23.02.2010
The War with Cancer
An intriguing Saint Louis University study indicates that Bitter Melon may potentially be helpful in the fight against breast cancer. One of the researchers noted, “The bitter melon extract killed only the cancer cells, not the healthy breast cells.” Although it’s just a preliminary study and hasn’t been human tested yet, it’s good to see research like this. Available at: http://www.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=636317
Dr. Schwartz
San Diego Psychologist
www.integrative-health.net
13.01.2010
What is Biofeedback?
Biofeedback is one of many tools that Dr. Schwartz utilizes to treat health conditions and improve quality of life. It is a very basic, yet extremely effective physiological monitoring tool. It is a non-invasive “treatment” in which patients are connected to a computer via electrodes to obtain information such as temperature, sweat gland activity, muscle tension, breathing, and heart functioning [NOT for treating or diagnosing heart conditions]. These measurements represent common physiological reactions to anxiety, stress, chronic pain and discomfort; even depression and trauma. This data is then “fed back” to the individual via information displayed on a computer monitor. This information can be monitored while performing relaxation exercises, hypnotherapy sessions, during psychotherapy, etc; thus making it an outstanding learning and awareness tool.
13.01.2010
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Biofeedback is one of many tools that Dr. Schwartz utilizes to treat health conditions and improve quality of life. It is a very basic, yet extremely effective physiological monitoring tool. It is a non-invasive “treatment” in which patients are connected to a computer via electrodes to obtain information such as temperature, sweat gland activity, muscle tension, breathing, and heart functioning [NOT for treating or diagnosing heart conditions].
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13.01.2010
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Depression is a mental health condition which involves negative, lethargic, and self-loathing thoughts, behaviors, and emotions that may significantly interfere with everyday functioning. Approximately 20 million people in the U.S. have symptoms of depression.
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13.01.2010
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Anxiety (and even fear) can be helpful. It can motivate us, keep us focused, alert, and increase our performance in tasks. If, however, the anxiety doesn’t go away after the situation, increases significantly in intensity, or just remains “hanging” like a cloud all the time, the consequences can be harmful. They can considerably affect your everyday functioning or even affect your physical health with problems such as cardiac symptoms, reduced immunity, Gastro-Intestinal symptoms, excessive fatigue, and many of the other stress related physical symptoms. According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), approximately 18% of all U.S. adults have an anxiety disorder.
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13.01.2010
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Stress can be summarized as one word: Strain. As noted above, it can be Mechanical, as in force or load on a system (pounds per square inch (PSI); Physiological, as in a reaction by an organism to a stimulus that destabilizes the balance of the physical functioning of that organism; or Emotional or Cognitive strain, such as a person reacting with anxiety, fear, or other emotional or cognitive distress to a situation he or she is in.
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