Yoga to cure acidity

Yoga to cure acidity

Role of Stomach acid

1. Kills harmful bacteria and parasites which enters into your stomach with food.
2. Activates the pepsin enzymes to digest protein.
3. Gives signals to the pancreas to produce digestive juice and enzymes which digest food.
4. Helps intestines to absorb nutrients from digested food.
5. Plays an important role in absorbing Vitamin B12, which is very important for proper brain function, nervous system and in the blood forming.

Acidity is the common in all people which is due to unhealthy eating habits. When the acidity level increases to its extreme level it is called hyper acidity. Sometimes acid coming up from stomach to esophagus known as acid reflux. Acid reflux also can be treated naturally by yoga and pranayama.

Yoga is the best exercise for acidity to cure and reduce it naturally. Yoga should be done under expert guidance or consult a doctor before practicing yoga to find the cause of the disease. Nowadays doctors also suggest yoga for acidity and other stomach related problems.

Effective yoga exercises for acidity to cure naturally

Kapalbhati Pranayama

Kapalbhati pranayama steps are usually very straightforward. However, it is important to ensure that you perform it properly or you may end up hurting yourself. You will also need to exercise some precautions when you perform it. You can find detailed step by step instructions on the technique here:

1.       Sit straight with your spine erect and cross your legs in front of you.

2.       Take in a deep breath and exhale quickly and suddenly, making a puffing sound while you do it. Focus on exhaling forcefully and not on the inhalation.

3.       When you exhale, draw your abdominal muscles inward simultaneously. Your abdomen should rise when you inhale and fold when you exhale.

4.       Continue for 10 breaths and then take a break. Perform two more similar sets.

Precaution

1. Those are heart patient should do this slowly while exhaling. You can do kapalbhati pranayama in morning or evening both the time, but keep in mind that you should do this on empty stomach.
2. Pregnant women should not do this.
3. High blood pressure patient should practice kapalbhati at a slow rate. Means 3 exhalations per 5 seconds and force of exhalation should be reduced.
4. Practice pranayama in the supervision of an expert yoga teacher after informing about your whole health.
5. Those women’s feel comfortable practicing pranayama during periods can go ahead otherwise avoid it.

Halasana

Steps

1. Lie on your back. Join the legs together. Relax the whole body (Shavasana position).
2. Keep the palm flat on the ground. Keep breathing normally.
3. While exhaling press the palm on ground and raise both the legs upwards straight then try to touch the ground just behind.
4. Breathe slowly and hold the posture for several minutes (1-2 minutes).
5. Now slowly release the pose to return to Shavasana.
6. Repeat this for 3-5 times.

Note: For maximum benefits Practice Bhujangasana immediately after Halasana (Plow Pose)

Benefits of Halasana (Plow Pose)

1. Improves digestion and appetite.
2. Effective in Weight Loss.
3. Strengthens the abdominal muscles.
4. Beneficial for diabetic people. Those people should do this regularly.
5. It helps to make spinal cord strong and flexible.
6. Cures the symptoms of menopause.
7. It helps to reduce stress.
8. It normalizes blood-glucose level and stimulates the internal organs.
9. It stimulates the reproductive organs.

Precaution:

1. Those suffering from hernia, slipped disc, sciatica, arthritis of the neck,  high blood pressure or any serious back problem, should not do practice halasana.
2. Should practice under expert supervision. In days of periods women should not practice this asana.
3. Pregnant women should not practice halasana.

Camel Pose, Ushtrasana

Kneel on the yoga mat and place your hands on the hips.

1.    Your knees should be in line with the shoulders and the sole of your feet should be facing the ceiling.

2.    As you inhale, draw in your tail-bone towards the pubis as if being pulled from the navel.

3.    Simultaneously, arch your back and slide your palms over your feet till the arms are straight.

4.    Do not strain or flex your neck but keep it in a neutral position.

5.    Stay in this posture for a couple of breaths.

6.    Breathe out and slowly come back to the initial pose. Withdraw your hands and bring them back to your hips as you straighten up.

Benefits of the Camel Pose (Ustrasana)

·         Improves digestion

·         Stretches and opens the front of the body. It also strengthens the back and shoulders

·         Relieves the body of lower back ache

·         Improves flexibility of the spine and also improves posture

·         Helps overcome menstrual discomfort

Precautions for Ushtrasana (camel) yoga pose

1. Those having problems related to neck, knee and back injury should not perform this asana.
2. Lower back pain patients should avoid this asana.
3. Person suffering from high or low blood pressure and migraine should avoid this asana.
4. Insomnia (Sleeping disorder) patient should avoid.
5. Practice under expert guidance. Because this pose may cause back pain or neck injuries.
6. Consult a doctor before practicing yogasana to find the root cause of your problem.

Pavanamuktasana – Wind Removing Pose 

Steps of Pawanmuktasana

1. Lie flat on your back and keep the legs straight and relax breath deeply and rhythmically.
2. Inhale slowly and lift the legs and bend in the knee. Bring upwards to the chest till your thigh touches to stomach
3. Hug your knees in place and lock your fingers.
4. Try to touch the knee with your nose tip. This is not easy in first time. But regular practice you can do this. Hold this position for 20 to 30 seconds. You can extend it till 1 minute as per your capability.
5. Now exhale slowly and come back to the original position that is Shavasana (Lie straight)
6. This is very beneficial for stomach abs. The results are very impressive.
7. Practice 3 to 5 cycles each day.

Benefits Pavanamuktasana

1. Pavanamuktasana cures acidity Indigestion and Constipation.
2. pavanamuktasana is very good for all abdominal organs.
3. Regular practice pavanamuktasana cures gastrointestinal problems.
4. Helpful for those suffering from gas problems, acidity, arthritis pain, heart problems and waist pain.
5. Strengthens back muscle and cures back pain.
6. It gives flat stomach. Everyone should practice this asana for flat stomach.
7. Pavanamuktasana is very beneficial for reproductive organ and for menstruation disorder.

Pracaution:

Those suffering for high blood pressure, Slip disc, Ulcer should not do this asana. In pregnancy and menstruation women should not practice this.

Anulom Vilom Pranayama – Breathing Exercise

Sit in a steady asana. Padmasana is most suited for the practice.Siddhasana and Vajrasana may also be used.

1.      Close the right nostril with your thumb and draw in air from the left nostril. Do this as slowly as you can, till your lungs are full.

2.      Now release the thumb and close the left nostril with your ring finger. Then breathe out slowly through the right nostril.

3.      Next take the air in from the right nostril and then release it through the left nostril (after closing the right nostril with the thumb).

4.      This is one round of Anulom Vilom Pranayama.

5.      Start with 5 rounds and increase it up to 20 rounds in one sitting.

6.      Also, the duration of inhalation can start from 2 seconds and go up to 20 seconds or even beyond.

7.      One can have one sitting in the morning and one in the evening. For advanced practitioners, the yogic texts recommends four sittings – one in the morning, one at noon, one in the evening and one at midnight. But for all practical purposes, two sittings (one in morning and one in evening) are enough.

8.      After one has reached a certain level of proficiency, one can addKumbhaka or retention of breath to the practice.

Breathing Exercise – Bhastrika Pranayama

Steps for Bhastrika Pranayama

1. Sit comfortably on flat ground. Those who can’t sit on ground can sit on chair because this pranayama is related to the breath.
2. Take a deep breath through both nostrils and fill the lungs with air and then exhale with hissing sound.
3. Inhale deeply and exhale completely.
4. Do this for 2 min to 5 minutes max and see the result in a few days.