MODERN IDEAS ABOUT THE EFFECT OF YOGA ON THE HUMAN BODY
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.11603/1681-2786.2019.2.10490Keywords:
yoga, stress, anxiety, hypertension, diabetes mellitusAbstract
Purpose: to review the scientific literature on the effects of yoga on the human body, both in health and in chronically ill patients.
Materials and Methods. A review of the literature on the selected topic in the science database Web of Science, PubMed, Google Scholar was done.
Results. Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Exercise in general, and yoga in particular, help to reduce the level of cardiovascular disease and the possible complications that result from them. It has been proven that yoga promotes physical and mental health by performing postures (“asanas”), controlled breathing (“pranayama”) and meditation (“dhyana”). Numerous studies have shown that yoga has an immediate regulatory effect on the nervous system for stress. It has also been proven that short yoga-based relaxation training normalizes autonomic nervous system function by normalizing both sympathetic and parasympathetic influences to a more physiological mid-range of control values. According to the literature, under the influence of yoga courses, normalization or reduction of blood pressure, blood glucose level, anxiety disappeared, psycho-emotional condition of cancer patients and pregnant women improved, gastrointestinal tract and musculoskeletal system performance were optimized.
Conclusions. According to the literature review, yoga has a significant positive impact on various systems of human organs and can be used as an adjunct to the treatment of most major diseases, including arterial hypertension. Due to the positive impact of yoga on the psycho-emotional state of a person, it can be recommended to prevent the onset of chronic stress of addictive conditions, since childhood.
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