Swami Ramdev

Patients suffering from different diseases are taking refuge at Baba Ramdev clinic in Jharkhand. The clinic is getting an overwhelming response. Over 200 patients are visiting the centre for treatment on a given day. The patients suffering from various diseases like heart diseases, piles, arthritis, diabetes, kidney problems, cancer, blood pressure, thyroid and depression, comes to the centre. The centre claimed to have treated over 300 patients suffering from chronic diseases. A new yoga centre is also upcoming at Yogapith, which will offer free treatment to the patients.

Go pure vegetarian,” Swami Ramdev told the 7,000 odd enthusiasts on the 1st day of the yoga camp at Gopal Maidan in Bistupur. Swami Ramdev stressed on the fact that majority of diseases results due to faulty eating habits. Once again Baba Ramdev came down harshly on cold drinks, which he believes is the root for many serious health problems. “Turn instead to gourd juice and lots of unadulterated water, as there is no substitute to that,” Baba Ramdev said in his characteristic style of lifting both his hands in the direction of the God Almighty. “Say no to allopathic medicines and embrace naturopathy instead,” was also what the famous yoga guru had to say showing concern to offer permanent solutions to all major diseases that affect common people.

Famous bollywood actress, Shilpa Shetty recently met Baba Ramdev and the first question that Swami Ramdev put up the Celebrity Big Brother winner was when was she planning to get settled down in life. The actress replied as soon as she finds a suitable match in her life. Ramdev then advised the actress to settle down in life soon. Shilpa had also presented Baba Ramdev with a copy of the Shilpa's Yoga DVD which has been ruling charts in the UK.

Policeman in Amritsar has adopted Yoga to improve police functioning by increasing the efficiency of the manpower by reducing stress, fatigue and obesity. This experiment is aiming to better police public relations and improved police behavior and to give patience hearing to public, said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Amritsar Kanwar Vijay Partap Singh. One week long Yoga camp was concluded today whereupon, more than 500 police officers of various ranks right from Constable to SSP participated apart from school teachers and commoners. The camp was organized in collaboration with Amritsar Chapter of Patanjali Yog Vidyapeeth Hardwar (founded by Swami Ramdev).

The 2008 edition of DSF is all set to take thousands of enthusiasts through a three-day holistic sojourn as Swami Ramdev conducts the Eurostar yoga camp. The yoga camp will be conducted at the Airport Expo Dubai, between 6.00 am and 8.30 am, from 25 to 27 January, 2008. The yoga exponent has recently conducted highly successful workshops in the US, Britain, East Africa and Canada. Swami Ramdev will demonstrate breathing exercises which will provide relief to people suffering from diabetes, asthma, bronchitis, leucoderma, depression, Parkinson's Disease, insomnia, migraine, hypertension, high cholesterol, hyperthyroidism, arthritis, cervical spondylitis, hepatitis, chronic renal failure, cancer, cirrhosis of liver, gastric troubles, constipation and acidity.

Popular yoga guru Ramdev has accepted the Indian Medical Association's (IMA) challenge to cure cancer patients and allow clinical trials of his treatment within three years. 'I have already cured hundreds of patients and presented the medical records of 35 of them to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS),' Ramdev told a panel of IMA members during an interaction organized by the Nagpur Union of Working Journalists here Sunday. The interaction was held after the yoga guru Saturday called for a face-to-face discussion with IMA president-elect Ashok Adhaoo in response to the latter's challenge to him a day earlier to cure a representative sample of cancer patients in Maharashtra's Nagpur town, about 850 km from state capital Mumbai. He told reporters: 'I have treated cases from the graveyard - the ones the doctors have given up on and those in the rehabilitation and palliation stage.' Stating that yoga and pranayam can cure cancer of blood, throat...

IMA has criticised Yoga guru Ramdev for remarks against doctors practicing modern medicine and claims on cancer cure. IMA said that Swami Ramdev had allegedly remarked during an recent yoga camp in Nagpur that doctors are "propagators of diseases and are encashing on patients' illness". The apex body of medicos has challenged the popular guru over his claims of curing diseases such as cancer and AIDS through yogic methods like pranayama (a breathing exercise). Acknowledging the importance of yoga, IMA functionaries pointed out that every medical stream has its advantages, disadvantages and limitations, and said there should be mutual respect for doctors practicing different methods.