Yoga reduces inflammation levels

January 21st, 2010 by admin Leave a reply »

Anyone who is interested in yoga and what health benefits it gives you when you practice it regularly should read the added link.  It is all about a study that has been done by the Ohio State University and was just reported in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine.  It explains a link between practicing yoga and having less of cytokine interleukin in the blood that causes inflammation. Cytokine levels if high have been related to heart diseases, type 2 diabetes, arthritis and other age related diseases.  This could mean since practicing yoga reduces cytokine levels in the blood that you could be provided with substantial  short- and long-term health benefits, even though your stress levels in life could be high.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/175705.php

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