Mindful Health
Positive Affirmations Key to a Healthy Life and Mindful Living
Studies show that optimism can affect your health and how long you life. Repeating positive affirmations throughout your day actually reduces stress and creates health. A study at the University of California, Los Angeles shows that students that repeat a positive affirmation when they are stressed actually produce less stress hormones. When a person repeats [...]
Learn to Relax… Now
By: James Hixon, M.D., Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Getting stressed? Well, try relaxing for a change. Relaxation changes your state of mind and physically changes your body functions by lowering your blood pressure, reducing your heart rate, quieting and restoring your busy brain. By breathing in deep and relaxed breaths, your oxygen consumption decrease, which research [...]
Trim Your Waist by Being Socially Active
By: Dr. Kathleen Hall, Founder and CEO of Mindful Living Network Staying trim can be difficult with so many temptations lurking about. If you plan on skipping a summer cookout to avoid the lure of tasty treats, you should reconsider. New research shows that staying “socially active” can actually help you keep the weight off. [...]
Home Remedies for Sleep
Having trouble falling asleep? Insomnia is a far too common problem in America. Special beds, pillows and medications can often do the trick, but there are mindful, natural solutions to this problem that you should consider. If a person takes 30 minutes or more to fall asleep and they get “six or fewer hours of [...]
Pump Up Your Tea
Teas are beneficial in a variety of diseases. A study from the University of North Carolina showed that people who drink three cups of regular black or green tea a day reduce their risk of heart attack by 11%. Some research at Rutgers shows that tea can protect cells from carcinogens and they also shrink [...]
Be Mindful of Your Blood Pressure
Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is one of the growing causes of death in America. Taking mindful steps to reduce your risk can help ensure that you live a long and healthy life. Over 1.5 billion people in the world today are suffering from hypertension and over nine million people die due to [...]
National Women’s Health Week
This past Sunday marked the beginning of National Women’s Health Week, a time in which we Americans encourage the women in our lives to get checkups to ensure they live long healthy lives. With the right Mindful steps we can assure that all American women are getting the medical treatment they deserve. National Women’s Health [...]
Medical Benefits of Meditation
By: James Hixon, M.D., Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology May is Meditation Month! Emerging scientific studies show that the relaxation response (meditation) has proven benefits in a variety of diseases. What are you waiting for? After reading this list, start meditating with Dr. Hall at The Meditation Room. Stress: The term meditation is also referred to as [...]
It’s Three AM and You’re Still Awake
Don’t worry you’re not alone. Over half the adult population isn’t getting enough sleep and are staying awake all stressed out. Is your health in danger from the stress in your life? Take this simple quick stress awareness test to find out. Do you chronically say, “I’m exhausted” and are concerned about your health? Do you [...]
5 Natural Cures for Headaches
When your head is pounding you may be quick to pick up a bottle of aspirin for relief, but there are more mindful and natural ways to ease your headaches. According to the World Health Organization, 47 percent of adults suffer from headaches at least once a year. The types of headaches experienced by these [...]
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