Yoga can tackle psychological disorders

RESEARCHERS at the Dev Sanskriti University here say that a holistic way involving yoga and herbal medicines can combat psychological disorders. The researchers subjected 60 patients of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) to a combination of yoga, pranayam,  recitation of Gayatri Mantra and herbal medicines. The highly revered Gayatri Mantra is based on a Vedic Sanskrit verse from a hymn of the Rig Veda. The 60 participants were equally divided into males and females. They got 45 individual sessions of therapeutic interventions of holistic approach. Each session was of 60 minutes, with patients doing pranayam and Gayatri Mantra for 10 minutes each and yoga for  20 minutes.  The most widely utilized treatments now are pharmacological...

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Stop touching your face to avoid flu

Something as innocuous as touching your face could infect you with flu, especially after your hands brush with contaminated surfaces, according to a study.   “There are many opportunities in between hand-washing episodes for people to re-contaminate their hands. If a deadly respiratory virus is around , this is something to really take into account,” said Wladimir Alonso , from the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, who led the study, according to Daily Mail.  Alonso and colleagues picked 249 people to observe in public places on the Washington D.C. subway and in Florianopolis, Brazil, the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases reports.  They found that people touched common objects an average of 3.3...

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Vitamin D protect women's mental health

Higher intake of vitamin D seems to protect mental health among women, besides keeping Alzheimer's at bay, say two new studies in France and US. The group led by Yelena Slinin, at the Medical Center in Minneapolis, found that low vitamin D levels among older women are tied with higher odds of global cognitive impairment and cognitive decline. The group based its analysis on 6,257 community-dwelling older women who had vitamin D levels measured during the study of Osteopathic Fractures and whose cognitive function was tested by the Mini-Mental State Examination,the Journals of Gerontology Series A:Biological sciences and Medical Sciences reported.The team led by Cedric Annweiller, at the angers University Hospital in France,based its findings on data from 498 community-dwelling women. Among...

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Dance your way to beat stress

Dancing helps girls overcome low spirits, stress, fatigues and headaches, besides contributing to their mental health and self esteem, says a study. According to the study, dancing also brings greater poise and capacity to deal with daily problems.  Anna Duberg, physical therapist at Orebro University Hospital and a doctoral candidate at Orebro University, Sweden, conducted the study. The study included 112 Swedish girls aged between 13 o 19 years. On multiple occasions, these girls had gone to see the school nurse for symptoms such as anxiety and depression, fatigue, headaches, and back, neck and shoulder pain, according to an Orebro statement. In the study, 59 of the girls were randomized to a group that regularly danced together...

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Radish - A Cure for many ailments

Radish is a very common vegetable found abundantly in winter. Though they are available all round the year the best variety is found during the winter only. They are fresh, white, with plenty of water content and are very tasty to eat. They have a unique pungent and sweet taste. Roadside vendors sell radish by applying pepper and lemon juice to it. Variety of recipes is made by cooking radish and its leaves. Radish is full of nutrition. They contain anti-oxidants, minerals, vitamins and dietary fiber. They contain Vitamin C, Vitamin B-6, folates, thiamine, riboflavin and minerals such as iron, magnesium, calcium and copper.Vitamin C a powerful anti-oxident scavenges the harmful free radicals and protects from cancers and inflammations....

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Relax to Reduce Panic at Work

Throughout ages, human body has been found susceptible to various kinds of infections and disorders. Such ailments include both physical as well as mental weakness. Since the declaration of anxiety as a serious physical disorder among humans, we have come through a series of relaxation techniques at work. These techniques consist of both medicinal and psychotherapy forms of treatment. Anxiety can occur in various real life situations when a person goes through a very uncomfortable situation. Such uncomfortable situations create stressful moments in life. A streak of panic, sudden fear, attention, sweating profusely and a fast beating heart build in anxiety in an individual. Anxiety is commonly known as a mix of uncomfortable situations...

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