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Friday, October 9

HYANNIS – It has long been accepted that breastfeeding is good for babies, but the health benefits for mothers just keep on coming.

Past research showed that breastfeeding helps prevent breast cancer, especially for mothers who maintain the practice past the first year. It also decreases the risk for ovarian cancer and type-2 diabetes.

Now a new study, published in the August issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, shows breastfeeding also helps women’s hearts.

Thursday, January 29

Introduction about acne

Characteristically lovely, pimple inflammation free skin: Everyone needs to have it. The issue is that not everybody knows how to get it, and even less know how to keep up it. At the same time as several a huge number of individuals have found, in the event that you essentially deal with your skin with reliable utilization of an pimple inflammation care framework, practically all the imperfections brought about by mellow to direct basic skin breakout can be cleared up and kept away for good.

When I was a young person, I had both cystic skin break out and rosacea. My specialist let me know that they were my issue for, not washing my face regularly enough, so I began cleaning three times each day with boiling point water and Pigeon cleanser. Both my cystic pimple inflammation and osacea got more terrible. In this period before hair splash and hair mousse, men were swayed to utilize an item called Brylcreem. Relating to my dad and my more established cousins, I likewise slicked down my hair with this mixture of mineral oil and beeswax. Furthermore reacting to the jingle you'd hear about at whatever time you sat in front of the TV, "Brylcreem, a little spot 'll do ya', Brylcreem utilize all the more just on the off chance that you challenge," I utilized heaps of Brylcreem and created brow skin inflammation notwithstanding blisters and rosacea. At that point the family hairdresser recommended I change from Brylcreem to a liquor based equation called Vitalis, and I created dandruff notwithstanding pimple inflamation.

I got to be skilled at utilizing simply the perfect measure of Clearasil to hide my pimples—about a large portion of a tube at once. I had such a variety of imperfections that I recently secured my entire face with the peachy Clearasil cream. In any event it kept the Brylcreem from running down my face. Furthermore when I began shaving, I began getting cystic skin inflammation once again ingrown bristles.

My family did not have cash to send me to the dermatologist, so I took my mom's recommendation and taken a stab at drying out my face with liquor. We even had a go at spearing blisters at home. When I was 17, my face was a wreck of pimples and scars that I thought would never mend however when I was 19 I had figured out how to dispose of every one of them for good.

How could I have been able to I dispose of my skin inflammation for good? It ended up being a three-stage methodology: Cleansing, shedding, and spot treatment. Indeed, there are preferable skin break out items now over there were then, and you can utilize them to dispose of flaws quicker and all the more totally. The essential standards for attaining to and keeping up clear skin, be that as it may, are the same.

This report will let you know what I realized the hard route, with a couple of clarifications from advanced science. This system will work whether you are a tween, teenager, adolescent grown-up, or adult grown-up. It will work whether you have sleek skin, dry skin, typical skin, or blend skin, and whether you have white skin, tan skin, dark skin, or Asian skin.

This three-stage system, purging, shedding, and spot treatment, treats your pimple inflamation from the outside in rather from the back to front. While a sound eating methodology will have a genuine effect in your composition and off and on again little changes work ponders you can't keep up clear skin with eating regimen or supplements or prescription alone. Regardless of how terrible your skin break out is, whether you have $10 or $10,000 in your healthy skin plan, your first need ought to dependably be purging your skin. To purify your skin for best results, you have to know the what, why, where, when, and how of purging pimple inflamation inclined skiCharacteristically lovely, pimple inflamation free skin: Everyone needs to have it. The issue is that not everybody knows how to get it, and even less know how to keep up it. At the same time as several a huge number of individuals have found, in the event that you essentially deal with your skin with reliable utilization of an pimple inflamation care framework, practically all the imperfections brought about by mellow to direct basic skin break out can be cleared up and kept away for good.

When I was a young person, I had both cystic skin break out and rosacea. My specialist let me know that they were my issue for not washing my face regularly enough, so I began cleaning three times each day with boiling point water and Pigeon cleanser. Both my cystic pimple inflamation and rosacea got more terrible.

