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Yoga May Help Treat Depression, Anxiety Disorders
(HealthDay News, 6/7/07)
Dr. Chris
Streeter of the Boston University School of Medicine and team
used high-tech magnetic resonance spectroscopy to scan the
brains of eight long-time yoga practitioners and 11
non-practitioners. The scans, conducted before and right after a
one-hour session of either yoga meditation or reading, showed
that the levels of gamma-aminobutyric (GABA), a
neurotransmitter; rose in the yoga group, but not in the reading
group. Since low brain levels of GABA have been linked to
anxiety disorders, the researchers concluded that the practice
of yoga may be beneficial to people who suffer from anxiety.
(Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine., May 2007) |
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