Improve the Physical and Psychological Health of Patients with Cardiac Arrhythmias with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Exercise that revs up your heart rate isn’t the only kind of physical activity that can help prevent or manage heart disease. The calming exercise of yoga is good for the heart, too.” – […]
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 […]
Reduce Loneliness with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The practice of mindfulness is an invitation to pay attention to the present moment with kindness and curiosity. This means dropping all of the judgments that we have about loneliness and acknowledging the way things are right now. It’s only from this gentle […]
Decrease Defensiveness and Increase Psychological Health with Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Meditation is the habitual process of training your mind to focus and redirect your thoughts. . . People also use the practice to develop other beneficial habits and feelings, such as a positive mood and outlook, self-discipline, healthy sleep […]
Increase Quality of Life and Decrease Weight of Patients with Diabetes with Tai Chi By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “a regular tai chi exercise program may help lower blood glucose levels, allowing people with diabetes to better control their disease.” – Lindsey Getz Diabetes is a major health issue. It is […]
Maintain Vacation Benefits with Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. ” If you’re going to go on a vacation see if you can integrate meditation to really double up on that impact.” – Elisha Goldstein A leisure vacation can rejuvenate the individual in body and mind. It decreases mental and physical fatigue […]
Mindfulness is Associated with Medication Adherence in Older Adults By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Keep a watch…on the faults of the patients, which often make them lie about the taking of things prescribed. For through not taking disagreeable drinks, purgative or other, they sometimes die.” – Hippocrates, Decorum “Integrating mindfulness into our […]
Improve Cardiac Health in Heart Failure Patients with Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Not only can meditation improve how your heart functions, but a regular practice can enhance your outlook on life and motivate you to maintain many heart-healthy behaviors, like following a proper diet, getting adequate sleep, and keeping up […]
Tai Chi Practice Changes the Brain Differently than Walking By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “tai chi appears to improve executive function—the ability to multitask, manage time, and make decisions—in people without any cognitive decline.” – Harvard Health The aging process involves a systematic progressive decline in every system in the body, […]
Improve Glucose and Lipid Metabolism with Tai Chi By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Tai Chi exercises can improve blood glucose levels and improve the control of type 2 diabetes and immune system response.” – Anna McKenney Diet and exercise are the typical recommendation to improve glucose and lipid metabolism for the treatment and […]