Wednesday, November, 11, 2009
Ways To Keep The Respiratory System Healthy
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...
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Expert & Community Posts
By Jane M. Martin
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Health Expert
...stop the serious effects an infection has on your respiratory system. Staying stable and well is...
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By Toni Hurst
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Health Expert
...systems in the body--the circulatory system, the respiratory system, the reproductive system,...
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By Florence Cardinal
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Health Expert
...asthma, bronchitis and allergies that attack the respiratory system. APNEA IN CHILDREN Apnea is...
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By Kathi MacNaughton
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Health Expert
...think of it as a negative thing. But, stress isn't always bad. In fact, some stress is going to...
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By Kathi MacNaughton
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Health Expert
...it if I could find a way to help my lungs and airways become healthier that didn't involve...
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Health Guide
...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...
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...alcohol. In such cases, the gag reflex doesn't work as well as it should, so bacteria can enter the air
ways to the lung. Unlike other organisms that are inhaled, bacteria that cause aspiration...
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...near someone else. A very common method for transmitting a cold is by shaking hands. Everyone should al
ways wash his or her hands before eating and after going outside. Ordinary soap is...
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...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...
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...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...
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