scholarly journals ADJUVANT AND BENEFICIAL PROBIOTIC THERAPY FOR WOMEN HEALTH

2021 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-163
Author(s):  
Igori Balta ◽  
Eugenia Butucel ◽  
Valentyn Mohylyuk
Keyword(s):  
Human Body ◽  
Infant Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Complementary Therapy ◽  
Clinical Findings ◽  
Lactobacillus Species ◽  
Vaginal Infections ◽  
Women Health ◽  
Normal Microflora ◽  
Beneficial Impact

Probiotics are living microbial strains, also considered functional foods, that improve the human intestine and mucosal sites' functionality and normalize the immune system balance. This symbiosis between the human body and microorganisms has attracted scientists and showed a notable role in maintaining human health. The microbiota composition within different sites of the organs can change rapidly and unfavorably, leading to the development of infections or abnormal conditions. The treatments with antibiotics affect and disturb the overall normal microflora, and specifically to the vaginal tract, by inhibiting the spread of the normal microflora of Lactobacillus species. In this sense, probiotics have shown to be an integrative and complementary therapy for the amelioration and prevention of vaginal infections in women. The main objective of the current review is to highlight the importance of probiotics to prevent and treat antibiotic-associated acute and chronic diseases and highlight their possible beneficial impact on women reproductive health. Moreover, the review discusses the recent clinical findings of probiotic therapy concerning protection against vaginal diseases, well-being, infant development, and human body detoxification from the chemical compounds.

scholarly journals EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF DIET LINE PROVISIONS OF CHARAKA SAMHITA: A REVIEW

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 115-117
Author(s):  
Raju Kumar ◽  
Vijay Shankar Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Human Body ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Dietary Guidelines ◽  
The Body ◽  
Healthy Life ◽  
Adequate Nutrition ◽  
Nutritional Profile ◽  
Healthy Nutrition ◽  
Spiritual Well Being

Ahara is the foremost factor among all which sustain the life and maintain the normal physiological functioning of the human body and comprises the basic most cause of life. Provide longevity, complexion, satisfaction, strength, nourishment, growth and development also imparts mental as well as spiritual well-being. That is why in Ayurveda it is considered that healthy nutrition nourishes the body, mind and soul, through which a person can afford to perform all the activities which lead to happiness, heaven and salvation. But without knowing the proper dietary guidelines one cannot gain adequate nutrition and hence optimum benefits from the food. That is why it is important to awake people about the importance of dietary discipline. Otherwise from the beginning, it has to be seen that the dietary unconcern comprises the susceptibility to several diseases. Hence in Ayurveda, there are many guidelines related to diet and its contents are given which govern the adequate nutritional profile for a healthy life. Such diet line provisions are more precisely prescribed in Charka Samhita Vimana Sthana called the Ahara Vidhi Vidhana.

scholarly journals Multidisciplinary protocol for the management of fibromyalgia associated with imbalance. Our experience and literature review

2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (10) ◽  
pp. 1265-1274
Author(s):  
Rita Chiaramonte ◽  
Marco Bonfiglio ◽  
Sergio Chisari
Keyword(s):  
Exercise Training ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire ◽  
Training Group ◽  
Complementary Therapy ◽  
Berg Balance Scale ◽  
Clinical Findings ◽  
Timed Up And Go ◽  
Proprioceptive Training

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE We reported our multidisciplinary protocol for the management of fibromyalgia associated with imbalance. Our aim was to verify the effectiveness of a proprioceptive training program as a complementary therapy for a traditional protocol of education, mindfulness, and exercise training for the management of fibromyalgia associated with imbalance. METHODS Retrospective cohort study on 84 women, with primary fibromyalgia associated to imbalance. A group of patients performed traditional exercise training; in a second group the training was supplemented with proprioception exercises. Each session lasted from 40 to 60 minutes and was performed three times a week for 12 weeks. RESULTS After three months of training and eight months after the end of the training, the balance evaluation revealed significant differences in the comparison of the Timed Up and Go test, Berg Balance Scale, and Tinetti scale with the baseline, there was a better improvement in the proprioceptive training group (p<0.05). A reduction in pain and improvement in functional and muscular performance and quality of life were observed in both groups (p<0.05), but with no significant differences between them in the Numeric Pain Rating Scale, Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, and Short Form Health Survey (p>0.05). Fifteen months after the end of the program, the effects of training were not maintained. CONCLUSION The present study revealed that training supplemented with proprioception exercises has beneficial effects on clinical findings and improves balance in patients with fibromyalgia, even if the positive results did not persist after the interruption of the rehabilitative program in the long term.

