by Becky | Mar 30, 2020 | 2018, Alternative Therapies, Brain Health, Depression, Fitness and Exercise
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Study results suggest that yoga- and meditation-based lifestyle interventions decrease depression severity and improve systemic biomarkers of neuroplasticity in patients with major depressive disorder. (more…)
by Becky | May 25, 2018 | Alternative Therapies
Written by Patrick B. Massey, MD, PH.D. Over the past 20 years numerous medical studies have suggested a health benefit from biofield therapies. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 14, 2017 | 2017, Alternative Therapies, Brain Health, Fibromyalgia, Self-Care
Written by Joyce Smith, BS. Eight weekly 2-hour workshops in meditation awareness training significantly improved fibromyalgia symptoms in the seventy-four participating subjects compared to the control group participants. (more…)
by Becky | Sep 18, 2017 | 2016, Alternative Therapies, Self-Care, Stress
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. A 6-week intervention of mindfulness meditation and yoga significantly decreased stress and improved feelings of peace, focus, and endurance, as well as happiness, positivity, personal satisfaction and self-confidence in the participating medical students. (more…)
by Becky | Aug 22, 2017 | Alternative Therapies, Self-Care
Written by Patrick B. Massey, MD, PH.D. Read about the health benefits of meditation, such as relieving the symptoms of myofascial pain syndrome (MPS).
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by Becky | May 8, 2017 | 2016, Brain Health, Self-Care
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. This study of 15 mindfulness meditation practitioners suggests an analgesic effect similar to endogenous opioids and may offer powerful therapeutic benefits for acute pain sufferers. (more…)
by Becky | Dec 7, 2016 | Brain Health, Self-Care
Written by Patrick B. Massey, MD, PhD, MhD. A recent study demonstrates that mindfulness meditation can be used successfully, even in combination with narcotic pain-relieving drugs, to enhance pain relief. (more…)
by nhri | Nov 19, 2008 | Alternative Therapies, Blood Pressure, Self-Care, Stress
Written by Patrick Massey, M.D., Ph.D. Those who meditate 15 minutes per day generally have lower blood pressure, better sleep, improved health and a better quality of life than those who don’t meditate. (more…)