Free mud therapy, steam baths at govt naturopathy college
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Chennai: At least 50 more beds will be added to the government yoga and naturopathy college at Arignar Anna Institute of Indian Medicine where treatment such as mud therapy and steam bathwillbe provided free for lifestyle diseasessuch as obesity.
The hospital, part of the post-graduate course campus, was inaugurated by chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday. It will increase the total bed strength of yoga and naturopathy hospital to 100, hesaid. “Yogacan boost people’s health and prevent diseases,” he said inaugurating a yoga expo. “People who want toloseweight musttry visiting the hospital. It teaches people tousefood as medicine.”
Hospital records show that in thelastthree years, patients admitted to the hospital for obesity have lostup 22kg in one month, principal Dr N Manavalan said. “Many young girls were admittedhere notjustbecause they did not look good, but also because they were at risk for cardiac diseases and strokes. When they stay with usthey learn tousefood as medicine,” hesaid.
While patients get oil massages, aromatherapy, mud therapy or steam bath as part of treatment, the hospital monitors what they eat. At 6am, patients take up to three glasses of water. This is followed by a yoga session where exercises are tailor-made to suit patients’ needs. At every meal, patients get fruit and vegetables, sprouts and nuts. Nocookedfood, milk or dairy products are served. Treatment sessions include mudtherapy, steam bath and aromaticoil massages.
After a stay of 2-4 weeks many learn how to stay healthy. “Most patients have maintained body weight even after childbirth. Some men have been able to reverse diabetes and maintain healthy cholesterol levels,” hesaid.
Health minister C Vijaya Baskar said the department will open similar lifestyle clinics in all district headquarters hospitals and taluk hospitalsin the next few months.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai: At least 50 more beds will be added to the government yoga and naturopathy college at Arignar Anna Institute of Indian Medicine where treatment such as mud therapy and steam bathwillbe provided free for lifestyle diseasessuch as obesity.
The hospital, part of the post-graduate course campus, was inaugurated by chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday. It will increase the total bed strength of yoga and naturopathy hospital to 100, hesaid. “Yogacan boost people’s health and prevent diseases,” he said inaugurating a yoga expo. “People who want toloseweight musttry visiting the hospital. It teaches people tousefood as medicine.”
Hospital records show that in thelastthree years, patients admitted to the hospital for obesity have lostup 22kg in one month, principal Dr N Manavalan said. “Many young girls were admittedhere notjustbecause they did not look good, but also because they were at risk for cardiac diseases and strokes. When they stay with usthey learn tousefood as medicine,” hesaid.
While patients get oil massages, aromatherapy, mud therapy or steam bath as part of treatment, the hospital monitors what they eat. At 6am, patients take up to three glasses of water. This is followed by a yoga session where exercises are tailor-made to suit patients’ needs. At every meal, patients get fruit and vegetables, sprouts and nuts. Nocookedfood, milk or dairy products are served. Treatment sessions include mudtherapy, steam bath and aromaticoil massages.
After a stay of 2-4 weeks many learn how to stay healthy. “Most patients have maintained body weight even after childbirth. Some men have been able to reverse diabetes and maintain healthy cholesterol levels,” hesaid.
Health minister C Vijaya Baskar said the department will open similar lifestyle clinics in all district headquarters hospitals and taluk hospitalsin the next few months.
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