scholarly journals Meditation: Evidence Map of Systematic Reviews

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caio Fábio Schlechta Portella ◽  
Ricardo Ghelman ◽  
Veronica Abdala ◽  
Mariana Cabral Schveitzer ◽  
Rui Ferreira Afonso
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Complementary Therapy ◽  
Evidence Map ◽  
Confidence Levels ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Key Word ◽  
Meta Analyses

Study Basis: This evidence map presents a summary of studies that addressed the effects of meditation on various clinical and health conditions. Meditation is a contemplative practice that has been used for the promotion of health, and the treatment of different conditions.Method: The study is based on the search of four electronic databases for the period 1994-November 2019 and includes systematic reviews, meta-analyses, meta-syntheses, and integrative reviews. 3iE evidence gap map was the methodology of choice, and AMSTAR 2 was used for the analyses. Tableau was used to graphically display the confidence level, number of reviews, health outcomes, and intervention effects.Results: This map encompasses 191 studies, with Mindfulness being the key word that retrieved the highest number of results. Several meditation techniques were evaluated in different contexts, and the confidence levels of 22 studies were high, 84 were moderate, and 82 were low. Two 2 meta-syntheses and 1 integrative review were also included. Most of the studies reported positive effects and a beneficial potential of the practice of meditation. Health outcomes were divided into five groups out of which mental health and vitality, and well-being and quality of life stood out with the largest number of studies.Conclusions: Meditation has been applied in different areas. This Evidence Map intends to be an easy visual tool to access valuable evidence-based information on this complementary therapy for patients, health professionals, and managers.

Cognitively Based Compassion Training

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer S. Mascaro ◽  
Lobsang Tenzin Negi ◽  
Charles L. Raison
Keyword(s):  
Immune Function ◽  
Neural Activity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Stress Physiology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Beneficial Impact ◽  
The Brain ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
Initial Research

Recent research has examined the beneficial impact of kindness-based meditation practices, including cognitively-based compassion training (CBCT). Here we provide a theoretical and practical account of CBCT and review the emerging evidence that it affects the brain and body in ways that are relevant for health. Initial research demonstrated that CBCT alters immune function and stress physiology, and augments empathy as well as the neural activity supporting it. More recent studies indicate that CBCT is differentially effective, depending on the population that practices. We suggest directions for future research to best examine the apparently complex effects of CBCT on health and well-being.

Gravidanotherapy

1934 ◽  
Vol 30 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 1078-1090
Author(s):  
M. E. Vinnikov
Keyword(s):  
Human Body ◽  
Experimental Verification ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
The Other ◽  
New Method ◽  
Subjective Improvement ◽  
Clinical Observations ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Methods Of Treatment

As any new method of treatment, gravidanotherapy is met with varying opinions. Some expect "miracles" from this method of treatment, believing that gravidanotherapy has found a new all-encompassing, excluding all other methods of treatment. On the other hand, there is an undeniable tendency to downplay or even completely deny the importance of gravidanotherapy. Finally, some authors consider gravidanotherapy as a method giving only subjective improvement of patients' well-being, the success of which is based on mass psychotherapy. Meanwhile, there is no doubt that gravidan, given its composition, should have a significant effect on the human body. It is only necessary that clinical observations and experimental verification give an unbiased assessment of the action of the drug and determine the place of gravidanotherapy in the arsenal of means of modern medicine.

Dentinogenesis Imperfecta Type II in Children: A Scoping Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 147-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arturo Garrocho-Rangel ◽  
Irma Dávila-Zapata ◽  
Ricardo Martínez-Rider ◽  
Socorro Ruiz-Rodríguez ◽  
Amaury Pozos-Guillén
Keyword(s):  
Scoping Review ◽  
Alveolar Bone ◽  
Genetic Disorders ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Pediatric Dentistry ◽  
Clinical Findings ◽  
Permanent Teeth ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Dentinogenesis Imperfecta ◽  
Long Term Follow Up

Dentinogenesis Imperfecta type II (DI2), also known as hereditary opalescent dentin, is one of the most common genetic disorders affecting the structure of dentin, not related with osteogenesis imperfecta, which involves both primary and permanent dentitions. The purpose of this article is to perform a scoping review of the published peer-reviewed literature (1986–2017) on DI2 management in children and to outline the most relevant clinical findings extracted from this review. Forty four articles were included in the present scoping review. According to the extracted data, the following are the most important tasks to be performed in clinical pediatric dentistry: to re-establish the oral mastication, esthetics, and speech, and the development of vertical growth of alveolar bone and facial muscles; to reduce the tendency to develop caries, periapical lesions and pain; to preserve vitality, form, and size of the dentition; to avoid interfering with the eruption process of permanent teeth; to decrease the risk of tooth fractures and occlusion disturbances; to return the facial profile to a more normal appearance; and to prevent or treat possible temporomandibular joint problems. Therefore, Pediatric Dentists should bear in mind that early diagnosis and treatment, together a long-term follow-up of DI2 in children, continue to be the best approaches for achieving enhanced patient psychological well-being and, in consequence, their quality of life.

