Do you exercise or do yoga when you're stressed? Well according to the article by Amanda Macmillan on the NYTimes, yoga and meditation may do more than just helping you relax. British researchers analyzed previous studies of the biological effects of "meditation, yoga, breathing exercises, Qi gong and Tai Chi. The authors say, the studies show that these mind-body exercises appear to suppress the expression of genes and genetic pathways that promote inflammation."People who practiced these forms of exercises, had fewer signs of inflammation as well as a decrease of inflammatory proteins. This may eventually lead to a reduced risk of inflammation-related diseases and conditions. The more interesting thing about this article was that different types of mind-body techniques had similar effects at the genetic level. I think this article was interesting because there is a lot of stress from the life we live and the environment we surround ourselves with. It's good to see that even 15 minutes of yoga a day could benefit your health and help you live a better life style.
This article was very interesting. I used to do yoga and I can confirm that it does help you become more relaxed and you feel an overall increase of content. I felt much more balanced than I am now since I have not had much time to get back into yoga. I wonder if this applies to all forms of exercise or if it is just pertaining to yoga. Great job on this blog post!
ReplyDeleteSorry, I was the one who wrote the previous comment, I don't know why it posted as an unknown user before. This article was very interesting. I used to do yoga and I can confirm that it does help you become more relaxed and you feel an overall increase of content. I felt much more balanced than I am now since I have not had much time to get back into yoga. I wonder if this applies to all forms of exercise or if it is just pertaining to yoga. Great job on this blog post!
ReplyDeleteHey Janvi, I really liked this article it was very interesting and I also liked the topic your choose for your blog post. I agree that yoga and meditation helps you with your stress and it helps you relax.
ReplyDeleteVery great topic chosen Janvi. Yoga really does help a person relax. I used to do yoga a couple years ago and completely forgot about the amazing effects yoga has on person's personality and actions. It very well written. Once again great job.
ReplyDeleteI loved this post! Yoga is so much fun and its good to know that it also has an actual beneficial physical impacted based on our genes
ReplyDeleteThese exercises really do help reduce stress and pain. Yoga is a very common exercise that most people do because it is very easy to do. I didn't know that the these exercises could reduce inflammation by supressing the gene pathways that are responsible for the inflammation. Great post!
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