Yoga Helps With Cardiovascular Disease And Metabolic Syndrome
Saturday, January 3, 2015 - 21:20
in Health & Medicine
Cardiovascular disease and the rather more vaguely-defined metabolic syndrome are major public health concerns throughout the developed world. A new paper in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology finds that Yoga, a popular mind-body practice, has value in improving cardio-metabolic health. The conclusion in their review of other papers makes sense. Doing any exercise for an hour a day will improve cardio-metabolic health. Yet some people are not going to get on a treadmill or go for walk so if the Eastern mysticism aspect gets their blood pumping, it can be considered as a potentially effective therapy for such conditions. read more