Have you heard of the mind-body connection? It refers to the intricate connection between our thoughts, feelings, and beliefs and the influence it has on our physical health. Furthermore, how we treat our physical body (what we eat, exercise, sleep) plays a...
Dog-Assisted Therapy Reduces Stress and Improves Mood in Healthy Subjects
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. Participants partaking in the animal-assisted intervention experienced increased brain activity and reported improved feelings of fatigue, stress, and depression when interacting with the dog compared to when at rest. ...
The Effects of Supplementation with Ashwagandha Root Extract on Stress and Anxiety
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Supplementation with Ashwagandha root extract is associated with reduced symptoms of stress and anxiety and improvement in some stress hormone levels. Psychological stress occurs when an individual perceives that environmental or internal...
Dog-Assisted Therapy Significantly Reduces Stress in School Children
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 20-minute animal-assisted intervention over the course of a 6-week school term resulted in improvements in mean cortisol levels in both mainstream school children and children with special educational needs. In adolescence, a...
Geranium (P. graveolens) Essential Oil Reduces Fatigue in ICU Nurses
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of this double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized trial of 84 nurses working in critical care during COVID-19 shows that inhalation of P. graveolens essential oil significantly reduced fatigue scores in subjects...
Blue Light Therapy Improves Severity of PTSD-Related Symptoms and Sleep Disturbance
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. 6-week treatment of blue light exposure for 30-minutes each morning resulted in significant improvements in the severity of PTSD symptoms, particularly regarding sleep quality and dysfunction. Post-traumatic stress disorder...
A Combination of Green Tea Extract, Rhodiola, Magnesium & B Vitamins Enhance Stress-Coping Abilities
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Study results show the efficacy of a synergistic approach to combatting states of stress and anxiety, with a significant increase in EEG resting state theta (p < .02), which is associated with relaxation and modulation of...
Lemon Verbena Shown to Help Anxiety and Sleep Quality
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. Data from the study supports lemon verbena leaf extract for improvement in markers of stress and quality of sleep. Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States, affecting about 18% of the population each...
Supplements May Help with Burnout Fatigue – Informed Opinion
Written by Dr. Patrick Massey, MD, PhD. In a medical study, a specific extract of the French oak tree (Robuvit) was shown to reduce many of the parameters consistent with a diagnosis of burnout among physicians and other professionals in stressful jobs. In a world...
Saffron Extract Reduces Stress and Improves Low Mood in Healthy Individuals
Written by Angeline A. De Leon, Staff Writer. Supplementing with saffron extract for 8 weeks was proven to improve low mood while boosting quality of life and social functioning in the study participants. One of the most prevalent psychiatric disorders worldwide,...
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