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Our thoughts can make us sick, and they can help us get well. That may seem like New Age thinking, but medical research increasingly supports the role played by the mind in physical health. “People have been seeking healing through prayer and intention since Paleolithic times,” notes Dr. Herbert Benson, founder of the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind . . . → Read More: Thoughts Can Heal Your Body Feeling stressed? Try chamomile!1 This ‘traditional’ remedy has been around for years, but how much truth is there behind this old wives’ tale? In an evaluation for Faculty of 1000, Michael Van Ameringen and Beth Patterson draw attention to the first randomized controlled trial of chamomile for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The study, recently . . . → Read More: The calming power of Chamomile Researchers at Purdue University School of Nursing conducted a randomized, controlled, longitudinal, clinical trial pilot study to determine whether Guided Imagery with Progressive Muscle Relaxation would reduce pain and mobility difficulties of women with osteoarthritis. Twenty-eight older women with osteoarthritis were randomly assigned to either the treatment or the control group. The treatment consisted of listening . . . → Read More: Guided Imagery and Progressive Muscle Relaxation Helps with Mobility and Perception of Pain in Women with Osteoarthritis Researchers at the Department of Psychiatry, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine in Seoul, South Korea studied the effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation training and guided imagery in reducing the anticipatory nausea and vomiting and post-chemotherapy nausea and vomiting and in increasing quality of life for patients with breast cancer. Thirty new chemotherapy patients . . . → Read More: Guided Imagery: Improving Quality of Life for Patients with Breast Cancer Hypnosis is a powerful tool for accessing the subconscious mind and creating dramatic improvements in our lives. Certified Hypnotherapists provide Hypnotherapy, Guided Imagery, and relevant education to clients, patients, families, and the community. They work closely with physicians, dentists, chiropractors, nutritionists, and other health care professionals in providing total and integrated client care and healthcare. Certified Clinical . . . → Read More: Guided Imagery involves the use of the imagination to help bring about desired changes in one’s physical and emotional state Cigarettes are legally sold products that harm and kill if used as intended. Smoking causes respiratory problems, such as chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Environmental Protection Agency reports that with each cigarette, smokers inhale more than 4700 . . . → Read More: Smoking is a Suicidal Wish Researchers from the Department of Plastic Surgery of University Medical Center Groningen, in The Netherlands, sought to see whether practicing motor imagery during the immobilization period after flexor tendon injury results in a faster recovery of hand function. The randomized controlled trial included 28 patients, post-surgery for flexor tendon repair, who were randomly assigned to either an . . . → Read More: Practicing Motor Imagery during the Immobilization Period after Flexor Tendon Injury Results in a Faster Recovery of Hand Function Hypnosis was recognized as a legitimate medical tool by the British Medical Society in 1955 and by the American Medical Association in 1958. It has been reported as a useful part of the treatment of medical issues including asthma, burns, chest pain, child birth, hypertension, irritable bowel syndrome, insomnia, obesity, smoking cessation, stress-related and migraine headaches, . . . → Read More: Arterial Insufficiency and Hypnosis |
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