Why the study?
Does specific nostril breathing (right vs left) influence heart rate variability and cardiovascular risks in young adults?
Population
85 student volunteers (young adults)
Comparison
Right nostril breathing or left nostril… vs Control group that did not practice nostril…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 weeks
Authors
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Nostril breathing shows differential autonomic associations; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does specific nostril breathing (right vs left) influence heart rate variability and cardiovascular risks in young adults?
Short-term practice of left nostril breathing improves vagal tone and HRV, promoting cardiovascular health, whereas right nostril breathing increases sympathetic tone.
Pal et al. (2014) studied this question.
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