As a form of alternative medicine yoga is one of the hottest right now. This Asian import has grown in popularity over the past several decades and has been purported to bestow all manner of health benefits to its practitioners. While most of these claims are unsubstantiated and are almost unbelievable, the popularity of yoga is still going strong. One particular form of yoga, that advocated by Baba Ramdev, has been remarked as having a wide range of health benefits, ranging from its ability to cure AIDS and cancer to helping with weight loss and improving hair growth.  There are many people that claim that they practice Baba Ramdev Yoga for hair loss treatment. Here are some common questions addressed about Baba Ramdev and his yoga teachings.

Q: Who is Baba Ramdev?

A: Born Ram Krishna in India, Baba Ramdev, also called Swami Ramdev, is a vocal advocate of yoga and a tireless crusader for social justice and human rights. He is known as a staunch advocate of political change in India and a tenacious opponent of government corruption. However, his yoga teachings have made him known around the world as an excellent teacher and an advocate of the healing power of yoga.

Q: What does his yoga teachings entail?

A: Baba Ramdev’s teachings greatly vary depending on the practitioner and the level of training. There are a wide range of videos available featuring the swami that instruct beginners through experts on various yoga poses. Classes are also available through trained yoga professionals that allow people seeking all sorts of treatments to benefit from yoga.

Q: Has yoga been shown to have any health benefits?

A: Although yoga has little to do with hair loss, those who practice yoga have been shown to have lower levels of stress, decreased blood pressure, decreased risk for a number of cardiovascular diseases and overall better health and fitness. This can be mainly attributed to yoga functioning as a way of relieving stress, thereby lowering blood pressure.

Q: Does yoga have any health risks?

A: For the most part yoga is safe to practice because it is very low impact. Furthermore, many of the physical, mental and emotional health benefits far outweigh the physical impact of yoga. It is important to remember that yoga is very much an unexplored field in terms of scientific inquiry so many claims made by yoga experts must be taken with a grain of salt.

Q: Does yoga have any bearing on preventing hair loss?

A: Some of Babe Ramdev’s yoga teachings do claim to help with hair loss though these statements are unproven. No research has been conducted to demonstrate that Ramdev’s teachings are effective at preventing hair loss. While yoga does have some anti inflammatory properties, it is not clear if this is sufficient to help the scalp retain hair. Many yoga teachings, however, have supplemental herbal medicines which may help with hair loss. Often consumed as a tea, these herbal supplements are also scientifically unproven to help with hair growth. While employing Baba Ramdev Yoga for hair loss may not be a proven treatment method, there is no harm in trying and you will likely see other benefits from practicing this yoga.