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Ear Acupuncture Acupuncture in the ear can help speed rehabilitation of stroke patients, research- ers from the Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine have found. In a study of 42 stroke patients, those treated with auricular acupuncture for just six days showed significant improvements in range of motion for arms and legs compared to those given standard acu- puncture treatments and conventional rehabilitation.
Boost Motivation with Ayurvedic Bacopa
Try Turmeric, Ginger and Black Pepper
for Osteoarthritis For people suffering from the crippling pain and disability of osteoarthritis, the nonste- roidal anti-inflammatory drug naproxen, marketed as Aleve and other products, is a com- mon prescription or over- the-counter medication, but it comes with side effects that can include gastrointestinal distress and higher blood pressure. In a study of 60 patients with chron- ic knee osteoarthritis, research- ers at Iran’s Isfahan University of Medical Sciences compared naproxen in a double-blind trial with a turmeric extract, ginger and black pepper combination. After two doses a day of each for four weeks, the levels of prostaglandin in patients taking the herbs matched the improve- ments in those patients taking naproxen. Prostaglandin levels gauge joint inflammation in osteoarthritis.
Feeling a lack of motivation and finding it difficult to find pleasure in life has a clinical name—anhedonia—and researchers from the University of Florence have found a promising treatment for it in Bacopa monnieri, also known as Brahmi, an Ayurvedic herb used for centuries to boost memory and cognitive performance. Dividing 42 patients with anhedonia into two groups, the researchers gave half of them the antidepressant medication citalopram (Calexa) plus 300 milligrams of Bacopa; the control group was given only the medication. After four weeks, the Bacopa group had signifi- cant improvements in symptoms and were able to experience pleasure more easily than the control group.
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