Since allergy is a very complicated and multifaceted disease, its diagnosis also involves a multipronged approach. It is based on a combination of history, signs and symptoms, laboratory tests and special tests for allergy.
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Diet and our daily activities and lifestyle have an important bearing on the symptoms and control of allergy. The conservative management of allergy includes changes in the diet and lifestyle of the individual.
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Climate plays a large role in causing allergy. The interaction of temperature, humidity and barometric pressure is important in causing or increasing the symptoms of allergy. It appears that allergic diseases, especially asthma, tend to be adversely affected by high humidity, by sudden temperature changes (particularly from warm to cold) and by drops in the barometric pressure.
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What is Yoga
Yoga is an ancient Indian technique of integrating human personality at the physical, mental, moral and intellectual levels.
Treatment of allergy by the modern system of medicine involves a systematic and multifaceted approach. It varies according to the type of allergy as well as the individual involved and severity of the disease. For a better understanding of the treatment, the following measures can be outlined:-
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Pranayama is derived from two Sanskrit words – “Prana” and “Ayama”. “Prana” means breath, life, vitality, air, power or energy. “Ayama” denotes extension, abstinence, regulation, control or restraint. Thus Pranayama is the act of control of respiration and an attempt to control the flow of “Prana” or vital force in the human body.
Yogic Kriyas are a very important part of Hatha Yoga as they help to eliminate the accumulated toxins from the body. The body is like a machine, which has to be continuously cleaned and maintained in a perfect condition. The Yogic Kriyas are six in number and often referred to as Shat Kriyas. They are as follows:-
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Naturopathy or Nature Cure is the technique of following the rules of Nature and exploiting the natural resources like the sun, air, water and soil to cure the various maladies affecting man.
Naturopathy or Nature Cure is the technique of following the rules of Nature and exploiting the natural resources like the sun, air, water and soil to cure the various maladies affecting man.
Patanjali, the original teacher of Yoga had described meditation as “the uninterrupted thinking of one thought”. Swami Vivekananda had said, “Meditation is the focussing of the mind on some object. If the mind acquires concentration on one object, it can concentrate on any object whatsoever.”