In this period before hair splash and hair mousse, men were swayed to utilize an item called Brylcreem. Relating to my dad and my more established cousins, I likewise slicked down my hair with this mixture of mineral oil and beeswax. Furthermore reacting to the jingle you'd hear about
at whatever time you sat in front of the TV, "Brylcreem, a little spot 'll do ya', Brylcreem utilize all the more just on the off chance that you challenge," I utilized heaps of Brylcreem and created brow skin inflammation notwithstanding blisters and rosacea. At that point the family hairdresser recommended I change from Brylcreem to a liquor based equation called Vitalis, and I created dandruff notwithstanding pimple inflamation.

I got to be skilled at utilizing simply the perfect measure of Clearasil to hide my pimples—about a large portion of a tube at once. I had such a variety of imperfections that I recently secured my entire face with the peachy Clearasil cream. In any event it kept the Brylcreem from running down my face. Furthermore when I began shaving, I began getting cystic skin inflammation once again ingrown bristles.

My family did not have cash to send me to the dermatologist, so I took my mom's recommendation and taken a stab at drying out my face with liquor. We even had a go at spearing blisters at home. When I was 17, my face was a wreck of pimples and scars that I thought would never mend however when I was 19 I had figured out how to dispose of every one of them for good.

How could i have been able to I dispose of my skin inflammation for good? It ended up being a three-stage methodology: Cleansing, shedding, and spot treatment. Indeed, there are preferable skin break out items now over there were then, and you can utilize them to dispose of flaws quicker and all the more totally. The essential standards for attaining to and keeping up clear skin, be that as it may, are the same.

This report will let you know what I realized the hard route, with a couple of clarifications from advanced science. This system will work whether you are a tween, teenager, adolescent grown-up, or adult grown-up. It will work whether you have sleek skin, dry skin, typical skin, or blend skin, and whether you have white skin, tan skin, dark skin, or Asian skin.

This three-stage system, purging, shedding, and spot treatment, treats your pimple inflamation from the outside in rather from the back to front. While a sound eating methodology will have a genuine effect in your composition and off and on again little changes work ponders you can't keep up clear skin with eating regimen or supplements or prescription alone. Regardless of how terrible your skin break out is, whether you have $10 or $10,000 in your healthy skin plan, your first need ought to dependably be purging your skin. To purify your skin for best results, you have to know the what, why, where, when, and how of purging pimple inflamation inclined skin.

Tuesday, January 20

5 tips for healthier, glowing skin

You don't have to live at the spa, spend money on expensive products, or change everything about your beauty routine in order to have a healthy complexion.

Here are 5 tips from dermatologists to get glowing skin without breaking the bank:

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1) Get at least 7 hours of sleep

Unless you have a team of makeup artists waiting in your bathroom every morning, it's hard to look gorgeous and youthful when you're tired. A lack of sleep can contribute to raccoon eyes.

2) Protect your skin from sunlight

Sunlight is the cause of at least 80 percent of the signs of visible aging like freckling, skin thinning, wrinkles and some facial lines. Protect your skin daily using broad-spectrum sunscreens that block both UVB and UVA light.

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3) Moisturize regularly

Moisturizers slow down water loss through the superficial layers of the skin and strengthen your skin barrier. In this dry, winter air, be sure to increase the amount of moisturizer you use.

4) Wash your face every night

Small micro-particles from air pollutants can hurt your skin. Play it safe by remembering to take a minute to cleanse your face to remove yucky debris as well as to take off makeup.

5) Learn to relax

It's important to find your inner Zen zone. Chronic tension and physical stress causes surges of cortisol in the body. It's a hormone that can break down collagen, ultimately leading to wrinkles.

Friday, January 25

Overlooked Influences in Prostate Disease

An essential cause involving prostate disorders is constipation. With constipation, the actual faeces becomes hardened and also the rectum or perhaps lower by a bowel overloaded. This specific causes undue pressure about the prostate gland. It furthermore entails a great deal of straining from stools which adversely influences the prostate gland due to its proximity for the rectum.

How can one treat constipation complicating prostate sickness?

To commence with, the affected person should forgo all solid foods and subsist on water only for several days. The consumption of water needs to be as plentiful as you can. Nothing needs to be added for the water except just a little lemon liquid, if wanted. The water could possibly be taken cool or hot and it ought to be taken each and every hour or so when up. This will probably greatly increase the flow involving urine.

