Transform Your Health: The Comprehensive Benefits of Yoga

Transform Your Health: The Comprehensive Benefits of Yoga 

 Experts at Fortis Escorts Amritsar talk about the significant advantages of yoga on our mental and physical health on International Yoga Day - observed globally on June 21st 

 Amritsar, June 2024: Yoga, an ancient practice from India, is now popular worldwide for its significant holistic health benefits. It blends physical poses, breathing exercises and meditation to promote overall wellness. Dr. Romy Jabbal, Medical Superintendent of Fortis Escorts Amritsar shares tips on the benefits of yoga this International Yoga Day,which is observed worldwide, on June 21st.  

 Here are some of the benefits of yoga: 

 Improves flexibility: Yoga significantly enhances flexibility by easing movements and alleviating everyday aches. Regular yoga prevents issues like knee strain and back pain, promoting overall body alignment and health 

• Prevents Cartilage and Joint Breakdown: It helps prevent cartilage degeneration by maintaining joint lubrication. Yoga facilitates full joint movement, circulating synovial fluid (a viscous solution found in the cavities of synovial joints) essential for cartilage health and arthritis prevention 

• Improves heart health: Yoga benefits heart health by lowering blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar. It reduces stress and helps maintain optimal heart function, which is beneficial to all as Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) have surged in the past few years, globally. 

 Builds mental and emotional strength: Yoga enhances compassion and interconnection by soothing the nervous system and mind and enabling detachment from day-to-day stresses. It also fosters resilience to help deal with challenging situations, promoting thoughtful responses and reducing suffering 

 Soothes sinuses: Certain types of breathing exercises (pranayama) can enhance sinus drainage and prevent mucus buildup, benefiting seasonal allergy sufferers and those with winter congestion 

 Relaxes the nervous system: It encourages people to relax, slow down, and focus on the present by decreasing activity in the sympathetic nervous system (aka the fight-or-flight response).