With people getting under home quarantine to avoid the spread of the novel coronavirus, the problem of drinking and smoking has excessively increased. World Health Organisation has advised that people should avoid excessive drinking as it weakens the immunity and increases the chances of getting infected by COVID-19. The intoxication of any sort makes the body ultra-sensitive and easy prey to infection. According to a report, around 200 million people in India get intoxicated daily. Along with this, 6 crore people also have diseases due to consumption of excessive alcohol.
Swami Ramdev, in a special show on India TV, reveals that yoga helps on the path to alcohol, cigarette or tobacco addiction recovery. He reveals that intoxication causes a high risk of pneumonia along with weakening the immunity system. Since coronavirus directly attacks the lungs, kidney and liver, it becomes difficult for that person to recover from the infection. According to Swami Ramdev, doing yoga daily provides external and internal peace and calms the mind. He also claims that if a person has the will power to avoid addiction, yoga can help to go into sobriety completely.
Get rid of addiction with these asanas
To get rid of alcohol, cigarette or tobacco addiction, Swami Ramdev suggests doing sukshma vyayamas, yofic jogging, sthith konasana, tadasana, bhujangasana, mandukasana, yoga mudra asana, shalasana, uttanpadasana, sheershasana and vakrasana.
Caffeine Addiction
Swami Ramdev said that caffeine is also a type of mild intoxication. Therefore, there tea and coffee also become an addiction. He said that one has to stop the addiction first and then fix the damage caused to the liver. By doing yoga asanas like mandukasana and yoga mudra asana, the person will be able to get rid of caffeine addiction. The stomach will start to get cleared.
Pranayamas for Addiction
According to Swami Ramdev, one should do pranayama daily. Starting with Surya namaskar, one should do Kapalbhati, Bhastrika, Udgith, Anulom-Vilom and Bhramari daily to strengthen immunity. They also help to make the lungs stronger and keep the mind calm.
Dand Baithak Asana
By doing this, you will not only get rid of tobacco, cigarette and alcohol addiction, but your whole body will remain fit. According to Swami Ramdev, 14 types of dand baithak yogasanas can be done to make the body externally and internally healthy. These are Vrishchik dand, chakra dand baithak, parshva dand baithak, Ordinary dand baithak, Ramamurthi dand baithak, Hanuman dand baithak, Vaksh vikasan dand baithak, Chakara dand baithak, Palat dand baithak.
Home remedies
Take 200 grams celery and boil it in 2 liters of water. When half a liter of water is left, filter it. Drink this decoction (kaadha) regularly with 2-3 spoons of water. This helps in relieving from all forms of addictions.
If you have eaten too much of spicy food, then put 1-2 tablets of Haran in your mouth and keep it in your mouth until it melts.
Get constipated without smoking
Many people have this habit of smoking cigarettes the first thing in the morning. Otherwise, they feel constipated. According to Swami Ramdev, people who do not have motion without smoking cigarettes should drink gumutra in the morning and aloe vera, amla juice by mixing it in warm water. This will relieve constipation.
To get rid of drug addiction
If you repeatedly feel the desire to consume alcohol, cigarettes, tobacco, then you should go surya namaskar and chant gayatri mantra daily fior 5-7 minutes. This calms the mind and helps in controlling your desires.
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