Anti-Anxiety Agents https://greenmedinfo.com/category/keywords/anti-anxiety-agents en A review of cannabinoids in bipolar affective disorder. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/review-cannabinoids-bipolar-affective-disorder n/a PMID:  J Psychopharmacol. 2005 May ;19(3):293-300. PMID: 15888515 Abstract Title:  Cannabinoids in bipolar affective disorder: a review and discussion of their therapeutic potential. Abstract:  Bipolar affective disorder is often poorly controlled by prescribed drugs. Cannabis use is common in patients with this disorder and anecdotal reports suggest that some patients take it to alleviate symptoms of both mania and depression. We undertook a literature review of cannabis use by patients with bipolar disorder and of the neuropharmacological properties of cannabinoids suggesting possible therapeutic effects in this condition. No systematic studies of cannabinoids in bipolar disorder were found to exist, although some patients claim that cannabis relieves symptoms of mania and/or depression. The cannabinoids Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD) may exert sedative, hypnotic, anxiolytic, antidepressant, antipsychotic and anticonvulsant effects. Pure synthetic cannabinoids, such as dronabinol and nabilone and specific plant extracts containing THC, CBD, or a mixture of the two in known concentrations, are available and can be delivered sublingually. Controlled trials of these cannabinoids as adjunctive medication in bipolar disorder are now indicated. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/review-cannabinoids-bipolar-affective-disorder#comments Bipolar Disorder Cannabidiol Cannabinoids Delta-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Anti-Anxiety Agents Antidepressive Agents Sedative effects Anti-Anxiety Agents Antidepressive Agents bipolar disorder Cannabidiol Cannabinoids Delta-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) Sedative effects Review Fri, 09 Jun 2017 22:58:59 +0000 greenmedinfo 148977 at https://greenmedinfo.com Aromatherapy and mindfulness meditation used together may be considered alternative treatment options for anxiety. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/aromatherapy-and-mindfulness-meditation-used-together-may-be-considered-altern n/a PMID:  J Tradit Complement Med. 2017 Jan ;7(1):121-125. Epub 2016 Jun 27. PMID: 28053898 Abstract Title:  Aromatherapy with two essential oils from Satureja genre and mindfulness meditation to reduce anxiety in humans. Abstract:  The goal of this study was to verify whether association of aromatherapy with essential oils of Satureja brevicaly or Satureja boliviana and mindfulness meditation can reduce anxiety levels in humans. A randomized experimental trial was carried out with 108 participants who were divided into 6 groups, comprising a waiting list control group and five experimental groups. Aromatherapy was carried out by inhalation of essential oils while mindfulness intervention program was focused on&quot;flow meditation&quot;. The anxiety index was evaluated by State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Measures were taken two times: pretest and posttest. State and Trait anxiety scores showed a decrease in posttest study phase in comparison with pretest in all experimental groups (p &lt; 0.005), especially in those where aromatherapy and mindfulness meditation were used together. All Cohen&#039;s d scores were over to 1 that means a large size effect in anxiety variable. Percentages of change showed reductions of anxiety variable ranging between 20% and 47%. All treatments used isolated or associated, may be considered alternative treatment options for anxiety. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/aromatherapy-and-mindfulness-meditation-used-together-may-be-considered-altern#comments Anxiety Essential Oils: Unspecified Anti-Anxiety Agents Aromatherapy Meditation Anti-Anxiety Agents Anxiety aromatherapy Essential Oils meditation mindfulness Satureja boliviana Satureja brevicaly Human Study Tue, 17 Jan 2017 22:02:12 +0000 greenmedinfo 142105 at https://greenmedinfo.com Berberine alleviates symptoms of anxiety by enhancing dopamine expression in rats with post-traumatic stress disorder. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/berberine-alleviates-symptoms-anxiety-enhancing-dopamine-expression-rats-post- n/a PMID:  Korean J Physiol Pharmacol. 2018 Mar ;22(2):183-192. Epub 2018 Feb 23. PMID: 29520171 Abstract Title:  Berberine alleviates symptoms of anxiety by enhancing dopamine expression in rats with post-traumatic stress disorder. Abstract:  Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a trauma-induced psychiatric disorder characterized by impaired fear extermination, hyperarousal, anxiety, depression, and amnesic symptoms that may involve the release of monoamines in the fear circuit. The present study measured several anxiety-related behavioral responses to examine the effects of berberine (BER) on symptoms of anxiety in rats after single prolonged stress (SPS) exposure, and to determine if BER reversed the dopamine (DA) dysfunction. Rats received BER (10, 20, or 30 mg/kg, intraperitoneally, once daily) for 14 days after SPS exposure. BER administration significantly increased the time spent in the open arms and reduced grooming behavior during the elevated plus maze test, and increased the time spent in the central zone and the number of central zone crossings in the open field test. BER restored neurochemical abnormalities and the SPS-induced decrease in DA tissue levels in the hippocampus and striatum. The increased DA concentration during BER treatment may partly be attributed to mRNA expression of tyrosine hydroxylase and the DA transporter in the hippocampus, while BER exerted no significant effects on vesicular monoamine transporter mRNA expression in the hippocampus of rats with PTSD. These results suggest that BER had anxiolytic-like effects on behavioral and biochemical measures associated with anxiety. These findings support a role for reduced anxiety altered DAergic transmission and reduced anxiety in rats with PTSD. Thus, BER may be a useful agent to treat or alleviate psychiatric disorders like those observed in patients with PTSD. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/berberine-alleviates-symptoms-anxiety-enhancing-dopamine-expression-rats-post-#comments Berberine Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) Anti-Anxiety Agents Anti-Anxiety Agents Berberine Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) Animal Study Sat, 10 Mar 2018 09:38:07 +0000 greenmedinfo 161048 at https://greenmedinfo.com Massage and massage combined with Reiki has been shown to be effective in reducing the levels of stress and anxiety. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/massage-and-massage-combined-reiki-has-been-shown-be-effective-reducing-levels n/a PMID:  Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2016 Nov 28 ;24:e2834. Epub 2016 Nov 28. PMID: 27901219 Abstract Title:  Massage and Reiki used to reduce stress and anxiety: Randomized Clinical Trial. Abstract:  Objective:: to evaluate the effectiveness of massage and reiki in the reduction of stress and anxiety in clients at the Institute for Integrated and Oriental Therapy in Sao Paulo (Brazil). Method:: clinical tests randomly done in parallel with an initial sample of 122 people divided into three groups: Massage + Rest (G1), Massage + Reiki (G2) and a Control group without intervention (G3). The Stress Systems list and the Trace State Anxiety Inventory were used to evaluate the groups at the start and after 8 sessions (1 month), during 2015. Results:: there were statistical differences (p = 0.000) according to the ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) for the stress amongst the groups 2 and 3 (p = 0.014) with a 33% reductions and a Cohen of 0.78. In relation to anxiety-state, there was a reduction in the intervention groups compared with the control group (p&lt;0.01) with a 21% reduction in group 2 (Cohen of 1.18) and a 16% reduction for group 1 (Cohen of 1.14). Conclusion:: Massage + Reiki produced better results amongst the groups and the conclusion is for further studies to be done with the use of a placebo group to evaluate