OM Yoga & Lifestyle

The hot yoga effect

From a very young age, I have always been active and enjoyed a lot of sports. I competed in all forms of sports and exercises: athletics, rock climbing, basketball, and many more. But in my final year at university, at 22, my feet and hands started to swell all of a sudden. The doctors carried out lots of tests and later explained that I had a condition called rheumatoid arthritis. This is a debilitating condition which affects the joints and causes high levels of inflammation in the body.

My stay in hospital at that time felt like an eternity. My hands and knees had became so swollen and painful; I could hardly walk.

The doctors prescribed a lot of medication and

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