Meditators get skinny!

HEALTHY NEWS Meditators get skinny! In a study, dieters who spent about 7 minutes meditating each day experienced far fewer food cravings than their nonmeditating peers. And the meditators were far more likely to resist their cravings. Over a 7-week period, a group of...

Yoga benefits people with Rheumatoid Arthritis!

HEALTHY NEWS Yoga benefits people with Rheumatoid Arthritis! Yoga may help lessen symptoms of depression among rheumatoid arthritis patients, according to a pilot study published in 2009. After 10 weeks of taking three 75-minute yoga classes per week, 16 female...

Yoga for dry eyes? You bet!

HEALTHY NEWS Yoga for dry eyes?  You bet! Time on the yoga mat may be a source of relief for dry eyes. Last December, research published in the journal, Head & Face Medicine, hinted that yoga can soothe irritated eyes. Scientists in Bangalore, India, enrolled 291...

Sing to Your Health!

HEALTHY NEWS Sing to Your Health! Scientists recently discovered that mantra and rosary recitation have possible physiological benefits for the heart. Reciting either Sanskrit mantras or the Ave Maria prayer regulated the breath and synchronized the heart rhythms of...