Category Archives: Mind Body

Can Using Meditation Techniques Improve Your Health?

Do you meditate? It is one of the most commonly used complementary and alternative medicine therapies.…

An Amazing Glimpse of Our True Potential

I was blessed to receive a link to this absolutely breathtaking video.  I don’t want to spoil your experience.  For me, it is an honor and a gift to share it with you.  If you’ve ever had a bad day, a dark moment, or a disappointment, this young man, will allow you the opportunity to ...…

Meditation Helps Increase Attention Span

It’s virtually impossible to pay attention to one thing for a long time. A recently conducted study reviewed the impact Buddhist meditation had on an individual’s s ability to be attentive and determined that meditation training helps people do better at focusing for a long an extended period of time on a task that requires ...…

Stay Busy, Be Happy

An insightful new study found that people who are extremely active are happier than those who sit and do nothing.   The finding may explain why people admit to being very busy in our current society.   “The general phenomenon I’m interested in is why people are so busy doing what they are doing in ...…

Alternative Treatments in Depression: A Review of Medical Research

A recent review of complementary and alternative therapies in the treatment of depression are quite promising.  A study review of the medical literature, conducted by the American Psychiatric Association’s Task Force on Complementary and Alternative Medicine reported its findings  in the June, 2010  Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.   The following is a brief overview of ...…

Anxiety Increases Risk For Heart Attacks and Strokes

Dutch researchers have determined that heart patients with anxiety disorders may have an increased risk for stroke, heart attack, heart failure and death.   The study evaluated 1,015 stable heart disease patients, an average of 6 years.  During that time 371 clinically significant cardiovascular events occurred.   As many as 24 percent to 31 percent ...…

Exercise Reduces and Prevents Angry Mood

Many medical studies have documented the positive effects of exercise on improving mood. To date, very few research studies have been conducted to evaluate the impact of exercise on angry feelings.  Recently, a small study presented at the 57th Annual Meeting of the American College of Sports Medicine found that exercise has a beneficial on ...…

Tai Chi Improves Mood Disorders

The BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine Journal reports that while Tai Chi is a good form of physical activity, it can improve symptoms that are associated with chronic mood disorders. According to the most recent statistics, more than 15 million people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with a form of depression.   A team ...…

Changing Thoughts Key To Battling Even Severe Depression

For many decades, particularly in light of the debate and conversation surrounding movies such as the Secret, and the concept of the Law of Attraction, cognitive behavioral therapy—changing the way a person thinks about a certain aspect of life, can improve depressions.   People with moderate to severe depression, according to a recent study conducted ...…

How Gratitude Improves Your Health

    One of the most powerful healing techniques in existence is expressing our gratitude.   A Simple ‘Thank You’ Brings Rewards to All   Expressing gratitude benefits both you and the person being thanked, study finds.   If you’re experiencing unhappiness or dissatisfaction with someone in your life, a friend, family member, partner or ...…