What is yoga therapy?
While yoga may draw to mind images of mat-filled studios, yoga can be practiced in many places, including healthcare settings. The use of yoga in healthcare is called yoga therapy. Yoga therapy is tailored to the needs of individuals who are managing health conditions, including cancer, explains Smitha Mallaiah, a senior mind-body intervention specialist.
“Yoga therapy is a very focused area of clinically applying these yoga principles...
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Meditation: 7 things to know
Meditation used to be a fringe practice, but now it’s regularly recommended by health care providers to help with symptoms ranging from stress and sleep disorders, to cancer treatment and its side effects like fatigue.
“Almost every single patient that I talk to has heard of, or has tried, meditation,” says Smitha Mallaiah, a senior mind-body intervention specialist in MD Anderson’s Integrative Medicine Center. “That’s a huge cultural...
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Can mushrooms help during cancer treatment?
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Should you use dietary supplements during cancer treatment?
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From the gardens to the skybridge to our leading doctors and kind volunteers, there are many things that set MD Anderson apart and help our...