Can Bikram Yoga Heal the Body? Fox News & University of Texas want to know (VIDEO)

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Bikram Yoga is gaining a lot of popularity for the supposed health benefits. Practitioners of Bikram Yoga practice in a 105 degree/40% humidity room to detoxify the body and use poses designed to heal the entire body, so now the University of Texas is looking into the claims, according to MyFoxAustin.com's Loriana Hernandez.

The gurus and the participants say that yoga has improved their health.

It is a mental challenge to walk in the room and stay in the room. The 26 poses promise to heal the entire body: from strengthening your legs, to helping your reproductive organs, improving concentration, healing the spine, regulating blood pressure, and the best news yet --anti aging

The University of Texas is researching the claims with an 8-week study looking at the effects of Bikram on total body health.