the impact of the technique separate from other techniques. RBR-42c8wp. Objetivo:: avaliar a efetividade da Massagem e Reiki na redução de estresse e ansiedade em clientes do Instituto de Terapia Integrada e Oriental, em São Paulo (Brasil). Método:: ensaio clínico controlado randomizado paralelo com amostra inicial de 122 pessoas divididas em 3 grupos Massagem+Repouso (G1), Massagem+Reiki (G2) e Controle sem intervenção (G3). Foram avaliados pela Lista de Sintomas de Stress e pelo Inventário de Ansiedade Traço-Estado, no início e após 8 sessões(1 mês), durante o ano de 2015. Resultados:: houve diferença estatística (p = 0,000) segundo ANOVA para o estresse entre os grupos 2 e 3 (33% de redução e Cohen de 0,98) e entre os grupos 1 e 3 (p = 0,014), 24% de redução e Cohen de 0,78. Para a ansiedade-estado, houve redução nos grupos de intervenção comparados ao grupo Controle (p&lt;0,01), com 21% de redução para o Grupo 2 (Cohen de 1,18) e 16% de redução para o grupo 1 (Cohen de 1,14). Conclusão:: a Massagem+Reiki conseguiu melhores resultados entre os grupos e se sugere outro estudo com uso de placebo para o Reiki, para avaliar o alcance da técnica em separado. RBR-42c8wp. Objetivo:: evaluar la efectividad de Masaje y Reiki para reducción del estrés y ansiedad en clientes del Instituto de Terapia Integrada y Oriental, en Sao Paulo, Brasil. Método:: ensayo clínico controlado aleatorizado paralelo, con muestra inicial de 122 personas divididas en 3 grupos Masaje+Reposo (G1), Masaje+Reiki (G2) y Control sin intervención (G3). Los participantes fueron evaluados a través de la Lista de Síntomas de Stress y por el Inventario de Ansiedad Rasgo-Estado, enel inicio y después de 8 sesiones (1 mes), durante el año de 2015. Resultados:: hubo diferencia estadística (p = 0,000) según ANOVA para el estrés entre los grupos 2 y 3 (33% de reducción y Cohen de 0,98) y entre los grupos 1 y 3 (p = 0,014), 24% de reducción y Cohen de 0,78. Para la ansiedad-estado, hubo reducción en los grupos de intervención comparados al grupo Control (p&lt;0,01), con 21% de reducción para el Grupo 2 (Cohen de 1,18) y 16% de reducción para el grupo 1 (Cohen de 1,14). Conclusión:: entre los grupos, el Masaje+Reiki consiguió mejores resultados; se sugiere realizar otro estudio con uso de placebo para el Reiki, para evaluar el alcance de la técnica de forma separada. RBR-42c8wp. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/massage-and-massage-combined-reiki-has-been-shown-be-effective-reducing-levels#comments Anxiety Anti-Anxiety Agents Massage/Therapeutic Touch Reiki Therapy Anti-Anxiety Agents Anxiety Massage/Therapeutic Touch Reiki Therapy Stress Human Study Sun, 01 Jan 2017 22:49:56 +0000 greenmedinfo 141274 at https://greenmedinfo.com Rose water noticeably reduces the anxiety of hemodialysis patients. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/rose-water-noticeably-reduces-anxiety-hemodialysis-patients n/a PMID:  Nephrourol Mon. 2016 Sep ;8(5):e38347. Epub 2016 Jul 31. PMID: 27878109 Abstract Title:  The Effect of Aromatherapy on Anxiety in Patients. Abstract:  BACKGROUND: Anxiety is the most common mental disorder in end-stage renal disease patients. The use of aromatherapy as a treatment for anxiety has increased substantially in most countries. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the effect of inhaling rose water aromatherapy on anxiety in hemodialysis patients. METHODS: This randomized controlled clinical trial was carried out in the hemodialysis ward of Birjand Vali-Asr hospital on 46 patients who were randomly divided into control and experimental groups. The standard state-trait anxiety inventory of Spielberger was used to investigate the anxiety level of the samples. The experimental group inhaled rose water for 4 weeks, but the control group did not undergo any intervention. At the end of week 2 and week 4, the participants&#039; anxiety was measured, and the results were statistically analyzed. RESULTS: Mean scores of state and trait anxiety in the experimental group before intervention were 47/47± 7/6 and 49/56 ± 13/8, respectively; those after week 4 following the intervention were reduced to 37/1 ± 6/5 and 42/9 ± 10/1; inhalation of rose water fragrance in the experimental group caused a significant decrease (P&lt;0.001) in the state and trait anxiety levels compared with controls (P = 0.43). CONCLUSIONS: According to the present study, rose water noticeably reduces the anxiety of hemodialysis patients. Therefore, inhalation of rose water can improve the patient&#039;s emotional and spiritual condition during hemodialysis treatment. