| Here is a fresh viewpoint about Yoga's holistic | | | | congenital heart defects. In fact, the heart is a very |
| approach toward heart health. | | | | fragile mechanism. |
| Are you tired of watching commercials about how | | | | Yet, what if you eat a vegetarian diet and have a |
| your "bad diet" causes all of your heart problems? | | | | genetic heart defect in your family tree; are you still |
| What about people who eat healthy and have heart | | | | at risk because of genetics? Unfortunately, heredity |
| disease? | | | | can override the positive conditions you place on |
| These commercials are usually prescription drug | | | | your heart. Yet, giving up is not an option, if you |
| advertisements, which profile everyone with heart | | | | want to live. |
| disease in a negative light. They profile you as | | | | Therefore, a diet with reduced, or no meat, |
| negligent, and smother you with guilt, by giving you a | | | | increases your chances of heart health. If you come |
| solution to all of your problems with a pill. | | | | from a meat-eating culture, this can be difficult, but |
| Let's face it - there are times, in life, when each of | | | | not impossible. At home, you can substitute veggie |
| us may have to take a prescription. Pharmaceutical | | | | dogs, veggie sausage, and veggie burgers, for meat. |
| drugs save lives, whether we want to take them or | | | | There are many competing brands these days, and |
| not. Yet, there are adjunct solutions to heart health, | | | | they offer many choices. |
| and Yoga is one of them. | | | | Even restaurants offer more vegetarian choices than |
| Yoga has many ways to address your heart health. | | | | they did ten years ago. At most local restaurants, |
| Most of the Yogic methods address stress, and | | | | you can easily order meals without the meat. Last |
| anxiety, that can damage your heart over time. Many | | | | year, I noticed many new vegetarian choices in the |
| people do not realize the amount of heart damage | | | | parks at Disney World. |
| that stress causes over the long term. | | | | Obviously, keeping your body in motion will help your |
| In Yoga, there are healthy vegetarian diet options, | | | | heart. Yoga asanas and flowing posture sequences |
| which you can adopt for life. Most people will readily | | | | will help, but these methods also purge your mind of |
| admit that vegetarian diets will extend your life and | | | | negative thoughts. With that said, practice any time |
| decrease your chances of heart attack. This does | | | | you have the time. |
| not mean that a vegetarian diet insures that you will | | | | If you are new to Yoga, please find a local instructor |
| never have a heart attack. | | | | to teach you how to meditate, the intricacies of |
| Sorry, there are no "guarantees by the | | | | Yoga Nidra (Yogic sleep), and Pranayama (Yogic |
| manufacturer" on your heart. Sometimes, the heart | | | | breathing). All of the above methods will reduce your |
| just stops. Your heart runs on electricity, and without | | | | risk of heart attack. |
| it, your heart will stop. Some newborn babies have | | | | |