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    Input: Although the onset and progression of coronary heart disease ( CHD ) involve multiple risk factors , few intervention studies have attempted to modify these factors simultaneously . This pilot study tested the effect of a multimodality intervention involving dietary , exercise , herbal food supplement , and stress reduction approaches from a traditional system of natural medicine , Maharishi Vedic Medicine ( MVM ) . The primary outcome measure was carotid intima-media thickness ( IMT ) , a noninvasive measure of peripheral atherosclerosis and surrogate measure of coronary atherosclerosis . Comparison groups included modern medicine ( conventional dietary , exercise , and multivitamin approaches ) and usual care ( no added intervention ) . Of 57 healthy seniors ( mean age 74 years ) r and omized to the 3 treatment groups , 46 completed IMT post-testing . Carotid IMT was determined by B-mode ultrasound before and after 1 year of treatment . IMT decreased in a larger fraction of MVM subjects ( 16 of 20 ) than in the modern ( 5 of 9 ) and usual care ( 7 of 14 ) groups combined ( i.e. , 12 of 23 ; odds ratio 3.7 , p = 0.05 ) . For subjects with multiple CHD risk factors ( " high-risk " subjects , n = 15 ) , IMT decreased more in the MVM ( -0.32 + /- 0.23 mm , mean + /- SD ) than in the usual care ( + 0.022 + /- 0.085 ; p = 0.009 ) or modern ( -0.082 + /- 0.095 , p = 0.10 ) groups . Within-group reductions in IMT were significant for all MVM subjects ( -0.15 + /- 0.21 , n = 20 , p = 0.004 ) and for high-risk MVM subjects ( n = 6 , p = 0.01 ) . These results show that this multimodality traditional approach can attenuate  atherosclerosis in older subjects , particularly those with marked CHD risk Background : Hypertension is the most prevalent non-communicable disease causing significant morbidity/mortality through cardiovascular , cerebrovascular , and renal complications . Objectives : This community-based study tested the efficacy of non-pharmacological interventions in preventing/controlling hypertension . Material s and Methods : This is a cross-over r and omized controlled trial ( RCT ) of the earlier RCT ( 2007 ) of non-pharmacological interventions in hypertension , conducted in the urban service area of our Institute . The subjects , prehypertensive and hypertensive young adults ( 98 subjects : 25 , 23 , 25 , 25 in four groups ) were r and omly allotted into a group that he/she had not belonged to in the earlier RCT : Control ( New Group I ) , Physical Exercise ( NG II)-brisk walking for 50 to 60 minutes , three to four days/week , Salt Intake Reduction ( NG III ) to at least half of their previous intake , Yoga ( NG IV ) for 30 to 45 minutes/day , five days/week . Blood pressure was measured before and after eight weeks of intervention . Analysis was by ANOVA with a Games-Howell post hoc test . Results : Ninety-four participants ( 25 , 23 , 21 , 25 ) completed the study . All three intervention groups showed significant reduction in BP ( SBP/DBP mmHg : 5.3/6.0 in NG II , 2.5/2.0 in NG III , and 2.3/2.4 in NG IV , respectively ) , while the Control Group showed no significant difference . Persistence of significant reduction in BP in the three intervention groups after cross-over confirmed the biological plausibility of these non-pharmacological interventions . This study reconfirmed that physical exercise was more effective than Salt Reduction or  Yoga . Salt Reduction , and Yoga were equally effective . Conclusion : Physical exercise , salt intake reduction , and yoga are effective non-pharmacological methods for reducing blood pressure in young pre-hypertensive and hypertensive adults Highly stressed employees are subject to greater health risks , increased cost , and productivity losses than those with normal stress levels . To address this issue in an evidence -based manner , worksite stress management programs must be able to engage individuals as well as capture data on stress , health indices , work productivity , and health care costs . In this r and omized controlled pilot , our primary objective was to evaluate the viability and proof of concept for two mind-body workplace stress reduction programs ( one therapeutic yoga-based and the other mindfulness-based ) , in order to set the stage for larger cost-effectiveness trials . A second objective was to evaluate 2 delivery venues of the mindfulness-based intervention ( online vs. in-person ) . Intention-to-treat principles and 2 ( pre and post ) × 3 ( group ) repeated- measures analysis of covariance procedures examined group differences over time on perceived stress and secondary measures to clarify which variables to include in future studies : sleep quality , mood , pain levels , work productivity , mindfulness , blood pressure , breathing rate , and heart rate variability ( a measure of autonomic balance ) . Two hundred and thirty-nine employee volunteers were r and omized into a therapeutic yoga worksite stress reduction program , 1 of 2 mindfulness-based programs , or a control group that participated only in assessment . Compared with the control group , the mind-body interventions showed significantly greater improvements on perceived stress , sleep quality , and the heart rhythm coherence ratio of heart rate variability . The two delivery venues for the mindfulness program produced basically equivalent results . Both the mindfulness-based and therapeutic yoga programs may provide viable and effective interventions to target high stress levels , sleep quality , and autonomic balance in employees There is growing evidence that yoga may offer a safe and cost-effective intervention for Type 2 Diabetes mellitus ( DM 2 ) . However , systematic review s are lacking . This article critically review s the published literature regarding the effects of yoga-based programs on physiologic and anthropometric risk profiles and related clinical outcomes in adults with DM 2 . We performed a comprehensive literature search using four computerized English and Indian scientific data bases . The search was restricted to original studies ( 1970–2006 ) that evaluated the metabolic and clinical effects of  yoga in adults with DM 2 . Studies targeting clinical population s with cardiovascular disorders that included adults with comorbid DM were also evaluated . Data were extracted regarding study design , setting , target population , intervention , comparison group or condition , outcome assessment , data analysis and presentation , follow-up , and key results , and the quality of each study was evaluated according to specific predetermined criteria . We identified 25 eligible studies , including 15 uncontrolled trials , 6 non-r and omized controlled trials and 4 r and omized controlled trials ( RCTs ) . Overall , these studies suggest beneficial changes in several risk indices , including glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity , lipid profiles , anthropometric characteristics , blood pressure , oxidative stress , coagulation profiles , sympathetic activation and pulmonary function , as well as improvement in specific clinical outcomes .  Yoga may improve risk profiles in adults with DM 2 , and may have promise for the prevention and management of cardiovascular complications in this population . However , the limitations characterizing most studies preclude drawing firm conclusions . Additional high- quality RCTs are needed to confirm and further eluci date the effects of st and ardized yoga programs in population s with DM 2 The effect of practicing yoga for the management of type II Diabetes  was assessed in this systematic review through search ing related electronic data bases and the grey literature to the end of May 2007 using Ovid . All r and omized controlled clinical trials ( RCTs ) comparing yoga practice with other type of intervention or with regular practice or both , were included regardless of language or type of publication . Each study was assessed for quality by two independent review ers . Mean difference was used for summarizing the effect of each study outcomes with 95 % confidence intervals . Pooling of the studies did not take place due to the wide clinical variation between the studies . Publication bias was assessed by statistical methods . Five trials with 363 participants met the inclusion criteria with medium to high risk of bias and different intervention characteristics . The studies ’ results show improvement in outcomes among patients with diabetes type II .  These improvements were mainly among short term or immediate diabetes outcomes and not all were statistically significant . The results were inconclusive and not significant for the long-term outcomes . No adverse effects were reported in any of the included studies . Short-term benefits for patients with diabetes  may be achieved from practicing yoga . Further research is needed in this area . Factors like quality of the trials and other method ological issues should be improved by large r and omized control trials with allocation concealment to assess the effectiveness of yoga on diabetes type II . A definitive recommendation for physicians to encourage their patients to practice yoga can not be reached at present OBJECTIVES To observe the effect of regular yogic practice s and self-discipline in reducing body fat and elevated lipids in CAD patients . METHOD In this study one hundred seventy ( 170 ) subjects , of both