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They can\u2019t compete. Modern meds can often achieve good results in some areas, but when it comes to blood pressure reduction, there\u2019s an ancient practice that\u2019s fun, safe, and it leaves you feeling great, so without tablets, and without side effects, unless you count the overall feeling of calmness and serenity. <\/p>\n
Researchers in Pennsylvania have added to the growing body of evidence in favor of yoga. They found that even light yoga practice lowers blood pressure like nothing else can, no prescription necessary.<\/p>\n
They took a group of middle-aged men and women and split them into groups. One practiced yoga, one followed a special diet, and one did both.<\/p>\n
The yoga-only group cut down their systolic blood pressure numbers, beating out those in the special diet group by an average of 3 points.<\/p>\n
Those who combined the two approaches saw the best improvements of all, and lots of those taking part had their blood pressure drop by greater amounts than those using the most widely-used blood pressure meds\u2014only without the unwanted side-effects.<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve based our simple blood pressure exercises on some aspects of the yoga philosophy, but the movements are nowhere near as taxing. That means you can benefit from them even if you aren\u2019t in your best shape at the moment.<\/p>\n
And you don\u2019t even need to learn anything. No movements to remember and no names to learn. Just follow along with the audio. It couldn\u2019t be simpler.<\/p>\n