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Watch That Butterfly On Your Neck

The thyroid gland is a butterfly shaped gland situated in the neck region. It helps the body to maintain normal temperature and is essential for the normal metabolic functioning of every cell in your body. The thyroid gland secretes a hormone called thyroxine which is also known as T4. It is called as T4 because the hormone contains 4 iodine atoms. When a single atom of iodine is removed, T4 gets converted into T3. The amount of thyroxine produced in your body is controlled by another hormone called thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) made in the pituitary gland situated at the base of the brain. If the thyroid gland is over productive a condition called hyperthyroidism sets in. Hyperthyroidism happens due to an excess amount of free thyroid hormone. Some symptoms seen in a patient with hyperthyroidism include heat intolerance, nervousness, increased irritability, increased heart rate, palpitations, tremors, weight loss with the same or increased food intake, and increased frequency of defecation. Women may have a decreased frequency of menses. In hyperthyroidism, the laboratory investigation shows a low TSH and a high T3 along with an increase in the total and free T4 levels. In hypothyroidism the symptoms seen are reversed. The patient often suffers severe fatigue, depression, loss of memory, mental confusion and sometimes even symptoms of mild psychosis. The heart rate slows down, the skin becomes dry and the patient often complains of feeling very cold. The serum cholesterol levels may be raised and there may be severe anaemia. On laboratory investigation, the T4 and free T4 levels are found to be low while the TSH is always high and T3 may be within the normal range.

Is this related to stress?

Commonest cause of Hypo or Hyper functioning of thyroid auto immunity although in some hilly endemic areas (far way from sea) it could be due to iodine deficiency. Auto immunity is due to wrong perception of the hyper reactive immune system which sets off a special squad of fighters (antibodies) to destroy the thyroid cells. It is known that long standing suppressed chronic frustrations or anxiety or worry can disturb the immune system and cause autoimmunity.

What Yoga practices are recommended?

For hyperthyroid (Sharada’s case) deep relaxation techniques in he form of cyclic meditation for 30 minutes and pränäyäma (chandranuloma viloma 27 rounds, seetali and seetkari 9 rounds each, followed by Nadanusandhana on AAA 21 rounds – 4 times a day) with help to reduce the metabolic rate, connect the speeded up loop of stress that caused the problem. For hypothyroidism (Roshini’s case) practice should include stimulation followed by relaxation. Hence the list of practices could include 3 to 6 rounds of suryanamaskara, viparithkarani, sarvangasana (3 minutes), matsyasana (1 min), halasana (3 min), sputa vajrasana, Bhujangasana, dhanurasana, followed by QRT (3 min); Suryanuloma viloma 27 rounds 4 times/ day increases the metabolic rate and hence is useful to reduce weight and improve body heat. Bhramari and ujjayi pranayamas practiced while maintaining in Jalandhara bandha may be replicated 12 rounds each 4 times a day on empty stomach. Deep internal awareness and feeling the dep rest in the thyroid region following each one of these stimulation helps. Also change of life style though practice of Yama, Niyama , Karma yoga and Bhakti yoga forms an important and integral part of yogic way to cure this problem.

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1. JOGGING
Sthiti: Táãásana

Practice
l Make loose fists of your hands and place them on the chest.
l Collapse and relax your shoulders.

Stage I : Slow Jogging
l Start Jogging on your toes slowly.
l Jog about 20 times.
As days go by, gradually increase upto 100 times.

Stage I : Slow Jogging
l Start Jogging on your toes slowly.
l Jog about 20 times.
As days go by, gradually increase upto 100 times.
Stage II : Backward Jogging
l Lean a little forward and increase the speed of jogging gradually.
l Start hitting the buttocks with the heels.
l Repeat this 20 times at your maximum speed.
l Then gradually slow down the speed.
l Do not stop.
l Continue and move on to slow jogging for at least 10 times.

How is stress related to life style?

The wrong life style that aggravates the diabetic state includes excessive indulgence in
1. Eating heavy spicy, oily foods and sweets;
2. Cigarette smoking, Alcohol, non-vegetarian foods, fizzy cool drinks;
3. Sedentary lifestyle with no physical activity;
4. Excessive sleeping or loss of sleep;
5. Emotional upsurges such as aggressive behavior, anger, fear, tension, worry etc. Stress is both the cause and the result of an erratic life style. Stress is a psychological state of emotional reactivity in which the person has no control over the mind in general. We can see that all these situations of life style mentioned above are due to lack of mastery over one’s cravings or desires or emotional reactions. Thus stress is the cause and the result of all the life style related erratic behaviors.

