Many people believe blood sugar spikes are bad. This is not true because it’s normal for your blood sugar to fluctuate when you eat.
Established research indicates that short-term glucose spikes do not cause hormonal issues, chronic inflammation, aging, or disease, however, problems do start if your blood sugar stays elevated.
If you want to prevent health issues, new research suggests yoga improves blood sugar control. The study analyzed 16 randomized controlled trials focusing on type-2 diabetics, and it showed that yoga improved fasting blood glucose, blood glucose after a meal, HbA1c, and fasting insulin.
Simply put, yoga works because it challenges your muscles and reduces stress, which positively affects blood sugar control and type 2 diabetes management.
If you want to see results, the research suggests doing yoga at least twice per week for a minimum of 30 minutes per session.
For comparison, while the study revealed that walking also improved fasting blood glucose and HbA1c, it didn’t pack quite the health punch that yoga did, and the benefits of walking started at three times per week, with a minimum of 30 minutes per walk.
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