Pose Your Way to Inner Peace - TO WOMEN

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Om, don't walk, to beat stress: Yoga newbies who hit the mat three times a week reported a better mood and lower anxiety compared with people who walked for the same amount of time, say Boston University researchers.

Regular yoga practice ups your brain's level of the calming chemical gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). And pose persistently: GABA levels are