Teaching patients with yoga and meditation is an effective way to reduce the number of visits to a doctor. To such a conclusion came the scientists of the Benson-Henry Institute in Massachusetts.

Analyzing the condition of more than 4,400 patients who practiced yoga and meditation during the year, the specialists found that, in comparison with the last year, the number of calls to the doctor decreased by 43%. In another group of patients of 13,000 people, the number of requests for medical assistance remained the same.

In recent years, many facts have been cited in favor of practices such as yoga and meditation. Including improvement of cardiac activity, reduction of chronic inflammatory processes.

James Stahl, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Evaluation Technology, said that the good state of health caused by yoga practice reduces the need to consult a doctor.

Meditation, prayer and yoga practice help people to withstand chronic stress, slows down breathing and relaxes muscles, in addition, focusing on breathing during practice increases muscle strength and flexibility, experts say.. Such relaxation techniques can help people overcome the effects of stress, namely muscle tension and increased heart rate.

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