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/rose-water-noticeably-reduces-anxiety-hemodialysis-patients#comments Anxiety Hemodialysis Rose Anti-Anxiety Agents Aromatherapy Anti-Anxiety Agents Anxiety Hemodialysis Rose rose oil Rose water Human Study Fri, 02 Dec 2016 01:56:40 +0000 greenmedinfo 139773 at https://greenmedinfo.com Sage Boosts Moods, Memory and Multitasking https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/sage-boosts-moods-memory-and-multitasking-0 <div class="copyright">This article is copyrighted by GreenMedInfo LLC, 2017<br/><strong><a href="/greenmedinfocom-re-post-guidelines">Visit our Re-post guidelines</a></strong></div><p class="rtecenter"><a href="https://www.realnatural.org/sage-moods-memory-multitasking/" style="font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 700; text-align: center; box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 122, 183); text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank" title="Citrus Fruits Fight Ulcers, Stomach Cancer"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(0, 128, 0);">Originally published at Heal Naturally</span></a></p> <p>Sage belongs to the Salvia plant family – derived from the Latin word salvere which means, “to heal.” To heal, indeed.</p> <p>Sage (Salvia officinalis and Salvia lavandulaefolia) is a delicious cooking and culinary herb. But it has also been used for thousands of years for a variety of ailments.</p> <p>This beautiful plant with its blue flowers grows wild in many continents. This includes North America. But it is native to the Southern Europe and the Mediterranean region.</p><p><a href="https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/sage-boosts-moods-memory-and-multitasking-0" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/sage-boosts-moods-memory-and-multitasking-0#comments Mood Disorders Sage Anti-Anxiety Agents Anxiolytic Health Guide: Herbs and Traditional Knowledge Positive Mood Anti-Anxiety Agents Anxiolytic Attention Deficit Disorder Mood Disorders positive mood sage Tue, 06 Jun 2017 01:06:45 +0000 caseadams 148694 at https://greenmedinfo.com Small amounts of ayahuasca reduce anxiety-like behavior in zebrafish. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/small-amounts-ayahuasca-reduce-anxiety-behavior-zebrafish n/a PMID:  Front Behav Neurosci. 2017 ;11:139. Epub 2017 Jul 28. PMID: 28804451 Abstract Title:  Behavioral Changes Over Time Following Ayahuasca Exposure in Zebrafish. Abstract:  The combined infusion of Banisteriopsis caapi stem and Psychotria viridis leaves, known as ayahuasca, has been used for centuries by indigenous tribes. The infusion is rich in N, N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and monoamine oxidase inhibitors, with properties similar to those of serotonin. Despite substantial progress in the development of new drugs to treat anxiety and depression, current treatments have several limitations. Alternative drugs, such as ayahuasca, may shed light on these disorders. Here, we present time-course behavioral changes induced by ayahuasca in zebrafish, as first step toward establishing an ideal concentration for pre-clinical evaluations. We exposed adult zebrafish to five concentrations of the ayahuasca infusion: 0 (control), 0.1, 0.5, 1, and 3 ml/L (n = 14 each group), and behavior was recorded for 60 min. We evaluated swimming speed, distance traveled, freezing and bottom dwelling every min for 60 min. Swimming speed and distance traveled decreased with an increase in ayahuasca concentration while freezing increased with 1 and 3 ml/L. Bottom dwelling increased with 1 and 3 ml/L, but declined with 0.1 ml/L. Our data suggest that small amounts of ayahuasca do not affect locomotion and reduce anxiety-like behavior in zebrafish, while increased doses of the drug lead to crescent anxiogenic effects. We conclude that the temporal analysis of zebrafish behavior is a sensitive method for the study of ayahuasca-induced functional changes in the vertebrate brain. