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Clinical Study on Evaluation of the Effect of Suryanamaskar In The Management of Overweight and Obesity
(. International Conference on Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Traditional Medicine, University of Colombo (4th ICAUST 2016), 2016) Wijethunarachchi, L.C.M.; Vijerathne, K.M.T.K.; Dissanayaka, K.G.C.
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions globally, with more than I billion adults Overweight - at least 300 million of them clinically obese and is a major contributor to the global burden of chronic disease and disability. Obesity is a complex condition, with serious social and psychological dimensions, affecting virtually all ages and socioeconomic groups. Obesity and overweight pose a major risk for serious diet-related chronic diseases, including type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and stroke, and certain forms of cancer. The health consequences range from increased risk of premature death, to serious chronic conditions that reduce the overall quality Of life. Mind and body therapies can be applied alternative to the medicinal treatments to fight with this public health problem. Among mind and body therapies yoga plays an important role and this can be used as a therapeutic indication to prevent from this public health problem. The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of Suryanomaskur on body weight, body mass index, lipid profile, and hip and arm circumference. Thirty male and female were subjected in this study. Patients in the age group of 10-50 were randomly selected, based on exclusion criteria body weight, body mass index, lipid profile, arm circumference was estimated before any intervention. And selected patients were subjected to the Suryanavnaskar for a period of three months. After three months of yoga intervention, BMI, Body weight, lipid profile, and hip and arm circumference were estimated. Observed a significant decrease in BMI (p<0.035), body weight (p<0.016) Triglyceride (p<0.013), LDL (p<0.002) Waist to hip ratio (p<0.009) and arm circumference (p< 0.036). Total cholesterol (p<0.016). But through this study there was no significant effect on HDL levels of the patients. HDL levels (p<0.785.) aren't change.
Evaluation of the effect of an Ayurveda regime on fasting blood glucose level of diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Patients Withdrawn Conventional Treatments: A Retrospective study
(Pandit G.P. Wickramarochchi Memorial International Research Symposium – 2012, 2012) Chandrasiri, W.A.L.; Dissanayaka, K.G.C.; Adhikari, A.M.C.J.; Chandrakanthi, R.U.; Wewalwala, S.L.; De Mel, W.K.G.
Diabetes mellitus type 2 (DMT2) is the commonest from of diabetes and it is due to insulin resistance or relative insulin deficiency. This is a multifactorial disorder involving environmental and strong genetic factors. At present its worldwide prevalence is increasing and as a chronic progressive disorder its incidence increase with age. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of a selected Ayurveda regime on Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS) level of DMT2 patients. 370 case records of previously knownDMT2 patient for last 12 months were obtained from the diabetic clinic of Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Hospital. Cases related wit(l Heart diseases, Hyperllpldaemia, Kidney diseases, Bronchial asthma and Hypertension were excluded. 35 cases from above patients who had 01-02 months of withdrawal from previous conventional treatments, (Allopathic, Ayurveda, Indigenous medicine, etc.) and had taken the regime for at least one month were selected. The regime consisted of a herbal decoction (1M), a tablet (Chandrapraba vati) and a mixture of two herbal powders (Hingvashtaka curna and Bashkara lavana curna). Data related to laboratory investigations of FBS which have been taken within period of 4 weeks. They were divided into two parts to interpret the result after two weeks and four weeks separately. 88.57% of the selected cases indicated a decrement of FBS level, 8.57% indicated an elevation of the FBS and 2 86% indicated no significant change 4 weeks after treatments_ Mean decrement of FBS level after 02 weeks was 24.37% and 31.07 % of decrement showed after 04 weeks. It can concluded that the regime had shown beneficial effect in controlling the FBS level in DMT2 patients & further studies should be carried out.