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Efficacy of a Short-Term Yoga-Based Lifestyle Intervention in Reducing Stress and Inflammation: Preliminary Results

Raj Kumar Yadav, Dipti Magan, Nalin Mehta, Ratna Sharma, Sushil Chandra Mahapatra

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine · 2012 · 180 citations · 43 references

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Abstract

This brief yoga-based lifestyle intervention reduced the markers of stress and inflammation as early as 10 days in patients with chronic diseases; however, complete results of this study will confirm whether this program has utility as complementary and alternative therapy.

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Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation

Richard J. Davidson, Jon Kabat‐Zinn, Jessica R. Schumacher et al. · Psychosomatic Medicine · 2003 · 2.9K citations

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Relation to Quality of Life, Mood, Symptoms of Stress, and Immune Parameters in Breast and Prostate Cancer Outpatients

Linda E. Carlson, Michael Speca, Kamala D. Patel et al. · Psychosomatic Medicine · 2003 · 767 citations

Effect of compassion meditation on neuroendocrine, innate immune and behavioral responses to psychosocial stress

Thaddeus W. W. Pace, Lobsang Tenzin Negi, Daniel D. Adame et al. · Psychoneuroendocrinology · 2008 · 745 citations · Full text

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One year pre–post intervention follow-up of psychological, immune, endocrine and blood pressure outcomes of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in breast and prostate cancer outpatients

Linda E. Carlson, Michael Speca, Peter Faris et al. · Brain Behavior and Immunity · 2007 · 680 citations

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Proinflammatory cytokines IL-6 and TNF-α and the development of inflammation in obese subjects

Katarzyna Popko, Elżbieta Górska, Anna Stelmaszczyk‐Emmel et al. · European journal of medical research · 2010 · 365 citations · Full text

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