About this episode
This episode explores the health benefits of yoga, including its effects on ageing and mental health, featuring insights from Professor Rima Dada.
Although yoga is thought to have been practised for over 5,000 years, its myriad benefits for our health and wellbeing are still being uncovered. Professor Rima Dada from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi reveals the extraordinary findings into the benefits of yoga - how half an hour a day can slow down ageing at a cellular level by protecting your mitochondria and your DNA. It can also improve your brain health and even reduce symptoms of depression. Just a few sessions are enough for our volunteer James to catch the yoga bug! Series Producer: Nija Dalal-Small Editor: Zoë Heron A BBC Studios production for BBC Sounds / BBC Radio 4.
People in this episode
Host: Michael Mosley
Guest: Professor Rima Dada
Topics covered
- yoga
- health benefits
- wellbeing
- ageing
- brain health
- depression
Keywords
- yoga
- health
- wellbeing
- ageing
- brain health
- depression
- mitochondria
- DNA
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, BBC Studios, BBC Sounds, BBC Radio 4
Places: New Delhi
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