Archive for the 'Stress' Category
Saturday, July 11th, 2015
The surest way to know that there is no truly effective treatment for a condition is to count the number of treatment recommendations. The more recommendations, the less likely it is that any of them have a significant effect. I’m not sure if there is a tipping point. Whether 6 or 12 or 20 recommended treatments guarantee that you will have less than complete cure.
Here are some of the recommendations from just one article.
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Acne/Rosacea, Aloe Vera, Caffeine, Chocolate, Diet-Nutrition, Fiber, Flavonoids (Soy), Stress, Trans Fats | Comments Off on Acne treatments
Monday, January 16th, 2012
Researchers in South Carolina conducted this review. (more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Homeopathy, Stress | Comments Off on Homeopathic treatments for psychiatric conditions
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Really? (more…)
ADHD, Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Fatigue, Fibromyalgia, Homeopathy, Menstruation, Stress | Comments Off on Review: Homeopathic treatments in psychiatry
Thursday, December 15th, 2011
Researchers at Catholic University of Daegu, in Gyeongbuk, South Korea, examined how pressing flowers, planting, and making topiaries affected stress. (more…)
Heart Disease, Stress, Stress Management | Comments Off on Horticulture for mentally challenged adults
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Dr. Timothy McCall, writing at YogaJournal.com, makes the case for yoga.
Here’s what we know. (more…)
Cancer, Stress, Yoga | Comments Off on Scientific basis for yoga
Sunday, November 6th, 2011
Researchers at National Taiwan University, in Taipei, conducted a meta-analysis on the effects of yoga in patients with cancer. (more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Cancer, Stress, Yoga | Comments Off on Review: Benefits of yoga in people with cancer
Tuesday, September 13th, 2011
Bastyr Center for Natural Health has published a review. (more…)
Chamomile, Dermatitis, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Pre, Pro, Synbiotics, Stress | Comments Off on CAM options to treat eczema
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
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…)
Stress, Yoga | Comments Off on Looking for mechanisms to explain stress reduction with yoga
Friday, June 3rd, 2011
Researchers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, DC, investigated its potential value in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). (more…)
Biofeedback, Stress | Comments Off on Heart rate variability biofeedback as treatment for PTSD
Saturday, February 19th, 2011
Researchers at Orebro University Hospital, in Sweden, evaluated the effect of bed rest + music on the first day after surgery in order to decrease stress. (more…)
Art, Music, Dance, Heart Disease, Stress, Surgery | Comments Off on Benefits of music on stress after surgery
Thursday, January 6th, 2011
Researchers at Deakin University, in Australia reviewed the evidence. (more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Stress, Tai Chi | Comments Off on Does tai chi improve psychosocial well-being?
Monday, November 8th, 2010
Physical activity and exercise appear to improve psychological health.
Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine, in Boston review the evidence for tai chi. (more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Stress, Tai Chi | Comments Off on Tai chi on psychological well-being
Saturday, September 11th, 2010
In this study, researchers at the University of Montreal, in Quebec, evaluated the response to alternative sources of omega-3 fatty acids (krill vs fish) in women with premenstrual syndrome.
A reader comments, and I reply. So, it’s back to the top of the queue for this post. (more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Pain, PMS/Dysmenorrhea, Stress | Comments Off on Krill oil vs fish oil to manage premenstrual syndrome and dysmenorrhea
Monday, June 14th, 2010
Prolonged physical exertion and environmental stress may depress immune cell function and increase the risk of an upper respiratory tract infection (URTI).
Researchers from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia studied the response to vitamin C under these conditions. (more…)
Infection, Stress, Vitamins | Comments Off on Vitamin C, stress, and the risk of infection
Monday, May 3rd, 2010
National Pet Week is May 2-8.
Nurse Janet Eggiman reports a 10-year-old girl with post-traumatic stress disorder and a history of physical and sexual abuse. Animal-assisted therapy (AAT) was used as part of a broader cognitive behavioral therapy, with a dramatic change in behavior.
Interesting, but of greater interest is the literature review of the history of AAT presented by Ms. Eggiman.
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Animal-assisted Therapy, Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Stress | Comments Off on The history of animal-assisted therapy
Monday, November 23rd, 2009
Millions of postmenopausal women use multivitamins.
Does it matter? (more…)
Cancer, Heart Disease, Menopause, Stress, Vitamins | Comments Off on Multivitamins, cancer, heart disease, and death
Thursday, August 6th, 2009
The effects of music therapy on stress, anxiety, and depression in pregnant women were studied by researchers at the National Tainan Institute of Nursing in Taiwan. (more…)
Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Art, Music, Dance, Pregnancy, Stress | Comments Off on Benefits of music therapy during pregnancy
Sunday, July 5th, 2009
Dr. Darrell Hulisz from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio has written a continuing education article on herbals.
Here are the author’s take-away points, with additional references added. (more…)
Alcoholism/Drug Abuse, Alzheimer's Dementia, Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Asthma/Allergy, Black/Blue Cohosh, Bleeding Disorders, Chamomile, Cochrane Library, Common Cold, DHEA, Diet-Nutrition, Echinacea, Evening Primrose, Fatigue, Garlic, Ginger, Ginkgo, Ginseng, Gout, Heart Disease, Herbals, Huntington's, Menopause, Prostate, Rheumatoid Diseases, Saw Palmetto, Sleep (Insomnia), Sleep Apnea, St. John's Wort, Stress, Sunscreen, Valerian | Comments Off on Key points about commonly used herbals
Monday, March 2nd, 2009
In college students, meditation-based stress-management practices reduce stress and enhance forgiveness, according to this study by researchers at the University of California at Berkeley. (more…)
Meditation, Stress | Comments Off on Meditation lowers stress and supports forgiveness
Sunday, January 18th, 2009
Here’s a follow-up to earlier posts here and here on the use of CAM in the US.
The findings come from a survey by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM). (more…)
ADHD, Anxiety (Panic)/Depression, Asthma/Allergy, Cholesterol/Lipids, Common Cold, Diabetes Mellitus, Fibromyalgia, Headache/Migraine, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Osteoarthritis, Pain, Pain-Back, Pain-Neck, Rheumatoid Diseases, Sleep (Insomnia), Stress | Comments Off on Most common medical conditions treated with CAM