Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Practicing yoga can enhance immunity in breast cancer patients

Breast cancer survivors, practicing yoga is not only beneficial to mental peace, but also to the patient's immune system useful. Washington State University, Ms. Pamela Schultz at the annual meeting said, She and colleagues in the study were randomly selected 10 breast cancer survivors, letting them practice Ayan Lattice yoga, continued for a total of eight weeks. Each week by practicing yoga teacher twice at home, their rehearsals. It also randomly selected nine breast cancer survivors as a control group were observed. These breast cancer survivors with an average age of 61 years from the initial diagnosis has been suffering from breast cancer for four years. and accepted the hormone therapy. They have never touched before Ayan Lattice yoga. Psychological testing results show that practicing yoga breast cancer survivors feel the pain of the disease compared to the control group decreased significantly. Researchers said that psychological variables from the analysis, practicing yoga breast cancer survivors make the quality of life greatly improved. More importantly, the psychological state of breast cancer survivors improve their immune system has played a positive role, Immune system makes an important immune protein NF-kB activity. This protein is immune to reflect physical pressure felt by the marker. Researchers believe that the role of yoga, with the slowdown pressure makes NF-kB activity. Shultz said that Ayan Lattice Yoga is regarded as the most violent campaign of one form of Yoga, "Although still contains elements of meditation, But Ayan Lattice Yoga actually equivalent to moderate intensity exercise. "Yoga often use this rope to complete the various movements, So there "plastic rope yoga," said.

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