Health Matters

Did You know that you have the chances of increasing your height upto 25 years of age and this is no joke as this has been experienced by many of the people around the world.

There are many tonics and capsules that tend to stimulate some of the growth hormone with some chemicals or some steroids or some hormonal injection but these methods have got too many side effects.

Tadasana

Padahastasana

Sarvangasana

Vrkasana

Dhanurasana

Trikonasana

Matsyasana

Paschimottasana

Yoga, is said to be the best and most scientific form of exercise for the body and mind. And many ancient Indian Saints have developed a lot form of Yoga. While every one of them have got various advantages, those that help stimulate thyroid glands and remove platings from bones and thus leading to growth of bones are listed below. If practiced for 3 months properly along with a good supplementary guide and good sleep, it can increase your height by 2-3 inches , of course if your are below the age of 25 years.

Matsyasana or The Fish Pose
This asana is also called as the destroyer of disease.

How to do it:-

1. Sit in Padmasana or lotus posture.

2. Take hold of feet.

3. Lower head and shoulders backwards to ground. Be very careful to avoid any jerk while you lower your head and shoulders.

4. Catch hold of the toes with your index fingers and place the elbows on the ground.

5. While returning to original position, release the toes and taking the help of your hands straighten your head and with the help of your elbow, come back to Padmasana or the Lotus Pose.

Benefits:-

Remember:- This asana should be practiced after Sarvangasana for one third of the time of sarvangasana to realize the full benefits of sarvangasana.

Benefits:-

1. This asana is said to be best for constipation and it forces the faecal materials down the rectum. Also, it helps in most of the disease of the stomach.

2. It stretches the spine and is also good for increasing height in children.

Precautions:- Do not bend your neck backwars with a jerk.

Paschimottanasana

This is one of the most difficult of the asanas but one with very results also.

How to do it:-

1. Sit with both of your legs stretched and back portion straight as in the Dandasan Positon.

2. Now breathe in and make the spine long.

3. As you exhale , bring your upper part of body(the part above your hips) forward and bend it from the hips.

4. Get hold of your ankle and on each step, try to bend a little more forward unless you can touch your knees with your nose.

5. Extend the spine on each inhale and on exhale bend forward as shown in fig.

Benefits:-

1. According to Hathpradipika, this asana inspires the prana towards the three principle nerves, which arouses the kundalini.

2. It cures the problem of sperm count and also helps increase height.

Precautions:- Do not practise it in case of back problem, asthma or diarrhoea .

Trikonasana or The Triangle Pose is the asana in which the body takes the shape of a triangle and hence this is called a Triangle Pose or Trikonasana.

How to do it:-

1. First stand straight with hands besides the thighs.

2. Now jump to make a distance of about 3 feet between your feets and hands should be placed vertically down pointing towards ground and in line with shoulder.

3. Now bend towards right with the middle and forefinger of the right hand touching the right toe and head should with aligned along the left hand which should be pointing upwards towards the sky.

4. Now after maintaining this for sometime,return slowly to the position number 2 and then repeat the same in other direction.

Benefits:-

1.Produces a soothing effect on the calves of the bent legs and on the muscles of the hand resting on the floor.

2. The stretching of the body has good effect on the muscles and improves their functioning and corrects the body posture

3. This asana strengthens the waist and back.

4. The asana helps in increasing the height in the children.

Precautions:-

1. Do not bend the kness of the legs while doing this asana.

2. Persons with some problem in spine or backpain should do this only under the guidance of an expert.

Dhanurasana, or Bow pose , is a yoga pose in which the practitioner lies on their belly, grabs their feet, and lifts the legs into the shape of a bow. Dhanurasana is also called Urdva Chakrasana.

How to do it:-

1. Lie down with your stomach facing down.

2. Bring your feet up by bending your knees.

3. Try to hold your ankles with your hands.

4. Breathe IN.Using your hand try to pull your feet so as to raise thighs and simultaneously raise your head , shoulder and chest of the ground.

5. Look up.

6. Hold this pose for around five to eight seconds, more if possible.

7. Your body would be in the shape of a bow, with only your stomach and pelvic area resting on the floor with the entire weight falling on your navels.

8. For those who can do this easily, they can try to rock their body back and forth , but this should not be practiced by the beginners.

Benefits:-

Benefits :

1. It improves digestion.

2. Strengthens spine and thigh muscles.

3. Stretches neck, shoulders and arms.

4. Regulates pancreas gland and is highly beneficial for diabetic patients.

Precautions:- It should not be practiced by those having backaches or cervical pain.

This asana makes the waist and stomach healthy. And, this asans is also helpful in increasing height by pressurizing the pituitary gland. Again, however, heights can increase only upto certain age and the upper limit of that age has been set as 25.

How to do it:-

1. Stand staight and erect with your hands besides your thighs.

2. Inhale and extend your arms and then bend forward.

3. Try to touch your knees with your nose.

4. Remain in the position for 10-20 seconds in the beginning and try to increase it over period.
Benifits:-

1. Good for waist and abdomen.

2. Increases the flow of blood in brain.

3. Helps increase height.

Warning:- Children suffering from backaches should not practice it.

How to do it:-

1. Stand erect with legs together and hands by the side of the thighs. Gaze in front.

2. Raise your hands straight in front up to arms. Palms should face each other.

3.Bring the hands up straight foward towards the sky, fingers pointing upward.

4. Now slowly raise your heels and stand on toes. Raise heels as much as you can. Stretch body up as much as possible.

5. While returning to the original position, bring your heels on the ground first.

6. Slowly bring down your hands also.

7. While raising your toes try to feel the air rising from your toe to head and while exhaling, i.e. going down , feel the air going down your body.


Benifits of Tadasana:-

1. Erects your spine and give you a good posture.

2. Helps in increasing your height but of-course only if you are less than 25 years of age.

3.Visceroptosis and pain in the backbone is removed.

4. Relieves sciatica and Strengthens thighs, knees, and ankle.

Precautions:-

1. Those having reeling sensations should abstain from it.

2. This is a balancing exercise so you should not show any haste and try to do only upto the point that you do not lose your balance.