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Yoga benefits us in a number of ways and there is no doubt about it. Improvement occurs in biochemistry and physiology of our bodies and the psychology of our minds when we practice yoga regularly. Yoga aims at the unification of the trinity of the mind, the body, and the spirit and constant practice can help us strive towards this goal of unity.
People who have benefited through yoga are the living examples of the proof of its numerous self-healing benefits through harmony between the body and mind. Even most of the doctors swear by yoga and its health benefits.
They even recommend it for getting rid of many illnesses such as respiratory, blood pressure related, and endocrine dysfunctions. Doctors know that yoga improves cardiovascular and gastrointestinal functioning, and perception and coordination between the various organs of the body. It helps improve dexterity, reaction time, and sleep.
The psychological benefits of yoga include enhanced kinesthetic (body movement) and somatic (body related and as distinct from the mind) awareness. They also include self-actualization and self-acceptance benefits. Other such benefits include social skills improvement, betterment of attention, concentration, memory, learning efficiency, and even mood.
The biochemical benefits of yoga on the body include improvement in white blood cell count, and also in hemoglobin levels, Vitamin C, and total serum protein. Various studies have also been able to determine that yoga helps in increasing the flexibility of joints. It also helps to lubricate and strengthen the joints, tendons, and ligaments.
An interesting aspect of the numerous yoga benefits includes that of organ and gland massage. The prostate gland is otherwise rarely stimulated and massaged, except through yoga. Organ and gland massage is extremely beneficial for health.
Doing yoga also helps eliminate toxins from the body. The toning and strengthening of muscles through yoga postural exercises also helps to increase the supply of blood to every part of the body. Better oxygen availability to the cells helps in burning calories, resulting in weight loss. It also results in more efficient removal of toxins from them. The elimination of toxins efficiently from the body leads to delayed ageing.
Yoga is therefore good for our health and helps to reduce the effect of several diseases, conditions, and illnesses on the body. Such conditions and illnesses include acidity, allergies, pain, anemia, anxiety, anger, depression, and chronic fatigue. Other such diseases include bronchitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, common cold, diabetes, and even constipation.
Yoga tones the immune system and helps in the rehabilitation of the body from old injuries. It also helps to bring down the stress levels in the body remarkably. It also helps to maintain good posture. By doing yoga you can obtain a glowing skin.
All in all with so many health benefits, can the mind remain bereft from gains? No, even the mind becomes sharper than ever and you feel overall rejuvenated by doing regular yoga exercises.
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