Yoga reduces inflammation
Where health problems are related to a high inflammatory response is necessary to take serious measures in this regard. Is that inflammation can lead to diseases really dangerous to health (arthritis), some of which may be fatal (diabetes, heart attacks).
Conventional medicine offers a number of treatments to reduce inflammation, and in cases of poor health is essential to contact a qualified doctor. Relaxation techniques of alternative medicine may also help, as many of them are integrated into yoga, this practice can be a good solution.
In fact, this is the conclusion of a new study published in Psychosomatic Medicine, which has worked with a group of female practitioners of yoga (regular and occasional), trying to get their response to inflammation.
A marker of inflammation is the presence of interleukin-6, a glycoprotein that when present in our body is necessary to start treatment to prevent disease. The results showed that those women in yoga novice, had higher levels of the glycoprotein than the more familiar with the practice.
Clear that yoga is not the only alternative therapy that works in this case. Meditation or hypnosis may also help, though