Yoga Cuts Blood Pressure In Obesity: 30-Study Review
A new PLOS Global Public Health meta-analysis of 30 trials links regular yoga to a 4.35 mmHg drop in systolic blood pressure for adults with overweight or obesity.
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Yoga Speeds Opioid Withdrawal Recovery, JAMA Trial Shows
A new JAMA Psychiatry randomized trial found that adding ten short yoga sessions to standard buprenorphine treatment cut the median time to opioid withdrawal stabilization from 9 days to 5, with parallel gains in heart rate variability, anxiety, sleep, and pain.
Brief Mindfulness Increases Risk-Taking, New Study Finds
An Aberdeen study in Scientific Reports finds brief mindfulness meditation increases risk-taking behaviour by lowering loss aversion — not impairing judgment.
Yoga Breathing Cuts Chronic Migraine Days, 2025 RCT Finds
A 12-week pranayama and relaxation program nearly halved chronic migraine days versus standard care alone, a 90-person RCT finds. Here is what to try.
Yoga Eases Fibromyalgia As Well As Cardio, 2026 Study Says
A 2026 network meta-analysis of 21 RCTs and 1,638 participants finds yoga and other mind-body exercise match cardio and strength training for fibromyalgia pain, fatigue, depression, and anxiety.