Why Depression Treatment Failed Robin Williams and Millions More Part 4: Meditation and Anxiety
Two new studies reveal the power of meditation to effectively improve the symptoms of depression.
September 16, 2014
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Two new studies reveal the power of meditation to effectively improve the symptoms of depression.
During my own medical school education, there was a lot of buzz about the type A personality. This personality style describes people who are obsessed with time management and are high-achieving workaholics, rigidly organized, and status-conscious.
Millions of Americans are living with anxiety, and even more around the globe. I was recently interviewed about natural approaches to dealing with anxiety. Here’s my interview, and make sure you see the full article below.
Question: Dr. Elaine, I have tried and tried to get control of my thoughts. It feels like they are doing the thinking for me, and I can’t stop them. The only time I can stop worrying and thinking about something terrible happening is when I am asleep. I am a nervous wreck. My doctor wants me to take anti-anxiety medication, and I don’t want to. What can I do?
A study measuring the effect of consuming more fish oil showed a significant reduction of inflammation and anxiety in a group of healthy young adults.
Four independent and recent studies have found that meditation is helpful in reducing pain.
Children spending many hours playing with a PlayStation or an Xbox every day can lead to serious psychiatric problems in children, researchers found. And “pathological”
Dutch researchers have determined that heart patients with anxiety disorders may have an increased risk for stroke, heart attack, heart failure and death. The