Regular yoga may be effective at fighting depression: The practice seems to raise levels of the same brain chemicals as some anti-depression and anti-anxiety drugs, a new study finds.
The effect was seen four days after performing yoga, but not eight days later, suggesting yoga should be done regularly to counterThe study focused on Iyengar yoga, a variety that emphasizes holding poses precisely for long periods, and controlled"A downward dog is a downward dog," she said, referring to a common yoga pose..
Over the course of the study, the high-dose group spent 123 hours in sessions while the low-dose group spent 87 hours in sessions. According to the paper, there was no control group because researchers were trying to determine dosing levels, so a no-dose group wasn't needed. The researchers reported both groups saw improvement in symptoms, including more feelings of positivity and calm and less physical exhaustion, depression and anxiety. The amount of improvement correlated with the total time spent on yoga and breathing exercises, but the differences between the two groups weren't large enough to be considered significant, Streeter said.
This may have been due to the small number of study participants, and larger studies are needed to confirm the finding, the researchers concluded. Also, the study could not prove cause and effect.
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