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/small-amounts-ayahuasca-reduce-anxiety-behavior-zebrafish#comments Anxiety Ayahuasca Anti-Anxiety Agents Anti-Anxiety Agents Anxiety Ayahuasca Animal Study Fri, 01 Sep 2017 17:37:29 +0000 greenmedinfo 152558 at https://greenmedinfo.com These results indicate that fasting decrease anxiety-like behaviour and improves memory. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/these-results-indicate-fasting-decrease-anxiety-behaviour-and-improves-memory n/a PMID:  Metabolism. 2017 Jun ;71:70-82. Epub 2017 Mar 9. PMID: 28521881 Abstract Title:  Acute fasting inhibits central caspase-1 activity reducing anxiety-like behavior and increasing novel object and object location recognition. Abstract:  BACKGROUND: Inflammation within the central nervous system (CNS) is frequently comorbid with anxiety. Importantly, the pro-inflammatory cytokine most commonly associated with anxiety is IL-1β. The bioavailability and activity of IL-1β are regulated by caspase-1-dependent proteolysis vis-a-vis the inflammasome. Thus, interventions regulating the activation or activity of caspase-1 should reduce anxiety especially in states that foster IL-1β maturation. METHODS: Male C57BL/6j, C57BL/6j mice treated with the capase-1 inhibitor biotin-YVAD-cmk, caspase-1 knockout (KO) mice and IL-1R1 KO mice were fasted for 24h or allowed ad libitum access to food. Immediately after fasting, caspase-1 activity was measured in brain region homogenates while activated caspase-1 was localized in the brain by immunohistochemistry. Mouse anxiety-like behavior and cognition were tested using the elevated zero maze and novel object/object location tasks, respectively. RESULTS: A 24h fast in mice reduced the activity of caspase-1 in whole brain and in the prefrontal cortex, amygdala, hippocampus, and hypothalamus by 35%, 25%, 40%, 40%, and 40% respectively. A 24h fast also reduced anxiety-like behavior by 40% and increased novel object and object location recognition by 21% and 31%, respectively. IL-1β protein, however, was not reduced in the brain by fasting. ICV administration of YVAD decreased caspase-1 activity in the prefrontal cortex and amygdala by 55%, respectively leading to a 64% reduction in anxiety like behavior. Importantly, when caspase-1 KO or IL1-R1 KO mice are fasted, no fasting-dependent reduction in anxiety-like behavior was observed. CONCLUSIONS: Results indicate that fasting decrease anxiety-like behavior and improves memory by a mechanism tied to reducing caspase-1 activity throughout the brain. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/these-results-indicate-fasting-decrease-anxiety-behaviour-and-improves-memory#comments Anxiety Disorders Anti-Anxiety Agents Fasting/Caloric Restriction Anti-Anxiety Agents Anxiety Disorders Fasting/Caloric Restriction Animal Study Tue, 09 Jan 2018 21:53:21 +0000 greenmedinfo 158269 at https://greenmedinfo.com These results suggest that CBD has anxiolytic properties. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/these-results-suggest-cbd-has-anxiolytic-properties n/a PMID:  Neuropsychopharmacology. 2004 Feb ;29(2):417-26. PMID: 14583744 Abstract Title:  Effects of cannabidiol (CBD) on regional cerebral blood flow. Abstract:  Animal and human studies have suggested that cannabidiol (CBD) may possess anxiolytic properties, but how these effects are mediated centrally is unknown. The aim of the present study was to investigate this using functional neuroimaging. Regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) was measured at rest using (99m)Tc-ECD SPECT in 10 healthy male volunteers, randomly divided into two groups of five subjects. Each subject was studied on two occasions, 1 week apart. In the first session, subjects were given an oral dose of CBD (400 mg) or