Yoga decreases Inflammation and fatigue in patients with breast cancer

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A recent study examined the results after 200 women participated in 90 minutes of yoga twice a week, for three months. When compared to the non-yoga control group,the yoga participants showed a interleukin-6 (IL-6) reduction of 11%, a interleukin-1 beta (IL-1B) reduction of 15%, and a tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-a) reduction of 10%. Study participants attending yoga also reported a decrease in fatigue and inflammation, and these reductions continued 3 months after yoga practice concluded.

Yoga decreases Inflammation and fatigue in patients with breast cancer

Three months of yoga practice is enough to reduce inflammation and fatigue in breast cancer survivors, a study has found (Kiecolt-Glaser et al., 2014).

Even 3 months after the yoga practice had ended, participants were reporting 57% less fatigue and 20% less inflammation in comparison to a non-yoga group.

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