Yoga Cures by Tara Stiles

Author:Tara Stiles [Stiles, Tara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-95486-2
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Published: 2012-04-02T16:00:00+00:00

* * *

Bridge

Lie down on your back. Bend your knees and press the bottoms of your feet into the ground next to your body so your knees point straight up. Press your arms down by your sides and lift your hips and chest up. Stay here for five long, deep breaths.

Hot Flashes

Either caused by hormonal conditions, or most usually menopause, hot flashes are a sudden, intense hot feeling, possibly followed with sweating, anxiety, weakness, and an increased heartbeat. Not something that we would wish upon ourselves for sure!

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester enrolled 110 women with at least five or more bothersome hot flashes each day. The women were assigned to two groups. One participated in weekly two-and-a-half-hour mindfulness classes focused on body awareness, meditation, and stretching. Women in the second group were put on a wait list with no intervention. By the time the women in the first group had finished the mindfulness program they were less stressed and anxious and were no longer considered out of the normal range for those symptoms. They also slept better, rated their quality of life higher, and were less bothered by their hot flashes. In 2002, the Women’s Health Initiative study found that hormone therapy used to relieve menopause symptoms increased women’s risk of stroke as well as breast and ovarian cancers, so looking to alternative means for a cure is a good idea.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.