sexes having coronary artery disease were r and omly selected form Department of Cardiology . Subjects were divided in to two groups r and omly in yoga group and in non-yoga group , eighty five ( 85 ) in each group . Out of these ( 170 subjects ) , one hundred fifty four ( 154 ) completed the study protocol . TIME LINE : The yogic intervention consisted of 35 - 40 min/day , five days in a week till six months in the Department of Physiology CSMMU UP Lucknow . Body fat testing and estimation of lipid profile were done of the both groups at zero time and after six months of yogic intervention in yoga group and without yogic intervention in non yoga group . RESULTS In present study , BMI ( p<0.04 ) , fat % ( p<0.0002 ) , fat free mass ( p<0.04 ) , SBP ( p<0.002 ) , DBP ( p<0.009 ) , heart rate ( p<0.0001 ) , total cholesterol ( p<0.0001 ) , triglycerides ( p<0.0001 ) , HDL ( p<0.0001 ) and low density lipoprotein ( p<0.04 ) were changed significantly . CONCLUSION Reduction of SBP , DBP , heart rate , body fat% , total cholesterol , triglycerides and LDL after regular yogic practice s is beneficial for cardiac and hypertensive patients . Therefore yogic practice s included in this study are helpful for the patients of coronary artery disease Background Yoga is a popular therapy for diabetes but its efficacy is contested . The aim of this study was to explore the feasibility of research ing community based yoga classes in Type 2 diabetes with a view to informing the design of a definitive , multi-centre trial Methods The study design was an exploratory r and omised controlled trial with in-depth process evaluation . The setting was two multi-ethnic boroughs in London , UK ; one with average and one with low mean socio-economic deprivation score . Classes were held at a sports centre or GP surgery . Participants were 59 people with Type 2 diabetes not taking insulin , recruited from general practice lists or opportunistically by general practice staff . The intervention group were offered 12 weeks of a twice-weekly 90-minute yoga class ; the control group was a waiting list for the yoga classes . Both groups received advice and leaflets on healthy lifestyle and were encouraged to exercise . Primary outcome measure was HbA1c . Secondary outcome measures included attendance , weight , waist circumference , lipid levels , blood pressure , UKPDS cardiovascular risk score , diabetes-related quality of life ( ADDQoL ) , and self-efficacy . Process measures were attendance at yoga sessions , self-reported frequency of practice between taught sessions , and qualitative data ( interviews with patients and therapists , ethnographic observation of the yoga classes , and analysis of documents including minutes of meetings , correspondence , and exercise plans ) . Results Despite broad inclusion criteria , around two-thirds of the patients on GP diabetic registers proved ineligible , and 90 % of the remainder declined to participate . Mean age of participants was 60 + /- 10 years .  Attendance at yoga classes was around 50 % . Nobody did the exercises regularly at home . Yoga teachers felt that most participants were unsuitable for ' st and ard ' yoga exercises because of limited flexibility , lack of basic fitness , co-morbidity , and lack of confidence . There was a small fall in HbA1c in the yoga group which was not statistically significant and which was not sustained six months later , and no significant change in other outcome measures . Conclusion The benefits of yoga in type 2 diabetes suggested in some previous studies were not confirmed . Possible explanations ( apart from lack of efficacy ) include recruitment challenges ; practical and motivational barriers to class attendance ; physical and motivational barriers to engaging in the exercises ; inadequate intensity and /or duration of yoga intervention ; and insufficient personalisation of exercises to individual needs . All these factors should be considered when design ing future trials . Trial registration National Research Register ( 1410 ) and Current Controlled Trials ( IS RCT N63637211 ) OBJECTIVES To study the effectiveness of yoga intervention on oxidative stress , glycemic status , blood pressure and anthropometry in prediabetes . DESIGN R and omized-controlled trial . PARTICIPANTS Twenty nine prediabetes subjects aged 30 - 75 years . SETTING Yoga was conducted at 4 different community diabetes clinics in Mangalore , India . INTERVENTIONS Participants were r and omized to either 3-month yoga or wait-list control groups . MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Malondialdehyde , gl 
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No significant difference was found between yoga and exercise .
