Benefits of Yoga

Now that you've familiarized yourself with yoga from the previous blog, here is some more information about its benefits -  

Scientific research validating the benefits of yoga:

Physical benefits:

• improved physical activity
• fitness
• lung functioning
• athletic performance
• greater physical endurance
• normalization of weight
• important mind and body coordination
• reversal of aging 
• improves heart functioning 
• improves digestion

Mental benefits:

• improves memory
• increased positivism
• restful alertness by increasing alpha brain wave patterns
• improves cognitive performance (thinking, reading, problem solving)
• reduces mental fatigue
• improves mental health
• reduces neuroticism

Prevention of disease:

• lowers blood pressure
• reduced obesity
• lower serum cholesterol level
• relief from constipation and gas
• reduced incidents of common cold
• decreased insomnia
• improved kidney functioning
• improved liver functioning
• decreased backache
• normalization of blood sugar level
• alleviation of asthma 

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Water

We wouldn't be able to live or exist on this planet without water.  Something so simple and essential like water … it is the miracle, natural drug.  

Here is a list of diseases that can be cured by just drinking 6 glasses of water (1.5 liters) everyday:

• blood pressure/hypertension
• anemia
• rheumatism
• general paralysis
• obesity
• arthritis
• sinusitis
• giddiness
• cough
• leukemia
• asthma
• bronchitis
• pulmonary tuberculosis
• meningitis
• kidney stones
• hyper acidity
• dysentery
• gastroenteritis
• constipation
• diabetes
• eye diseases
• redness of the eye
• headaches
• laryngitis
• headaches