How does it affect the body

Source: Leszek Czerwonka/Shutterstock In October 2018, the BBC broadcast a fascinating documentary which followed the progress of an experiment with placebo treatment. Under the supervision of researchers from the University of Oxford, 117 people who suffered from chronic severe back pain were asked to take part in a trial for a powerful new pain killer. They were told that some members of the group would be given a placebo. However, in reality they all received a placebo — pills containing ground-up rice powder, to be precise. There was no powerful new painkiller. All 117 participants took the rice powder tablets daily for a month and almost half reported a medically significant improvement in their condition. Most of them had tried a variety of painkillers before, without much success, but the rice powder tablets were remarkably beneficial. A 71-year-old man was confined to a wheelchair because of his pain, and took morphine regularly. But after a month of the placebo … [Read more...] about When the Mind Heals the Body

Christophe Morin, following on his own life travails, discovered a method based on recent research, “to understand and practice self-love habits that will change your life and help you achieve more serenity” (Morin, 2020, p. 20). His book, The Serenity Code: How Brain Plasticity Helps You Live Without Stress , Anxiety and Depression (SAD) , offers a compendium of self-help tools and information about how the brain functions and how to improve it, reducing stress and increasing wellbeing. Morin describes the brain as having three aspects, primal, rational and spiritual . His book aims to help you access the spiritual, which is where true happiness resides, while controlling the unhelpful aspects of the primal. Morin identifies three factors that decrease stress and support feelings of calmness, Self, Love and Habits (self-love habits). Stress, anxiety and depression affect about 30% of people worldwide. Self-love involves practices to overturn SAD. Morin offers … [Read more...] about Using Your Brain’s Plasticity to Increase Your Serenity

“ White privilege ” has become a widely discussed topic in our current social and political climate. White privilege refers to advantages White people experience that people of color do not experience. White privilege doesn’t mean that a White person hasn’t faced challenges or had terrible things happen to them—it simply means that the color of their skin was not the reason those things happened and that being confronted with racial oppression in its many forms on a daily basis was not one of those challenges (to learn more, see this and this ). As a White person, I often don’t notice my White privilege because I’m primarily surrounded by other White people. I also don’t notice my White privilege because it is maintained by inherently biased structures and systems that I was never taught about in school. However, when I listen to the experiences of people of color, I see that my reality is utterly dependent upon my sociocultural identities and how structures and policies … [Read more...] about Check Your Privilege: An Important Self-Assessment

Home Health Wellness Wellness oi-Mahima Setia By Mahima Setia on September 21, 2020 PCOD or polycystic ovarian syndrome or disorder is a metabolic and hormonal imbalance in the body. It is not a disease. It is a disorder that can be managed well with a good lifestyle. The symptoms of PCOD can be reversed, or their efficacy can be made low. It has now become a very common metabolic disorder experienced by almost 10 per cent of the female population in their childbearing age. PCOD is not just a hormonal or reproductive issue. It is a metabolic issue that affects the gut, liver, mood, mental stability, blood sugar levels and heart health. Do NOT Reheat Potatoes, Eggs Or Spinach; They Can Be Toxic! It leads to high male hormones called testosterone that result in hair thinning, balding, weight gain, fertility issues, missing periods and male pattern hair growth that are thick and coarse. If PCOD is not managed … [Read more...] about An Expert’s View On Managing PCOD (Polycystic Ovary Disease)

Home Health Disorders cure Disorders Cure oi-Staff By Padmapreetham Mahalingam | Updated: Friday, May 15, 2015, 10:11 [IST] Women suffering from Polycystic Ovarian Disease (PCOD) have a multitude of symptoms. It is quite a common hormonal disorder in women which is caused by small cysts growing on the ovaries. Some of the symptoms associated with PCOD include infertility, infrequent periods, insulin resistance, acanthosis nigricans, obesity, insulin resistance syndrome, high cholesterol and high blood pressure. It doesn’t mean that you have to get depressed but having a healthy lifestyle can help you to manage with PCOD. Nutrition Chart For PCOS In Women A healthier lifestyle is to start with low calorie diet, physical activity and regularly maintaining of healthy weight. If you don't have any health issues, then regular exercise can help you with the weight management and it also improves menstrual cycles. Physical activity … [Read more...] about 12 Fitness Tips For PCOD In Women