placebo, in a double-blind procedure. SPECT images were acquired 90 min after drug ingestion. The Visual Analogue Mood Scale was applied to assess subjective states. In the second session, the same procedure was performed using the drug that had not been administered in the previous session. Within-subject between-condition rCBF comparisons were performed using statistical parametric mapping (SPM). CBD significantly decreased subjective anxiety and increased mental sedation, while placebo did not induce significant changes. Assessment of brain regions where anxiolytic effects of CBD were predicted a priori revealed two voxel clusters of significantly decreased ECD uptake in the CBD relative to the placebo condition (p&lt;0.001, uncorrected for multiple comparisons). These included a medial temporal cluster encompassing the left amygdala-hippocampal complex, extending into the hypothalamus, and a second cluster in the left posterior cingulate gyrus. There was also a cluster of greater activity with CBD than placebo in the left parahippocampal gyrus (p&lt;0.001). These results suggest that CBD has anxiolytic properties, and that these effects are mediated by an action on limbic and paralimbic brain areas. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/these-results-suggest-cbd-has-anxiolytic-properties#comments Anxiety Disorders Cannabidiol Anti-Anxiety Agents Anti-Anxiety Agents Anxiety Disorders Cannabidiol Human Study Fri, 09 Jun 2017 22:19:25 +0000 greenmedinfo 148972 at https://greenmedinfo.com Toxic Detergents vs Soap Nuts A Laundry Soap You Can Eat https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/toxic-detergents-vs-soap-nuts-laundry-soap-you-can-eat <div class="copyright">This article is copyrighted by GreenMedInfo LLC, 2013<br/><strong><a href="/greenmedinfocom-re-post-guidelines">Visit our Re-post guidelines</a></strong></div><p class="rtecenter" dir="ltr"><img alt="Toxic Detergents vs Soap Nuts A Laundry Soap You Can Eat" src="//cdn.greenmedinfo.com/sites/default/files/ckeditor/ken@sinfullywholesome.com/images/whats%20in%20your%20laundry%20soap%20baby%20skull.jpg" /></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">How we do our laundry, clean our homes and bathe ourselves has changed more in the last 70 years than it has in the previous 7,000 years. None of these changes have been kind to your skin, or good for your health.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">The name brand chemical based laundry detergents, household cleaners, soaps, and shampoos &nbsp;that you use in your day to day life contain carcinogens, neurotoxins and envirotoxins.</span></span></p><p><a href="https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/toxic-detergents-vs-soap-nuts-laundry-soap-you-can-eat" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/toxic-detergents-vs-soap-nuts-laundry-soap-you-can-eat#comments Cancer Candida Albicans Candida Infection Candidiasis Candidiasis: Vulvovaginal Carcinoma: Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma: Small Cell Lung Chemical Poisoning Chemical Poisoning: Accumulated Environmental Toxins Childhood Chronic Lung Diseases Dandruff Diaper Rash Eczema Eczema: Atopic Eczema: Childhood Eczema: Infant Head Lice Inflammations Melanoma Parapsoriasis Rashes Trichomoniasis 1 4 - Dioxane acetaldehyde Allergenic anti aging anti microbial Anti-Anxiety Agents Anti-Bacterial Agents Anti-cancer Anti-Fertility anti-fungal Anti-fungal effects Anti-Trichomonas Antioxidant Antioxidant Effects Anxiolytic activity Benzene Cancer Carcinogen Carcinogenic Carcinogenic (suspected) Chemical and Drug Toxicity Corrosive Dehydrating Endocrine disruption: Leptin resistance Endocrine Disruptor Endocrine Disruptor: Insulin Resistance Endocrine Disruptor: Ovary Endocrine Disruptor: Pancreas Endocrine Disruptor: Pituitary Endocrine Disruptor: Testes Endocrine Disruptor: Thyroid Endocrine Disruptor: Uterus For Goodness Sake Gastrotoxic Health Guide: Aging Health Guide: Atmospheric Aerosols/Geoengineering Health Guide: Breast Cancer Health Guide: Chemical Exposures Health Guide: Herbs and Traditional Knowledge Health Guide: Medicinal