Monthly Archives: August 2012

Yoga helped NFL tight end Lance Kendricks beat training camp heat

From LakeNewsOnline.com Kansas City, Mo. — ST. LOUIS — The often blistering heat that goes along with NFL training camps is no big deal for St. Louis Rams tight end Lance Kendricks. During the offseason, the 251-pound Kendricks got acclimatized … Continue reading

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Yoga Could Decrease Costs, Sick Days For People With Chronic Back Pain

From Huffington Post: People with chronic low back pain may want to try taking to the yoga mat to relieve their symptoms, a small new study suggests. Researchers from the University of York in the United Kingdom found that back … Continue reading

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Yoga Fixes From Head to Toes: Poses for 8 Common Conditions

From the Huffington Post: Scientific research into what medical conditions yoga can heal and how it does its work is blossoming. Last year the National Institutes of Health funded 30 clinical trials covering everything from yoga for back pain to … Continue reading

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Yoga proves to reduce depression in pregnant women, boost maternal bonding

From Science Blog It’s no secret that pregnancy hormones can dampen moods, but for some expectant moms, it’s much worse: 1 in 5 experience major depression. Now, new research shows that an age-old recommended stress-buster may actually work for this … Continue reading

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Yellow Jackets feeling fit thanks to new diet, yoga

By Shawn Krest | CBSSports.com At the start of preseason practice, college football players get excited about their new role on the team or a high-profile opponent in their first game. It’s not often they’re pumped about their new conditioning … Continue reading

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Exercise May Ease Depression in Heart Failure Patients

From The New York Times: By ANAHAD O’CONNOR Getty Images For those with heart failure, exercise may help ease depression. Facebook Twitter Google+ E-mail Share Print Heart failure can take a heavy psychological toll, with many patients developing symptoms of … Continue reading

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Yoga may aid stroke recovery

Posted July 28, 2012, 10:05 am in Harvard Health Publications. by Reena Pande, M.D., Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School We tend to think of yoga as exercise for youthful, limber folks. A new study from Indianapolis suggests it may … Continue reading

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