“Pranayama may be helpful for improving sleep disturbance, anxiety, and mental QOL [quality of life] among patients undergoing chemotherapy.”
- Yoga breathing for cancer chemotherapy-associated symptoms and quality of life…
It’s Friday, so a new Science 411 is available. This is an inspiring one on the usefulness of pranayama for reducing the harmful side effects of chemotherapy.
The study wasn’t perfect, and pranayama didn’t magically solve all their problems. But it helped. That’s all we can hope for 🙏
In good breath,
Nick
P.S. Some of you may know that I lost my sister to cancer. I remember how hard chemo was for her, so it’s difficult to even suggest that patients should “just breathe,” and it will help. But this study was done over 1 year, and the classes had almost 100% attendance, making me believe the patients found it valuable, which matters the most.