An enema could possibly be taken once daily during fasting to clear the bottom bowel involving accumulations. Following a thorough cleansing in the bowels, hot and cold applications can be utilised directly within the prostate gland and its particular surrounding parts.

The warmth relieves the actual tissues plus a brief cool immersion shades and tones them up. The affected person should consider alternate hot and cool hip bathing pools. These are generally of excellent value in relieving ache and decreasing congestion. The hot bath needs to be taken initial for 10 minutes, followed by way of cold bath first minute regular.
After the actual short fast, the affected person should embrace an all-fruit diet for 3 days.

Thursday, January 24

Today, ensure your nutrition includes the B vitamins.

There are a large variety of vitamins in the B group, the more important being B1 or thiamine, B2 or riboflavin, B3 or niacin or nicotinic acid, B6 or pyridoxine, B9 or folic acid, B12 and B5 or pantothenic acid. B vitamins are synergistic. They are more potent together than when used separately.

Whole grains and dark, leafy vegetables are excellent supplies of vitamin B1, also known as thiamine. Known as anti-beriberi, anti-neuritic and anti-ageing vitamin, thiamine plays an important role in the normal functioning of the nervous system, the regulation of carbohydrates and good digestion. It protects heart muscle, stimulates brain action and helps prevent constipation. It has a mild diuretic effect. Valuable sources of this vitamin are wheat germ, yeast, the outer layer of whole grains, cereals, pulses, nuts, peas, legumes, dark green leafy vegetables, milk, egg, banana and apple. The deficiency of thiamine can cause serious impairment of the digestive system and chronic constipation, loss of weight, diabetes, mental depression, nervous exhaustion and weakness of the heart.

The recommended daily allowance for this vitamin is about two milligrams for adults and 1.2 mg for children. The need for this vitamin increases during illness, stress and surgery as well as during pregnancy and lactation. When taken in a large quantity, say up to 50 mg, it is beneficial in the treatment of digestive disorders, neuritis and other nervous troubles as well as mental depression. For best results, all other vitamins of B group should be administered simultaneously. Prolonged ingestion of large doses of any one of the isolated B complex vitamins may result in high urinary losses of other B-vitamins and lead to deficiencies of these vitamins.

Wednesday, January 16

Manganese for our mental health

Ensure adequate consumption of manganese for intelligence and coordination. The human body contains 30 to 35 mg of manganese, widely distributed throughout the tissues. It is found in the liver, pancreas, kidney, and pituitary glands.

This mineral helps nourish the nerves and brain and aids in the coordination of nerve impulses and muscular actions. It helps eliminate fatigue and reduces nervous irritability. Manganese is found in citrus fruits, the outer covering of nuts, grains, in the green leaves of edible plants, fish and raw egg yolk. No official daily allowance of manganese has been established, but 2.5 to 7 mg is generally accepted to be the average adult requirement. A deficiency of this mineral can lead to dizziness, poor elasticity in the muscles, confused thinking and poor memory.

Sunday, January 13

Magnesium the Neglected Mineral

Magnesium is often neglected in human nutrition.
Green vegetables, soybeans, brown rice, sunflower and sesame seeds are essential sources of this mineral. All human tissues contain small amounts of magnesium. The Adult human body contains about 25 gm of this mineral. The greater part of this amount is present in bones in combination with phosphate and carbonate. Bone ashes contain less than one per cent magnesium.

About one-fifty of the total magnesium in the body is present in the soft tissues, where it is mainly bound to protein. Next to potassium, magnesium is the predominant metallic action in living cells. The bones seem to provide a reserve supply of this mineral in case of shortage elsewhere in the body. Biochemists call magnesium the " cool, alkaline, refreshing, sleep-promoting mineral".

Magnesium helps one keep calm and cool during the sweltering summer months. It aids in keeping nerves relaxed and normally balanced. It is necessary for all muscular activity. This mineral is in activator for most of the enzyme system involving carbohydrate, fat and protein in energy-producing reactions. It is involved in the production of lecithin which prevents building up of cholesterol and consequent atherosclerosis.

Magnesium promotes a healthier cardiovascular system and aids in fighting depression. It helps prevent calcium deposits in kidneys and gallstones and also brings relief from indigestion. Magnesium is widely distributed in foods. It is a part of the chlorophyll in green vegetables. Other good sources of this mineral are nuts, soybeans, alfalfa, apples, figs, lemons, peaches, almonds, whole grains, brown rice, sunflower seeds and sesame seeds.

