Can Pranayama Lower Blood Pressur...

Can Pranayama Lower Blood Pressure? The Science of Yogic Breathing for Hypertension | Systematic Review & Meta-Analysis

YogaInsightPod by YogaInsightPod
E49
Jun 21, 2026
22:17

Episode notes

Can simple breathing practices help manage high blood pressure? In this episode on www.YogaInsightPod.com, we explore a new systematic review and meta-analysis by Nagendra Boopathy Senguttuvan and team from Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Government Yoga and Naturopathy Medical College and Hospital, Centre for Chronic Disease Control, and All India Institute of Medical Sciences examining how pranayama affects heart rate, blood pressure, and autonomic nervous system function in people with hypertension.

Keywords

Pranayama for Hypertension, Yogic Breathing and Blood Pressure, Heart Rate Variability (HRV), Natural Ways to Lower Blood Pressure, Evidence-Based Yoga Research

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