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Asthma and Yoga

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Asthma and Yoga:
Yoga is a boon for several diseases as it cures it without the use of any drugs. There are 2 types of asthma. Cardiac Asthma which is primarily caused by acute ventricular failure. Yoga and pranayams have no solution for this. The other type of asthma is bronchial asthma. This type os asthma has several solutions in yoga. This type is caused due to hypersensitivity of bronchi and its branches. This is hereditary and is caused due to allergens like dust, pollen etc. Histamine released in the blood gives rise to spasms of respiratory tract. Due to narrowing of respiratory tract, there is great difficulty in breathing.

Remedy for Asthma and Yoga:
While there is an attack, no yoga techniques could give relief and medication is the only option. When one is normal, kapalbhati, bahya kumbhaka, pranayamas with bandhas and several yoga techniques could be used which we will discuss in later articles. Lets look at how pranayama, which is a branch of yoga, helps in asthma. Pranayama makes respiratory system strong, helps to remove congestion and accumulated secretions from respiratory tract and cleans the passage. Vamana dhuti should be practiced everyday if attack is expected. So now we know that how yoga and asthma could be handled.

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