Yogic exercises and health – A psycho-neuro immunological approach.
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2009-01
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Relaxation potential of yogic exercises seems to play a vital role
in establishing psycho-physical health in reversing the psycho-immunology
of emotions under stress based on breath and body awareness. However,
mechanism of yogic exercises for restoring health and fitness components
operating through psycho-neuro-immunological pathways is unknown.
Therefore, a hybrid model of human information processing-psychoneuroendocrine
(HIP-PNE) network has been proposed to reveal the
importance of yogic information processing. This study focuses on two
major pathways of information processing involving cortical and
hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis (HP A) interactions with a deep reach
molecular action on cellular, neuro-humoral and immune system in
reversing stress mediated diseases. Further, the proposed HIP-PNE model
has ample of experimental potential for objective evaluation of yogic view
of health and fitness.
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yogic exercise, human information processing, psycho-neuro-endocrine network, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis
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Kulkarni D D, Bera T K. Yogic exercises and health – A psycho-neuro immunological approach. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 2009 Jan-Mar; 53(1): 3-15.