Conclusions There is promising evidence of yoga on improving cardio-metabolic health .
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    Input: Although the onset and progression of coronary heart disease ( CHD ) involve multiple risk factors , few intervention studies have attempted to modify these factors simultaneously . This pilot study tested the effect of a multimodality intervention involving dietary , exercise , herbal food supplement , and stress reduction approaches from a traditional system of natural medicine , Maharishi Vedic Medicine ( MVM ) . The primary outcome measure was carotid intima-media thickness ( IMT ) , a noninvasive measure of peripheral atherosclerosis and surrogate measure of coronary atherosclerosis . Comparison groups included modern medicine ( conventional dietary , exercise , and multivitamin approaches ) and usual care ( no added intervention ) . Of 57 healthy seniors ( mean age 74 years ) r and omized to the 3 treatment groups , 46 completed IMT post-testing . Carotid IMT was determined by B-mode ultrasound before and after 1 year of treatment . IMT decreased in a larger fraction of MVM subjects ( 16 of 20 ) than in the modern ( 5 of 9 ) and usual care ( 7 of 14 ) groups combined ( i.e. , 12 of 23 ; odds ratio 3.7 , p = 0.05 ) . For subjects with multiple CHD risk factors ( " high-risk " subjects , n = 15 ) , IMT decreased more in the MVM ( -0.32 + /- 0.23 mm , mean + /- SD ) than in the usual care ( + 0.022 + /- 0.085 ; p = 0.009 ) or modern ( -0.082 + /- 0.095 , p = 0.10 ) groups . Within-group reductions in IMT were significant for all MVM subjects ( -0.15 + /- 0.21 , n = 20 , p = 0.004 ) and for high-risk MVM subjects ( n = 6 , p = 0.01 ) . These results show that this multimodality traditional approach can attenuate  atherosclerosis in older subjects , particularly those with marked CHD risk Background : Hypertension is the most prevalent non-communicable disease causing significant morbidity/mortality through cardiovascular , cerebrovascular , and renal complications . Objectives : This community-based study tested the efficacy of non-pharmacological interventions in preventing/controlling hypertension . Material s and Methods : This is a cross-over r and omized controlled trial ( RCT ) of the earlier RCT ( 2007 ) of non-pharmacological interventions in hypertension , conducted in the urban service area of our Institute . The subjects , prehypertensive and hypertensive young adults ( 98 subjects : 25 , 23 , 25 , 25 in four groups ) were r and omly allotted into a group that he/she had not belonged to in the earlier RCT : Control ( New Group I ) , Physical Exercise ( NG II)-brisk walking for 50 to 60 minutes , three to four days/week , Salt Intake Reduction ( NG III ) to at least half of their previous intake , Yoga ( NG IV ) for 30 to 45 minutes/day , five days/week . Blood pressure was measured before and after eight weeks of intervention . Analysis was by ANOVA with a Games-Howell post hoc test . Results : Ninety-four participants ( 25 , 23 , 21 , 25 ) completed the study . All three intervention groups showed significant reduction in BP ( SBP/DBP mmHg : 5.3/6.0 in NG II , 2.5/2.0 in NG III , and 2.3/2.4 in NG IV , respectively ) , while the Control Group showed no significant difference . Persistence of significant reduction in BP in the three intervention groups after cross-over confirmed the biological plausibility of these non-pharmacological interventions . This study reconfirmed that physical exercise was more effective than Salt Reduction or  Yoga . Salt Reduction , and Yoga were equally effective . Conclusion : Physical exercise , salt intake reduction , and yoga are effective non-pharmacological methods for reducing blood pressure in young pre-hypertensive and hypertensive adults Highly stressed employees are subject to greater health risks , increased cost , and productivity losses than those with normal stress levels . To address this issue in an evidence -based manner , worksite stress management programs must be able to engage individuals as well as capture data on stress , health indices , work productivity , and health care costs . In this r and omized controlled pilot , our primary objective was to evaluate the viability and proof of concept for two mind-body workplace stress reduction programs ( one therapeutic yoga-based and the other mindfulness-based ) , in order to set the stage for larger cost-effectiveness trials . A second objective was to evaluate 2 delivery venues of the mindfulness-based intervention ( online vs. in-person ) . Intention-to-treat principles and 2 ( pre and post ) × 3 ( group ) repeated- measures analysis of covariance procedures examined group differences over time on perceived stress and