Sri Sri Institute for Advanced Research, Bengaluru, India,
Sri Sri Institute for Advanced Research, Bengaluru, India.
Complement Med Res. 2021;28(5):478-481. doi: 10.1159/000515139. Epub 2021 Mar 18.
Saliva is increasingly used as a diagnostic tool as it is non-invasive, easily accessible, and less stressful compared to blood sampling. Saliva has a vital role in maintaining oral health. It is necessary for the salivary pH to be neutral in the oral cavity for the optimal functioning of its components. Stress has an effect on salivary pH.
To study the effect of a mind-body intervention like Sudarshan Kriya yoga (SKY) on the salivary pH.
An exploratory pilot study involving an open trial on 321 healthy individuals who were novice to SKY was conducted. The salivary pH was measured before and after a single 90-min session of SKY.
The salivary pH continued to be neutral after the intervention in the group that had initial neutral pH. There was a statistically significant shift of pH towards neutral in both the groups that had either acidic or alkaline pH initially.
Mind-body interventions like SKY modulate the salivary pH to bring it to the range of optimal functioning. This pilot study provides information for future long-term studies that can be implemented with measures of anxiety and stress along with measuring other salivary biomarkers.
唾液越来越多地被用作诊断工具，因为与血液采样相比，它是非侵入性的、易于获取的，而且压力较小。唾液在维护口腔健康方面起着至关重要的作用。为了使口腔内的唾液 pH 值达到中性，以确保其成分的最佳功能，这是必要的。压力对唾液 pH 值有影响。
研究像 Sudarshan Kriya yoga（SKY）这样的身心干预对唾液 pH 值的影响。
对 321 名刚开始学习 SKY 的健康个体进行了一项探索性的初步研究，包括一项开放性试验。在单次 90 分钟的 SKY 练习前后测量唾液 pH 值。
在最初 pH 值为中性的组中，干预后唾液 pH 值继续保持中性。在最初 pH 值为酸性或碱性的两组中，pH 值都有统计学意义地向中性方向移动。
像 SKY 这样的身心干预可以调节唾液 pH 值，使其达到最佳功能范围。这项初步研究为未来的长期研究提供了信息，这些研究可以与焦虑和压力的测量一起进行，同时测量其他唾液生物标志物。
