As exercise, yoga is unmatched in the potential for it to increase flexibility, athleticism, and cardiovascular strength,
But can yoga detox too?
Apparently, there’s a special yoga position called Ardha Matsyendrasna which is supposed to detox the body:
When performed correctly, after a proper warm-up and with attention to alignment, this humble but adaptable twist both strengthens and releases a host of muscles from your rhomboids (associated with the scapula) to your hamstrings, with a lot in between including both internal and external obliques and spinal extensors.
Despite the fact that this yoga position can increase blood flow throughout the body, it does not detox the body.
Detox comes from the liver, and yoga will not directly affect liver function.
Your liver is a truly amazing filter, and anything that increases blood flow and exercise can help your liver run more efficiently.
In fact, exercise is the most effective “detox”:
To quote Sir Liam Donaldson, former Chief Medical Officer, in his 2009 report on the state of public health: “The potential benefits of physical activity to health are huge. If a medication existed which had a similar effect, it would be regarded as a ‘wonder drug’ or ‘miracle cure’.”