Improve Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Survival in African Americans with Meditation By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Twice-a-day Transcendental Meditation helped African Americans with heart disease reduce risk of death, heart attack and stroke. Meditation helped patients lower their blood pressure, stress and anger.” – Science Daily High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) is […]
Improve the Quality of Life of Patients Living with HIV with Yoga By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “yoga can have positive impact on mental health for people living with HIV,” – Eugene Dunne More than 35 million people worldwide and 1.2 million people in the United States are living with HIV […]
Improve Health, Well-Being, and Quality of Life with Breast Cancer with an Integrative Program Including Diet, Exercise, and Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Our cancer experiences take up a lot of energies, mental focus and can drain us emotionally. It is important to have a few tools to help us create […]
Reduce Hypertension with a Mindfulness Smartphone App By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Investigators found mindfulness was associated with a significant decrease in systolic blood pressure at 1 year and had other gains including better adherence to a recommended diet, lower salt intake, reduced alcohol consumption, and increased physical activity.” – Damian McNamara […]
Improve Major Depressive Disorder with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Insecure attachment styles are more prevalent in individuals with mood disorders and has been associated with worse clinical outcomes, whereas a secure attachment is linked to more positive health behaviors, such as greater adherence to health plans and […]
Reduce Distress and Increase Pregnancy in Women with Fertility Problems with Mind-Body Practices By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness becomes the perfect antidote for the paradoxical land mines infertility presents. Mindfulness starts from the perspective that you are whole and complete already, regardless of flaws or imperfections. It is based on the […]
Reduce Sedentariness with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness- and acceptance-based practices can help exercisers establish the consistent, high-quality exercise practices required to experience the health benefits of exercise and physical activity.” – R. Shangraw We tend to think that illness is produced by physical causes, disease, injury, viruses, bacteria, […]
Online Mindfulness Training Improves Clinical Anxiety and Depression By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “adding MMB [mindfulness training] to depression care led to greater reductions in depressive and anxious symptoms, higher rates of remission and higher levels of quality of life compared to patients receiving conventional depression care alone.” – Traci Pederson […]
Improve Cardiac Function in Heart Failure Patients with Tai Chi By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Tai chi may be a useful form of exercise for cardiac rehab programs, as it’s safe for high-risk patients. Findings also suggest that tai chi alone may be beneficial for patients who are unwilling to participate in […]
Improve the Psychological Health of Patients with Early Psychosis with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “for people with psychosis without severe social anxiety, learning mindfulness strategies in a group format is greatly appreciated and offers clear benefits—in terms of participants being more active, less depressed and less anxious.” – Tania Lecomte […]