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5 WAYS YOGA CAN HELP WITH ILLNESS SUPPORT

Read out this post to learn 5 amazing benefits of Yoga for ill people.

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5 WAYS YOGA CAN HELP WITH ILLNESS SUPPORT

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  1. While yoga is generally considered a safe form of exercise for healthy people, it is also very beneficial for ill people too. Practitioners teach yoga so that your mind and body are both elevated. Medical scientists are also testing yoga’s effect on serious medical conditions. So far, results are very optimistic and solid enough that they are saying yoga in the future will become an essential part of standard treatment for any illnesses!

  2. Why Medical Yoga? Medical yoga is defined as a type of yoga that allows for both the prevention and treatment of medical conditions. It includes specific breathing techniques, meditation, and muscle-flexing to achieve benefits for the illness.

  3. Many studies have shown that Yoga directly impacts your body in many ways. This includes blood circulation, glucose levels, musculoskeletal ailments, and cardiovascular system. It also has shown psychological benefits, such as increase mental energy, positive feelings and reduce negative feelings, depression, and anxiety.

  4. Here Are 5 Ways Yoga Can Help With Illness Support 1. It May Help With Depression You heard it right. We all know how hard it is to escape the stress from daily life. Even everyday activities can manipulate the stress hormone of the body.

  5. However, yoga decreases levels of cortisol, which influences levels of serotonin, the neurotransmitter which usually sources of depression. Yoga can also reduce your anger, stress, and anxiety which accelerates depression.

  6. 2. Could Help With Heart Conditions Yogacan help you lower resting heart rates. Moreover, it slows the progression of atherosclerosis and most importantly lower blood pressure. It not only helps people with heart conditions, but studies also show that people with a yoga-practicing lifestyle have a much higher chance to reduce the progression of heart disease.

  7. A study was made 113 subjects with heart disease, the aim was to monitor a lifestyle of the yoga for one year to check the effects of it. These participants watch a 23% reduction in cholesterol and 26% in “Bad” LDL cholesterol. This also includes the reduction of heart disease among 47% of the patients.

  8. 3. Help Coping With Breast Cancer The stress and physical discomfort know no bounds for women who are suffering from breast cancer or received treatment for it. Yoga is a very efficient way to reduce physical discomfort and stress.

  9. Duke University scientists suggested that if women with metastatic breast cancer practice yoga, they will have much less pain and felt more active and comfortable.

  10. 4. Reduction In Chronic Pain Millions of people around the globe are affected by chronic pain, Chronic pain has a wide range of possible reasons – from injuries to arthritis. Many research suggested that yoga could reduce different types of chronic pain.

  11. In 2005, one study found that yoga can improve physical function and reduce pain with osteoarthritis of the knees. Although it is not conclusive and more research needed on a larger scale to accurately quantify the benefits, there is no denying the benefits of yoga for chronic pain.

  12. 5. Yoga For Menopause Many women have found that yoga with restorative supportive poses can help with the side effects of menopause. During this time woman mostly suffers hot flashes, anxiety and irritability, insomnia, fatigue, depression, and mood swing.

  13. HRT used to be the solution for managing menopause but since it is found that HRT brings more health risks, people went more towards natural solutions such as yoga. Those who have shifted towards yoga discovered that it may not directly impact the influence of estrogen in the body but can control unpleasant symptoms.

  14. Final Words Yoga practice has enhanced the ability of people to deal with illnesses like diabetes, heart disease, cancer. A major benefit the patients get is reducing stress and recovery times. That’s why such mental exercises yoga is a strong suggestion for all ill people.

  15. If you are looking for yoga support for any chronic pain or illness, you can check out PIES Fitness Yoga Studio. PIES Fitness Yoga Studio has been committed to helping the young, adult, & senior population of Alexandria.

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