Effect of a comprehensive yoga-based lifestyle modification program on lipid peroxidation

Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 358-362

  Yadav, Raj Kumar ^a   Ray, Rooma Basu ^a   Vempati, Ramaprabhu ^a   Bijlani, Ramesh Lal ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Lipid peroxidation; Malondialdehyde; Modification program; Oxidative stress; Reactive oxygen species; TBARS; Yoga based lifestyle

Indexed keywords

THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIFESTYLE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITATION; NUTRITION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATIENT EDUCATION; RELAXATION TRAINING; STRESS; YOGA;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ASTHMA; BREATHING EXERCISES; CORONARY ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; LIFE STYLE; LIPID PEROXIDATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTURE; THIOBARBITURIC ACID REACTIVE SUBSTANCES; YOGA;

EID: 23044495142     PISSN: 00195499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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