anxiety
The Anxiety of Stress
Stress doesn’t exist in a bubble—but managing it also reduces anxiety, and boosts better sleep. Here’s how to help de-stress your clients/patients. “I have anxiety,” is such a commonly uttered statement today—even from kids! If neurochemical disorders are ruled out—at the root of this is mismanaged stress. The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) describes ...
Can a Simple Mineral Deficiency Really Promote Anxiety?: A Look at the Role of Magnesium and Mood
Many people struggle with varying degrees of anxiety throughout their lives. Sometimes anxiety is acute, like the feeling you might get if you are running late for an important meeting. This type of anxiety typically resolves itself shortly. Other forms of anxiety can be longer-lasting and chronic, such as when coping with multiple stressors like ...
Enter Sandman
Americans are more stressed than ever for a multitude of reasons, and stress disrupts the ability to relax, unwind, rest and sleep. Here’s how to help your patients chill and welcome a hesitant sandman. “You’re getting sleepy.” Unfortunately, for an increasing number of people, that line uttered by every B-movie hypnotist is a seriously fervent ...
Addressing Stress
Lifestyle changes and supplements can help patients alleviate day-to-day or chronic stress. Stress is an inescapable, inevitable part of life. Our bodies are equipped to handle a modicum of stress. In fact, some amount of stress it is integral to our survival. Stress is not all bad if it is managed properly. “Without stress, there ...
Music Demonstrated to Alleviate Cancer Patients’ Symptoms
We’ve all heard of laughter being the best medicine, but what about music? A systematic review published by the Cochrane Library found that there is significant evidence that music interventions help alleviate symptoms of anxiety, pain and fatigue in cancer patients, while also boosting their quality of life. Led by Joke Bradt, PhD, associate professor ...
Meditation Eases Pain, Anxiety and Fatigue During Breast Cancer Biopsy
Meditation eases anxiety, fatigue and pain for women undergoing breast cancer biopsies, according to researchers at the Duke Cancer Institute. They also found that music is effective, but to a lesser extent. The researchers note that adopting these simple, inexpensive interventions could be especially helpful in light of recent reports citing anxiety and pain as ...
A Beautiful Mind
Proper nutrition, lifestyle choices fuel cognitive health. With aging, comes normal changes in cognition…and the desire to slow the process for those most affected. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, three specific changes in cognitive health as we age include, reduced processing speed, greater tendency to be distracted and reduced capacity ...
Probiotics May Ease Anxiety and Depression
A recent study suggests that supplements that boost probiotics, the beneficial micro-organisms in the body, can affect the way people process emotional information, as well as easing anxiety and depression. The study recruited 45 healthy 18- to 45-year-olds. Half of the participants were given a probiotic supplement and the other half a placebo, to be ...
Integrative Medicine Can Relieve Pain, Anxiety for Cancer Inpatients
Researchers at The Penny George Institute for Health and Healing found that integrative medicine therapies can substantially decrease pain and anxiety for hospitalized cancer patients. Their findings are published in the current issue of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute Monograph, reported Science Daily. “Following Integrative medicine interventions, such as medical massage, acupuncture, guided imagery ...
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