Sam bhutnam prthvi rasha, prithivya apo raso palm osadhya rasa,
Osadhinam puruso rasah” –Chandogya Upanishad
“The essence of all beings is earth. The essence of the earth is water.
The essence of water is plants. The essence of plants is human beings”.
The body must be vigorous in order to obey the soul: a good servant ought to be robust. The weaker the body, the more it commands, the stronger it is, the better it obeys- in order to think, we must exercise our limbs, senses and organs, which are the instrument of intelligent. In order to derive all the advantages possible from these instruments it is necessary that the body which furnishes them should be robust and sound”
– Plato.
The modern world people are moving fast for their survival, so that they are not even getting time for doing physical activity or any recreation. This daily routine led to many diseases like obesity, heart problem etc. To overcome this situation people have to keep time for some co-curricular activities. Tremendous advancement has been achieved in the field of science and technology bringing about tireless changes in the social economical and political system causing distribution of human energies at all levels.
“Yoga is timeless and ageless. It is an ancient science of well-being and suitable for everyone to practice irrespective of their ages”.
The road to good health is a long journey. It starts at birth, even earlier when we are in the womb of mother; she takes care of our health by good prenatal care like life style, walks, proper vaccination and a positive healthy mind. The health of the individual is determined by the genetic and environmental factors. Good health depends on life style right from childhood like physical activity, games, nutritious diet, discipline and good habits. By keeping good human values, and by creating a kind of sympathetic, sincere, hardworking citizen out of oneself and thereby building up an overall smart, good looking public makes up a healthy nation.
In this era every man is busy. He wants to earn more and more money to enjoy all the luxury facilities to become rich and able to lead a happy life. It is well known to all that “health is wealth” moreover, good health is our prime factor of prosperity. When we are having good health or harmonious fitness, only then we will be able to enjoy all the modern luxury facilities. It means every person should do something for keeping oneself fit and healthy. The need of understanding and practice of art and science of wellbeing for modern lifestyle is of paramount importance.
Today’s life is full of stress and strain, of tension and nervousness, of irritability, hurry and excitement. There are so many ways and means to keep one healthy and physically fit in this scientific era such as playing games and sports, aerobic exercises, weight training, dancing, gymnastic exercise, slimming exercises, yoga etc. Due to the busy schedule in this competitive era an individual can spare a little time for these physical fitness means. What people need is a system of exercises which will help in the all-round development of the body, mind and personality. A good system of exercise should help the body to resist disease. Such exercises should be capable of being practiced by men and women, children and old persons, by the healthy and the sick.
The exercise system should non-tiring yet invigorating, and it should suit the rich and the poor. If anyone puts into practice a few of the elementary principles of yoga he will be far better equipped to cope with his complex existence.
Yoga is capable to bring about natural changes in every single individual in the world and that would be a great revolution indeed. It offers us a conscious process to solve such problems as depression, unhappiness, restlessness, emotional conflicts, hyper activity etc. It helps to evoke the hidden potentialities of human beings in a systematic and scientific way so that the human being can rise intellectually, face the challenges of the modern technological era with its hectic speed and live happily without frustration.
Hence, the Author was motivated to undertake a detailed study on the specific yogic regimes and Functional foods for Diabetes Mellitus as yoga and diet play a major role in numerous health ailments.
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