Yoga, music can keep lifestyle diseases at bay: Expert
300 take part in yoga, music workshop at Rayat and Bahra Univ
City Air News
Jun 22, 2022 05:40
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Mohali, June 22: As many as 300 faculty members, staff and students of the Rayat and Bahra University, Kharar participated in a workshop on the benefits of yoga and music in managing lifestyle diseases on Wednesday. The workshop was organized to mark World Music Day and World Yoga Day.
Among others, Jonita Doda, Bollywood actor, director and model, Saniya Verma model and actress also participated in the workshop. During the workshop a yoga session was conducted by Nancy Rajput.
Addressing a health talk during the occasion, Dr Deepak Puri , senior cardiac surgeon at Max Hospital, Mohali emphasized upon the beneficial role of yoga and music in managing several lifestyle diseases like heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, stress, anxiety depression and cancers .
He said that 80% of the lifestyle diseases deaths can be prevented by timely initiation of prevention yet unfortunately the majority of our population totally ignores prevention till they develop complications and seek medical attention only at the time major interventions become unavoidable.
Dr Puri emphasized that the current medical practices and unconventional modalities like yoga and music are complementary to each other and should not be competing with each other as far as delivery of best health practices to the community are concerned. Rational use of comprehensive management not only prevents complications but at the same time also improves outcomes and is more cost effective, he opined.
He also emphasized the benefits of yoga in controlling progression of coronary artery disease and maintaining physical and mental fitness. Music also relieves stress that may be helpful in preventing the onset of aging complications like dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and imbalance, he asserted.
Meanwhile Dr Puri also runs Cardiomersion as its global chairman, which incorporates all medical specialties as well as unconventional modalities like yoga and music to manage the growing menace of lifestyle diseases.
