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Multiple Coronary Risk Factors and their Modification by Naturopathy & Yoga

Prof. Dr. B.T. Chidananda Murthy
Feb 2010

Mortality and Mibidity due to Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is increasing day-by-day, more so in the developing countries like India. Although developed countries including USA have managed to control due to public awareness of Coronary Risk Factors (CRF) and their modification, it remains a serious concern all over the globe and needs great attention.

The well recognized coronary risk factors are

1. Smoking,

2. Hypertension,

3. Hypercholesterolemia,

4. Diabetes,

5. Obesity and

6. Psychosocial factors.

Although there are a number of improved drugs to control hypertension, diabetes and hypercholesterolemia, the drugs alone cannot control for longer period or prevent the damage to the vital organs and they have their side-effect. These days smoking, obesity and psychosocial factors are creating and increased menace in India and bringing an increased incidence of coronary heart diseases.

Coronary artery disease and CRF are the life-style disease/disorder and needs to be corrected. The general social or family atmosphere does not help to correct the faulty life-style. A centre, where scientifically body and mind are helped to rehabilitate are very much essential. In many naturopathy and yoga hospitals, we find that such atmosphere is available and many people spontaneously are being helped to change their life-style and modify their coronary risk factors. When we say to correct their life-style there is only slight impact on their mind but when they do or involve in the activity they are pro-active and benefit more. Doing is believing. Every aspect of change is visible and subjects themselves are actively involved in doing, along with naturopaths, who just initiate and guide them in this regard. Treatment with five great elements the Mother Nature has such potent capacity to draw towards her and rehabilitees, as rightly put by the great poet Wordsworth “Mother Nature never betrays those who believe her”.

One such study was conducted in the Institute of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences, Bangalore and poster presentation was done in the conference held by Cardiology Society of India. 92 patients with one or more CRF were studied with the objective to simultaneously modify CRF without drugs by Naturopathy & Yoga. Out of 92 patients 46 were male and 46 female and their mean age between 48-35 years and range between 17-70 years.

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