The Reclining Hero Pose – (Supta Virasana) Supta Virasana is an intermediate posture and for those only who can sit their buttocks relatively easily on the floor between their feet. In Sanskrit language, ‘Supta’ means reclining or lying down; ‘Vira’ means hero and ‘Asana’ means pose or posture, hence the name – Reclining Hero posture. [...]

Yoga is the Sanskirt word for “union”, and there are few better types of exercise that incorporate every aspect of your body. Yoga originated in India, and has been practiced by people for thousands of years. Yoga integrates every part of your body, spirit and mind to do exercise, though what is traditionally known as [...]

Diabetes is a health condition in which there is too much sugar in the blood. In type I diabetes, the body does not produce insulin, which regulates blood sugar. In type II diabetes, the body produces little insulin or cannot use it properly. Both conditions are a result of the pancreas not functioning properly. Diabetes [...]

Diabetes is often associated with loss of energy as a result of the body failing to absorb and utilize glucose properly. Diabetes is also associated with irritability which unfortunately can lead to emotional stress which is known to aggravate the condition of a patient. Being a chronic condition, diabetics are called upon to learn to [...]

According to The National Eye Institute 40% to 45% of Americans with diabetes are effected by diabetic retinopathy. In fact, it is the leading cause of blindness in this country. As always there is a bad news/good news scenario with diabetes and that’s in almost all cases diabetic retinopathy is preventable! In the first stages [...]