The recommended dietary allowances for magnesium are 350 mg per day for adult man, 300 mg for women and 450 mg during pregnancy and lactation.

Deficiency can lead to kidney damage and kidney stones, muscle cramps, arteriosclerosis, heart attack, epileptic seizures, nervous irritability, marked depression and confusion, impaired protein metabolism and premature wrinkles.

Chronic alcoholics often show a low plasma magnesium concentration and a high urinary output. They may, therefore, require magnesium therapy especially in an acute attack of delirium tremens. Magnesium has also proved useful in bladder and urinary problems and in epileptic seizure.

This mineral together with vitamin B6 or pyridoxine has also been found effective in the prevention and treatment of kidney stones. Magnesium can be taken in therapeutic doses up to 700 mg a day.

Iron is essential for healthy blood

Iron is an important mineral which enters into the vital activity of the blood and glands. Iron exists chiefly as haemoglobin in the blood. It distributes the oxygen inhaled into the lungs to all the cells. It is the master mineral which creates warms, vitality and stamina. It is required for the healthy complexion and for building up resistance in the body.

The chief sources of iron are:

grapes, raisins, spinach, all green vegetables, whole grain, cereals, dried beans, dark coloured fruits, beets, dates, liver and egg yolk.

The Indian Council of Medical Research has recommended an allowance of 20 to 30 mg of iron in a balanced diet for an adult. Iron deficiency is generally caused by severe blood loss, malnutrition, infections and by excessive use of drugs and chemicals. Deficiency of dietary iron may cause nutritional anaemia, lowered resistance to disease, a general run down condition, pale complexion, shortness of breath on manual exertion and loss of interest in sex.

Iron is the classic remedy for anaemia. However, there are several forms of anaemia, and iron deficiency anaemia is only one. If one is taking iron pills due to insufficient intake of iron in the normal diet, one should also take at least 40 mg of folic acid or folate every day, along with 10 to 25 mg of vitamin B12. Both these vitamins are essential in building healthy blood cells.

Saturday, January 5

More Than Just a Diet For Losing Weight

A suitably planned course of dietetic treatment, in conjunction with suitable exercise and other measures for promoting elimination is the only scientific way of dealing with obesity.

The chief consideration in this treatment should be the balanced selection of foods which provide the maximum essential nutrients with the least number of calories.

To begin with, the patient should undertake a juice fast for seven to ten days. Juices of lemon, grape fruit, orange, pineapple, cabbage, celery, may be taken during this period. Long juice fast up to 40 days can also be undertaken, but only under expert guidance and supervision.

In the alternative, short juice fasts should be repeated at regular intervals of two months or so until the desired reduction in weight is achieved. After the juice fast, the patient should spend a further four or five days on an all-fruit diet, taking three meals of fresh juicy fruits such as oranges, grapefruit, pineapple and papaya. Thereafter, he may gradually embark upon a low-calorie well- balanced diet of three basic food groups, ( i ) namely seeds, nuts and grains, ( ii ) vegetables and ( iii )fruits, with emphasis on raw fruits,
vegetables, and fresh juices.

The foods which should be drastically curtailed or altogether avoided are high-fat foods such as butter, cheese, chocolates, cream, ice-cream, fat meats, fried foods, and gravies; high
carbohydrate foods like bread, candy, cake, cookies, cereal products, legumes, potatoes,
honey, sugar, syrup and rich puddings beverages such as all-fountain drinks and alcoholic
drinks

Garlic soup is an ancient remedy to reduce the severity of cold.
Garlic contains antiseptic and antispasmodic properties besides several other medicinal virtues. The volatile oil in garlic flushes out the system of all toxins and thus helps bring down fever. Garlic oil combined with onion juice, diluted with water and drunk several times a day, has also been found in several studies to be extremely effective in the treatment of the common cold.

Ginger is also an excellent food remedy for colds and coughs.
Ginger should be cut into small pieces and boiled in a cup of water; it should then be strained and half a teaspoon of sugar added to it. It should be drunk while it is still hot, in case of colds. Ginger tea, prepared by adding a few pieces of ginger into boiled water before adding tea leaves, is also an effective remedy for colds and for fevers resulting from cold.

