Yoga: As an adjunct therapy to trim down the Ayurvedic drug requirement in non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

Yoga Meets Intelligent Internet of Things: Recent Challenges and Future Directions

The physical and mental health of people can be enhanced through yoga, an excellent form of exercise. As part of the breathing procedure, yoga involves stretching the body organs. The guidance and monitoring of yoga are crucial to ripe the full benefits of it, as wrong postures possess multiple antagonistic effects, including physical hazards and stroke. The detection and monitoring of the yoga postures are possible with the Intelligent Internet of Things (IIoT), which is the integration of intelligent approaches (machine learning) and the Internet of Things (IoT). Considering the increment in yoga practitioners in recent years, the integration of IIoT and yoga has led to the successful implementation of IIoT-based yoga training systems. This paper provides a comprehensive survey on integrating yoga with IIoT. The paper also discusses the multiple types of yoga and the procedure for the detection of yoga using IIoT. Additionally, this paper highlights various applications of yoga, safety measures, various challenges, and future directions. This survey provides the latest developments and findings on yoga and its integration with IIoT.

Exploring Anti-Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Mechanism of Gegen Qinlian Decoction by Network Pharmacology and Experimental Validation

Purpose. Gegen Qinlian Decoction (GGQL) has been employed to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the clinical practice of traditional Chinese medicine. However, the underlying mechanism of GGQL in the treatment of T2DM remains unknown. This study was aimed at exploring the pharmacological mechanisms of GGQL against T2DM via network pharmacology analysis combined with experimental validation. Methods. The effective components of GGQL were screened, and the target was predicted by using traditional Chinese medicine systems pharmacology database and analysis platform (TCMSP). The candidate targets of GGQL were predicted by network pharmacological analysis, and crucial targets were chosen by the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) functional enrichment analyses were performed to predict the core targets and pathways of GGQL against T2DM. Then, T2DM mice were induced by a high-fat diet combined with streptozotocin. The model and GGQL groups were given normal saline and GGQL aqueous solution (10 and 20 g/kg/d) intragastric administration, respectively, for 8 weeks. The mice in the GGQLT groups were administered with GGQLT at 10 and 20 g/kg/d, respectively. The pathological changes in liver tissues were observed by hematoxylin-eosin staining. The protein expression of TNF-α and NF-κB was verified by western blotting. Results. A total of 204 common targets of GGQL for the treatment of T2DM were obtained from 140 active ingredients and 212 potential targets of T2DM. GO and KEGG enrichment analysis involved 119 signaling pathways, mainly in inflammatory TNF signaling pathways. Animal experiments showed that GGQL significantly reduced the serum levels of body mass, fasting blood glucose, fasting insulin, HOMA-IR, TNF-α, and IL-17. The liver pathological section showed that GGQL could improve the vacuolar degeneration and lipid deposition in the liver of T2DM mice. Mechanistically, GGQL downregulated the mRNA expression of TNF-α and NF-κB. Conclusions. This study demonstrated that GGQL may exert antidiabetic effects against T2DM by suppressing TNF-α signaling pathway activation, thus providing a basis for its potential use in clinical practice and further study in treating T2DM.

Complementary and Integrative Health Treatments for Migraine

BACKGROUND

Migraine is a chronic disabling neurologic condition that can be treated with a combination of both pharmacologic and complementary and integrative health options.

EVIDENCE ACQUISITION

With the growing interest in the US population in the use of nonpharmacologic treatments, we reviewed the evidence for supplements and behavioral interventions used for migraine prevention.

RESULTS

Supplements reviewed included vitamins, minerals, and certain herbal preparations. Behavioral interventions reviewed included cognitive behavioral therapy, biofeedback, relaxation, the third-wave therapies, acupuncture, hypnosis, and aerobic exercise.

CONCLUSIONS

This article should provide an appreciation for the wide range of nonpharmacologic therapies that might be offered to patients in place of or in addition to migraine-preventive medications.

A narrative review on role of Yoga as an adjuvant in the management of risk factor, disease progression and the complications of type 2 diabetes mellitus

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the major health problems in the world as well as in India that greatly affects the health care sector and economy. Use of drugs has its own drawbacks and in recent days the use of non-medical measures were reported not only to manage T2DM, but also to prevent its complications. Through there are various review articles that are dealing with the effect of Yoga on risk profiles, management along with the mechanisms of action of yoga in T2DM separately, there is a lack of comprehensive review on the effect of Yoga in combination with all the above mentioned including the effect of Yoga in the management of T2DM complications. Hence, we performed a narrative review in Medline/PubMed using keyword "Yoga and diabetes". All the relevant articles published till 08th November 2016 were included. Based on the available literature, it could be concluded that Yoga plays a vital role as an adjuvant in the management of risk factors, disease progression and the complications of the T2DM. Further studies are warranted using standard research designs and variables to find out the various mechanisms of effects of Yoga in detail.