Wednesday, August 17, 2005
Yoga Yields Weight Loss in Middle Age
More Parasympathetic Evidence...
The article below discusses the impact of yoga on weight loss.
Yahoo! Health News: Yoga Yields Weight Loss in Middle Age
The key quote within the article is the following:
"Middle age is a full time in life," she said. "A better response to this stress can lower cortisol and other stress hormones, which helps physiologically. If cortisol is elevated, you're more likely to have insulin resistance, which is central to obesity." So say Dr. Janine Blackman, the medical director of the University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine.
The reason one gets this physiological protection from stress by practicing yoga is precisely because yoga trains the parasympathetic nervous system to be more active. The only other practices that do this are meditation and aerobic exercise.
And when the parasympathetic branch is active, you get lower cortisol secretion. Lower cortisol secretion equals less insulin resistance.
Good stuff, this yoga. Even better stuff? The Heart Rate Health Program! (You didn't know I was going to say that, did you?)
Digg This!
The article below discusses the impact of yoga on weight loss.
Yahoo! Health News: Yoga Yields Weight Loss in Middle Age
The key quote within the article is the following:
"Middle age is a full time in life," she said. "A better response to this stress can lower cortisol and other stress hormones, which helps physiologically. If cortisol is elevated, you're more likely to have insulin resistance, which is central to obesity." So say Dr. Janine Blackman, the medical director of the University of Maryland Center for Integrative Medicine.
The reason one gets this physiological protection from stress by practicing yoga is precisely because yoga trains the parasympathetic nervous system to be more active. The only other practices that do this are meditation and aerobic exercise.
And when the parasympathetic branch is active, you get lower cortisol secretion. Lower cortisol secretion equals less insulin resistance.
Good stuff, this yoga. Even better stuff? The Heart Rate Health Program! (You didn't know I was going to say that, did you?)
Digg This!
