CAMBRIDGE, U.K. – A large new study done by scientists at Cambridge University prove that yoga helps lower back pain but causes mental illness.
The largest study ever done about the benefits of yoga examined over 5,800 people who did yoga regularly over a two-year period. It concluded that yoga is extremely effective at relieving lower back pain, but yoga caused mental deficiencies in 80% of those studied and some kind of mental illness in over 72% of participants.
The study, funded by the British Institute of Health in collaboration with the U.S. National Institute of Health was published on Monday.
Smaller studies in the past have suggested that yoga, which involves stretching exercises along with a mental component of deep breathing and other relaxation techniques, was moderately effective at easing symptoms of chronic lower back pain and that people felt more “at peace.”
For years yoga experts (gurus) have claimed that yoga relieves stress, but while some people in the study did report less stress when doing yoga they felt more stress when they missed a yoga class.
“We were all surprised to learn that yoga had such a detrimental effect on a person’s mental health, and shocked to learn that it lowers IQ and causes the onset of dementia,” said Professor Karen Engelbert from the Cambridge University.
Look at this man. He was a successful investment banker in London, but gave it all up to do this three hours a day:
The benefits of yoga are attributable to the physical benefits of stretching and the “good feeling” people get when stretching and manipulating their bodies in a hot room with other people. ”Yoga does have many benefits for the body – even aerobically – but if you do it too much, many people lose interest in other aspects of their lives and tend to have trouble concentrating and doing simple tasks like tying their shoelaces,” said Engelbert.
The study found that many people who do yoga wind up walking around with a purple (or blue) mat even when they are not going to a yoga class. It found that yoga is “addictive” and recommends that a Yoga Anonymous (YA) be started in the United States so people who do yoga obsessively can get treatment, before they completely lose all their mental faculties.
Yoga affects women and men in the same way, but women do more yoga then men. Of the 5,800 people in the study, 69% of those who went to yoga class regularly were women. It did not matter if the people went to a yoga class or did yoga at home – the results were the same. Dementia.
People that participated in the study were also five times more likely to be on anti-depressants, anti-psychotic medicine and marijuana. They were also more likely to own scented candles.
The bottom line: yoga is good for the back, bad for the brain.
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That is taking yoga to the extreme. Aside from mental dysfunction, physical aches is to be experienced. Opt for yoga that is based on relaxation meditation courses that relieves stress.
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I am more than happy to read this article. The benefits of Yoga are both for you physic and mental health and there are so many yoga exercises. It was the second important thing that i have learned about the yoga. The first one was about the benefits and the reasons why we should wear a yoga shoes, just like this girl Nicolle has mentioned in her post http://www.more-shoes.com/yoga-shoes/
Yoga and mental illness? I would love to see the research on this!
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This article is hilarious – It should be posted at onion.com. Yoga is bad for the brain- haha! can we get an actual link to the study please? Hmm perhaps not!
do not find it funny. In fact, it's shame I wasted my time for readin this. Would be good if author made it clear from the beginning that the information is not factual. It's misleading this way!
Really strength Yoga Stuff, how is it possible?
I like more Tai Chi than yoga. I think it is mutch better. Many chinees people do Tai Chi every day.
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That is ridicules. Since when walking with the blue mat is a sign of mental illness? Going to club every weekend and getting dressed up must be sign of mental illness, Hitting the gym and walking with big bag every so often must be the sign of mental illness too…. Come on people… Cambridge should sue the article writer for making bad reputation for its university.
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Yoga is healthy thing, good for back pain and all spine but also very relaxing.
Yoga being addictive can only be a good thing right ? Any exercise that promotes good all round health gets the thumbs up from me :O)
I have been a Yoga person for many years and have great all round health both mentally and physically. Taking anything to an extreme can be OK as long as the level of extreme doesn't cause damage rather than good health.
I'd never have thought that something like yoga could be detrimental to mental health! Yoga is prescribed time and time again as an effective way to keep yourself healthy and fit! So it does come as a slight surprise! Not sure if I completely agree that it causes as much damage as suggested though.
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It would be easier to believe if we knew how the study was done. I have never seen a person get mental illness from Yoga. Never. On the contrary I have seen a lot of people get better!
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There's one scary thought. Who'd expect to need to see a specialist after getting some exercise in?
Well just when you think that exercise is good for you lol i guess you just never know.I guess you just have to use your own judgement when it comes to it
how to relieve stress
If you do get stressed out its always good to have ways to deal with it
AWESOME! Hilarious post… love it!
Whenever my back hurts I do Yoga for about a week and then its fine again…..but for the time that I do Yoga I haven't noticed going crazy yet!
Yoga doesn't cause mental illness. Those that do yoga are insane to begin with.
yoga is good for the back, bad for the brain.
I'm still finding this a little too hard to believe. I'll wait for the final study results before deciding what to do with my yoga routine. For the meantime, let the exercising continue.
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Don't believe everything you read folks. But do be aware of meditation as that can cause psychological problems. But, still no sign of them Yogaholics carrying their mats around in the local grocery store.