Fight Swine Flu Through Yoga
There is much concern about Swine flu in the news so I am posting an article here by Rahul Shariff on how yoga can help strengthen your immune system.
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“The news which has dominated the world and made people forget about recession and other related issues has to do with swine flu. So what exactly is swine flu and why has it caused such an impact? Swine Flu also known as the H1N1 flu is one of the several kinds of swine influenza virus. It is predominantly found only in pigs. People with regular exposure to pigs are at more risk. The outbreak is due to a new strain and it has spread across the world causing loss of life and prompting the WHO (World Health Organization) to declare it as “public health emergency of international concern”. The vaccine that is used to treat it is known as Tami flu. This is the conventional form of treatment.
So how do you prevent the virus affecting you or your loved ones? It has been found that people with the least immune strength are the first to get affected. People with asthma as well as other respiratory problems are among the high risk groups. How does one strengthen the immune system and get rid of respiratory problems at the same time? The solution lies in the ancient and widely practiced form of science called Yoga.
Yoga has different types of asanas which strengthen the lungs and correct form of breathing has been found to effectively cure and prevent a number of diseases. Pranayama or the breathing exercise strengthens the internal organs, the nerves and glands of the body. The major types of Pranayama are Nadi Sodhana, Shitali Pranayama, Ujjayi Pranayama, Kapalbhati Pranayama and Digra Pranayama. Regular practice has been found to increase the immunity. An individual whose entire body is strong stands a better chance of fighting swine flu.
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September 21st, 2009 at 12:27 pm
can’t agree more. yoga really strengthens the immune system, and at the end of the day it is your own body that is going to save you from illness, not any medicines.
love the swineflu graphic by the way!!
October 16th, 2009 at 5:41 am
H1N1 or Swine Flu is a bit scary but it a good thing to note that this virus is not that very deadly.,, .
October 22nd, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Excellent post, finally a post thats worth reading
November 27th, 2009 at 1:03 am
Hi,
Wow, I never knew yoga could be usefull for something like fighting h1n1.
Cheers,
January 2nd, 2010 at 12:25 am
My brother got infected with H1N1 or Swine Flu in Mexico. He got a mild fever and luckily he did not die.
January 5th, 2010 at 1:02 am
If you look at the pandemic of 1977, when H1N1 or Swine Flu re-emerged after a 20 year absence, there is no shift in age-related mortality pattern. The 1977 “pandemic” is, of course, not considered a true pandemic by experts today, for reasons that are not entierely consistent. It certainly was an antigenic shift and not an antigenic drift. As far as I have been able to follow the current events, the most significant factor seems to have been that most people, who were severely affected, were people with other medical conditions.
January 5th, 2010 at 11:31 am
Thanks for commenting. That’s interesting about people most affected were those with other medical conditions. But that’s probably true for any ailment one gets if we are already in a weakened condition.
February 11th, 2010 at 4:10 am
i think that in asian countries the Swine Flu did not spread rapidly compared to those countries that are located in colder climates. we should still be very thankful that the swine flu did not cause massive infections.
February 11th, 2010 at 8:31 am
Hello Beatrice,
Thanks for your comment – much appreciated.
Adele
April 20th, 2010 at 2:41 am
We should be thankful that the swine flu did not spread very rapidly. it is not very deadly like Ebola but swine flu can still kill you.
June 8th, 2010 at 8:16 am
Have you ever considered adding more videos for your site posts to keep the readers even more interested? What i’m saying is I just read through the whole article and it had been very great but since I’m more of a visual learner, I found videos to be much more helpful. well, let me know what you feel.
June 8th, 2010 at 8:57 am
I have been terribly slow to post here lately. So thanks for giving me a push. I’ve been very busy with my other blog, ichingmeditations.com — all about I Ching.
Adele