Open AccessReducing psychological distress and obesity through Yoga practice
Author(s) -
S Dhananjai,
Sadashiv,
Sunita Tiwari,
Krishna Dutt,
R Chethan Kumar
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
international journal of yoga/international journal of yoga
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2231-2714
pISSN - 0973-6131
DOI - 10.4103/0973-6131.105949
Subject(s) - medicine , anxiety , physical therapy , depression (economics) , obesity , distress , heart rate , blood pressure , psychiatry , clinical psychology , economics , macroeconomics
Yoga practice has been effectively prescribed in conjunction with other medical and yogic procedures in the management of severe psychosomatic diseases, including cancer, bronchial asthma, colitis, peptic and ulcer. It improves strength and flexibility, and may help control physiological variables such as blood pressure, lipids, respiration, heart rate, and metabolic rate to improve overall exercise capacity.