Does Yoga Help Increase Healthspan and Lifespan?

It is a coincidence that I am writing about yoga just 5 days after the much-hyped International Yoga Day.

There is so much said and written about yoga that culling the information to understand how it can help us is a challenge.

So, I will start with the fundamental question pertinent to atmasvasth.

Does the regular practice of yoga improve our healthspan and lifespan and help us live long, healthy?