What we choose to eat in order to sustain our physical bodies is as important as how we move, bend, stretch, flex and twist in asana practice, how we breathe
during pranayama exercises and how we focus in our meditation practices.
Another investigation
during which adults were asked to perform 10 minutes of chanting followed by 10 minutes of breathing
exercises (thirumoolar
pranayama), found a potential increase in nerve growth factor (an agent that may be related to limiting age - related decline in brain function) following regular practice.