Improve Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Combat Veterans with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness-based approaches have been shown to be useful for problems commonly seen in trauma survivors such as anxiety and hyperarousal. Mindfulness practice has potential to be of benefit to individuals with PTSD, either as a tertiary or a […]
Improve Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mind-body exercise offers a low-cost approach that could be used as a complement to traditional psychotherapy or drug treatments. These self-directed practices give PTSD patients control over their own treatment and have few side effects.” – Sang Kim Experiencing trauma is quite […]
8-Week Mindfulness Training Produces Greater Benefits than a 4-Week Training By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “adaptations of MBSR that include less class time than the traditional format may be worthwhile for populations for whom reduction of psychological distress is an important goal and for whom a lesser time commitment may be an […]
Improve Cognition after Cancer Recovery with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindfulness meditation practices enable cancer survivors to better manage cancer-related cognitive impairment. MBSR provides a creative solution for survivors whose social and occupational functioning may have been negatively impacted by cognitive difficulties.” – Shelly Johns Cognitive impairments are a […]
Improve Parkinson’s Disease with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “A practical and powerful way to reduce stress is to become more mindful which, simply put, means being present in the moment rather than agonizing over the past or anticipating the future. Once stress levels are well under control, symptoms of Parkinson’s will have […]
Mindfulness Improves Stress and Psychological Well-Being in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Studies show that for some people with MS, chronic exposure to stress is associated with worsening neurological symptoms and increased brain lesions. . . and relapses. Researchers believe that mindfulness may help people better respond to […]
Improve Psychological and Emotional Well-Being in the Elderly with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “While we might expect our bodies and brains to follow a shared trajectory of development and degeneration over time, by actively practicing strategies such as meditation, we might actually preserve and protect our physical body and brain […]
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 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 […]
Reduce Amygdala Mediated Stress responses with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “It is vital to practice mindfulness to ensure you help the mind to relieve stress. Notably, constant fear and anxiety are likely to sabotage and hinder achievements. Mindfulness can be effective in dealing with both stress and anxiety.“ – Pick the […]