{"id":8556,"date":"2023-08-04T11:22:55","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T08:22:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/simple-yoga-may-prevent-memory-loss-in-women-at-risk-of-alzheimers-study\/"},"modified":"2023-08-04T11:22:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-04T08:22:55","slug":"yoga-rahisi-inaweza-kuzuia-upotezaji-wa-kumbukumbu-kwa-wanawake-walio-katika-hatari-ya-utafiti-wa-alzheimer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/yoga-rahisi-inaweza-kuzuia-upotezaji-wa-kumbukumbu-kwa-wanawake-walio-katika-hatari-ya-utafiti-wa-alzheimer\/","title":{"rendered":"Yoga Rahisi Inaweza Kuzuia Kupoteza Kumbukumbu Katika Wanawake Walio Katika Hatari Ya Alzheimer&#039;s: Utafiti"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/simple-yoga-may-prevent-memory-loss-in-women-at-risk-of-alzheimers-study.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Yoga, mazoezi ya jumla ambayo huunganisha mwili, pumzi na akili, ni nzuri kwa kutatua maswala mengi ya kiafya kama vile mfadhaiko, unene na magonjwa ya moyo na mishipa. Watafiti sasa wamepata ushahidi wa kisayansi kwa jukumu lake katika kuboresha kumbukumbu.<\/p>\n<p>Katika utafiti, timu ya watafiti kutoka UCLA Health, California, iligundua kuwa mkao mpole wa yoga, unaojulikana kama Kundalini yoga, unaweza kutumika kama mbinu ya kuzuia dhidi ya Alzeima kwa wanawake wazee.<\/p>\n<p>Kundalini <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/kundalini-yoga#:~:text=Kundalini%20yoga%20is%20a%20form,the%20base%20of%20your%20spine.\" target=\"_blank\">yoga<\/a> inahusisha mfululizo wa mienendo ya kujirudia ambayo inachanganya kuimba, kuimba na mazoezi ya kupumua. Inalenga kuamsha nishati ya Kundalini, nishati ya kiroho inayoaminika kuwa iko chini ya uti wa mgongo.<\/p>\n<p>Timu ilitathmini athari za Kundalini yoga kwenye maeneo mbalimbali na maeneo madogo ya ubongo kwa kutumia aina mahususi ya upigaji picha wa resonance ya sumaku (MRI). Waliona kuongezeka kwa muunganisho katika hippocampus - eneo la ubongo linalohusishwa na matatizo na kupungua kwa kumbukumbu.<\/p>\n<p>Dk. Helen Lavretsky, daktari wa magonjwa ya akili aliyeongoza utafiti huo, hapo awali alikuwa amefanya utafiti juu ya athari za yoga kwa wagonjwa wa Alzheimer&#039;s. Lakini, utafiti wa hivi karibuni unaolenga kuitumia kama mbinu ya kuzuia, alisema.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Tunaangazia sasa wanawake ambao hawajaharibika kama katika utafiti wangu uliopita, lakini bado wako katika hatari ya kupungua kwa utambuzi. Na wazo ni kufikia kiwango ambacho kufanya yoga kunaweza kuzuia kupungua kwa utambuzi na maendeleo ya ugonjwa wa Alzeima,\u201d Lavretsky alisema.<\/p>\n<p>Utafiti huo uliwatathmini washiriki 22, wengi wao wakiwa katika miaka ya 60 na kuripotiwa kupungua kwa kumbukumbu na matukio ya hivi majuzi ya mshtuko wa moyo na kisukari, ambayo inajulikana kuinua hatari ya kupata Alzheimer&#039;s. Kundi moja la washiriki <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/brisk-walking-yoga-can-cut-risk-cancer-relapse-study-finds-470026\">kufanya mazoezi ya yoga<\/a>, huku kundi lingine likifuata mafunzo ya uimarishaji kumbukumbu (MET) ambayo hutumia uhusiano wa maneno na wa kuona kama mikakati ya vitendo ya kuboresha kumbukumbu. Vikundi vyote viwili vilifuata vipindi vya mafunzo ya ana kwa ana vya dakika 60 kwa zaidi ya wiki 12.<\/p>\n<p>Usomaji wa MRI ulipendekeza manufaa ya muda mrefu ya neva ya kundalini yoga kwani washiriki waliofuata mazoezi walikuwa wameongeza shughuli katika hippocampus ikilinganishwa na wale waliofanya MET. Hata hivyo, washiriki waliofanya MET walikuwa bora zaidi katika kuunganisha taarifa kutoka kwa hisi zao kwenye kumbukumbu zao.<\/p>\n<p>Matokeo ya utafiti yalichapishwa katika Jarida la Ugonjwa wa Alzheimer&#039;s.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Jambo kuu la kuchukua ni kwamba utafiti huu unaongeza kwa fasihi inayounga mkono faida za yoga kwa afya ya ubongo, haswa kwa wanawake ambao wana mfadhaiko mkubwa na uharibifu wa kumbukumbu. Aina hii ya upole ya yoga, ambayo inalenga zaidi kupumua na ushiriki wa kiakili kuliko harakati, kama aina zingine za yoga, ni bora kwa watu wazima ambao wanaweza kuwa na mapungufu ya mwili,&quot; Lavretsky. <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/996744\" target=\"_blank\">sema<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Imechapishwa na Medicaldaily.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/simple-yoga-may-prevent-memory-loss-women-risk-alzheimers-study-470608\">Chanzo cha matibabu cha kila siku<\/a><\/p>\n<p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/simple-yoga-may-prevent-memory-loss-in-women-at-risk-of-alzheimers-study.