The benefits of "hot" yoga can help beat depression

2023-10-30 15:47:00, Shëndeti CNA

Just one "hot" yoga session a week, that is, taking place in a high-temperature environment, can help reduce symptoms of depression, according to the results of a clinical trial.

To feel the benefits, you will have to endure temperatures up to 40.5 degrees Celsius. Understandably, it can result in significant sweating.

Famous fans of this yoga include Meghan Markle, Jennifer Aniston and Gwyneth Paltrow.

The study found that adults with moderate to severe depression experienced significantly greater reductions in depressive symptoms compared to a control group that did not attend the sessions.

The study found that 44 percent of those who took yoga classes saw such a dramatic improvement in symptoms that they were no longer classified as depressed, compared to just 6 percent of the waitlist group.

Which European country uses the most antidepressants?

According to data from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the use of antidepressants increased by almost two and a half times between 2000 and 2020 in 18 European countries. There was also a dramatic increase in anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic.

France experienced the lowest increase in antidepressant use during this period, 38 percent, although it started from a relatively high level.

The United Kingdom saw a 256 percent increase while Spain and Germany experienced increases of 208 percent and 200 percent over the same period.

Drug consumption increased by 36.5 percent between 2010 and 2020 in 24 European countries. Denmark was the only country to see a decline - with a drop of 4 percent./ CNA