Lifestyle – counselling, meditation & yoga can help improve sleep. Cognitive behavior therapy, daily exercise, especially in the mornings, and stress management strategies such as meditation and yoga can improve sleep. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Insomnia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Ann Intern Med. 2015 Aug 4;163(3):191-204. doi: 10.7326/M14-2841. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26054060
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Exercise can help. Low impact exercise such as swimming, cycling, Tai chi and gentle yoga can help osteoarthritis of the joints. Comparative Effectiveness of Tai Chi Versus Physical Therapy for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2016 May 17. doi: 10.7326/M15-2143. [Epub ahead of print]. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=tai+chi+pain+ANN+intern+Med+2016 The effect of Tai Chi on four […]
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Natural anti-inflammatory supplements such as Curcumin & Fish oils can help. Supplements that may benefit arthritis pain include curcumin and fish oils. Short-term effects of highly-bioavailable curcumin for treating knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled prospective study. J Orthop Sci. 2014 Nov;19(6):933-9. doi: 10.1007/s00776-014-0633-0. Epub 2014 Oct 13.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25308211 A 32-week randomized, placebo-controlled clinical evaluation of RA-11, […]
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Reducing stress and improving lifestyle [diet & daily exercise] can help reduce your blood pressure. Weight loss [if needed] and lifestyle changes particularly the Mediterranean diet, daily exercise, sleep management, stress reduction, and avoiding salt can help lower blood pressure. Poor sleep quality increases risk of high blood pressure. American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal […]
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Bad breath or Halitosis helped with mouth rinses, tongue scraping and chewing mint. Mouth rinses containing antibacterial agents and tongue scraping can help reduce halitosis-producing bacteria on the tongue. However mouth rinses containing alcohol-based mouth rinses should be avoided due to their association with oral and pharyngeal cancer. Warm salt water and zinc rinses are […]
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