Yoga’s Surefire Benefits Eases backaches. Chronic lower back-pain sufferers had less pain and depression after practicing yoga twice a week for 6 months, according to the journal Spine. Soothes asthma. After doing 2 1/2 hours of yoga a week for 10 weeks, asthma patients reported reduced symptoms, found the American College of Sports Medicine. Prevents mindless eating. Binge eaters who participated in a 10-week yoga therapy program reduced the number of bingeing episodes per week from five to an average of less than two, found the University of the Rockies. “By teaching people how to be present, yoga helped participants develop healthier strategies to deal with emotions that previously led to binges,” says study author Debby Patz Clarke, PsyD. Reverses metabolic syndrome. People at high risk of developing diabetes lowered their risk factors for the disease—including BMI, blood pressure, insulin, and total and LDL cholesterol levels—after doing yoga for 3 months. Whatever your ailment, odds are you can help heal it with yoga. Media Platforms Design TeamNEW fromPrevention!Get long and lean with sexy Flat Belly Yoga!
