1. Millora de la capacitat cognitiva i de la memòria [1]
2. Prevenció de malalties i de l’estrès [2]
3. Reducció de l’estrès [3]
4. Disminució de la pressió arterial [4]
5. Disminució del dolor crònic i de la zona lumbar [5]
6. Disminució de l’ansietat [6]
7. Estabilització dels nivells de sucre en diabètics [7]
8. Augment de la flexibilitat [8]
9. Reducció de la inflamació [9]
10. Millora de la salut cardiovascular [10]
11. Millora de la qualitat de vida [11]
12. Efectes antidepressius [12]
13. Millora la qualitat de la son [13]
14. Millora en la respiració [14]
15. Redueix les migranyes [15]
16. Millora dels hàbits alimentaris [16]
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