Beneficial effect of yogasanas and pranayama on frontal lobe metabolites and cognitive changes in type 2 diabetes

Abstract

Sedentary life style is the prime reason for the development of newlinemetabolic syndrome that includes four features viz., hypertension, diabetes, newlinedyslipidaemia and obesity. Aggravating factors like smoking, alcoholism, newlinelack of physical exercise and poor diet exacerbate the metabolic syndrome. newlineDiabetes is escalating very rapidly, and type 2 diabetes accounts to ninety newlinepercent of diabetic cases. Obesity is the primary cause, resulting in newlineimproper secretion or function of the insulin. India had 65 million (8.6%) newlinediabetics in 2013, which is expected to rise to 109 million by 2035. newlineThe aim of the newlinepresent study is to impart yogasanas and pranayama in type 2 diabetes newlineand study its beneficial effects on blood pressure, glycosylated newlinehaemoglobin, brain metabolites and cognition newlineThe whole research work is summarised in chapter 7. In conclusion newlineyogasanas and pranayama are very useful in limiting wide variations in newlineHbA1c, Blood pressure, metabolite levels and cognitive scores. Based on newlinethe hypothesis the findings showed that: newline(a) HbA1c levels were significantly decreased in yoga group as newlinecompared to non-yoga group. newline(b) Normalised blood pressure in yoga group as compared to newlinenon-yoga group. newline(c) Minimal alterations were observed in the frontal lobe newlinemetabolites in yoga group as compared to non-yoga group. newline(d) Significant cognitive enhancement in yoga group was seen newlinecompared to non-yoga group. newlineSo regular practice of yogasanas and pranayama along with the newlineprescribed oral hypoglycaemic agents, will be helpful in maintaining the newlinenormal glycosylated haemoglobin levels and diastolic blood pressure. newlineYogasanas and pranayama are also helpful in minimising the wide newlinevariations of metabolic profile in the frontal lobe and thereby enhancing the newlinenormal cognitive function in type 2 diabetics and improving their quality of newlinelife. newline