New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Yoga can aid in the speedy recovery of people with opioid withdrawal, as well as improve anxiety, sleep, and pain in them, according to a study. Opioid withdrawal involves physical symptoms like diarrhoea, insomnia, fever, pain, anxiety, and depression, and autonomic signs such as pupil dilation, runny nose, goosebumps, anorexia, yawning, nausea, vomiting, and sweating. These symptoms result from sympathetic nervous system overactivity due to dysregulated noradrenergic o…
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New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Even a single drinking binge — roughly four drinks for women or five for men within about two hours — can weaken the gut lining, according to a study.The study showed that a single session of binge drinking can decrease the gut’s ability to keep bacteria and toxins from entering the bloodstream — a phenomenon known as “leaky gut.” The findings are published in Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental Research.“We know that excessive drinking can disrupt the gut and e…