Pranayama and Morning Health Drinks with Indian Host Mom 

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India is known for the practice of yoga and deep breath. This comes naturally to my host mom who is from South India and has been active in her management of type 2 diabetes.
Jaya teaches me a few deep breathing exercises on the rooftop during a typical Bangalore morning in celebration of Womens' Day. She shares a message that all women must take care of themselves before extending that warmth and love towards others.
The three breaths to research further:
1) Pranayama: deep breathing
2) Anulom vilom: inhale one nostril, exhale alternative nostril.
3) Kapalabhati: active exhale, passive inhale
Morning drinks before breakfast:
1) Fenugreek seed in water
2) Gooseberry smashed in water
3) Millet powder mixed with hot water
4) Fenugreek, chia seed, curd, and water blended
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Erik Douds is an adventure filmmaker who has biked 10,000+ miles with teammate Annalisa van den Bergh while overcoming the obstacles of type 1 diabetes. Their work has been featured on the cover of Adventure Cyclist Magazine (100,000+ distribution), used for print ads inside Outside Magazine (2.8M readers), and he is a global ambassador for Beyond Type 1 (1M+ followers).
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