July 2016 \ Diaspora News \ DIASPORA IN WEST INDIES
YOGA IN CARIBBEAN

By Paras Ramoutar

“We would be happy to go into the high-risk schools and teach Yoga. At the end of the day, we would have healthier children. We are appealing to the government to come forward and cooperate with us,” he added.

Yvonne Lewis, Director of Health Education Division, Ministry of Health, said Yoga can keep one's body active. Referring to the risks of diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, cancer and stroke faced by the people of Trinidad and Tobago, Lewis said: “These diseases account for over 60 per cent deaths every year. And 70 per cent of these diseases can be prevented.”

 

 




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