Medical Understanding of Yoga(English, Paperback, Malshe Prakash C)

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Medical Understanding of Yoga(English, Paperback, Malshe Prakash C) is written by Malshe Prakash C and published by Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 9352700147 (ISBN 10) and 9789352700141 (ISBN 13).

This is a research-based book that reveals several facets of yoga that are unknown either to yogis or to medical doctors. It describes how periodic fasting can benefit people suffering from obesity, menstrual disorders and several autoimmune diseases, and states that several yogic techniques like Pranayama , Nauli-kriya and Agni-sara offer several benefits through brief intermittent hypoxia, such as increasing Nitric Oxide production, generation of collateral vessels in ischemic areas and facilitating stem-cell trafficking. Chapters in this book discuss the positive role of air in the gastrointestinal tract, in inhibiting the causative organism of peptic ulcer, contributing to satiety and uplifting mood; and also helping release of factors that prolong life of insulin-secreting beta cells and facilitate their regeneration.