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Try this to change your stress-related genes!

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yoga for stress Study: Yoga and meditation can change your stress-related genes

Inflammation can temporarily boost the immune system, and can be protective against infection and injury.

But in today’s society, in which stress is primarily psychological, the body’s inflammatory response can become chronic and can impair both physical and mental health.

In a new scientific review, researchers found that yoga and meditation can actually reverse stress-related changes in genes linked to poor health and depression. Although this is a relatively new field of research, the findings so far suggest that when practiced regularly, the genes involved in inflammation decrease significantly in activity.   READ MORE

Meditation, yoga, and tai chi can reverse damaging effects of stress

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Meditation, yoga, and tai chi can reverse damaging effects of stress Meditation, yoga, and tai chi can reverse damaging effects of stress

Mind-body interventions such as meditation, yoga*, and tai chi can reverse the molecular reactions in our DNA that cause ill-health and depression, according to a study by scientists at the universities of Coventry and Radboud. When a person is exposed to a stressful event, their sympathetic nervous system (responsible for the fight-or-flight response) is triggered, which increases production of a molecule called nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB). That molecule then activates genes to produce proteins   READ MORE

Yoga and controlled breathing may ease depression

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ease depression Yoga and controlled breathing may ease depression

New research suggests a 12-week integrative health intervention may significantly reduce depressive symptoms. Columbia and Harvard researchers discovered training in Iyengar yoga classes and coherent breathing provided considerable benefits for individuals with major depressive disorder. However, frequency of the training was important as participants who took three yoga classes a week were more likely to achieve lower depression scores than subjects who took two classes. The article is coauthored by Richard Brown, M.D., and John READ MORE

Twice weekly yoga classes plus home practice effective in reducing depression

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yoga for naturally treating depression Twice weekly yoga classes plus home practice effective in reducing depression

People who suffer from depression should participate in yoga and deep (coherent) breathing classes at least twice weekly plus practice at home to receive a significant reduction in their symptoms. The findings, which appear in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, provide preliminary support for the use of yoga-based interventions as an alternative or supplement to pharmacologic treatments for depression. Major depressive disorder (MDD) is common, recurrent, chronic and disabling. Due in part to READ MORE

Keep active, and do some of these yoga poses at your desk

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Positve great organic sex Keep active, and do some of these yoga poses at your desk

Doing yoga improves flexibility and focus, but having a mid-day yoga session while at work may not always be appreciated by your co-workers. An inactive lifestyle can increase your chances of getting diabetes by as much as 112 percent, so it’s important to move around a little even if you’re at work during the day. Here are 9 yoga poses you can do at your desk without looking too weird. READ MORE

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