The study did not focus on the calorie-burn of yoga, but rather on the way yoga influenced eating habits. In a survey of over 15,000 participants, researchers found that people who participated in a minimum of one 30 minute yoga session once a week either maintained or lost weight over a 10 year time frame.
A transient ischemic attack (TIA) occurs when blood flow to a part of the brain stops for a brief time. A person will have stroke-like symptoms for up to 24 hours. In most cases, the symptoms last for 1 to 2 hours.
Mini-stroke is a term used by many people to refer what is more properly termed a TIA or transient ischemic attack. A TIA is an episode of neurologic impairment due to a temporary interruption of blood flow to the brain which is either not severe enough or long enough to cause permanent brain damage.