Physiological effects of yogic practices and transcendental meditation in health and disease

North American Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 442-448

  Balaji, P A ^a   Varne, Smitha R ^b   Ali, Syed Sadat ^a  

^a DR B R AMBEDKAR MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b Healing Touch Yoga Centre and Nutrition Consultant   (India)

Author keywords

Health; Obesity; Pranayama; Transcendental meditation; Yoga

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ARTHRITIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; MEDITATION; NEOPLASM; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; REVIEW; TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION; YOGA;

EID: 84867491969     PISSN: 22501541     EISSN: 19472714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.101980     Document Type: Review

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