A Matter of Health : Integration of Yoga and Western Medicine for Prevention and Cure

The book A MATTER OF HEALTH, illustrated with numerous photographs and over 200 diagrams of the human body includes: concepts of the yoga sutras of Patanjali,western medicine and yoga in relation to lifestyles, health and disease. rational explanations of the concepts of diet and choice of yoga as the best method of exercise Mmanagement of various lifestyles and their inherent health problems-the executives, the geriatric ,artists, sportspersons,doctors,homemakers using Patanjali's sutras,western medicine, asanas and pranayama medical explanations of the mechanisms of asanas and pranayama by a physician----- as never before judicious solutions to a wide variety of common and important medical disorders using western medicine and yoga- two dimensional health care understanding the vast clinical potential of yoga as a non invasive tool and its use in preventive health making health care highly cost effective. Basic concepts of yoga in relation to western medicine The clinical benefits of utilising yoga as a tool for health care. Medical explanations of how asanas and pranayama work Solutions to a variety of medical ailments combining western medicine and yoga making health care highly cost effective.