Does a chill lead to a cold?
No, not really. A person who is exposed to extremely cold temperature, like during winter in Chicago or Minnesota, or in the North Pole, will not necessarily catch a cold, unless he/she is exposed to the virus (from someone with a cold). The cold weather alone, without the virus, cannot cause a cold, but prolonged exposure to severely cold temperature could lead to pneumonia among those with poor or compromised resistance. Can yoga help control high blood pressure? While we know that aerobic exercises are good for a healthy lifestyle and help control hypertension (high blood pressure), there is no medical evidence that yoga (which is not aerobic) is also as beneficial in lowering blood pressure among hypertensives. Yoga with meditation could calm a person down, soothe the emotion, and provide inner peace. Theoretically, this should help lower the blood pressure, but how effective it really is, compared to aerobic exercises, is still in question. The usual recommendation for control of