Key Takeaways

Yoga for diabetes helps lower blood glucose, manage weight, reduce stress, and improve insulin sensitivity and immune response.
It can also help lower blood pressure, calm the sympathetic nervous system, and improve blood circulation.
Practise plow, bridge and half fish poses to reduce stress, diabetes and high BP.

Many yoga asanas serve multiple purposes in improving your health. They can help you prevent many common lifestyle disorders and reduce stress. Hypertension and diabetes are two such disorders that can be prevented by doing yoga regularly.

What you need to know:

How does yoga help with diabetes?
How does yoga help with high blood pressure?
Here are a few asanas for stress, diabetes, And high BP:

How does yoga help with diabetes?

Yoga for diabetes can be a part of an effective treatment plan. It can help:

Lower blood glucose levels; for some people, it can be as effective as diabetes medications.
Lower blood pressure.
With weight control without increasing body weight.
Reduce stress and depression.
Improve cardiovascular conditions and reduce the risk of cardiovascular events.
Reduce the risk of other diabetes complications.
Improve insulin sensitivity by increasing the number of insulin receptors and reducing fasting insulin levels.
Improve lung function.
Improve immune response that protects the body from infection.

How does yoga help with high blood pressure?

Yoga for high blood pressure can benefit you in several ways. It can help:

Reduce stress, which can cause the body to release hormones that increase blood pressure.
Lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Calm the sympathetic nervous system, which controls the body’s fight-or-flight response.
Improve blood circulation and work muscles.
Normalize cardiovascular autonomic regulation, which can influence heart rate and blood pressure.

Practise yoga often to lower blood pressure. One review found that people who practised yoga for an hour about five times a week for 13 weeks saw significant reductions in their blood pressure.

Here Are A Few Asanas For Stress, Diabetes, And High BP:

Read to learn how the three asanas mentioned below can help you manage stress and prevent and control chronic lifestyle disorders.

1. Plow pose:

This pose improves blood circulation and stimulates the thyroid gland. A healthy thyroid gland and proper blood circulation help in preventing diabetes and hypertension. It is one of the best asanas for cholesterol. Do this asana with these steps:

Lie down on your back.
Take the support of your shoulder muscles and slowly lift your abdomen and legs.
Keep your hands on your hips for support.
Keep your legs straight and slowly take them behind your head.
With practise, try to touch the floor with your feet from above your head.

Plow Pose - Activ Living

2. Bridge pose:

This is one of the most effective poses of yoga to control high blood pressure. It also reduces stress and helps in improving concentration. Doing this pose can help you be calmer and more peaceful.

Follow these steps:

Lie on your back with feet kept hip-width apart.
Keep your hand straight on the ground.
Press your shoulders and elbows on the ground and slowly lift your chest.
Simultaneously, bring your feet closer to your hips and pull your knees up.

Bridge Pose- Activ Living

3. Half fish pose:

This pose relieves the tension in your back, legs, and shoulders. It impacts the liver, kidneys, and the entire digestive system. Yoga helps control blood sugar and prevent diabetes.

Follow these steps for this asana:

Sit straight with your legs spread out.
Gently twist towards your right while pulling your right leg over your left.
Pull your left knee and tuck it under your right knee.
Place your left elbow on the right knee and right palm on the floor.
Face left, hold for a few minutes and then repeat in the opposite direction.

Half Fish Pose- Activ Living

Yoga can help you relieve your daily stress and prevent diabetes and blood pressure.

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