Volume 7,Issue 2
YNCRG Alleviated Hepatic Steatosis in Metabolic Syndrome Model Rats by Improving Lipid Metabolism and Chronic Inflammatory ReactionAbstract YNCRG is a combination of five traditional Chinese ingredients with medicinal properties. We studied its effects and mechanism of action on a rat model of non-alcoholic fatty liver with metabolic syndrome. Eight-week-old male SHRcp rat(s) and Wister Kyoto (WKY) rats were adaptively fed for one week, [...] |
Clinical Significance of Stress, Depression, Anxiety, and Worry Symptom Improvement Following Mindfulness-based Stress ReductionAbstract Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) teaches mindfulness meditation to reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and related forms of distress among a variety of patients. Much research has documented statistically significant reductions across a variety of self-report measures following MBSR, but re [...] |
Integrating Mindfulness Practice in Cognitive Behavioral Hypnotic Psychotherapyby
Zahi Arnon
Abstract After the emergence of Mindfulness in the Western world, many studies proved its mental and physical benefits. However, implementing Mindfulness in psychotherapy has several challenges: therapists are not formal Mindfulness instructors; the Mindfulness course is a continuous eight-week course, which [...] |
The Use of Yoga in Clinical Practice: A Descriptive StudyAbstract The purpose of this descriptive survey was to explore how, and for what purpose, health care practitioners use yoga in clinical practice. A survey was administered to professionals who identified as healthcare practitioners who used yoga in their practice. There were 205 completed responses from a c [...] |
Mindfulness and the Wisdom of Advocates - Journeys in the Landscape of Health Careby
Michael Hales
and
Robert Marx
Abstract Service-user volunteers in a National Health Service (NHS) Mental Health Trust in the UK have made an unusual contribution to mindfulness teaching, training, research and governance as ‘advocates’ of mindfulness-based therapy interventions. We explore the nature of what has been named internally as [...] |
An Interview with Dr. James David AdamsAbstract Interview with Dr. James David Adams. The skin is where pain is sensed and where chronic pain is created. The safest and most effective treatment for pain is topical plant medicines. Chronic pain can be cured with topical plant medicines. Tran [...] |
Compassion Focused Psychosexual Therapy for Women Who Experience Pain during SexAbstract Genito-Pelvic Pain Penetration Disorder (GPPPD) affects between eight and twenty percent of women. There is recent evidence that compassion focused therapy (CFT) can help those with general health conditions and persistent pain. This study aims to investigate application of CFT technique [...] |
Does Intensive Mindfulness Training Strengthen Sustained Attention? Examining Individual Differences in Mind Wandering during the Sustained Attention to Response Taskby
Joanna E. Witkin
,
Ekaterina Denkova
,
Anthony P. Zanesco
,
Alexandra B. Morrison
,
Joshua Rooks
,
Jane Carpenter
,
Michael Baime
and
Amishi P. Jha
Abstract Mindfulness training (MT) has been shown to benefit sustained attention and mind wandering. Yet, few studies have examined whether benefits differ as a function of individual differences in mind wandering. The sustained attention to response task (SART) measured task accuracy (A′
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The Energy of Energy PsychologyAbstract The vague or controversial use of the term energy in the clinical subdiscipline known as “energy psychology” has been an obstacle to the field’s acceptance. This paper discusses five forms of energy and explores the role of each in energy psychology treatments. While [...] |
Mind-Body Interactions Across the Menstrual Cycle Phases: A Systematic Reviewby
Rosita Borlimi
,
Greta Riboli
,
Mattia Nese
,
Matilde Buattini
,
Marella Colombardo
and
Gianni Brighetti
Abstract The length of the menstrual cycle (MC) varies among women, with an average regularity between 21 and 40 days. Six temporal frames can be observed within the monthly cycle, based on the fluctuations of the hormone levels. These fluctuations are accompanied by alterations in the central ne [...] |
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