Do yoga every day to keep the doctor away

by Bethany Sanders (Subscribe to Bethany Sanders's posts)
Sep 15th 2008 2:00PM

Do you yoga? If you do, then you already know about how it can tone the body and create long, lean muscle lines. But what you might not know is that not only can yoga give you a firmer physique, it can also prevent and control health problems.

Experts believe it's yoga's stress-relieving style that makes it so special. Studies show that combining regular yoga with healthy lifestyle changes can drop cholesterol points up to 23%. Women in menopause report that yoga can relieve their symptoms. And a study of women in treatment for breast cancer found that women reported feeling better after treatment when they did yoga regularly.

Want to learn more about the powerful medicinal benefits of yoga? Forbes has more in their gallery, including:

Yoga improves balance, important for seniors who could be seriously injured in a fall.
It relieves pain from conditions like arthritis, fibromyalgia, and carpal tunnel syndrome.
Yoga can improve digestive and respiratory health.
Yoga relieves stress and can improve a person's outlook.
It can make bones stronger, important for women who are at risk for osteoporosis.

Do more than just wear your yoga pants around the house. Put them on and get yourself to a class to see what else yoga can do for you.

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