It’s All Formal: Understanding the Nuances of Mindfulness-Based Practice.
It’s All Formal: Understanding the Nuances of Mindfulness-Based Practice.
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Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2012 Mar 30;
Edwards CL, Vann-Hawkins T, McDougald C
“Psychology Moment by Moment: A Guide to Enhancing your Clinical Practice with Mindfulness and Meditation” was written by Labbé (Psychology moment by moment: A guide to enhancing your clinical practice with mindfulness and meditation. New Harbinger, CA, 2011) to review the literature supporting many mindfulness-based interventions and to highlight evidence-based practices. It is written for the mental health clinician who is interested in integrating mindfulness-based interventions into their practice. Chapters range from an initial description of the construct of mindfulness to later chapters that introduce treatment protocols for special populations (children, aging adults, couples) and specific illnesses (chronic illness, stress, anxiety, depression, eating disorders).
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Estrogenic plant foods of red colobus monkeys and mountain gorillas in uganda.
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Am J Phys Anthropol. 2012 Mar 28;
Wasserman MD, Taylor-Gutt A, Rothman JM, Chapman CA, Milton K, Leitman DC
Phytoestrogens, or naturally occurring estrogen-mimicking compounds, are found in many human plant foods, such as soybeans (Glycine max) and other legumes. Because the consumption of phytoestrogens may result in both health benefits of protecting against estrogen-dependent cancers and reproductive costs of disrupting the developing endocrine system, considerable biomedical research has been focused on the physiological and behavioral effects of these compounds. Despite this interest, little is known about the occurrence of phytoestrogens in the diets of wild primates, nor their likely evolutionary importance. We investigated the prevalence of estrogenic plant foods in the diets of two folivorous primate species, the red colobus monkey (Procolobus rufomitratus) of Kibale National Park and mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei) of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, both in Uganda. To examine plant foods for estrogenic activity, we screened 44 plant items (species and part) comprising 78.4% of the diet of red colobus monkeys and 53 plant items comprising 85.2% of the diet of mountain gorillas using transient transfection assays. At least 10.6% of the red colobus diet and 8.8% of the gorilla diet had estrogenic activity. This was mainly the result of the red colobus eating three estrogenic staple foods and the gorillas eating one estrogenic staple food. All estrogenic plants exhibited estrogen receptor (ER) subtype selectivity, as their phytoestrogens activated ER?, but not ER?. These results demonstrate that estrogenic plant foods are routinely consumed by two folivorous primate species. Phytoestrogens in the wild plant foods of these two species and many other wild primates may have important implications for understanding primate reproductive ecology. Am J Phys Anthropol, 2012. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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When activation changes, what else changes? the relationship between change in patient activation measure (PAM) and employees’ health status and health behaviors.
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Patient Educ Couns. 2012 Mar 26;
Harvey L, Fowles JB, Xi M, Terry P
OBJECTIVE: To test whether changes in the patient activation measure (PAM) are related to changes in health status and healthy behaviors. METHODS: Data for this secondary analysis were taken from a group-randomized, controlled trial comparing a traditional health promotion program for employees with an activated consumer program and a control program. The study population included 320 employees (with and without chronic disease) from two U.S. companies: a large, integrated health care system and a national airline. Survey and biometric data were collected in Spring 2005 (baseline) and Spring 2007 (follow-up). RESULTS: Change in PAM was associated with changes in health behaviors at every level (1-4), especially at level 4. Changes related to overall risk score and many of its components: aerobic exercise, safety, cancer risk, stress and mental health. Other changes included frequency of eating breakfast and the likelihood of knowing about health plans and how they compare. CONCLUSION: Level 4 of patient activation is not an end-point. People are capable of continuing to make significant change within this level. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Interventions should be designed to encourage movement from lower to higher levels of activation. Even people at the most activated level improve health behaviors.
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Evanna Lynch 'shaped' by eating disorder
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(BANG) – Evanna Lynch believes she has been ''shaped'' by having an eating disorder at the age of 11. The 20-year-old actress – who is best known as Luna Lovegood in the 'Harry Potter' movie franchise – admits she was ''very tormented'' by anorexia but …
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