Zen Meditation Can Help People Tolerate Pain
Posted Mon, 2010/03/01 - 05:51 by Fred Lee
People who practice Zen meditation were found to be more tolerant of pain.Mind and body
Exercise Reduces Anxiety In Sick Patients
Posted Thu, 2010/02/25 - 23:03 by Fred Lee
Exercise helps to ease anxiety in patients with chronic conditions, thereby helping to promote the healing process.
Spiritual Care For Advanced Cancer Patients Improves Quality Of Life
Posted Wed, 2009/12/23 - 08:28 by Amer Kaissi
A recent study reports that advanced cancer patients whose spiritual needs are supported by their medical team have better quality of life near death and receive less aggressive medical care at the end of life.
Meditation Can Reduce Heart Attacks, Strokes And Death
Posted Sat, 2009/12/12 - 00:14 by Amer Kaissi
Patients with coronary heart disease who practice transcendental meditation are less likely to suffer from heart attacks and strokes and less likely to die than patients who rely on traditional techniques, according to a new study.
Running Toward Forgiveness – Another Lesson In The Healing Journey
Posted Fri, 2009/10/30 - 17:14 by amybscher
With chronic illness, it is so easy to become disconnected from the body you live in – when that body causes you to suffer. My mental perspective was almost always strong, with the will to live propelling me into each new day. But my body, housing the terrible illness, became at times, my worst enemy.
How To Embrace Losing Your Hair During Chemotherapy
Posted Sat, 2009/07/25 - 01:32 by Liora Hess
Hair loss is often one of the hardest aspects of chemotherapy, but there are ways to keep it from being a traumatic experience.
Balancing Act: Living With An Invisible Illness
Posted Tue, 2008/12/30 - 23:08 by amybscher
I'm writing this partly for self-sanity, partly for all the other Lyme patients brave enough to embark on this journey of healing and up against one of the most difficult challenges in their lifetime: being misunderstood.
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