Kouksundo, a traditional Korean mind-body practice, regulates oxidative stress profiles and stress hormones.
Physiology & Behavior March 15, 2015 Hwi-Jin Im, Yoon-Jung Kim, Hyeong-Geug Kim et al.
A traditional Korean mind-body practice, Kouksundo, reduces oxidative stress markers and alters stress hormones. In 57 trainees, a single session (90 minutes total) lowered blood levels of reactive oxygen species, nitric oxide, and malondialdehyde, while increasing superoxide dismutase and decreasing catalase. Cortisol, norepinephrine, and dopamine decreased, while epinephrine increased. Total antioxidant capacity and glutathione were unchanged. The practice appears to offer health benefits through these biological changes.