Yoga offerspeople a complete mind-body workout, and is the perfect combination of strengthening and stretching exercises with meditation and deep breathing exercises. In fact, there would be hardly any workout program as enduring as yoga.

L everaging over 100 different forms, a normal yoga session targets almost every area of the body - core, arms, legs, and back. While many forms of yoga such as iyengar and hatha are gentle and relaxing, other forms like power yoga and bikram are faster and much more challenging. Regularly practicing yoga not only helps you get those toned muscles, but can also be the cure of several diseases. And if not

complete cure, there would hardly be any disease yoga can't help in controlling.

Let us now look at some of the diseases that can be cured with the power of yoga:

Asthma

Practicing various yoga forms like the pranayam and anulom-vulomserve as the only sustainable cure for asthma. While inhalers serve as an immediate relief during an asthma attack, yoga provides the only long-term cure for the condition.

Arthritis

Severe joint pain is a common after-effect of arthritis and unfortunately, there is no permanent cure for the disease till now. However, practicing suryanamaskar is a versatile, effective, and natural way to control the amount of pain caused by the disease.

Diabetes

Perhaps the disease that affects majority of the population worldwide, diabetes is currently an incurable condition but regularly practicing yoga asanas like the triangle pose can be highly effective in controlling blood sugar levels.

Hypertension

Stress is one of the major causes of hypertension. Meditative yoga asanas like pranayam, if performed on a regular basis, are the only long-term cure of  hypertension.

Depression

A number of people take sleeping pills and anti-depressants to get rid of depression. Yoga asanas like the uttanasana are one of the powerful cures for depression.

Poly Cystic Ovaries

PCOS causes irregular periods and can potentially lead to infertility in women. Trying the corpse pose can be an effective solution to ovarian cysts without the need of any surgery or medication.

Liver Problems

Basic yoga poses like bridge pose or cat pose can increase the blood circulation in the abdomen and help you maintain a healthy liver.

Lower Back Pain

Working professionals are often seen suffering from lower back pain. Many people even undergo surgery to get relief. Various yoga poses like the tree pose or the tadasana can be natural solutions to the problem.

While the top pharma companies manufacture high-quality medicines for almost all diseases, it is a well-known fact that regularly practicing yoga can be a highly effective solution to many of the chronic medical conditions. The best part about yoga is that it is a completely natural form of mind-body exercise.