Turmeric, with its antiseptic properties, is an effective remedy for cold and throat irritations.Half a teaspoonful of fresh turmeric powder mixed in 30 grams of warm milk is a useful prescription for these conditions. Turmeric powder should be put into a hot ladle. Milk should then be poured in it and boiled over a slow fire. In case of a running cold, smoke from the burning turmeric should be inhaled. It will increase the discharge from the nose and will bring quicker relief.

Wednesday, December 26

If you need it i was found this somewhere and share with you ...

Do you really want "cheap" health insurance? To some, "cheap" means low quality and to others it simply means low cost. Most would agree that "cheap" means price is more of a focus than quality. And sometimes price really is more important than quality. However, the old adage 'you get what you pay for' can apply to anything, even cheap health insurance.

You might decide to take your chances going cheap with less important goods and services. Sometimes cheap is great. Off-season designer clothes and accessories can be both cheap and high quality! Anytime you can buy a name brand product at a discount you're getting the best of both worlds. In addition to designer goods, loans and mortgages are even better when they're cheap. Do you really care if you send your mortgage payment to a name brand bank or a small credit union? All you care about is getting the best possible rate, right?
But with certain other products and services buying the "cheapest" option may be a waste of money. Insurance is a prime example. When purchasing health insurance, homeowner's insurance or auto insurance, you're buying the promise that the insurer will be there for you when you need them. Finding a reputable company is key to preserving your peace of mind.

There can be risks associated with buying cheap health insurance. The point of insurance is to pay a relatively small premium for the promise the insurance company will cover the costs for any large claims you may have in the future. Obviously, an insurance company should be financially stable. There are consumer watchdog companies such as AM Best that rate the financial stability of insurance companies. For AM Best to consider an insurance company financially secure, they must have a minimum rating of B+. You can review their website to learn more about how they rate insurance companies.

Another consumer advocacy group that reports on insurance companies is the Better Business Bureau. The BBB is, among other things, a place where consumers can voice complaints against a variety of companies. Before you purchase a cheap health insurance plan, you may consider researching the BBB website to determine if other consumers have filed complaints against the insurance company for issues such as non-payment of claims.

When it comes to health insurance, don't automatically look for the cheapest plan. Consider your and your family's needs and look for a plan that you can rely on to meet those needs. If you're looking for an affordable health insurance alternative, consider a plan with a higher deductible. High deductible health plans are offered by a variety of the nation's leading insurance companies.
While cheap health insurance may be unrealistic, and undesirable, you can find affordable and reliable health insurance plans to fit your budget. Visit eHealthInsurance for free online quotes and start looking for your quality affordable health insurance today.

Monday, December 17

Apple cider vinegar weight loss

Apple cider vinegar is the elixir of life centuries old natural substance that stimulates metabolism, reduces blood pressure, improves range of functions in the body,
(stomach, intestines, heart, blood vessels, kidneys, bladder, skin and respiratory system), prevent and treat a number of diseases, and its best known use is in the treatment, that is,
purifying the blood and reducing - removing fat from the blood.

Today the use of apple cider vinegar primarily refers to reduction or removal of excess weight, which is certainly commendable given that excess pounds leads to much more serious consequences for human health than the of excessive of Use apple cider vinegar, but caution is still needed and consultation with a doctor.

Except potassium, which purifies the blood and removes grease from it, in apple vinegar has vitamin A and B, especially B 5, a lot of vitamin C, minerals such as fluorine, phosphorus, calcium (osteoporosis), chlorine, magnesium, sodium, silicon, sulfur and iron, enzymes, amino acids, the the essential amino acids in apple vinegar has as many as 13 of them and they are: alanine, arginine, cystine, glutamic acid, glycine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, tryptophan, tyrosine, missing only asparagine, and valine nistidin, pectin (lowers blood fats - cholesterol), beta-carotene (strengthens the immune system and reduces the risk of cancer).

