Improve Breast Cancer Survivors Physical and Psychological Health with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “physical activity after a breast cancer diagnosis has potentially “favorable influence on breast cancer incidence and outcome.” Yoga can not only be an effective, low-impact exercise, but it has also been shown in numerous studies to reduce […]
Improve Lymphedema Symptoms Among Breast Cancer Survivors with Yoga Therapy By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Research in breast cancer patients has shown that yoga may be able to help: improve physical functioning, reduce fatigue, reduce stress, improve sleep, improve quality of life.” – Vicki Flannery Because of great advances in treatment, […]
Reduce Fatigue and Improve Quality of Life of Breast Cancer Survivors with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “For women with breast cancer, research shows those who practice yoga may also have less stress and fatigue, and better quality of life.” – Stacie Simon Because of great advances in treatment, many patients […]
Improve Symptoms and Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Studies have shown mindfulness-based stress reduction can be effective in alleviating anxiety and depression, decreasing long-term emotional and physical side effects of treatments and improving the quality of sleep in breast cancer patients.” – Breast Cancer […]
Improve Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors with Exercise or Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “In studies of women with breast cancer, yoga has been shown to reduce fatigue and improve quality of sleep, physical vitality, and overall quality of life.” – BreastCancer.org Receiving a diagnosis of cancer has a huge impact […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Sleep disturbance is a common problem for women with breast cancer, and can have a variety of causes, from stress and depression related to the treatment or diagnosis, to a side effect of some of the drugs and anti-nausea medications used in chemotherapy regimens. Yoga not only produced […]
Improve the Mental and Physical Health of Breast Cancer Survivors with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “It was very frightening. You wonder, obviously—Am I going to live through this? I’m convinced that yoga made all the difference in my treatment. The breathing was the thing that always came back for me—keeping […]
Reduce Fatigue with Breast Cancer with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Yoga works on the principle of mind and body health and it would help women cope with systemic therapy side effects better. Yoga nidra and pranayama also improve sleep patterns. Thus, all this together may reduce fatigue and pain.” – […]
Improve the Physical and Psychological Condition of Breast Cancer Patients with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Studies suggest that doing yoga while going through breast cancer treatment helps you get through it with fewer side effects. Often doctors have to stop chemo or lower doses to levels that may not be […]
Improve Immune Response and Sleep to Breast Cancer with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “I’m convinced that yoga made all the difference in my treatment. The breathing was the thing that always came back for me—keeping the fear and panic down. I was in a PET scan machine for an hour. […]