New York, January 13 -- A new study finds that practicing yoga few times a week may help in warding off a number of inflammatory proteins found in blood which normally rise due to aging and stress.
The compounds called cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) are said to inflict inflammatory response in the body and elevate the risk of heart disease, stroke, type-2 diabetes, arthritis and a host of other age-related diseases.
"We know that inflammation plays a major role in many diseases. Yoga appears to be a simple and enjoyable way to add an intervention that might reduce risks for developing heart disease, diabetes and other age-related diseases.
