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The best superfoods to improve your yoga practice
Yoga is now a well-established fashion, but it is first of all a complex discipline that helps to achieve the psycho-physical balance. For many people, Yoga can literally change their lives. Let's see what its benefits are and how to amplify them with superfood.
Everyone knows that Yoga is good, but for what? Yoga is certainly not a set of contortionist poses, as one might be led to believe by looking at the social profiles of the most famous "yogis". We are talking about an ancient discipline, rooted in the Oriental tradition, which includes a physical practice and a mental part, better known as meditation.
Many of the benefits of Yoga have been scientifically validated, and are suitable for people of all ages, even those less trained. Among these, we remember first of all the muscular ones: Yoga favours the elasticity of the joints, stimulates mobility and flexibility, lengthening the muscles, joints and tendons.
The muscles are also trained in terms of endurance and strength. One of the main benefits of Yoga is the stimulation of a correct posture. Yoga, in fact, is excellent for sedentary people who suffer from back pain.
Yoga also has a positive effect on breathing, oxygenating tissues and blood, and promoting healthy circulation and blood pressure. We can also talk about hormonal, immune and mental benefits. Yoga is able to help us fight stress, calming anxiety and panic attacks, but also depression.
Superfoods, as we at Iswari say, are a true gift from nature. We don't think of otherworldly foods, but of simple, beneficial fruits of the earth. There are all sorts of them: seeds, roots, spices, berries, cereals, pseudocereals, algae, tea and fruits of all kinds. Each superfood has its own particular properties and can improve the practice of Yoga.
Turmeric is used to prepare the perfect preparatory drink for Yoga, the famous golden milk. We already offer it with a pinch of black pepper, essential to activate curcumin and the anti-inflammatory properties of this golden spice.
Matcha is the green tea with the highest level of antioxidants in the world. This tea has been drunk for centuries and helps to calm the mind and stimulate lucidity. Perfect to accompany pre and post yoga meditation!
Yoga is a physical practice, which stimulates all the muscles of our body. They need the right nourishment to function at their best. Proteins are the food of muscles, but not all of them are the same. Vegan proteins are less toxic, leaner and healthier than animal proteins. Yoga was born as a practice closely related to vegetarian and vegan nutrition: our Super Vegan Protein and Super Green Protein are perfect for a post-workout protein shake.
In general, all superfoods can improve the practice of Yoga, provided they are organic, vegan and eaten as a complement to a balanced diet.
