Long before India earned the dubious distinction of being named diabetes capital of the world, it was the land of yoga. And yoga yet may hold the key to managing diabetes.

There are many asanas that are believed to help lower blood sugar, but one, in particular, stands out for its efficacy.

The Suryanamaskar with a flow of 12 poses done in succession and coordinated to your breath, Suryanamaskar works its magic in a number of ways.

All of which directly or indirectly have a beneficial effect on blood sugar levels. Let’s look at them one by one.

The compressive forward folding asanas massage the belly and colon, activating the digestive tract, where all the action really takes place.

The colon is ground zero of your health. It is home to the microbiome—the ecosystem of bacteria that lives in our bowels and plays a critical role in digesting food, extracting nutrients, and eliminating waste.

The asanas performed during suryanamaskar, specifically, the forward folds, stoke our Agni—digestive fire—improving digestion and also clearing toxins accumulated within our systems.

This directly improves insulin sensitivity, helping regulate blood sugar levels (BSL)

The combination of asana movements and meditative breathing techniques has been proven to improve stress regulation through the production of dopamine and other neurotransmitters in the brain.

The suryanamaskar poses trigger your parasympathetic nervous system, dissipating stress. This is a key factor in creating the right conditions to restore the delicate balance the gut microbiome needs to flourish.

Stress is a key trigger for diabetes, as a body under stress secretes cortisol, a hormone that acts in opposition to insulin.

Cortisol is directly responsible for increased fat storage. By helping dissipate stress, the suryanamaskar also promotes fat loss.

Even if you practice the suryanamaskar at a measured pace, it is still an energetic exercise. What’s more, it works every part of your body from your head to your toes.

A single round, which comprises two circuits, will have the novice struggling for air and sweating and will burn about 13 calories.

The standard practice is to do 12 asanas in one set. i.e 12x2 or 24 in each round. So when it is repeated 12 times you’re basically doing 288 asanas.

This takes about 20 minutes; which means that in just 20 minutes you will be burning 13 x20 = 260 calories, and thrice that number in an hour! And this is at a meditative rhythm. At a more energetic pace, this will go up significantly.

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