Spices Health Guide: Mental Health Health Guide: Parenting Health Guides: Healing Foods Hepatoprotective Infant and Children's Heatlh Inflammatory Insecticidal Irritant Men's Health Molluscicidal Nonylphenol Ethoxylate (NPE) Oxidant Phosphates Skin Allegy Testing Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) Spermicidal Activity Tyrosinase Inhibition VOC Volatile organic compounds Women's Health anti aging anti microbial Anti-Anxiety Agents Anti-bacterial Anti-Bacterial Agents Anti-cancer anti-fungal Anti-fungal effects Anti-Trichomonas Antioxidant Antioxidant effects Anxiolytic activity Cancer Candida Albicans Candida Infection Candidiasis Candidiasis: Vulvovaginal Carcinoma: Non-Small-Cell Lung Carcinoma: Small Cell Lung Chemical Poisoning Chemical Poisoning: Accumulated Environmental Toxins Childhood Chronic Lung Diseases Dandruff Diaper Rash dryer sheets eczema Eczema: Atopic Eczema: Childhood Eczema: Infant fabric softeners Head Lice Hepatoprotective Inflammations Insecticidal laundry detergent laundry soap melanoma Molluscicidal Parapsoriasis Rashes Sapindus Sapindus mukorossi soap berry soap nut soap nuts soapberry soapnut soapnuts Spermicidal activity Trichomoniasis Tyrosinase inhibition Tue, 29 Oct 2013 19:41:36 +0000 sinfullywholesome 110143 at https://greenmedinfo.com Yoga practice combined with outpatient eating disorder treatment were shown to decrease anxiety, depression, and body image disturbance. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/yoga-practice-combined-outpatient-eating-disorder-treatment-were-shown-decreas n/a PMID:  . PMID: 27980773 Abstract Title:  Use of yoga in outpatient eating disorder treatment: a pilot study. Abstract:  BACKGROUND: Individuals with restrictive eating disorders present with co-morbid psychiatric disorders and many attempt to control symptoms using strenuous exercises that increase caloric expenditure. Yoga offers a safe avenue for the engagement in physical activity while providing an outlet for disease-associated symptoms. This study sought to examine use of yoga practice in an outpatient setting and its impact on anxiety, depression and body image disturbance in adolescents with eating disorders. METHODS: Twenty adolescent girls were recruited from an urban eating disorders clinic who participated in weekly yoga classes at a local studio, in addition to standard multidisciplinary care. Yoga instructors underwent training regarding this patient population. Participants completed questionnaires focused on anxiety, depression and body image disturbance prior to the first class, and following completion of 6 and 12 classes. RESULTS: In participants who completed the study, a statistically significant decrease in anxiety, depression, and body image disturbance was seen, including: Spielberger State anxiety mean scores decreased after the completion of 7-12 yoga classes [47 (95%CI 42-52) to 42 (95%CI 37-47), adj. p = 0.0316]; as did the anorexia nervosa scale [10 (95% CI 7-12) vs. 6 (95%CI 4-8), adj. p = .0004], scores on Beck depression scales [18 (95%CI 15-22) to 10 (95%CI 6-14), adj. p = .0001], and weight and shape concern scores [16 (95%CI 12-20) to 12 (95%CI 8-16), adj. p =0.0120] and [31 (95%CI 25-37) to 20 (95%CI 13-27), adj. p = 0.0034], respectively. No significant changes in body mass index were seen throughout the trial. CONCLUSIONS: Yoga practice combined with outpatient eating disorder treatment were shown to decrease anxiety, depression, and body image disturbance without negatively impacting weight. These preliminary results suggest yoga to be a promising adjunct treatment strategy, along with standard multidisciplinary care. However, whether yoga should be endorsed as a standard component of outpatient eating disorder treatment merits further study. https://greenmedinfo.com/article/yoga-practice-combined-outpatient-eating-disorder-treatment-were-shown-decreas#comments Eating Disorders Anti-Anxiety Agents Antidepressive Agents Yoga Anti-Anxiety Agents Antidepressive Agents Eating Disorders psychiatric disorders yoga Human Study Sat, 14 Jan 2017 01:13:07 +0000 greenmedinfo 142002 at https://greenmedinfo.com