The Journal of Alternative and Complementary MedicineVol. 24, No. 9-10 Invited Review ArticlesFree Access Donald I. Abrams Published Online:24 Sep 2018 https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2018.0169 The mostly indolent natural history and long overall survival associated with a diagnosis of prostate cancer provides a unique opportunity for men to explore diet and lifestyle interventions to alter the trajectory of […]
BY DANIEL GOLEMAN MAY 12, 2014 3:56 PM Which will it be — the berries or the chocolate dessert? Homework or the Xbox? Finish that memo, or roam Facebook? Such quotidian decisions test a mental ability called cognitive control, the capacity to maintain focus on an important choice while ignoring other impulses. Poor planning, wandering […]
NOVEMBER 29, 2017 Healthline/Medical News Today If you want to keep weight gain under control, you may want to consider taking up mindfulness meditation, new research suggests. Mindfulness techniques may be effective in maintaining weight loss and preventing a rebound. Can mindfulness really help with that extra weight? Recent research has concerned itself with the […]
Date: June 15, 2017 Source: Coventry University Summary: Mind-body interventions (MBIs) such as meditation, yoga and Tai Chi don’t simply relax us; they can ‘reverse’ the molecular reactions in our DNA which cause ill-health and depression, according to a study. Mind-body interventions (MBIs) such as meditation, yoga and Tai Chi don’t simply relax us; they […]
Sarah Knapton 24 JANUARY 2017 Mindfulness meditation, the practice of paying more attention to the present moment, helps lower stress hormones and decreases inflammation in the body, scientists have proven for the first time. The training has been growing in popularity in recent years, with the NHS recommending mindfulness as a way to reduce stress and […]
AUGUST 23, 2016 Recent research showed that mindfulness meditation is significantly more effective at reducing pain intensity and pain unpleasantness than placebo analgesia, sham mindfulness meditation and other cognitive-based approaches by using distinct neural mechanisms (J Neurosci 2015;35:15307-15325). “This study is the first to demonstrate that mindfulness-related pain relief is mechanistically distinct from placebo analgesia,” […]
July 19, 2016 Osteoarthritis and Cartilage/OARS, Osteoarthritis Research Society TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this randomized comparative trial, 80 patients with knee osteoarthritis were enrolled and associations between mindfulness and health outcomes were evaluated. Mental and physical components of quality of life, self-efficacy, depression, and stress were associated with total mindfulness score. Mindfulness was not significantly associated […]
Date: March 15, 2016 Source: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center Summary: Everyone knows that stubbing your toe hurts. What makes it stop hurting is the body’s main pain-blocking process — the natural production of opioids. Everyone knows that stubbing your toe hurts. What makes it stop hurting is the body’s main pain-blocking process — the […]
02.23.2016 Mindfulness program reduced low back pain symptoms in older adults by Sarah Wickline Wallan Staff Writer, MedPage Today VIDEO: Natalia E. Morone, MD, MS – Morone discusses the study and its implications in this video. Among 282 randomized participants who had chronic low back pain, those treated with a mindfulness-based stress reduction program improved an […]