Yoga May Improve Sleep and Reduce Fatigue in Cancer Survivors

New evidence that practicing yoga may improve sleep and overall quality of life in cancer survivors. Yoga may also improve fatigue, one of the most common problems faced by cancer survivors.

In this randomized controlled study at the University of Rochester in New York, cancer survivors reported reducing their need for sleep medication once they began a yoga program.

Participants in the yoga program were able to decrease their use of sleep medication by 21%, compared with the control group, who increased their use of sleep medication by 5% during the same interval.

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