Lecture on Management of Lifestyle diseases with Traditional Medicine

The Board of Trustees of Srinagar colony, a residential colony in chennai invited Centre for Traditional medicine & Research to organise a seminar for its members on 30th Jan 2011. Since Lifestyle diseases -Non communicable Diseases are the major problem currently and since the risk factors associated with them are modifiable CTMR decided to conduct the seminar on' Management of Lifestyle diseases with traditional medicine' mainly drawing from the experience of Siddha system. Dr.T.Thirunarayanan, Secretary CTMR listed out the various risk factors like obesity, increased blood pressure caused due to deviation from the Satwik food habits, physical inactivity, stress, alcohol consumption and smoking. He explained the daily regimen suggested in siddha, Satwik food options, Yoga, Pranayama, Kaya kalpa therapy He explained the science behind the siddha approach, anti-oxidant benefit of the herbs and Kaya kalpa practices, reversal of altered lipid metabolism and Coronory vascular changes with herbs. Dr. R. Padma priya facilitated the seminar and assured follow up support to the residents in practising them