The number of Americans who practice yoga increased nearly 30 percent in the past four years. The latest figures shows that over 20 million Americans are now practicing, about 9 percent of U.S. adults. The top reasons to practice yoga were to improve flexibility and overall conditioning, and for stress relief. On the next Line One we will explore evidence for benefit as well as risk of the use of yoga for health benefits.
LINKS:
- NIH National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM): Yoga for Health
- NIH NCCAM: Yoga
- NIH NCCAM: Scientific Results of Yoga for Health and Well-Being Video
- William Broad website
- Books by William Broad
- Margo Sorum: Spinal Floss Audio CDs
- Margo Sorum Spinal Floss Workshops
ARTICLES:
- Improvement by Uproar: The Science of Yoga. ~ William J. Broad
- NY Times: The Perils of Yoga For Men by William Broad
- NY Times: The Healing Power of Yoga Controversy by William Broad
- NY Times: William Broad
HOST: Dr. Thad Woodard, Anchorage pediatrician
- William Broad, New York Times Scientific Journalist , author of The Science of Yoga; the risks and the rewards and
- Margo Sorum, Anchorage yoga enthusiast
LIVE BROADCAST:Â March 4, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. (Alaska time)
REPEAT BROADCAST: March 4, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. (Alaska time)
DR. WOODARD’S FAVORITE HEALTH AND SCIENCE LINKS:
- Cleveland Clinic
- Mayo Clinic
- MedlinePlus
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HealthyChildren.org
- American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
- American College of Allergy,  Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
- Science Based Medicine
- Quackwatch
- Super Smart Health
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