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Ayurveda & Panic Attacks - Case Study

The results of addressing panic attacks with Ayurveda, yoga, meditation, pranayama, and spiritual 'self-examination'

The Science of Spiritual Thinking: Documenting the Effects of Positive Thoughts: Interview with "The Natural Nurse

Dr. Kamhi has been involved in Natural Medicine since 1973, when she directed a program in Ethnobotany at Cochise College in Douglas, Arizona. She sat on the Panel of Traditional Medicine at Columbia Presbyterian Medical School, is currently a Clinical Instructor at Stony Brook Medical School, and teaches Botanical Pharmacology at NY Chiropractic College. The Natural Nurse has received many honors and awards in her work integrating modern and ancient wellness practices. The author of five books, she has been sharing holistic advice on TV, radio, and magazines, as well as offering personal health consultations. We talked to her today about scientific research on the effects of spiritual thinking.

Behavioural and Health Outcomes Under Stressful Conditions in Adolescents

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The study was conducted on a sample of 110 teenagers (students and non-students) residing in different areas of Varanasi, India. The investigations have established significant relationship between the stress and undesirable and threatening environment. Also, coefficient of correlation between psychosocial stress and its psychological and behavioural outcomes was also assessed on Psychosocial Stress Questionnaire.

Ayurvedic Understanding of Stress and its Management

Maintaining the balance of tri doshas (Vata, Pitta and Kapha) is the main concern in managing the activities of the mind and body. Mental and physical health is possible, when balance of doshas is maintained.

Ayurveda & Mental Alertness: Six Ways to Keep Memory Sharp

In Ayurveda we recognize that the mind is mirror-like in nature wherein are reflected the objects seen by the physical eyes, heard by the physical ears, tasted by the physical tongue, and so on. But even more fantastical than the most imaginative fairy tale, the images reflected in the mirror of our minds take on a life of their own! So, within our minds there evolves an imagined worlda world of images of things seen, heard, tasted, smelled and touched. A world which compares and contrasts images, remembers them, forms ideas around them. Quickly, there arise desires, aversions, ambitions, envy, hatred, attractions, plans, theories, and an entire imagined universe. Here are six different ways to keep yourself happy, and help you to sharp your memory.

Keep Back Pain at Bay

Back pain is the most common complaint among adults under 45. Back pain brings their activities to a complete halt and intervenes in the progress of their career. Researchers say that it is really a challenge to a physician to find out the true cause of back pain.

Ayurveda regime for winter depression.

Long nights, short days, sweaters, warm clothes and chilly weather make many of us sick and depressed. This depression which surfaces especially in winter is a Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and is often called as winter Time Blues or Winter depression. The exact cause for this depression is as of yet unclear. But yet few scientists believe lack of exposure to sunlight as the reason for this disorder.

Ayurveda and Mental Health

 What contemporary mental health treatment needs is a conception of the human mind and the human life that is not plagued by the ego-self. If people are to be responsible for their mental health they need a theory and practice that will liberate them from the ego-self and help them see things as they truly are. The Vedic system as a whole and Ayurveda in particular offer just such a solution.

Ayurveda & Healthy Psychology

In the human mind the ?I? or ego is the sacred enter around which everything must rotate.  Anything that treatens the ?I?/ego or its status as unique and special is instantly defended against.

 

This article will discuss how Ayurveda achieves a healthy balance of the ego by experiencing that which is the greater life-force controller.

Ayurveda & Mental Health

An entire area of Ayurvedic healing focuses on psychological health. It is already known that the mind can cause physical diseases. Initially, it is the preoccupied mind which is causing us to not think about our health.

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