scholarly journals Longitudinal Study of music Therapy’s Effectiveness for Premature infants and their caregivers (LongSTEP): protocol for an international randomised trial

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. e025062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Ghetti ◽  
Łucja Bieleninik ◽  
Mari Hysing ◽  
Ingrid Kvestad ◽  
Jörg Assmus ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Preterm Infants ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Infant Development ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Randomised Trial ◽  
Developmentally Appropriate ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Implementation And Dissemination ◽  
Randomised Controlled

IntroductionPreterm birth has major medical, psychological and socioeconomic consequences worldwide. Music therapy (MT) has positive effects on physiological measures of preterm infants and maternal anxiety, but rigorous studies including long-term follow-up are missing. Drawing on caregivers’ inherent resources, this study emphasises caregiver involvement in MT to promote attuned, developmentally appropriate musical interactions that may be of mutual benefit to infant and parent. This study will determine whether MT, as delivered by a qualified music therapist during neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) hospitalisation and/or in home/municipal settings following discharge, is superior to standard care in improving bonding between primary caregivers and preterm infants, parent well-being and infant development.Methods and analysisDesign:international multicentre, assessor-blind, 2×2 factorial, pragmatic randomised controlled trial; informed by a completed feasibility study.Participants:250 preterm infants and their parents.Intervention:MT focusing on parental singing specifically tailored to infant responses, will be delivered during NICU and/or during a postdischarge 6-month period.Primary outcome:changes in mother–infant bonding at 6-month corrected age (CA), as measured by the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire.Secondary outcomes: mother–infant bonding at discharge and at 12-month CA; child development over 24 months; and parental depression, anxiety and stress, and infant rehospitalisation, all over 12 months.Ethics and disseminationThe Regional Committees for Medical and Health Research Ethics approved the study (2018/994/REK Nord, 03 July 2018). Service users were involved in development of the study and will be involved in implementation and dissemination. Dissemination of findings will apply to local, national and international levels.Trial registration numberNCT03564184

scholarly journals Physical Activity as a Sociological Phenomenon

2010 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-43
Author(s):  
Aleš Sekot
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Mass Culture ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Socialization Process ◽  
Community Activities ◽  
Beneficial Impact ◽  
Active Lifestyles

Physical Activity as a Sociological PhenomenonWe are living in a time when society, culture and science have become increasingly aware of the great importance of sport not only as a part of mass culture, but broadly understood, for individual and social health and well-being. Physical activity of people plays an increasingly more important role in scientific interest regarding way of life found in contemporary society; it is a crucial factor in the process of officiating the level of healthy and active lifestyles, quality of life, and health in general. An indispensable role of physical activity in the course of human life is also confirmed, both permanently and scientifically, in the context of obesity prevention.The development of a sedentary lifestyle is the result of a socialization process that is developed at youth and continued into adulthood, and leads to physical inactivity. At the present we face in our cultural settings an apparent trend: People are becoming more and more individualized, losing the beneficial impact of community activities, involved in passive way of life that lacks a proper level of physical activities and active sport. The phenomenon of physical activity has also been considered from the perspective of the Project EURO-PREVOB, highlighting built environmental aspects of ways of life.

Clinical Research With Pregnant Women: Perspectives of Pregnant Women, Health Care Providers, and Researchers

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (13) ◽  
pp. 2033-2047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyoko Wada ◽  
Marilyn K. Evans ◽  
Barbra de Vrijer ◽  
Jeff Nisker
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Prenatal Care ◽  
Clinical Research ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Research Participation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Constructivist Grounded Theory ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Women Health

Limited clinical research with pregnant women has resulted in insufficient data to promote evidence-informed prenatal care. Charmaz’s constructivist grounded theory methodology was used to explore how research with pregnant women would be determined ethically acceptable from the perspectives of pregnant women, health care providers, and researchers in reproductive sciences. Semistructured interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of 12 pregnant women, 10 health care providers, and nine reproductive science researchers. All three groups suggested the importance of informed consent and that permissible risk would be very limited and complex, being dependent on the personal benefits and risks of each particular study. Pregnant women, clinicians, and researchers shared concerns about the well-being of the woman and her fetus, and expressed a dilemma between promoting research for evidence-informed prenatal care while securing the safety in the course of research participation.

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