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.
I am surprised how a 2 day old post got in-between a 9 hours ago and 16 hours ago post!
This news is not real, that is checked with Cambridge University. Please find the message I received below from Communications Officer of Science Research from Office of External Affairs and Communications at Cambridge University:
"Thank you for your email. However, that article was a joke – as is the entire Weekly World News website…Again, there were never any such research, and there were definitely no such findings."
Ayca Gurelman / Istanbul Yoga Center
you guys, it's a joke!!!!!!!!!!
do you take The Onion seriously, too?
posted by frank lake enough said lol
the word Yoga comes from the word Joke
There a lot of books written by psycologists ang psychiatrits speaking about the benefits of yoga . People suffering from great mental problems have improved considerably thanks to the help of yoga .
When you take ansiolitics and similar medicines regularly , the muscular relaxation you get thanks to this medicines , disappears considerably due to a phonomena called "habituation " .
However , practising yoga or another relaxation method such as Jacobson relaxation , if you do it properly , your muscles are always going to get relaxed .
Finally , I'd like to comment that it's true that if you are always doing yoga or some type of relaxation , you are going to feel too relaxed and with little motivation to carry out some activities that are beneficial for mental health such as communication , going out for a drink , etc . It's like if we were in a state of certain apathy . So remember that a certain level of anxiety or tension is ne cessary for carrying out many daily activities .
I believe this is fictional.
I study at Cambridge, so I tried to look up Professor Karen Engelbert in the lookup service. Guess what? No result. No publication. Nothing. (which shouldn't really come as a surprise).
This article is thoughtful process to spread negative about YOGA by vested interested people. Yoga is a beautiful science for living healthy and Happy life. And this is the purpose of Human LIFE.
This is weekly world news you idiots! Batboy? remember that shit? WEEKLY WORLD NEWS!!! DAMN, YOU PEOPLE ARE STUPID!
this is not true….I have been doing yoga for over 20 year….
Crazy people tend to not realize they are crazy. This is true, I know at least 15 people who have gone insane by doing yoga. It's down right dangerous.
This is why I wish there was a way to report these pathetic articles or at least flag them!
I knew someone would confirm yoga and stupitity, the comments prove it!
this is totally idiotic, even to be said yoga helps in improving your IQ and ur different sensory perceptions it also relieves stress in the way how u practice it and how u think about it .iam a yoga doctor iam practising it daily even advance series i know what happend and how i have changed , so i really wont accept this, this is totally idiotic. My opinion about this wrong concept-yoga should be practised with different steps 1, before yoga u should clean ur bowel & bladder. 2, And after the practice u should give 1 or 1/2 hour gap for ur intakes like ur food , water everything if not u will face vital changes like increase in blood pressure, uncomfortableness in body and mind co-ordination, and internally ur elimination process affects bcs ur body gets much stretched so u should relax urself and make ur body vital to come down.And also after the practice of yoga ur body nerve conductivity increases with ur brain activity. so u should allow ur body and ur mind to be in rest not only physiologically but also psycological. And after the relaxation after practising yoga u will feel really energtic and ur activity performed by u in tht day will be increased and also it will be without stress . so dont ever say yoga makes some one ill,it makes u to know the meaning of life and increases ur will power until u practice it correctly. this fact what u said about it is due to incorrect practice,and the truth about yoga depends on how do u practice and train them . THIS FAULT DOES NOT COMES ON YOGA EXACTLY ,THIS FAULT CONCEPT GETS TRUE ONLY WHEN U PRACTICE IT INCORRECTLY WITHOUT PROPER STEP SO PUPILS PLZ DONT BE IGNORANT BY READING SOME FAILURE RESEARCH CONCEPTS. yoga is not a joke it is beyond everything what u think. NEVER INSULT UR ANCIENT AND ANCESTORAL type of practices given to us by our ancestors. yoga makes urself how u think about it. so dont insult it plz like this and dont be ignorant.value everything
Wow. You felt compelled to write a novel in an attempt to dispute a joke article from the Weekly World News. Congrats your an idiot.
You just proved this article is 100% correct.
Looks like your article on Yoga helping with lower back pain<a/> but causing mental illness has been perceived to be very contraversial. Probably got the responses you were looking for judging by the number of comments haha
Dafuq?
I don't think people that make comments understand exactly what this website is about. Either way, I know a few people that practice yoga, and they are all nuts!
Its a wellknown fact tbat yoga was introduced by Gootan to undermine earth society. No wonder we suffer from so many social ills!
Tai Chi, the grandfather of martial arts, is much better. Thats why Chinese workers do it every morning before work.
Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain
sarcasm.
there is a bit of truth in it but it is incomplete, therefore a lie.
To clear your mind means you try to stop thinking about unnecessary stuff and be able to concentrate more efficiently on something that requires your attention, I would not do so to relax, but to put thoughts in order or take important decisions. Relaxing——>concentrating on idleness and/or simple things, this could be very bad for the brain and have long term consequences that could result in lower brain performance, following the logic that you get stronger by doing work and weaker by doing less work. Study a lot for a long time and you become a genius, don't study at all and just look at how pretty the birds are for a long time and you end up forgetting how to do a simple multiplication. My advice, if you want to get away from stressful things it is ok, just don't neglect your brain by going blank too much. Concentrate on something like equation solving or logic problems, I guarantee your IQ will get higher if you do.
this is the false study done to suppress the effects of yoga
if yogic concept is wrong i dont think vedic literature which dated back 5000 years will have the concept of airplane, concept of nine planet without using satellites, knowledge that earth is round without travelling the earth, i dont think jesus is wrong, goutham buddha is wrong, swami vivekananda is wrong because they are originated from yoga
hi
This professor Aaryan
s this article true iam from India, i know Yoga born in India, Yoga gives peace of mind and plesure of body
Dr. Aaryan http://www.7puls.blogspot.com
Ooh, better stop listening to that "zen" music before I get dementia.
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*is amazed at the amount of people who took this seriously*
I savor, result in I found just what I was taking a look for. You have ended my four day lengthy hunt! God Bless you man. Have a nice day. Bye
hahaha this is hilarious… lagging around mats even when not doing yoga… hahahaha the writter and professor is an idot! You've got to love how creatively stupid people are