By: Jennifer Huizen, Kristine Gasbarre writing for The Healthy
If you're like many yoga lovers, you appreciate how this one physical activity can be so beneficial, while simultaneously so gentle. Few other practices stretch your body, quiet your mind, and can even help regulate vitals such as your heart rate and blood pressure in quite the way a regular yoga session can do.
Loren Fishman, MD, B.Phil, is a New York City researcher and doctor of rehabilitation, as well as a 50-year yoga practitioner and the creator of "the Fishman method" of yoga for osteoporosis. In a conversation with The Healthy @Reader's Digest, Dr. Fishman points out that for all its advantages, yoga can also provide a powerful boost to your long-term bone density. In particular, Dr. Fishman referenced 12 yoga poses that are particularly great for strengthening your bones for 2021 research he published in Orthopedic Nursing.
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