This is a brief summary from an article from Discover Magazine. Click the link to see full article.
The Yolk
- Yoga is good for cardio health and weight loss
- There’s no proof available that yoga detoxifies the body
- B.K. Iyengar, a big name in yoga, decided squeezing the body would be beneficial to organs to clean out toxins, so this stuck with the yoga community
- Twisting moves are thought to increase blood flow
- Detox means to remove toxins, but the kidney and liver already do this
- The article suggests an “eye roll” for those that use the term detoxify
Perspective
- Only one expert is weighing in on this topic
- Your body naturally detoxes by eating a healthy, balanced diet and drinking water
- Twisting the spine in yoga is beneficial to spine health
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