Acharya Vikrmaditya

Arthiritis is a lifestyle related disesase and more than exercise - diet and other precautions are needed to ensure you do not suffer from this disease in the future. In those already suffering from arthritis it has been found that with changes in diet and food, proper rest, regular yogic exercise, weight loss and joint protection, arthritis can be controlled.

Mudra .
Vayu Mudra : Fold the index finger on the pad of thumb and press it through the thumb.
# Vayu mudra helps in controlling joint pain, muscular pain, any kind of numbness, joint swelling and even kampan bai.

Diet:
A healthy diet and water will help to remove waste mater and toxins from the body.
# Avoid preserved, cooked food. Always take fresh food.
# Avoid rich vath food like soybeans, kadi, arbi, uradh dal, rajma, lady finger, brinjal and especially curd at night.
# Boiled vegetables, green vegetables, rice cooked with cloves should be eaten.
# Add ginger and methi dana to the diet.
# Drink plenty of luke warm water.
# Try and fast once a week.

Yogasan:
Simple Yogic kriyas of joints and limps help in improving circulation of blood in these parts. Other Yogasans like:
vajrasan, pawanmukatasan, uttanpadasan, surya namaskar, sarapasan, bhujang asan, padam asan, trikonasan, tarasan, kati chakra asan, aulom vilom pranayam (all covered in earlier articles) are very useful.

Massage:
Whole body massage with herbal oils having essential oil of garlic, arand, methi are very helpful in curing joint pains. A
light massage of medicated Ayurveda Mahanarayan oil on the limbs and joints is also essential.

Healthy Tips.
# Try to avoid pain killers. Instead of painkillers use wax packs to control pain.
# Try to control constipation with issabgol, trifala, bael powder.
# Try to avoid stress, keep your self cool and away from jealousies. Practise meditation techniques to divert your
mind.
# Yogic body cleaning processes called Shatkarmas are extremely powerful and have maximum health impact.