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Nevada (US), Nov 13 : Yoga has a greater positive effect on a person’s mood and anxiety level than other forms of exercise, according to a study published in the November edition of prestigious monthly Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. Yoga”s ability to improve mood and lessen anxiety is linked to increased levels of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Many massage therapists, and their clients, practice yoga as a form of self-care. New research shows doing so could boost mood and lower anxiety levels.Researchers from Boston University Medical Center set out to see if there is a connection between yoga and mood. They found that yoga may be superior to other forms of exercise […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience Sodium gets a bad rap for contributing to hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Now biologists at Tufts University’s School of Arts and Sciences have discovered that sodium also plays a key role in initiating … Medicine & Health / Neuroscience You may not think of the fizz in soda as spicy, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

The researchers, led by Dr. Mark Rapaport, studied 29 healthy adults who received a 45-minute Swedish massage and 24 healthy adults who had a 45-minute session of light touch massage, a much milder exercise that served as a comparison to the more vigorous Swedish massage. Blood samples were taken before the massage began and at […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

The researchers set out to contrast the brain gamma-aminobutyric (GABA) levels of yoga subjects with those of participants who spent time walking. Low GABA levels are associated with depression and other widespread anxiety disorders.The researchers followed two randomized groups of healthy individuals over a 12-week long period. One group practiced yoga three times a week […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…