Improve Inflammatory Biomarkers in Healthy and Cancer Patients with Mindfulness

Improve Inflammatory Biomarkers in Healthy and Cancer Patients with Mindfulness   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “stressed-out adults who practised mindfulness meditation not only had their brain connectivity altered, they also had reduced levels of a key inflammation biomarker, known as Interleukin-6, four months later. That’s important because, in high doses, Interleukin-6 has […]

Improve the Quality of Life of Parents of Children with Chronic Diseases with Mindfulness

Improve the Quality of Life of Parents of Children with Chronic Diseases with Mindfulness   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “mindfulness meditation is extremely good at relieving anxiety, stress, depression, exhaustion and irritability. Memory improves, reaction times become faster and mental and physical stamina increase. In short, regular meditators are happier and more […]

Improve the Physical and Psychological State of Breast Cancer Survivors with Mindfulness

Improve the Physical and Psychological State of Breast Cancer Survivors with Mindfulness   By John M. de Castro, Ph.D.   “A brief mindfulness-based intervention has a positive short-term effect on psychological and behavioral measures as well as proinflammatory signal markers in younger breast cancer survivors,” – Joyce O’Shaughnessy   About 12.5% of women in the U.S. develop invasive […]