secondary measures to clarify which variables to include in future studies : sleep quality , mood , pain levels , work productivity , mindfulness , blood pressure , breathing rate , and heart rate variability ( a measure of autonomic balance ) . Two hundred and thirty-nine employee volunteers were r and omized into a therapeutic yoga worksite stress reduction program , 1 of 2 mindfulness-based programs , or a control group that participated only in assessment . Compared with the control group , the mind-body interventions showed significantly greater improvements on perceived stress , sleep quality , and the heart rhythm coherence ratio of heart rate variability . The two delivery venues for the mindfulness program produced basically equivalent results . Both the mindfulness-based and therapeutic yoga programs may provide viable and effective interventions to target high stress levels , sleep quality , and autonomic balance in employees There is growing evidence that yoga may offer a safe and cost-effective intervention for Type 2 Diabetes mellitus ( DM 2 ) . However , systematic review s are lacking . This article critically review s the published literature regarding the effects of yoga-based programs on physiologic and anthropometric risk profiles and related clinical outcomes in adults with DM 2 . We performed a comprehensive literature search using four computerized English and Indian scientific data bases . The search was restricted to original studies ( 1970–2006 ) that evaluated the metabolic and clinical effects of  yoga in adults with DM 2 . Studies targeting clinical population s with cardiovascular disorders that included adults with comorbid DM were also evaluated . Data were extracted regarding study design , setting , target population , intervention , comparison group or condition , outcome assessment , data analysis and presentation , follow-up , and key results , and the quality of each study was evaluated according to specific predetermined criteria . We identified 25 eligible studies , including 15 uncontrolled trials , 6 non-r and omized controlled trials and 4 r and omized controlled trials ( RCTs ) . Overall , these studies suggest beneficial changes in several risk indices , including glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity , lipid profiles , anthropometric characteristics , blood pressure , oxidative stress , coagulation profiles , sympathetic activation and pulmonary function , as well as improvement in specific clinical outcomes .  Yoga may improve risk profiles in adults with DM 2 , and may have promise for the prevention and management of cardiovascular complications in this population . However , the limitations characterizing most studies preclude drawing firm conclusions . Additional high- quality RCTs are needed to confirm and further eluci date the effects of st and ardized yoga programs in population s with DM 2 The effect of practicing yoga for the management of type II Diabetes  was assessed in this systematic review through search ing related electronic data bases and the grey literature to the end of May 2007 using Ovid . All r and omized controlled clinical trials ( RCTs ) comparing yoga practice with other type of intervention or with regular practice or both , were included regardless of language or type of publication . Each study was assessed for quality by two independent review ers . Mean difference was used for summarizing the effect of each study outcomes with 95 % confidence intervals . Pooling of the studies did not take place due to the wide clinical variation between the studies . Publication bias was assessed by statistical methods . Five trials with 363 participants met the inclusion criteria with medium to high risk of bias and different intervention characteristics . The studies ’ results show improvement in outcomes among patients with diabetes type II .  These improvements were mainly among short term or immediate diabetes outcomes and not all were statistically significant . The results were inconclusive and not significant for the long-term outcomes . No adverse effects were reported in any of the included studies . Short-term benefits for patients with diabetes  may be achieved from practicing yoga . Further research is needed in this area . Factors like quality of the trials and other method ological issues should be improved by large r and omized control trials with allocation concealment to assess the effectiveness of yoga on diabetes type II . A definitive recommendation for physicians to encourage their patients to practice yoga can not be reached at present OBJECTIVES To observe the effect of regular yogic practice s and self-discipline in reducing body fat and elevated lipids in CAD patients . METHOD In this study one hundred seventy ( 170 ) subjects , of both sexes having coronary artery disease were r and omly selected form Department of Cardiology . Subjects were divided in to two groups r and omly in yoga group and in non-yoga group , eighty five ( 85 ) in each group . Out of these ( 170 subjects ) , one hundred fifty four ( 154 ) completed the study protocol . TIME LINE : The yogic intervention consisted of 35 - 40 min/day , five days in a week till six months in the Department of Physiology CSMMU UP Lucknow . Body fat testing and estimation of lipid profile were done of the both groups at zero time and after six months of yogic intervention in yoga group and without yogic intervention in non yoga group . RESULTS In present study , BMI ( p<0.04 ) , fat % ( p<0.0002 ) , fat free mass ( p<0.04 ) , SBP ( p<0.002 ) , DBP ( p<0.009 ) , heart rate ( p<0.0001 ) , total cholesterol ( p<0.0001 ) , triglycerides ( p<0.0001 ) , HDL ( p<0.0001 ) and low density lipoprotein ( p<0.04 ) were changed significantly . CONCLUSION Reduction of SBP , DBP , heart rate , body fat% , total cholesterol , triglycerides and LDL after regular yogic practice s is beneficial for cardiac and hypertensive patients . Therefore yogic practice s included in this study are helpful for the patients of coronary artery disease Background Yoga is a popular therapy for diabetes but its efficacy is contested . The aim of this study was to explore the feasibility of research ing community based yoga classes in Type 2 diabetes with a view to informing the design of a definitive , multi-centre trial Methods The study design was an exploratory r and omised controlled trial with in-depth process evaluation . The setting was two multi-ethnic boroughs in London , UK ; one with average and one with low mean socio-economic deprivation score . Classes were held at a sports centre or GP surgery . Participants were 59 people with Type 2 diabetes not taking insulin , recruited from general practice lists or opportunistically by general practice staff . The intervention group were offered 12 weeks of a twice-weekly 90-minute yoga class ; the control group was a waiting list for the yoga classes . Both groups received advice and leaflets on healthy lifestyle and were encouraged to exercise . Primary outcome measure was HbA1c . Secondary outcome measures included attendance , weight , waist circumference , lipid levels , blood pressure , UKPDS cardiovascular risk score , diabetes-related quality of life ( ADDQoL ) , and self-efficacy . Process measures were attendance at yoga sessions , self-reported frequency of practice between taught sessions , and qualitative data ( interviews with patients and therapists , ethnographic observation of the yoga classes , and analysis of documents including minutes of meetings , correspondence , and exercise plans ) . Results Despite broad inclusion criteria , around two-thirds of the patients on GP diabetic registers proved ineligible , and 90 % of the remainder declined to participate . Mean age of participants was 60 + /- 10 years .  Attendance at yoga classes was around 50 % . Nobody did the exercises regularly at home . Yoga teachers felt that most participants were unsuitable for ' st and ard ' yoga exercises because of limited flexibility , lack of basic fitness , co-morbidity , and lack of confidence . There was a small fall in HbA1c in the yoga group which was not statistically significant and which was not sustained six months later , and no significant change in other outcome measures . Conclusion The benefits of yoga in type 2 diabetes suggested in some previous studies were not confirmed . Possible explanations ( apart from lack of efficacy ) include recruitment challenges ; practical and motivational barriers to class attendance ; physical and motivational barriers to engaging in the exercises ; inadequate intensity and /or duration of yoga intervention ; and insufficient personalisation of exercises to individual needs . All these factors should be considered when design ing future trials . Trial registration National Research Register ( 1410 ) and Current Controlled Trials ( IS RCT N63637211 ) OBJECTIVES To study the effectiveness of yoga intervention on oxidative stress , glycemic status , blood pressure and anthropometry in prediabetes . DESIGN R and omized-controlled trial . PARTICIPANTS Twenty nine prediabetes subjects aged 30 - 75 years . SETTING Yoga was conducted at 4 different community diabetes clinics in Mangalore , India . INTERVENTIONS Participants were r and omized to either 3-month yoga or wait-list control groups . MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Malondialdehyde , gl 
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