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This review looked at 15 studies (published 2001–2011) to see whether Qigong affects anxiety, depression, and psychological well-being. The authors pooled three studies of people with type II diabetes and found small-to-moderate effect sizes suggesting reduced depression and anxiety and better diabetes-specific quality of life, but the statistical uncertainty was…
This paper gives a historical overview of Ayurveda, the traditional Indian system of healthcare. It says Ayurveda has been used for more than 5,000 years and was well established around 2500–600 BC. The article describes core ideas of the system (doshas, dhatus, and gunas), names classic texts, and says treatments…
This study compared what the public uses to self-care for anxiety and depression with the evidence found in Cochrane reviews. Surveys from 10 countries listed many self-care methods such as dietary supplements, herbal medicines, mind-body therapies and exercise. The researchers found 22 Cochrane reviews and 5 protocols; 12 interventions were…
