Yoga, developed some 5,000 years ago, is recognized as a comprehensive form of mind-body medicine. Research has shown that the physical postures and breathing exercises of yoga can improve muscle strength, flexibility, blood circulation, oxygen uptake, and hormone function. Additionally, the relaxation induced by meditation alleviates stress by stabilizing the nervous system. Science has extensively […]
How Psychotherapy Helps Stress
Researchers have extensively explored the connection between psychological stress and the body’s physiological processes. Psychoimmunologists have focused on how stress affects the mind and body through the neuroendocrine system. A study at the Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology at Ohio State University College of Medicine found suppressed immune functioning in highly stressed medical students. […]
Healing & Wholeness: Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Mental Health
Healing and Wholeness: Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Mental Health provides a comprehensive overview of complementary and alternative treatments for mental health, with information and research on their effectiveness for treating specific disorders. Twenty-two chapters document research and the current practice of using complementary and alternative therapies in treating a number of disorders, including depression, […]
Natural Highs
In Natural Highs: Supplements, Nutrition, and Mind-Body Techniques to Help You Feel Good All the Time, two leading authorities in psychology and nutrition present a prescriptive breakthrough program based on nutritional supplements, herbs, and simple mind-body therapies that will help to increase energy, sharpen the mind, elevate mood, relax the body, and beat stress. Their […]