Category Archives: Mind Body

Can An Ancient Technique Improve Stroke Patient’s Balance and Endurance?

Researchers at Indiana University conducted a study that taught veterans who’d experienced a stroke yoga that produced promising results.…

Does Meditation Cool Hot Flashes?

An easy-to-learn meditation technique can help ease the hot flashes, night sweats and insomnia of menopause, a new study says.…

Does Yoga Improve the Quality of Life in Women With Breast Cancer Undergoing Treatment?

A study conducted at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center found that women receiving radiation therapy for treating their breast cancer, experienced unique benefits while practicing yoga, including reducing fatigue. While simple stretching exercises improved fatigue, the women using yoga activities that included  yogic breathing, postures, meditation and relaxation techniques in to their ...…

Does Holistic Healing and Spirituality Improve Asthma?

A study conducted by researchers at the University of Cincinnati determined that teenagers with asthma may experience better outcomes when using spiritual coping and complementary and alternative medicine, or integrative medicine, like prayer or relaxation, to manage symptoms.…

Do Meditation Techniques and Other Mind Body Therapies Decrease Pain?

Four independent and recent studies have found that meditation is helpful in reducing pain.…

Mind Body Medicine: Does Improving Your Mood Help Your Brain to Think More Creatively?

While many people still doubt the power of the mind, the effectiveness of mind body medicine and mind body techniques such as laughter, also known as humor therapy, positive psychology, and the remarkable impact our moods have on our ability to function, one study has made a significant discovery regarding how positive emotions impact our ...…

Do You Know How To Keep Your Heart Healthy Using Holistic Healing Techniques?

While February was  healthy heart month, and while many have focused on preventing and treating heart disease, I believe the focus should be on what we can do to improve our heart health, which will prevent disease throughout the year. I just read an article about a cardiologist, a fellow alumni of my alma mater ...…

Does Holistic Cancer Care Really Help Cancer Patients?

My friend, we’ll call Luther (not his real name), was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He decided not against his recommended treatment of radiation and surgery. Instead he and his wife decided to try a holistic approach to treatment. They went to a well known holistic cancer care facility in Europe. He responded to the treatment ...…

Do You Have A Self Healing Personality?

A dear friend of mine, Bill was diagnosed several years ago with terminal prostate cancer.  The tumor was so large, the upper portion protruded into his abdominal cavity.  His doctor recommended immediate surgery and chemotherapy.  Bill asked the doctor if he could wait a few weeks, because he felt within himself that he had a ...…

Mind-Set Matters: Why Thinking You Got A Work Out May Actually Make You Healthier

I discovered a study published in the Feb 07 issue of Psychological Science that may help us reap the benefits of exercise through our daily routine.…