At times of sorrow, a gentle hand is more welcome and sufficient to ease the mind and calm the nerves. A group of researchers now, have embarked in search of a similar effect through a complementary therapy known as ‘Healing Touch’ to check if the technique truly works out on patients undergoing minor procedures.
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Depression and anxiety are one of the common mental disorders. Although depression and anxiety disorders are not the same, at the first glance they seem similar, and are often confused. While depression generates emotions of despair, hopelessness and anger, anxiety generates feelings of fear, panic or threatened feeling. While a person suffering from depression feels [...]
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Although the Beta-blockers help by ‘blocking’ some of the effects of adrenaline that surges through the body during stressful situations, natural calming methods helps in dealing stress in a more effective manner in the long-run, as they help you tide through movements of higher-anxiety easily.
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Passion Flower: Passion Flower (passiflora incarnata) is an effective herbal [...]
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The word Saffron, originates from the Arabic word Zafaran, which means yellow. The Saffron Crocus plant was initially cultivated by Minoans of ancient Crete. Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world, and requires 200,000 flowers (hand-picked) to produce 1 kg of Saffron.
Saffron is a bitter-sweet herb that aids digestion, stimulates circulation, and lowers [...]
A group of researchers in the US are said to have used a specialized brain scanning technique with magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging, which is actually an MRI scan, done at the molecular level, to study the effects of practice of yoga on the brain. They investigated, in particular, the manner in which concentrations of the [...]
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Recent studies have discovered that [tag]yoga practice[/tag] could increase brain substances, which if otherwise low, could lead to anxiety and depression.
At the moment, pharmaceutical treatment boosts the level of neurotransmitters known as gamma-aminobutyric (GABA), the lack of which is considered to be the cause behind anxiety and depression.
Research was conducted to find out if yoga [...]
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Mentioned below are a few sure-cut ways to combat anxiety, depression and its associated symptoms. These could make a world of difference in life, leading to a healthy you.
Regular Massages – According to experts, a twenty minute massage done religiously every week is excellent for mind and body maintenance. The body massages need not be [...]
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Ten years of research conducted by NIMHANS (National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences) recently revealed that [tag]yoga[/tag] is equivalent to conventional medicines when it comes to treating the alcoholics, mentally depressed and schizophrenic patients.
Motivated by these results, NIMHANS has already employed [tag]yoga instructors[/tag] for such patients. The research was carried out for three [...]
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