By Paula Felps — 2014
Get fit, feel happy. Or is it the other way around?
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CLEAR ALL
For the first time in forever, Nathan Adrian truly has no idea if he’ll have a strong swim Friday. And at this point, it doesn’t really matter to the five-time Olympic gold medalist. He’s simply elated to be back.
‘Skin cancer worked its way into my lymph nodes. I was devastated.’
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Women undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer who stayed physically active had fewer problems with memory and thinking.
There is no longer any doubt that what happens in the brain influences what happens in the body. When facing a health crisis, actively cultivating positive emotions can boost the immune system and counter depression.
To understand the minds of individual cancers, we are learning to mix and match these two kinds of learning — the standard and the idiosyncratic — in unusual and creative ways.
A cancer diagnosis brings a wealth of psychological challenges. In fact, adults living with cancer have a six-time higher risk for psychological disability than those not living with cancer.
Getting enough sleep is important for overall health and may be related to cancer risk.
The author writes that what she does on behalf of healing any individual or being must also be healing, even if not directly extended, for the world itself.
Catherine Ann Lombard explores how imagery and artistic expression can help clients cope with cancer.
Meditation is a mind and body practice that has a long history of use for increasing calmness and physical relaxation, improving psychological balance, coping with illness, and enhancing overall health and well-being.