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Yoga For Dizziness And It's Health Benefits

Last Updated: Jan 20, 2025

Benefits of yoga for Dizziness

Anyone can suffer from the problem of dizziness. This is a condition wherein a person feels a loss of balance and spinning around the sensation. The balance of the body is dependent on the functioning of the various organs like fluid in the inner ear, joints, muscle position, brain coordination, and eyes. Any problem in the functioning of these organs either due to any disease or any other reason can lead to dizziness in a person. Yoga is an excellent natural way to get relief from the problem of dizziness.

Yoga stimulates the functioning of the nervous system which helps in processing and sensing the signals sent by the ears and eyes. For a well-balanced body, it is essential that healthy blood circulation is maintained. Yoga proves to excellent in this regard as it is known to improve the flow of blood in the body. A proper supply of blood to the joints and muscles lead to maintaining a proper balance. There are techniques in yoga help in supplying freshly oxygenated blood to the brain thereby alleviating the problem of dizziness. Given below are some of the asanas of yoga that help in providing relief from the issue of dizziness.

Yoga asanas for Dizziness

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Garland Pose

Get in the squatting position by keeping your feet absolutely flat on the floor. Gradually widen the gap between your thighs till the gap is more than the width of your torso. Slowly move the torso forward while exhaling and clasp your palms together while pushing the elbows against the inner thighs. While being firm in this position, hold your arms forward and then swing them back and hold the back of the heels. Breathe deeply and be in the position for about a minute. This pose is very effective in treating dizziness.

Conclusion

Besides doing yoga regularly consuming a healthy diet is also necessary as a person might feel dizzy due to lack of proper nutrients in the body. Taking a healthy diet revitalizes the body along with promoting an improved quality of life. There are certain food products which help in reducing the problem of dizziness. Deficiency of vitamin D can be one of the prime reasons for feeling dizzy. There have been studies which indicate that a lower level of vitamin D in the body increases the chance of dizziness up to 23 percent.

Thus incorporating foods rich in vitamin D like soy milk and salmon must be incorporated in the diet of a person. Deficiency of Vitamin B12 is another major reason for feeling dizzy. Low level of vitamin B12 leads to impairment of the nervous system. Incorporating food rich in Vitamin B12 like clams, beef liver, and eggs in the diet can be very beneficial. Eating a handful of almonds can also lead to the reduction of dizziness feeling in a person. Fast paced positive results can be obtained in alleviating the problem of dizziness if a person combines yoga with a healthy diet. If a person has been prescribed medicine for the problem of dizziness then it must be taken regularly as it also plays an important role in the alleviation problem.

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    Written ByDr. Shivam Malhotra Sleep Medicine(Training),MBBS Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery,MD - General MedicineGeneral Physician
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