Are there research data to show the effect of stress in the causation of DM?
Yoga and Diabetes control
We carried out a research study along with Dr Dandona, the chief of the diabetology department of the Royal free hospital, London. where 21 NIDDMS who were taking oral antidiabetic tablets and or dieting were divided into Yoga and Control groups. The yoga group practiced Integrated Approach of Yoga Therapy, 5 days/week (90min classes) for 12 weeks. This study concluded that “offering yoga classes to NIDDM patients at a diabetic clinic attracted significant number of patients and led to improved glucose homeostasis as seen by decreased fasting blood glucose adn glycated hemogloblin in yoga group as compared to control group. ( J. of complementary med. Research 1992, 6 (2): 66-68). Similar observations have been published by Dr. Sahay of Hyderbad (1986 J.A.P.I 34(9): 645-8). An interesting observation of Dr Jobson (1991) was that once a week sessions of progressive relaxation training and biofeedback did not contribute to better control of diabetes. Dr Rice’s (1992) observation of improved blood flow to the legs is a valuable research and provides a source of hope for person’s who have had long duration of diabetes.

Stage III : Forward Jogging
l Lean backward a little and now as you increase the speed again, try to raise the knees higher and higher.
l Raise the knees forwards to reach the chest level.
l Repeat 20 times at your maximum speed.
l Slow down the practice coming back to the stage of slow jogging again.
l Continue slow jogging for a few rounds, count 10 times.

Stage IV : Side Jogging
l Gradually increase the speed taking the heels side ways.
l As the speed increases bring the heels as close to the elbows as possible.
l Repeat this movement 20 times at your maximum speed.
l Gradually slow down to come back to slow jogging stage.
l Keep jogging a few more rounds (10) and finally stop the practice.

Note
l Increase the speed of jogging gradually and not too quickly.
l Try not to stop at any stage of the practice until you have completed all the 4 stages of jogging.
l Keep the fists on the chest throughout the practice.

How do Yogásanas help in DM?

Yogásanas are techniques to bring about very deep rest to different parts of body. This is achieved by performing the postures as per the two major hints given by Pataòjali. By definition yogásanas are postures that are maintained with ease and for some time (efmLej megKeb Deemeveced – Sthira Sukham Ásanam). In the first step of learning the final position of different postures, it is the surface (limb and trunk) muscles that are stretched or contracted to achieve the final posture. After getting to the final posture you move on to the second step wherein you relax all the unnecessary contractions by Òe³elveMewefLeu³e (Prayatna Ùaithilya-release of effort) says Pataòjali. In this phase when you pass your awareness to all parts of the body and check whether the muscles are all relaxed you may notice that many unnecessary muscles such as those of face, neck, back, arms and thighs were all tightened. Once you relax all these muscles except that set of muscles required to maintain the final posture, your practice will improve further. This reduces the energy expenditure and helps you to maintain for longer duration without exhaustion. At this stage, your attention has already shifted to the intra-abdominal organs. You may now move on to the third stage to experience DevevlemeceeHeefÊe (Anantasamápatti-expanded awareness) at the point of stretch or pain. You may visualize a feeling of expansion, diffusion and ‘let go’ without changing the final posture. This is similar to moving from Dháraïá to Dhyána. In the first phase your attention is completely focussed on to the point of pain (Dháraïá) and in the next phase you defocus or expand or merge in surrounding space and become one with the three dimensional awareness of the entire body resulting in effortless free flow of a single thought attention on the stretched zone (Dhyána).
In DM we use those ásanas which need to bring deep rest to the pancreas and release the práïa blocks. Hence the ásanas used under special techniques for DM either stretch, compress, or twist the abdominal area, so that you may bring your awareness to the pancreatic area, focus and then defocus to give very deep rest to pancreas.

FORWARD AND BACKWARD BENDING
Sthiti: Táãásana

Practice
l Stretch the arms straight above the head with the palms facing forward.
l Inhale and bend backwards with arms stretched above the head.
l While exhaling bend forward as much as possible.
l While inhaling come up and bend backwards and go on rapidly to forward bending with exhalation.
l Repeat 20 times with increasing speed.
l Gradually slow down and ultimately stop the practice.

Note
l Start slowly and gradually increase the speed within your limits.
l You may also practice this while standing with legs apart when the arms will be moving between the legs.
l While bending forward do not let the hands touch the ground; swing them in the air backwards.
l Always bend from the lower waist.
l Make the movements free, easy and flowing.

Benefits
l Reduces the fat from west, back, specially abdominal region and thus tones up that area.
l Increased flexibility of spine gives the generalized feeling of well being.

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