Tag health
Lose weight naturally
So, the holidays have come to an end finally, and you are ready to slip back into normal life again, and to slip into normal work clothes again… Well, until you discover that slipping into your work clothes is more…
New Scientist; The mother of obesity & First impressions count!
I picked up a stack of New Scientist magazines at a school fete a few months ago, and read them with great interest. Now I have become a regular subscriber, and thought I’d share summaries of a couple of beauties…
Depression and Heart Failure
When we talk about the heart and matters of the heart, language is ambiguous. Sometimes we refer to the fist-size muscle in the chest. Other times we refer to a centre of feelings. And rarely would we be referring to…
Sleep problems, and their implications
How is your sleep? Are you sleeping as well as you would like to do? Are you tired through the day, due to never really getting quite the sleep quality you would like? Do you sometimes (or regularly) resort to…
Mindfulness; current research findings
The benefits from developing mindfulness skills is continuing to be demonstrated by scientific research projects all over the world. I have recently published an article on my website, in which I summarise a few interesting research findings from the past…
Mindfulness research findings
Scientific mindfulness research findings continue to demonstrate how this ancient practice can have various beneficial effects. This article summarises mindfulness research findings that show that mindfulness practice reduces the risk for heart attacks, that it increases working memory capacity and…
Meeting pain with mindfulness
Pain. You have experienced it many times. We all have. Sometimes it may be intense and short-lived. Other times it may linger for an extended time. And occasionally it can become chronic, i.e. continue for months or years or forever.…
Mindfulness and Chronic Pain; research findings
Acute pain relating to tissue injury (caused by trauma, or by surgery) is one of the most frequent reasons why patients are seeking medical care, and pain is the most common complaint in primary care overall. While most patients who…
Good sleep tips
Sleep deprivation can be detrimental to both your mental-emotional and your physical health & wellbeing. If sleep deprivation becomes a chronic problem, you most likely need to consider Relax-the-Mind Sleep Therapy to come to terms with your sleep problem. However,…
Insomnia
Contrary to what a lot of people believe, the term “insomnia” doesn’t only refer to when people can’t sleep at all. It also refers to the common kind of sleep problem; struggles to fall asleep at night, or waking up…
Anti-depressants for depression? A critical question.
According to the World Health Organisation depression is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide, and yet only 25% of sufferers have access to effective treatments [Ref. 1]. The first-line medical treatment for people meeting current diagnostic criteria for…
Mindfulness and Meditation
This is the April 2012 issue of the Integrating Awareness Newsletter. The theme for this issue is Mindfulness and Meditation, with articles about: Effects of meditation on body and mind – scientific research findings; How meditation can help your brain…