Treatment with apple cider vinegar

* Arthritis-inflammation of joints: 2-5 teaspoons in a glass of water, 3 times a day.
* - Asthma: Take 2-3 times a day for 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar with 100 ml of water.
* - Instructions for removing excess weight: 2 teaspoons of vinegar in a glass of water, 3 times daily after meals, for a period of 2 months. Note: The duration of therapy for reducing fat intake in the body, salt and sugar.
* - Diabetes: Take three times a day for 1-2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar with 100 ml of water. Drink after meals.
* - Blood fats: take three times a day for 1-2 teaspoons with 100 ml of water. Drink after meals.
* - Headaches - Migraines: every day, 3 times per 2 teaspoons in a glass of water
* - Impretigo: small wounds moisturizes with apple cider vinegar at least 6-8 times a day.

Tuesday, December 4

To protect the body from the effects of a high-fat diet, take lecithin.
In normal health, when a diet high in fat is taken, there is tremendous increase in the production of lecithin.

This helps in changing the fat in the blood from large particles to smaller and smaller ones. In case of atherosclerosis, however, the lecithin in the blood remains very low regardless of the quantity of fat entering the blood.

The result is that, the fat particles remain too large to be able to pass through the arterial walls. A more serious situation can develop if there is lack of lecithin in cells also.

The most important food remedy for piles is dry figs. Three or four figs should be soaked
overnight in water after cleansing them thoroughly in hot water. They should be taken the firstthing in the morning along with water in which they were soaked. They should also be taken in the evening in a similar manner.

This treatment should be continued for three or four weeks. The tiny seeds of the fruit possess an excellent quality of stimulating peristaltic movements of intestines.
This facilitates easy evacuation of faeces and keeps the alimentary canal clean. The pressure on the anus having thus been relieved, the haemorrhoids also get contracted.
Mango seeds are regarded as an effective remedy for bleeding piles. The seeds should be
collected during the mango season, dried in the shade and powdered and kept stored for use as medicine. It should be given in doses of about one and a half gram to two grams with or without honey.

Wednesday, November 28

Lemon

You want to lose your weight try this metod its so simple and easy...

Another effective remedy for obesity is an exclusive lemon juice diet.
On the first day the patient should be given nothing but plenty of water.
On the second day juice of three lemons mixed with equal amount of water should be given.

One lemon should be subsequently increased each day until the juice of 12 lemons is consumed per day.

Then the number of lemons should be decreased in the same order until three lemons are taken in a day.

The patient may feel weak and hungry the first two days, but afterwards the condition will stabilise itself.

Wednesday, November 21

Intense emotions often cause headaches. Many people who outwardly appear to have a pleasant disposition may actually be simmering about a job, or may bear resentment towards a person or something.

This hidden hostility may manifest itself as headache. It is important, therefore, that negative feelings should not be bottled up, but should find some safe means of expressions.

How can you know your headache is due to stress? The answer is simple. Tight neck muscles are a sign of stress. Pain across the forehead is a sign of streS's.

What can you do to treat stress headaches. To relieve tension, add tension. Tighten the muscles at the back of the neck as you count 10, and then release. If you repeat this exercise several times, your headache will be relieved.

Thursday, October 11

Enhance your health with proper breathing. Breathing is so simple we often take it for granted, but it has fundamental influence on body, mind, and spirit. Every time we breathe in air, we bring oxygen into the body and spark the transformation of nutrients into fuel. Every time we breathe out, we purge the body of carbon dioxide, a toxic waste.

Breathing influences our state of mind. Shallow breathing can make us tense. Deep breathing can make use calm. Breathing can make our thinking confused or clear. In the yogic tradition, breathing is the means of acquiring prana, the ethereal substance that powers life.

Pranayama is the optimization of prana through the control of the breath. Pranayama can be practiced with or without the practice of other poses. You already know how to do this.

1. Sit comfortable with your spine straight or lie comfortable on your back. Take deep breaths through your nostrils.

2. Relax your breath as you slightly contract the back of your throat. The first time you do this, you may create an "oinking" sound rather like a pig! Do not worry about unusual sounds. With a little practice, you will create a steady hissing sound as you breathe in and out. You do not have to force this sounds, but it should be loud enough that another person in the room could hear it.

3. Breathe as long and deep as you can without creating tension anywhere in the body. Perfect your technique with help of an instructor.

What diseases can be relieved by pranayama? Pranayama purifies the channels along which the life stream of 'prana' flows in the body and prevents various disorders. It increases one's resistance to respiratory diseases. It helps cure cough and cold, insomnia, chronic headache and asthma. And, as recently reported in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, pranayama can even relieve diabetes and heart disease.