTIONS SOFT EMOTIONS BHAKTI REPLACED BY SURRENDER TO DIVINE VIOLENT EMOTIONS SOFT EMOTIONS ANGER & IRRITABILITY TENSION AND FEAR JEALOUSY AND HATRED DEPRESSION PARDON FAITH IN DIVINE ACCEPTANCE CONFIDENCE BHAKTI REPLACED BY

SURRENDER IS EXPANSION

PERCOLATES AS IMBALANCES YOGA FOR HYPERTENSION & CAD STRESS THE EXCESSIVE SPEED PERCOLATES AS IMBALANCES IN PRANAMAYA KOSA

MASTERY OVER EXCESSIVE SPEED PRANAYAMA SLOW DEEP BREATHING MASTERY OVER EXCESSIVE SPEED PRANAYAMA BALANCING OF PRANA REDUCED SYMPATHETIC TONE

MANIFESTS AS HYPER REACTIVE HABIT OF PERSISTANT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE YOGA FOR HYPERTENSION & CAD STRESS THE EXCESSIVE SPEED MANIFESTS AS HYPER REACTIVE HABIT OF PERSISTANT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE AT (CONSTRICTION OF BLOOD VESSELS) ANNAMAYA KOSA

DEEP REST TO MIND BODY COMPLEX YOGA DEEP REST TO MIND BODY COMPLEX IRT DRT QRT RELAXATION IRT QRT QRT DRT CM CM CM CM

% improvement after 2 weeks of IAYT SS: Symptoms Score; Med.S Medication Score PPC: psycho physiological Checklist; SRAS: self rating anxiety scale; BRS: Bortner’s rating scale (type A personality)

REVERSING HEART DISEASE BY LIFE STYLE CHANGE PROGRAM DEAN ORNISH, USA 1 YEAR FOLLOWUP CONTROL STUDY CONTROL GROUP - BLOCKS STUDY GROUP - BLOCKS NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE, USA

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