Category Archives: Spritual Health

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.…

Spiritual Faith Helps Heart Disease Patients

A recent study present at the 114th annual meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA)  found that post-operative recovery from cardiac surgery  improves in patients that have a positive religious belief, by aiding their psychological well-being.  Also, recovery in other patients, is impeded by having negative religious thoughts.   Recent research studies have indicated an ...…