Medical benefits of Yoga

There have been enough studies proving the benefits of Yoga and meditations in the recent past:

More than 1,000 studies have been conducted to determine whether yoga helps people suffering diseases. Here's a sample from the medical literature:

Depression Patients diagnosed with depression showed significant reductions in anger, anxiety and neurotic symptoms after completing yoga classes, according to researchers in California, Russia and Italy.

Cancer Cancer patients reported an improvement in overall well-being after practicing yoga, researchers in Canada found. In addition, a group of post-menopausal women who had been diagnosed with breast cancer reported to Duke University scientists that they had fewer hot flashes, slept better and felt less tired.

Diabetes People with metabolic syndrome, often a precursor to diabetes, took 90-minute yoga classes over 10 weeks and reported having higher energy, lower blood pressure and improved well-being compared to others who did not take the classes, California researchers reported.

Sources: PubMed; Duke University
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