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|  American Psychological Association
Old way to ease modern stress
- May 15, 2005
Meditation is an ancient technique that is often misunderstood. Though science has explored the technique often in the last 30 years, some associate it with mind control. Others believe it belongs to the realm of cults.
But there are several reasons to add meditation to your stress-management toolbox.
Practiced correctly, it induces deep relaxation. Practiced regularly, it becomes a therapeutic process that reduces habituated stress. Practiced seriously, it offers personal insights, increased mental acuity, and harmonized brain wave activity.
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Exercise eases symptoms of anxiety and depression
- Sep. 26, 2005
If you have depression or anxiety, you might find your doctor prescribing a regular dose of exercise in addition to medication or talk therapy.
"There's substantial evidence that exercise can enhance mood and reduce symptoms of depression," says Kristin Vickers-Douglas, Ph.D., a psychologist at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. "It's not a magic bullet, but increasing physical activity is a positive and active strategy to help manage depression."
Exercise has long been touted as a way to maintain physical fitness and stave off high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity and other diseases. A growing volume of research shows that exercise also can help alleviate symptoms of certain mental disorders, such as depression and anxiety, and help prevent a relapse after treatment.
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 Fish Oil Holds Promise In Alzheimer's Fight
by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA)
Date: 2005-05-29
WASHINGTON -- Even our grandmothers told us fish was "brain food"--and now scientists have evidence to back the claim.
Researchers with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) found that a diet high in docosahexenoic acid, or DHA--an omega-3 fatty acid found in relatively high concentrations in cold-water fish--dramatically slowed the progression of Alzheimer's disease in mice. Specifically, DHA cut the harmful brain plaques that mark the disease. The results appear in the March 23 online edition of the Journal of Neuroscience.
Senior author Greg M. Cole, Ph.D., a neuroscientist at the Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System and UCLA, said that unlike many studies with mice, this one points to the benefits of a therapy that is easily available and already touted for other medical conditions. DHA--either from food sources such as fish and soy, or in fish-oil supplements--is recommended by many cardiologists for heart health, based on scores of previous studies.
"The good news from this study is that we can buy the therapy at a supermarket or drug store," said Cole. "DHA has a tremendous safety profile--essentially no side effects--and clinical trial evidence supports giving DHA supplements to people at risk for cardiovascular disease."
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