From Inhaler Use to Deep Inhalations In High Altitude With Yoga
Namaste Everyone From The Foothills of the Himalayas!
If you are following along from last weekend, when I shared some very exciting news for yoga enthusiasts with asthma, are you wondering how I cured asthma with yoga in just 6 weeks? Well, the suspense is over! I just want to impart more knowledge about the all-important subject oxygen and it’s role in the quality of your life experience and asthma. So, without further ado…
The Fountain of Youth
Anthony Robbins, best-selling author of “Awaken the Giant Within” and numerous other personal development and transformation programmes says, in describing the imperative of creating our physical destinies “An undeniably totem in our culture is youth and physical vitality.” Think of the old men and women who get a new lease on life in the movie Cocoon (watch clips here). So many people chase the fountain of youth while the real fountain of youth already exists within them. It is known as Human Growth Hormone (HGH).
- HGH stimulates tissue growth
- Increases muscle tone and lean mass
- Enhances flexibility
- Thickens muscles
- Stimulates the growth of bones and organs
- Helps to maintain healthy tissues of the body
Until age 30, HGH is naturally released into the bloodstream 1 1/2 hours after we sleep, and once we wake up in the morning. (Since I am near 30, I do not buy that time frame!) High levels of HGH drop over time. By the age of 60, about 30 % of men produce little or no Human Growth Hormone. It is conjectured that women secrete HGH into their older age and this may be one of the reasons that they live 6-7 years longer than men
We also receive Human Growth Hormone bursts after heavy exercise and serious injury because HGH is a healing substance. But how can you enhance your own natural abilities to release HGH into your system?
Power-Based Endurance Exercise Such as Yoga Triggers Your Natural Ability to Release HGH
This includes doing repetitions of Surya Namaskar-Sun Salutation with “Wall Yoga” founder Colette Barry , and other Yoga Asans (Postures) that you can hold for a maximum of 30-45 seconds. Laboratory tests in Miami, Florida have produced exciting results. People in their sixties who’ve gone 10-15 years without any muscle tone are learning to lift weights and create muscle mass seen in 21 year olds, with energy levels to match.
What does all of this mean? It means that you can be as strong in your 70’s and 80’s as you were in your 20’s and 30’s! Not only can you continue to build your endurance factor with aerobic exercise, as we’ve already discussed in How I Cured Asthma With Yoga Part I, but you can continue to boost your power with short bursts of anaerobic exercise. Yoga provides you with the perfect exercise for the body, mind and spirit-power-based, aerobic exercise!
Nutrition-the Fuel of Excellence in Yoga and Life
Just remember the other factor in the equation: give your body the nutrients it needs. Make sure you aren’t poisoning your body with excess sugar, fats, salts, or meat.
Many practitioners of yoga are undernourished, or are following an un-balanced versus a balanced vegetarian diet. We will unveil the healthy vegetarian diet in light of the latest scientific and nutritional research, in conjunction with the wisdom of the ancient sages of India who have thrived on the healthy vegetarian diet for thousands of years. Stay tuned!
My Exact Yoga, Breathing and Nutritional Program to Cure Asthma
1. Yoga Asans (Total Time 60-75 Minutes, 5-6 Days a Week)
- Surya Namaskar A & B (5 Repetitions Each)
- Tadasan (Mountain Pose)
- Shirsasan and Variations (Headstand) (10-60 Breaths Each)
- Sarvangasan and Variations (Shoulderstand) (10-60 Breaths Each)
- Uttanasan and Variations (10-20 Breaths Each)
- Paschimottanasan and Variations (Seated Forward Bend) (10-20 Breaths Each)
- Marichyasan and Variations (Spinal Twist) (10 Breaths Each)
- Utitta and Parivritta Trikonasan and Variations (Extended and Revolved Triangle) (10-20 Breaths Each)
- Utitta Parsvokonasan and Variations (Extended Lateral Angle) (10-20 Breaths Each)
- Ustrasan and Variations (Camel Pose) (5-10 Breaths Each)
- Shavasan (Corpse) (5-10 Minutes)
2. Pranayam (Yogic Breathing) 25-30 Minutes Daily
- Neck Rolls (12 Times)
- Pelvic Floor Contractions with Mandible Stretch (100 Contractions)
- Eye Exercises (5 Sets of 3)
- 1/4/2/1 Ratio of Inhalation/Hold/Exhalation/Hold (10-20 Breaths)
- Cobra Breath (2 Sets of 12/Inhale-Exhale 6 Counts)
- Alternate Nostril Breathing with Rentention and Mantra (25 Breaths)
- Bastrika (6 sets of 50-Alternating Slow and Fast)
- Visualization and Gratitude
3. Diet
- Breakfast: Oat Bran/Low-Fat Granola 1/2 Cup, Berries or Pomegranate Seeds 3/4 Cup, rBGH Free-Whey Protein Powder 1 Scoop, 1/3 Cup Grated Coconut, 1 TBSP Lecithin
- Snack: 1 Cup Fresh Berries with Coconut
- Lunch: Coconut-Curried Vegetables (as much as I would like), 1 Whole Wheat Spiced Methi Paratha (Whole Wheat Flat Bread With Fenugreek Leaves), Curried Beans, Coriander Leaves 2/3 Cup
- Snack: Clif Builder Bar or Organic Flax or Greens Food Bar
- Dinner: Rice Noodle Soup with Fresh Vegetables, Coconut and Coriander Leaves, 1/2 Paratha
4. Supplements
- Mega Mind, 3 Tablets 3 Times daily (by Source Naturals)
- Weil’s Vegetarian Energy Support, 1,000 mg 3 Times daily
- 4-5 Cups Yerba Mate and Green Tea, Uncooked
- Taurine, 1,000 mg 3 Times Daily
- Tyrosine, 500 mg 3 Times Daily
- St. John’s Wort, 900 mg 2 Times Daily
- Tribulus 100 mg, 2 Times daily
- 7-Keto 25 mg, Twice Daily
- Co-Q 10 30 mg, 3 Times daily
A great discount online retailer I recommend is www.vitacost.com. They have prices below wholesale, since a lot of people have tight spending plans right now.
Now, I am asthma-free! I continue to maintain the above-mentioned regimen at present, and I am feeling at my healthiest ever. Even in the altitude of the Himalyas I am breathing fantastically and feeling energetic. See you in the Himalayas-and remember your hiking boots!
Do you have any suggestions regarding asthma? Please comment!
