SUDARSHAN KRIYA YOGA CAN HELP OVERCOME STRESS

The breathing-based meditation practice Sudarshan Kriya Yoga can effectively treat people suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), reveals a promising study.

Researchers at the centre for investigating healthy minds (CIHM) at Waisman Center of University of Wisconsin-Madison were particularly interested in Sudarshan Kriya – a practice of controlled breathing that directly affects the autonomic nervous system – and its effect on reducing stress.

The CIHM study included 21 soldiers: an active group of 11 and a control group of 10.

Those who received the one-week training in yogic breathing showed lower anxiety, reduced respiration rates and fewer PTSD symptoms.

“This was a preliminary attempt to begin to gather some information on whether this practice of yogic breathing actually reduces symptoms of PTSD,” said Richard J. Davidson, founder of CIHM.

Individuals with PTSD suffer from intrusive memories, heightened anxiety and personality changes.

The hallmark of the disorder is hyperarousal which can be defined as overreacting to innocuous stimuli.

“It may be an effective way to decrease suffering and, quite possibly, the incidence of suicide among veterans,” researchers concluded.

Is Stress A Cause Of Neuropathy Vid

Today's YouTube video (see link below) tries to answer the question as to whether stress can cause neuropathy. In the end, the doctor here suggests that stress can indirectly cause neuropathy but the jury's still out on that one. The point is that many people with neuropathy are desperate to find a cause for their problems when really they should be concentrating on the treatment and living with the disease. Especially if you've left the doctor's appointment with a vague diagnosis of 'idiopathic' neuropathy (cause unidentified), you begin to look at the rest of your life to find explanations and causes. If at that time, you're also under a lot of stress, then it's logical that you may lay the blame there but that's not based on scientific fact. On the other hand, if you've got neuropathy in your life, you can easily become stressed, if only from the symptoms alone. So, does stress cause neuropathy? In all likelihood no but does neuropathy cause stress? You betcha!

Can Peripheral Neuropathy be Caused by Stress? 
Streamed live on 19 May 2016

 

Martin Rutherford

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ6L74C_2NQ

Stress And Neuropathy Vid

Today's short videos come once again from Dr John Hayes Jr's  very useful series of videos about neuropathy; beatingneuropathy.tv (see link below) and many of the things that can influence it. Today's episodes talk about the effects of stress on neuropathy patients and the nutrients Biotin and Inosotol. Well worth a few minutes of your time.


Episode 22 – Neuropathy and Stress
Posted by John Hayes Jr Thursday, August 15th, 2013



Dr. Hayes discusses the connection between neuropathy, chronic pain, and stress.

http://beatingneuropathy.tv/2013/08/episode-22/

Episode 21 – Biotin and Inositol
 Posted by John Hayes Jr Thursday, August 8th, 2013

Biotin and inositol are two nutrients which are similar to B-vitamins that are important for patients with neuropathy and chronic pain (especially diabetics) to be aware of.

http://beatingneuropathy.tv/2013/08/episode-21/