Key result
Mind-body techniques show potential as preventive interventions for coping with hypoxic environments and extreme climates.
Why the study?
Hypoxia leads to numerous diseases with no effective pharmacological treatments, yet alternative interventions such as mind-body techniques have not been adequately investigated.
Do mind-body techniques provide protective effects in hypoxic environments and pathologies?
Do mind-body techniques provide protective effects in hypoxic environments and pathologies?
Mind-body techniques represent a potential, yet under-investigated, non-pharmacological intervention for managing hypoxia-induced pathologies in extreme climates.
Background: The deprivation of oxygen reaching the tissues (also termed as hypoxia) affects the normal functioning of the body. This results in development of many diseases like ischemia, glaucoma, MCI (Mild Cognitive Impairment), pulmonary and cerebral edema, stress and depression. There are no effective drugs that can treat such diseases. Despite such failure, alternative interventions such as mind-body techniques (MBTs) have not been adequately investigated. Methods: The first part of this review has been focused on philosophical aspects of various MBTs besides evolving an ayurgenomic perspective. The potential of MBTs as a preventive non-pharmacological intervention in the treatment of various general and hypoxic pathologies has been further described in this section. In the second part, molecular, physiological, and neuroprotective roles of MBTs in normal and hypoxic/ischemic conditions has been discussed. Results: In this respect, the importance of and in vivo studies has also been discussed. Conclusions: Although several studies have investigated the role of protective strategies in coping with the hypoxic environment, the efficacy of MBTs at the molecular level has been ignored.
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Anand et al. (2020) conducted a review in Hypoxia and extreme climate stress. Mind-body techniques (MBTs) was evaluated. Mind-body techniques such as yoga and meditation show potential as preventive non-pharmacological interventions for coping with hypoxic environments and extreme climates, though molecular studies are lacking.
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