James H. Stewart, MD, from the Department of Internal Medicine and Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida, undertakes a review of the recent . . . → Read More: Obesity
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People have suspected for years that guided imagery is an ideal intervention for people with diabetes. Because it lowers stress and people with Type II Diabetes (also known as Adult Onset Diabetes) are famously responsive to stress, it seems pretty obvious. But not a whole lot of hard-core study has been done on the subject. Harriet Conley . . . → Read More: Guided imagery is an ideal intervention for people with diabetes Researchers from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi examined the short-term impact of a brief yoga intervention on some of the biochemical risk indicators for cardiovascular disease and diabetes mellitus. Ninety-eight subjects (67 male, 31 female), ages 20-74, with hypertension, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, and a variety of other illnesses, participated in . . . → Read More: Lifestyle Modification and Stress Management Lead to Favorable Metabolic Effects Researchers from B. J. Medical College in Ahmedabad, India, studied numeric measures of respiratory function, cardiovascular parameters and lipid profiles of those practicing Raja Yoga meditation. The profiles of short and longterm meditators were compared with those of non-meditators. The study found that vital capacity, tidal volume and breath holding were significantly higher in short and longterm . . . → Read More: Meditation Significantly Improves Respiratory Function, Cardiovascular Parameters and Lipid Profile Obesity is a growing problem, resulting in significant morbidity and mortality from weight-related disease and reduced quality of life. Medical community reports that obese individuals are more likely to develop arthritis, lung disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome, hypertension, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, urinary incontinence, cataracts, and cancer, and are more likely to suffer an earlier . . . → Read More: Guided Imagery: a Tool that Helps to Reduce the Risk of Metabolic Disease Associated with Obesity |
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