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Yoga, mazoezi ya jumla ambayo huunganisha mwili, pumzi na akili, ni nzuri kwa kutatua maswala mengi ya kiafya kama vile mfadhaiko, unene na magonjwa ya moyo na mishipa. Watafiti sasa wamepata ushahidi wa kisayansi kwa jukumu lake katika kuboresha kumbukumbu.<\/p>\n<p>Katika utafiti, timu ya watafiti kutoka UCLA Health, California, iligundua kuwa mkao mpole wa yoga, unaojulikana kama Kundalini yoga, unaweza kutumika kama mbinu ya kuzuia dhidi ya Alzeima kwa wanawake wazee.<\/p>\n<p>Kundalini <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/kundalini-yoga#:~:text=Kundalini%20yoga%20is%20a%20form,the%20base%20of%20your%20spine.\" target=\"_blank\">yoga<\/a> inahusisha mfululizo wa mienendo ya kujirudia ambayo inachanganya kuimba, kuimba na mazoezi ya kupumua. Inalenga kuamsha nishati ya Kundalini, nishati ya kiroho inayoaminika kuwa iko chini ya uti wa mgongo.<\/p>\n<p>Timu ilitathmini athari za Kundalini yoga kwenye maeneo mbalimbali na maeneo madogo ya ubongo kwa kutumia aina mahususi ya upigaji picha wa resonance ya sumaku (MRI). Waliona kuongezeka kwa muunganisho katika hippocampus - eneo la ubongo linalohusishwa na matatizo na kupungua kwa kumbukumbu.<\/p>\n<p>Dk. Helen Lavretsky, daktari wa magonjwa ya akili aliyeongoza utafiti huo, hapo awali alikuwa amefanya utafiti juu ya athari za yoga kwa wagonjwa wa Alzheimer&#039;s. Lakini, utafiti wa hivi karibuni unaolenga kuitumia kama mbinu ya kuzuia, alisema.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Tunaangazia sasa wanawake ambao hawajaharibika kama katika utafiti wangu uliopita, lakini bado wako katika hatari ya kupungua kwa utambuzi. Na wazo ni kufikia kiwango ambacho kufanya yoga kunaweza kuzuia kupungua kwa utambuzi na maendeleo ya ugonjwa wa Alzeima,\u201d Lavretsky alisema.<\/p>\n<p>Utafiti huo uliwatathmini washiriki 22, wengi wao wakiwa katika miaka ya 60 na kuripotiwa kupungua kwa kumbukumbu na matukio ya hivi majuzi ya mshtuko wa moyo na kisukari, ambayo inajulikana kuinua hatari ya kupata Alzheimer&#039;s. Kundi moja la washiriki <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/brisk-walking-yoga-can-cut-risk-cancer-relapse-study-finds-470026\">kufanya mazoezi ya yoga<\/a>, huku kundi lingine likifuata mafunzo ya uimarishaji kumbukumbu (MET) ambayo hutumia uhusiano wa maneno na wa kuona kama mikakati ya vitendo ya kuboresha kumbukumbu. Vikundi vyote viwili vilifuata vipindi vya mafunzo ya ana kwa ana vya dakika 60 kwa zaidi ya wiki 12.<\/p>\n<p>Usomaji wa MRI ulipendekeza manufaa ya muda mrefu ya neva ya kundalini yoga kwani washiriki waliofuata mazoezi walikuwa wameongeza shughuli katika hippocampus ikilinganishwa na wale waliofanya MET. Hata hivyo, washiriki waliofanya MET walikuwa bora zaidi katika kuunganisha taarifa kutoka kwa hisi zao kwenye kumbukumbu zao.<\/p>\n<p>Matokeo ya utafiti yalichapishwa katika Jarida la Ugonjwa wa Alzheimer&#039;s.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Jambo kuu la kuchukua ni kwamba utafiti huu unaongeza kwa fasihi inayounga mkono faida za yoga kwa afya ya ubongo, haswa kwa wanawake ambao wana mfadhaiko mkubwa na uharibifu wa kumbukumbu. Aina hii ya upole ya yoga, ambayo inalenga zaidi kupumua na ushiriki wa kiakili kuliko harakati, kama aina zingine za yoga, ni bora kwa watu wazima ambao wanaweza kuwa na mapungufu ya mwili,&quot; Lavretsky. <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/news-releases\/996744\" target=\"_blank\">sema<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Imechapishwa na Medicaldaily.com<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8557,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/simple-yoga-may-prevent-memory-loss-in-women-at-risk-of-alzheimers-study.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Simple Yoga May Prevent Memory Loss In Women At Risk Of Alzheimer&#039;s: Study - Urban Care Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/sw\/yoga-rahisi-inaweza-kuzuia-upotezaji-wa-kumbukumbu-kwa-wanawake-walio-katika-hatari-ya-utafiti-wa-alzheimer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Simple Yoga May Prevent Memory Loss In Women At Risk Of Alzheimer&#039;s: Study - Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Yoga, the holistic practice that connects body, breath and mind, is good for solving many health issues such as stress, obesity and cardiovascular diseases. Researchers have now found scientific evidence for its role in improving memory.In a study, a team of researchers from UCLA Health, California, found