Yoga Food Plans for Disease management

Before we enter into the heart of Yoga food plans and how they can help disease management, let us admit that, in spite of adopting and strictly following the most pure and nutritious diet, some people still tend to fall ill.



Oftentimes the reason for this is the natural relationship between our bodies and minds, in which our minds is always in a dominant or controlling position over our bodies. Subsequently what is in the mind, its belief structure, is even more important to our physical health and vitality, than the foods we have. It follows, therefore, that if you are diseased, in spite of a good diet and good life habits, your disease may be the result of some latent psychological factors.

Before addressing recommended Yogic specific foods, it is imperative to examine the relationship between food and health.



It seems futile to argue the question of overeating. All who have as eaten too heartily can remember the results from their own experiences. Lassitude, a bloated feeling, pain, sickness, is all plain at times. Inwardly, the clearest results are a distended belly, displacement of large and small intestines and formation of excessive fat, together with all their attendant health threats.

It follows, therefore, that is important to learn to control our food consumption.



By doing so – and this is regardless of what kind of food you eat – you can contribute a lot to a long and healthy life. Overeating is one of the main causes of disease and, a subsequent, premature death. It has been proven in research after research that, the most common denominator in the lifestyles of people who live long, is that they all ate sparingly. The lesson to be learnt is that if you wish to live long, eat less.

Yoga even advocates occasional fasting, especially when you fall ill. By doing, so we give our digestive system a break. You can see nature’s own benefits of fasting in the animal kingdom. When animals fall ill, they stop eating and rest and fast till their body naturally repairs itself and they are well again. Fasting on raw fruit and vegetable juices, from a couple days to two weeks, is a regular Yogic remedy for a number of ailments. When you start to fast you could feel very uncomfortable or even ill during the first few days. This is due because many toxins are being released into the system. But soon after, your energy levels and vitality will return. A word of caution though – Don’t go overboard with fasting. Prolonged fasts call for supervision.

Given below are 5 Yoga principles for the prevention of disease