Asanas for organs affected by diabetes

Today's exercises help you stretch and twist your body and are very effective for the treatment of diabetes. They especially stretch the internal organs, increasing the blood supply to these areas and to the whole endocrine system. This helps the organs and glands affected by diabetes to function more efficiently. They particularly squeeze the pancreas, forcing it to secrete more insulin. But remember that these exercises have to be done regularly to be effective.

Cautions: Those with hernia or hyper-thyroidism should avoid these postures. Those with severe back problems should be careful or should avoid them altogether.

Exercise 1

• Sit with one knee bent on ground and place the other leg across it

• Using the opposite arm, lock the knee from outside and hold the foot

• Fold the other arm behind your back, twist the spine and look back

• Hold the position for 10-30 seconds, breathing normally

• Repeat with the other side.

Exercise 2

• Sit with your back straight and legs stretched out. Bend the right knee

• Place the right palm slightly behind the level of the hips

• Bring the left hand to the outer side of the right leg and place it beside the right ankle. Look over your shoulder

• Hold the position for 10-30 seconds, breathing normally

• Repeat with the other side.

Exercise 3

• Sit with your back straight, place both the arms behind you, as shown

• Bend one leg

• Gently twist your spine, take the knee of the bent leg towards the floor on the opposite side

• Hold the position for 10-30 seconds, breathing normally

• Repeat with the other side