Controlling your blood pressure
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Elevated levels of aldosterone (a hormone that regulates water, sodium, and potassium in the body) is an underrecognized and undertreated contributor to high blood pressure.
Studies of older people who participated in a daily 12-minute yoga routine over a period of 10 years show improvements in bone density at the hip and spine— possibly because yoga requires a high degree of muscle control, strengthening both muscles and bones.