WHO
states Health as: “State of complete physical, mental, and social well being,
and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. It is quite clear that
health goes beyond physiology of the body and covers mind as well as factors
external to the body. The term given to the new era of ailments effecting
physical, mental and environmental faculties of human beings is “Lifestyle
Diseases”.
1.
Yoga therapy:
a. Focus on physical health and
disease management and prevention through different means of therapies 
4.
Pain Management:
6.
Structured Routine and Leisure
Health is a dynamic condition resulting from a body's constant adjustment and adaptation in response to stresses and changes in the environment for maintaining an inner equilibrium.
Unmanaged Stress and disturbance
in the inner equilibrium is a result of the lifestyle that does not respond
changes in internal and external environment.
This Unhealthy lifestyle leads to variety of
modern day ailments that are now on top of the WebMD charts as most resource
consuming ailments such as Obesity, Cancer, Heart Diseases, Metabolic
Disorders, Mental Disorders, Back Problems and COPD.
A very cost effective way to treat Lifestyle
Diseases is through Lifestyle Medicine. If a comprehensive Lifestyle
Intervention Program can be created that uses one’s own body mechanism to fight
lifestyle diseases, the cost as well as efficacy of the treatment can be
maximized.
At
Yogaksema, all these aspects of lifestyle intervention are taken care to
achieve health through a Lifestyle Prescription.
6 main Components of Life style
prescription:
1.
Yoga therapy:
a. Focuses on mental health and
stress management
b. Disease specific yoga therapy
i. Body and breathe synchrony
ii. Cardio respiratory endurance
iii. Muscle stretching
iv. Voluntary regulated breathing
v. Guided relaxation
c. Therapy is Evidence Backed and
very specific
2.
Clinical nutrition:
a. Focuses on physical health and
disease reversal and management
b. It includes:
i. Functional foods: foods that have a
potentially positive effect on health beyond basic nutrition. Proponents of
functional foods say they promote optimal health and help reduce the risk of
disease
ii. Nutritional Supplements:
1. Nutrient shortfalls have
health consequences that could impact daily life and overall wellbeing
2. Prevent deficiency and its
consequences on health
3. Disease management
iii. Herbs: contain unique anti-oxidants,
essential oils, vitamins, phyto-sterols and many other plants derived nutrient
substances, which help equip our body to fight against germs, toxins and to
boost immunity level.
Herbs are, in
fact, medicines in specific dosages – subjective
iv. Meal Planning: The rational use of
supplements, combined with a healthy menu plan and diet will contribute
substantially to health promotion and disease prevention.
3.
Manipulative Therapies and
Ayurveda:
a. Focus on physical health and
disease management and prevention through different means of therapies
b. Using body’s own energy
channels to work for its own innate healing
4.
Pain Management:
a. Through Clinical Acupuncture –
improves pain threshold
b. Management of Musculoskeletal
Disorders
5.
Naturopathic Remedies:
a. Focus on long term self
management of symptoms related to specific diseases
b. Natural adjustment to
lifestyle by making environmental factors around you, work for you
6.
Structured Routine and Leisure
a. Focus on to maintain the
achieved health for longer time which is obtained through all the above
therapies
b. Making adjustments to the
lifestyle where leisure and relaxation become part of the routine and not a
burden
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