Damaged Kidney repair through Yoga

Asha’ Story

by

Kamini Bobde

Asha and her family from Chennai, who are my distant relatives,  approached me Aug 2014 for resolving failing kidney problem.

It was painful to see young, pretty Asha, barely past her twenties, with a two year old daughter, worried and concerned for herself, her girl and her family.

The doctors in the USA, where Asha is settled, had told her that her right kidney was affected by Iga Nephropathy, a disease  of the kidney which happens when an anti-body, immunoglobulin, lodges itself in the kidney and affects the kidney's ability to process waste, water and electrolytes. It sometimes peaks under certain circumstances, like pregnancy. 
This is what happened to Asha. She may have been having kidney problem since long, but it was realised when it peaked post-pregnancy.

She said the doctors in US had said there is very little chance of cure, warned her of steady deterioration of her kidney, with management of the problem with medicines being the only option.

She talked about her medical condition even as her daughter pranced around us, and with wistful eyes asked if Yoga could help. She said she had headaches everyday, low energy , frequent passing of blood in her urine and traces of protean in her urine tests.

 I had no prior experience of administering Yoga for a kidney damage but decided to give it a shot.

For 5 days, we did two sessions everyday, morning and evening. I gave her a package of asanas, pranayama and something from Prana Vidya for focusing pranic energy to her damaged kidney.

It is to Asha’s credit that she followed the regime for the full five months that she was in India.

Just before she left for the USA, she did her check up. Her pre-and-post Yoga medical reports are reproduced below.  

A significant positive development was no traces of protein was found in her urine test.  The passing of blood in her urine almost stopped. These were clear indications that her kidney was getting better. Simultaneously, her symptomatic problems like headaches, low energy levels also showed marked improvement.

When I last spoke to her a week back, she said she was doing her yoga as and when she found time and since she was feeling good she had not gone for any check up since her return to the USA.

Pre-Yoga Tests (6 pages): Tests done on 7/9/2013 at Somerville, New Jersey, USA.

Post Yoga Tests: (Chennai reports)

PID NO: 33029558

Age:30.00 Years Sex:FEMALE

30/10/2014 04:18 PM

Reference:Dr.VIJAYA KUMAR

CCollected On:

HAEMATOLOGY: Test Description

Erythrocytes:

R B C Count (WB/Automated Counter) Haemoglobin (WB/Automated Counter) Hematocrit (WB/Automated Counter) MCV (WB/Automated Counter)

MCH (WB/Automated Counter) MCHC (WB/Automated Counter) RDW (WB/Automated Counter)

Leucocytes :

Total WBC Count (WB/Automated Counter) Polymorphs (WB/Automated Counter) Lymphocytes (WB/Automated Counter) Eosinophils (WB/Automated Counter) Monocytes (WB/Automated Counter) Basophils (WB/Automated Counter)

* Differential count is based on 10000 cells

P la tel ets:

Platelet count (WB/Automated Counter) Mean Platelet Volume (WB/Automated)

Observed value

4.76 14.1 41.7 88 29.5 33.7 14.2

10,800 56 30 4

9 1

317 8.50

Registered On:

Reported On:

Biological Reference Interval

3.8 - 4.8 mill/cmm. 12-15gm% 36-46% 83-101fl 27-32pg

31.5 - 34.5 % 11.6 - 14.0 %

4000 - 10000/cmm 40-80% 20-40% 1-6%

2-10% 0-2%

150 - 410 thou/cmm 6 - 11cum

Tests done on Automated Five Part cell counter. All abnormal results are reviewed and confirmed microscopically

3-11-4 ARIHANT MAJESTIC TOWERS

1435004 17

KO YE MBEDU

30/10/2014 06:53 AM

Tel No: 9841619357

30/10/2014 06:53 AM

PID NO: 33029558

Age:30.00 Years Sex:FEMALE

30/10/2014 04:18 PM

Reference:Dr.VIJAYA KUMAR

RRegistered On:

Reported On:

Peripheral Smear Study (Microscopic) :

RRBCs :

Parasites :

WBCs :

Immature cells :

Platelets :

.

Normocytic and normochromic in appearance.

No malarial parasites or haemoparasites are seen.

Increased in number with normal distribution.

No immature cells or atypical cells are seen.

Adequate in number with normal morphological appearance.

Tel No: 9841619357

30/10/2014 06:53 AM

PID NO: 33029558

Age:30.00 Years Sex:FEMALE

30/10/2014 04:18 PM

Reference:Dr.VIJAYA KUMAR

TTest Description

Immuno Assay : Free T3 (Serum/CMIA) Free T4 (Serum/CMIA) T S H (Serum/CMIA)

Biochemist ry

HbA1c (WB/Ion-Exchange HPLC)

Estimated Average Glucose (Calculation)

Observed value

4.50 1.24 4.43

5.0

97

Registered On:

Reported On:

Biological Reference Interval

1.71 - 3.70 pg/ml 0.89 - 1.76 ng/dl 0.35 - 5.50 μIU/ml

4 - 6 % Non-Diabetic 6 - 7 % Excellent control 7 - 8 % fair to good control 8 - 10 % Unsatisfactory control Above 10 % poor control

mg/dl

8.5 - 10.1 mg/dl

Desirable : < 200 mg/dl Borderline High : 200 - 239 mg/dl High : > 240 mg/dl

Normal : < 150 mg/dl Border line : 150 - 199 mg/dl High : 200 - 499 mg/dl Very high : > 500 mg/dl

False high or low HbA1c values can be due to presence of Hemoglobin variants.

CCalcium (Serum/Arsenazo III)

Lipids

Total Cholesterol (Serum/CHOD-PAP)

Triglycerides (Serum/Enzymatic/GPO)

9.6

260

95

Collected On:

Values may vary due to intake of alcohol, diet which is high in carbohydrates, red meat,dairy products, exercise and medications such as Diuretics,steroids etc. Elevation to be considered only if repeated values are high.

Tel No: 9841619357

30/10/2014 06:53 AM

PID NO: 33029558

Age:30.00 Years Sex:FEMALE

30/10/2014 04:18 PM

Reference:Dr.VIJAYA KUMAR

CCollected On:

Test Description Lipids : HDL Cholesterol-Direct (Serum/Enzymatic)

LDL Cholesterol-Direct (Serum/Enzymatic)

VLDL Cholesterol (serum/Calculation) CHOL/HDL RATIO (Serum/Calculation)

URINE

Colour Protein (Protein Error Principle)

Observed value 61

171

19 4.3

PALE YELLOW ABSENT

End of Report

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Registered On:

Reported On:

Biological Reference Interval

Low HDL : < 40 mg/dl High HDL : => 60 mg/dl, Optimal condition

Normal : < 130 mg/dl Optimal for people at risk : < 100 mg/dl Borderline High : 130 - 159 mg/dl High : 160 - 189 mg/dl Very High : => 190 mg/dl

< 30 mg/dl

Normal Low risk Average risk Moderate risk : 7.1 - 11.0 High risk             : > 11

Straw, Pale to Dark yellow Absent <= 10mg/dl