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Current Research: Integrative Medicine
CAM Therapies 2017
September 18-19, 2017 Charlotte, USA
5
th
International Meeting on
Complementary and Alternative Medicine & Therapies
Yogic breathing as potential adjunct therapeutic option in chronic illnesses
Sundar Balasubramanian
Hollings Cancer Center, USA
Y
ogic breathing (also known as Pranayama) is an ancient practice of breathing regulation for physical and
mental health. Although practiced for thousands of years, the biological mechanisms underlying Pranayama
are only beginning to be understood. Deeper scientific insights into this ancient wisdom will enable the
practitioners understand the underlying mechanistic principles. Towards this goal we conducted a clinical trial.
We found that after 20 minutes of Yogic breathing when compared to quiet reading (attention control) there were
significant alteration to salivary biomarkers related to the nervous system, tumor suppression, and inflammation.
We further study the usefulness of yogic breathing among cancer patients and caregivers. This talk will cover
data on howYogic breathing could be useful in clinical settings, and how salivary biomarkers could be a valuable
tool to assess Yoga outcome measures.
balasubr@musc.edu