From the category archives:
Has your cardiologist talked to you about breathing? Associated Press July 31, 2006 Breathe deep to lower blood pressure, doc says Experiment suggests slow breathing helps break down the salt we eat WASHINGTON — Take a slow deep breath, then exhale just as slowly. Can you take fewer than 10 breaths a minute? Research suggests [...]
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Yoga Reduces Atrial Fibrillation Risk Considerably April 3, 2011 Medical News Today People who regularly practice yoga have a significantly lower risk of having episodes of atrial fibrillation – abnormal heart rhythm (irregular heartbeat) caused by unusual generation of electrical signals in the heart. Atrial fibrillation is a major cause of stroke among elderly individuals. [...]
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When the idea behind biofeedback of training people to warm their hands to reduce their migraine headaches was developed at the Menninger Clinic in the 60′s, the technique they taught people was “autogenic training.” It essentially is a technique developed by a combination of positive thinking and self-hypnosis; the participant goes through a series of [...]
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Yesterday’s post suggested that if you warm your hands by holding a cup of hot coffee, you will have “warmer” thoughts about the people you meet. Even more importantly, you can train your hands (and other parts of your body) to become warm and/or relaxed through a number of mental and physical techniques. Over the [...]
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Relaxation techniques — including Yoga, meditation, mindfulness and prayer — all have in common that the reduce the flight-fight response and increases the “relaxation response” of the body. Research clearly has shown that chronic stress suppresses the immune system. Much of the original research has its origins in some serendipitous findings and events at the [...]
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Yesterday’s post suggested that as one takes pills, it is a good idea to breathe deeply, relax, and visualize the expected effects of the medication/supplement/vitamin. This suggestion is based on the “placebo effect” — which is another way of describing how powerfully the mind can effect the body. As far as I know, no research [...]
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Yoga Boosts Heart Health, New Research Finds ScienceDaily (Nov. 25, 2009) — Heart rate variability, a sign of a healthy heart, has been shown to be higher in yoga practitioners than in non-practitioners, according to research to be published in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics. The autonomic nervous [...]
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