EFFECT OF YOGA TRAINING ON LIPID PROFILE IN NORMAL SUBJECTS
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 44
Abstract
BACKGROUND This study was conducted to find out the basis of the effectiveness of Yoga training in the treatment of lifestyle diseases namely essential hypertension and coronary artery disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study population included the persons doing Yoga training under guidance of Satyananda Yoga Research Centre, Calicut. Blood samples were taken from the subjects after overnight fasting and the blood sugar and lipid profile estimated before and after 40 days of regular Yoga practice. The blood glucose estimation was done by glucose oxidase method. The lipid profile was estimated using cholesterol reagent kit provided by Auto span. RESULTS In this study, I could analyse the effect of Yoga in lowering serum total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol. But other lipid profile fractions showed no significant alterations due to Yoga training. CONCLUSION The daily practice of yoga can help the person to maintain a perfect homeostasis of body. It can reduce the total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol significantly. This will benefit the individual by reducing the risk factors for hypertension and coronary vascular diseases. Hence, it can be useful as a means of promoting positive health of common man. More interventional studies in patients with coronary vascular diseases by making yoga training as lifestyle change and estimating the lipid profile of the individuals after yoga are required to prove the effectiveness of yoga in coronary artery disease.
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Mini K, Vasudevan M. N.
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