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Slow yogic breathing through right and left nostril influences sympathovagal balance, heart rate variability, and cardiovascular risks in young adults

GopalKrushna Pal, Ankit Agarwal, Karthik Shanmugavel, Pravati Pal, Nivedita Nanda

North American Journal of Medical Sciences · 2014 · 68 citations · 26 references

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Abstract

Short-term practice of LNB improves vagal tone, increases HRV, and promotes cardiovascular health of medical students. Practice of RNB increases sympathetic tone and could jeopardize cardiovascular health.

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Physiology of long pranayamic breathing: Neural respiratory elements may provide a mechanism that explains how slow deep breathing shifts the autonomic nervous system

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Physiological Principle, Neural Respiratory Elements, Physiological Research +12

Stress and academic performance among medical students.

Nudrat Sohail · PubMed · 2013 · 331 citations

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