Depression

Depression, mental tension, insomnia and indigestion are the biggest enemies affecting the beauty of a human body. Depression is the most prevalent of all emotional disorders. An unpleasant experience a person has to endure due to the growing complexities of modern life and the resulting crisis, mental stress and strain in day to day living usually leads to this disorder.

The most striking symptoms of depression are;

• Feelings of acute sense.

• Sadness, giddiness and tiredness.

• Constipation and loss of appetite.

• Loss of energy, sleep disturbance, nightmares and repeated waking from midnight onwards.

• Low body temperature and blood pressure.

• Hot flushes and sensations of shivering.

• Loss of interest, itching, nausea, agitation and irritability.

• Aches and pain in the body, blurred vision and urine retention.

• Rapid loss of weight, frequent headaches and dizziness. 

Depression is caused by the following;

• Depleted functioning of the adrenal glands.

• Irregular diet habits and digestive problems.

• Excessive use of drugs and intake of fats.

The following measures are taken to treat depression;

• Regulate the diet (Exclude tea, coffee, alcohol, chocolate, cola, all white flour products, sugar, food colouring and strong condiments).

• Scientific relaxation and meditation.

• Yogic exercises, which produce chemical and psychological changes that improve mental health and change the hormone level in the blood.

The following yoga exercises are recommended to cure depression effectively;

• Pranayama (Meditation)
  

• Padmasana
  

• Dhanurasana
  

• Shavasana (Complete relaxation posture)