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By Sanjeev Patel Good digestion is something that many of us take for granted. For those who do not enjoy a stable and reliable digestive system, life is often very difficult. Frequent diarrhea makes you feel like a prisoner in your own bathroom, while frequent constipation is painful and distracting. We all want our digestion to work well so that we don't even have to think about it, and for many people yoga is an important key that gets the digestive engine running smoothly again.

By Sangeetha Saran Twisting Yoga poses help the body to detoxify and re-energize. Twisting Yoga poses gently compress the internal organs. This compression helps to move freshly oxygenated blood throughout the entire body. Physical sluggishness and mental cloudiness are both indications that the body is carrying unnecessary toxins and waste substances. A well-rounded practice of Yoga poses will help to invigorate and detoxify both the body and mind. Twisting Yoga asanas are particularly effective for increasing digestive health. They also help to relieve tension and increase your energy level.

By April Furanna Today, the increase in people being diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD) is quite alarming. As someone who has suffered from digestive problems my whole life and who has been diagnosed with Crohn's disease, I know all too well the complications of having a chronic digestive disease. It is debilitating on the physical body, but also the mind and spirit.

By Dr. Paul Jerard, E-RYT 500 Chemotherapy, used most often in cancer treatment, is a powerful tool. However, like killing bugs with a sledgehammer, it packs a powerful punch to the entire body, not just the cancerous cells. Chemotherapy indiscriminately kills cells that divide rapidly, meaning that it also harms non-cancerous cells dividing rapidly under normal circumstances. Bone marrow cells, digestive tract cells, and hair follicles are all targeted by the chemotherapy, resulting in the most common side effects of the treatment: alopecia (hair loss), myelosuppression (decreased production of blood cells), and mucositis (inflammation of the lining of the digestive tract).

It greatly enhances digestion, elimination, flexibility of legs and arms, and it releases tension in the shoulders, neck, and spine. It tones the legs and arms and lengthens the hamstrings.

Kandharasana, also known as the Shoulder pose is a powerful yoga posture that benefits the upper torso region in various ways. Kandarasana corrects the spinal defects, massages the abdominal organs and improves digestion.

There are numerous Yoga asanas that benefits body in a lot of ways. Ardha Shalabasana or the half-locust pose is one such poses which aids in strengthening of muscles, relieving back pain, stimulating organs and also improves digestion.

By Dr. Rita Khanna It is believed, by many Yoga practitioners, that a Yogi should take milk, fruit, and raw vegetables. However, this is not totally correct because there are certain foods which are not meant for the human body at all. If you analyze the secretions in your digestive tract, and the secretions from your gums, teeth, and saliva, and also, if you examine the strength of the mucus membranes throughout the alimentary tract, and the length of the small and large intestines, and make a comparison with other carnivorous animals, or those animals who live on fruits, you will find there is an absolute difference.

This pose gently moves the abdominal organs and stretches the hamstring. It also tones the kidneys and rejuvenates the whole spine. It improves digestion. By supporting the hands on the seat of the chair, this asana creates a sense of peaceful quiet.

This pose reduces tension in the low back, opens the chest and lungs to obtain more oxygen, engages the upper back and shoulders and neck, relieves tightness in the skull, and coordinates the digestive process.

The kidney functions are stimulated, together with the digestive system and the elimination process. Tension in the spinal column and surrounding muscles is reduced.

This pose helps to reduce the swelling. Digestion improves, elimination can become regular, and breath improves in volume, timing, and placement. It contributes to a general feeling of contentment and accomplishment, all of which are positive feedback.

This pose aids digestion, reduces gas, tones the lower back muscles, relieves discomfort from long periods of sitting, realigns the thoracic spine, and reduces tension in the shoulders and neck.

This pose is excellent for the digestion. It relieves lower back discomfort from sitting for extended periods of time. It aids elimination and reduces flatulence and the frequency of constipation. It increases flexibility in the hip joints and increases circulation in the torso, pelvis, and limbs.

This asana is a combination of Baddha Konasana (Cobbler's Pose) and the seated twists. It greatly enhances digestion, elimination, fl exibility of legs and arms, and relaxation of the shoulders, neck, and spine. It tones the legs and arms and lengthens the hamstrings. 

This pose aids digestion by flushing the liver and spleen. The kidneys are toned. By remaining in the pose, distress from an enlarged prostate gland can be reduced. The legs and arms are strengthened, and the hamstring muscles are stretched, improving flexibility and cutting down spasticity.

By Gopi Rao Restorative Yoga is a wonderful tool for transforming emotional energy. If you live in a chronic state of stress, different systems in the body begin to weaken. For instance, you may experience exhaustion, poor digestion, a lowered immune system, and heart problems. Gradually you will find that you have developed an assortment of minor health problems, which in turn may develop into much more profound health problems over time.

The benefits of Yoga are numerous. The physical benefits of Yoga are: it strengthens, tones, and builds muscles, it improves flexibility, muscle joint mobility, digestion and elimination, heart conditions, breathing disorders, muscular-skeletal conditions such as arthritis, repetitive stain injuries, bad knees, tight shoulders, and neck.

The pitta dosha boils down to one word, fire! The pitta element in the body is related to the fire of digestion and the synthesis of...

This asana is recommended after Sarvangasana and before any forward bending postures. It reduces backache and discomfort in the hips. Lumbar mobility is increased. This stimulation of the liver, kidneys, heart, lungs, and digestive and elimination systems is dynamic and essential.