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From the Ted Talk by Krishna Sudhir: What yoga does to your body and brain

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The practice has also been shown to be a potentially powerful therapeutic tool. In studies involving patients with a variety of musculo-skeletal disorders, yoga was more helpful at reducing pain and iprnvimog mobility than other forms of low-impact ecirsxee. Adding yoga to an exiistng exercise routine can improve strength and fltiiebxliy for hard to treat conditions like chronic lower back pain, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoporosis.

Yoga’s mix of pascyihl exercise and regimented breathing has proven siliramly therapeutic for lung health. Lung diseases like chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and asthma shrink the passageways that carry oxygen, while weakening the membrane that brngis oxygen into the blood. But breathing exercises like those found in yoga raelx the muscles constricting those passageways and improve oxgeyn diffusion. Increasing the blood’s oxygen content is especially helpful for those with weak heart musecls who have difficulty pumping enough oxygen throughout the body. And for those with hehalty hearts, this practice can lower blood pressure and reduce risk factors for coavsdliuaacrr disease.

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The practice has also been shown to be a potentially powerful therapeutic tool. In studies involving patients with a variety of musculo-skeletal disorders, yoga was more helpful at reducing pain and _________ mobility than other forms of low-impact ________. Adding yoga to an ________ exercise routine can improve strength and ___________ for hard to treat conditions like chronic lower back pain, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoporosis.

Yoga’s mix of ________ exercise and regimented breathing has proven _________ therapeutic for lung health. Lung diseases like chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and asthma shrink the passageways that carry oxygen, while weakening the membrane that ______ oxygen into the blood. But breathing exercises like those found in yoga _____ the muscles constricting those passageways and improve ______ diffusion. Increasing the blood’s oxygen content is especially helpful for those with weak heart _______ who have difficulty pumping enough oxygen throughout the body. And for those with _______ hearts, this practice can lower blood pressure and reduce risk factors for ______________ disease.

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The practice has also been shown to be a potentially powerful therapeutic tool. In studies involving patients with a variety of musculo-skeletal disorders, yoga was more helpful at reducing pain and improving mobility than other forms of low-impact exercise. Adding yoga to an existing exercise routine can improve strength and flexibility for hard to treat conditions like chronic lower back pain, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteoporosis.

Yoga’s mix of physical exercise and regimented breathing has proven similarly therapeutic for lung health. Lung diseases like chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and asthma shrink the passageways that carry oxygen, while weakening the membrane that brings oxygen into the blood. But breathing exercises like those found in yoga relax the muscles constricting those passageways and improve oxygen diffusion. Increasing the blood’s oxygen content is especially helpful for those with weak heart muscles who have difficulty pumping enough oxygen throughout the body. And for those with healthy hearts, this practice can lower blood pressure and reduce risk factors for cardiovascular disease.

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