Yoga as an adjunct treatment for alcohol dependence: A pilot study

A systematic review of randomised control trials on the effects of yoga on stress measures and mood

“…Twenty-five RCTs examining the effects of yoga on biological outcomes in conjunction with mood related or brain related measures have been included in this review. Eight RCTs originated from India [98][99][100][101][102][103][104][105], nine from the United States [87,[106][107][108][109][110][111][112], two from Australia [88,113], two from the United Kingdom [114,115], one from Germany [116], one from Spain [117], one from Sweden [118] and two from Brazil [119,120].…”

Role of Yoga and Meditation in Prevention of Obesity.

“…However, in some of the studies the differences observed were not statistically significant. 9,[14][15][16][17] (Table 3) Research done to assess the effect of yoga and meditation on obesity showed statistically significant reduction in body weight, percentage of body fat, lean body mass, body mass index, waist circumference and visceral fat area, by several authors. However, there was no difference between the two groups in overall weight and abdominal fat/trunk-leg fat ratio as reported by one researcher.…”

“…The criteria for exclusion were:  studies other than Randomized Controlled Trial  multiple interventions given simultaneously to study group 339  control groups receiving some other intervention Finally 15 articles were eligible to be included for review. [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] Data was extracted from the selected articles and sorted according to outcomes studied and arranged in tables in chronological sequence. Though inclusion criteria were kept as publications in past 50 years, only 2 studies published in the last millennium were eligible to be included.…”

“…8,[10][11][12][13] Alcohol use and relapse of alcohol addiction were also reported to have decreased significantly. 9,[14][15][16][17] Reduction of obesity and overweight too was achieved by several researchers. 10,12,18 Yoga and meditation are originally areas of Alternative Medicine practice.…”

Yoga as an Exercise in the Professional Life of a Swimmer Leads to Perfection

“…We hope you do. Our sport demands an extensive control of the breath when doing strokes or flipping the body under the water to reach the shore, which in many ways, is just a regulation [25][26][27][28][29]. But, for that too, practicing Pranayama, a part of yoga helped us a lot.…”