News tagged with yoga techniques
Patenting melon juice? Not if India gets its way...
Fed up with foreign companies patenting traditional medicine from India, the country's top scientific body is compiling a giant database of everything from yoga positions to medicinal fruit juice.
Dec 11, 2009 |
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A two-for-one workout: The world of fusion exercise classes is expanding
Most people wouldn't think of combining seemingly polar opposite pursuits such as Pilates and boxing. But the odd pairing makes perfect sense to one fitness instructor.
May 27, 2011 |
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Review: Disconnecting in a too-connected world
The knowledge that I'd be cut off from Internet and cellphone service in just a few hours started to relax me long before I reached the secluded, serene site of a two-day yoga retreat in upstate New York.
May 25, 2011 |
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The dangers of the 'ballerina body'
With actress Natalie Portman in Oscar contention, the movie “Black Swan” has taken center stage. So have concerns surrounding the dramatic weight loss Portman underwent for the role. Her depiction of a dangerously ...
Feb 24, 2011 |
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Review: Kinect motion-sensing system impresses
There are a lot of futuristic things we're still waiting on: jet packs for the entire family, self-driving cars and time-travel, to name a few. But one new, pretty darn amazing bit of technology has finally ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 04, 2010 |
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Cancer activist's approach: Real, a bit irreverent
(AP) -- Lindsay Avner is no shrinking violet. She's a bright pink whirlwind, with a closet full of dresses cut from that very color and a cancer-fighting organization she named for it.
Oct 17, 2010 |
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Yoga alleviates pain and improves function in fibromyalgia patients
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a debilitating condition affecting 11 million individuals in the US alone. FM carries an annual direct cost for care of more than $20 billion and drug therapies are generally only 30% effective in relieving ...
Oct 14, 2010 |
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Multipronged intervention treated persistent fatigue effectively in breast cancer survivors
A group-based, holistic, mind-body intervention was equally effective in treating persistent fatigue and improving quality of life for breast cancer survivors, regardless of their race.
Oct 02, 2010 |
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Are all meditation techniques the same?
As doctors increasingly prescribe meditation to patients for stress-related disorders, scientists are gaining a better understanding of how different techniques from Buddhist, Chinese, and Vedic traditions produce different ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 20, 2010 |
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US fitness guru urges yoga for fat soldiers
Asked by the US military for tips to help combat the growing problem of obesity in the ranks, a popular television fitness guru came up with an unusual answer: mind-soothing and body-bending yoga.
Jul 17, 2010 |
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Study: Yoga Improves Sleep, Quality of Life for Cancer Survivors
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cancer survivors who perform gentle yoga report they sleep better, feel less fatigued and enjoy better quality of life, according to the University of Rochester Medical Center, which is presenting ...
May 21, 2010 |
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