Alter Cognition of Patients with Anxiety with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Anxiety can mentally exhaust you and have real impacts on your body. But before you get anxious about being anxious, know that research has shown you can reduce your anxiety and stress with a simple mindfulness practice.” – Mandy Ferreira […]
Improve Anxiety and the Gut Microbiome with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “A healthy gut can be different iterations of bacteria for different people, because it is this diversity that maintains wellness.” – Jennifer Wolkin Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States, affecting 40 million adults, or […]
Mindfulness Improves Obsessive Compulsive Disorder as well as Drug Treatment By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “most OCD sufferers I know who practice mindfulness find it very helpful in fighting their disorder. To be able to focus on what is really happening in any given moment, as opposed to dwelling on the past […]
Improve Worker’s Psychological Wellbeing and Work Engagement and Performance with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness impacts the individual holistically. This impact translates quickly into the workplace and appears as shifts in the approach to work, in changes in mindsets and in being present more, among others, opening the possibility for […]
Improve Anxiety and Depression with an Abbreviated Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “People at risk for depression are dealing with a lot of negative thoughts, feelings and beliefs about themselves and this can easily slide into a depressive relapse. MBCT helps them to recognize that’s happening, engage with it […]
Improve Migraine Headache with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Stress is a migraine trigger for nearly 70% of people living with migraine and disorders that cause severe head pain. Simple mindfulness exercises and relaxation techniques can help alleviate stress, increase calmness and, in some cases, prevent a migraine attack.” – Shirley Kessel […]
Improve Hypertension with Mindfulness Training By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Several practices that help calm the mind can also lower blood pressure. All are types of meditation, which use different methods to reach a state sometimes described as “thoughtful awareness” or “restful alertness.” – Harvard Health High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) is […]
Mindfulness-Based Therapies Benefits are Greatly Affected by Social Factors in Therapy By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Designed to deliberately focus a person’s attention on the present experience in a way that is non-judgmental, mindfulness-based interventions, whether offered individually or in a group setting, may offer benefit to people seeking therapy for any number of concerns.” […]
Focused Meditation has Superior Effectiveness for Emotional Disorders By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “meditation can help you relax and reduce stress. It can also help you disengage from stressful or anxious thoughts, and better control your mood.” – Healthline Meditation training has been shown to improve health and well-being. It has also been found to […]
Further Improve Health Care Professionals’ Mental Health with Supplemental Mindfulness Training By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The therapeutic applications of mindfulness are considerable and its impact on clinical practice itself appears to be profound. Indeed, several commentators characterize mindfulness as inciting nothing short of a revolution in the way we conduct our […]