Regular Yoga Practice Improves Antioxidant Status, Immune Function, and Stress Hormone Releases in Young Healthy People: A Randomized, Double Blind, Controlled Pilot Study
Lim SA, Cheong KJ. · Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) · 2015 · randomised controlled trial, double blind
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“Regular yoga practice remarkably attenuated oxidative stress and improved antioxidant levels of the body.”
“Yoga practice also significantly increased immune-related cytokines, such as interleukin-12”
“Moreover, yoga beneficially affected stress hormone releases as well as partially improved immune function”
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26181573/ · https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2014.0044 · https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/acm.2014.0044
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“Regular yoga practice remarkably attenuated oxidative stress and improved antioxidant levels of the body.” · “Yoga practice also significantly increased immune-related cytokines, such as interleukin-12” · “Moreover, yoga beneficially affected stress hormone releases as well as partially improved immune function”
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