Effect of Shatkarma practices on serum glucose and serum cholesterol level of the Human subjects: an Observation

Yogic practices may aid in the prevention and management of high serum glucose level and high serum cholesterol level of the practitioners and reduce common lifestyle disorders and other complications in the population. The present study has been undertaken to evaluate the effect of yoga practice on both the parameters of the normal and otherwise healthy volunteers. Seventy volunteers were taken as experimental group from urban area of south Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida region. The subjects were a heterogeneous group having Diabetes, Hypertension, Obesity and joints problem but otherwise healthy and were voluntarily wanted to join Yoga session for general physical mental wellbeing. In this prepost research study a package of Hatha Yogic Shatkarma technique Dhauti, Neti and Kapalbhati were introduced to them. The volunteers practiced for 90 days except Sunday and holidays. The impact of the practice of Shatkarma practice showed a significant reduction on their serum glucose level and serum cholesterol level.