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Wednesday, November, 11, 2009

Ways To Keep The Respiratory System Healthy

Zen meditation may reduce pain

February 01, 2009
Canadian researchers say Zen meditation may reduce sensitivity to moderate pain when practiced by a skilled practitioner. Previous studies have found that teaching chronic pain patients to meditate may relieve their pain, but it was not understood how meditation worked. But in a new study, scientists working with skilled meditation practitioners found that these patients seemed to breath much more slowly than non-meditators, which may provide some of the first hard proof that the cardio-respirat... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Young with COPD Part II: What To Do After Diagnosis
By Jane M. Martin , Health Expert

...stop the serious effects an infection has on your respiratory system. Staying stable and well is... Read more »

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Urinary Tract Infections in Post-Menopause Women with Vaginitis Eased by Estrogen
By Toni Hurst , Health Expert

...systems in the body--the circulatory system, the respiratory system, the reproductive system,... Read more »

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Children Have Sleep Problems Too
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...asthma, bronchitis and allergies that attack the respiratory system. APNEA IN CHILDREN Apnea is... Read more »

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Stress & Asthma: Chilling Out for Better Respiratory Health
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...think of it as a negative thing. But, stress isn't always bad. In fact, some stress is going to... Read more »

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Eating for Better Respiratory Health... Is it Possible?
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert

...it if I could find a way to help my lungs and airways become healthier that didn't involve... Read more »

Health Guide

How to Improve Your Endurance
...end of the day. Doing less than 10 minutes at a time won’t give you the desired cardiovascular and respiratory system benefits. (The exception to this guideline is when you are just beginning to... Read more »
Pneumonia: Causes
...alcohol. In such cases, the gag reflex doesn't work as well as it should, so bacteria can enter the airways to the lung. Unlike other organisms that are inhaled, bacteria that cause aspiration... Read more »
Pneumonia: Prevention
...near someone else. A very common method for transmitting a cold is by shaking hands. Everyone should always wash his or her hands before eating and after going outside. Ordinary soap is... Read more »
Asthma Management and Control
...population. However, such emotions interact with the effects of asthma and its treatments in important ways:Negative emotions can discourage compliance with medication and the ability to copePoor... Read more »
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnosis
...infection. In others, however, the virus may play a role. Research published in 2005 shed new light on ways in which latent Epstein-Barr virus may cause immune problems and CFS-like... Read more »

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