Review: Mind body therapies for menopausal symptoms

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

Researchers from the University of Virginia Health System, in Charlottesville reviewed yoga and/or meditation-based programs, tai chi, and other relaxation practices, including muscle relaxation and breath-based techniques, relaxation response training, and low-frequency sound-wave therapy. (more…)

Meditation, Menopause, Relaxation, Tai Chi, Yoga | Comments (0)

Congenital glaucoma with sirsasana yoga posture

Monday, February 8th, 2010

The sirsasana (stand-on-hand posture) was a problem for a patient with congenital glaucoma who had practiced this yoga posture for several years. (more…)

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Review: Hatha yoga for depression

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

The evidence is preliminary but encouraging.

Hereâ€™s a review from researchers at Brown University School of Medicine, in Rhode Island. (more…)

A. ALTERNATIVE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Yoga | Comments (0)

Survey of American medical students about CAM

Thursday, January 21st, 2010

Researchers from several US medical schools surveyed the students. (more…)

Aromatherapy, Breathing, CAM Education, E. DIETARY, Herbals, Massage, Meditation, Relaxation, Yoga | Comments (0)

Looking for mechanisms to explain stress reduction with yoga

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Studies commonly report less stress among people who practice yoga. Examples are here in pregnancy, here among musicians, and here in healthy women and cancer survivors.

This study, by Ohio State University researchers searched for the mechanism underlying the benefit. (more…)

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Benefits of yoga in healthy women and cancer survivors

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Researchers from Oregon Health & Science University, in Portland report positive results in healthy women.

Then, we review yoga in cancer, with emphasis in breast cancer patients.

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Yoga to lower blood pressure in HIV adults

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

People living with HIV infection are at increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease.

Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine, in St Louis, Missouri evaluated the effects of yoga lifestyle intervention in HIV-infected adults. (more…)

Cholesterol/Lipids, Diabetes Mellitus, HIV/AIDS, Heart Disease, Obesity, Yoga | Comments (0)

Weight bearing yoga in postmenopausal women

Saturday, December 26th, 2009

Researchers from Chulalongkorn University, in Bangkok, Thailand studied changes in bone resorption and the quality of life of the postmenopausal women. (more…)