that a gentle yoga posture, known as Kundalini yoga, can be used as a preventive technique against Alzheimer&#039;s in older women.Kundalini yoga involves a series of repetitive poses that combines chanting, singing and breathing exercises. It is aimed at activating Kundalini energy, a spiritual energy believed to be located at the base of the spine.The team evaluated the impact of Kundalini yoga on various areas and sub-areas of the brain using a specific form of Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). They observed increased connectivity in the hippocampus \u2013 the area of the brain associated with stress and memory decline.Dr. Helen Lavretsky, the psychiatrist who led the study, had previously done research on the impact of yoga on Alzheimer&#039;s patients. But, the latest study aimed at using it as a preventive technique, she said.&quot;We are focusing now on women who are not as impaired as in my previous study, but still at risk for cognitive decline. And the idea is to get to the level where doing yoga would prevent future cognitive decline and development of Alzheimer&#039;s disease,&quot; Lavretsky said.The study evaluated 22 participants, mostly in their 60s with reported memory decline and incidence of a recent heart attack and diabetes, which is known to elevate the risk of developing Alzheimer&#039;s. One group of participants practiced yoga, while the other group followed memory enhancement training (MET) that uses verbal and visual association as practical strategies to improve memory. Both groups followed 60-minute in-person training sessions for over 12 weeks.The MRI readings suggested long-term neural benefits of kundalini yoga as participants who followed the practice had increased activity in the hippocampus compared to those who did MET. However, participants who did MET were better at integrating information from their senses into their memories.The findings of the study were published in the Journal of Alzheimer&#039;s Disease.&quot;The key takeaway is that this study adds to the literature supporting the benefits of yoga for brain health, especially for women who have greater perceived stress and subjective memory impairment. 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Researchers have now found scientific evidence for its role in improving memory.In a study, a team of researchers from UCLA Health, California, found that a gentle yoga posture, known as Kundalini yoga, can be used as a preventive technique against Alzheimer's in older women.Kundalini yoga involves a series of repetitive poses that combines chanting, singing and breathing exercises. It is aimed at activating Kundalini energy, a spiritual energy believed to be located at the base of the spine.The team evaluated the impact of Kundalini yoga on various areas and sub-areas of the brain using a specific form of Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). They observed increased connectivity in the hippocampus \u2013 the area of the brain associated with stress and memory decline.Dr. Helen Lavretsky, the psychiatrist who led the study, had previously done research on the impact of yoga on Alzheimer's patients. But, the latest study aimed at using it as a preventive technique, she said.\"We are focusing now on women who are not as impaired as in my previous study, but still at risk for cognitive decline. And the idea is to get to the level where doing yoga would prevent future cognitive decline and development of Alzheimer's disease,\" Lavretsky said.The study evaluated 22 participants, mostly in their 60s with reported memory decline and incidence of a recent heart attack and diabetes, which is known to elevate the risk of developing Alzheimer's. One group of participants practiced yoga, while the other group followed memory enhancement training (MET) that uses verbal and visual association as practical strategies to improve memory. Both groups followed 60-minute in-person training sessions for over 12 weeks.The MRI readings suggested long-term neural benefits of kundalini yoga as participants who followed the practice had increased activity in the hippocampus compared to those who did MET. However, participants who did MET were better at integrating information from their senses into their memories.The findings of the study were published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.\"The key takeaway is that this study adds to the literature supporting the benefits of yoga for brain health, especially for women who have greater perceived stress and subjective memory impairment. 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