VARIATIONS IN BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF DIABETICS WITH AMLA AND PRANAYAMA
Santhi Sri K. V.*, G. Sivannarayana and Sravani Simhadri
ABSTRACT
Emblica officinalis (Amla) is widely used in the Indian system of medicine and to increase defense against disease. Vitamin C, tannins and flavonoids present in amla have very powerful antioxidant activities. Due to rich Vitamin C, amla is recommended in the treatment of Diabetes mellitus. Pranayama increases oxygen intake to enhance metabolisms and relieves stress and stain. To study the effect of Amla and Pranayama on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM,) 120 T2DM subjects were selected from Acharya Nagarjuna University and Guntur of Andhra Pradesh The data was collected on general information, background information, clinical information, anthropometry and 24 hour dietary recall along with fasting blood sugar, lipid profile and glycated hemoglobin. During the course of supplementation no modification in the diet or medication was made for both experimental and control groups. The anthropometric measurements and Biochemical parameters like FBS, PPBS, HBA1C and lipid profile were monitored at the beginning, middle and end of supplementation period. Supplementation of one medium size Amla (35g) for 6 months and pranayama led to a significant decrease in the FBS, PPBS, HBA1C, Lipid profile values in the experimental group. There were no significant changes in the control group.
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