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By Nina Sullivan RN OCN
Sparta Cancer Center
1. Mental Fitness benefits.
2. Research studies.
3. How to achieve Mental Wellness and how it
relates to Physical Wellness.
4. Conclusion
5. Resources and where you can obtain more
information
Relieves anxiety, stress, calms
the stomach, lowers blood
pressure, slows heart rate and
pulse, and improves the
immune system.
Theodore X. Barber – 1984
Self regulation studies
Dr. Peter Schnall – 1998
Stress and development of
illness
Dr. Richard Davidson – July 2003
Stress reduction study
1. Meditation
2. Yoga, Tia
chi, Qigong, Martial Arts
3. Guided Imagery
4. Relaxation Techniques
http://kushs.net/kaplan/HW420/Lovin
g%20Kindness%20Practice.mp3
(Kaplan University)
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Research has shown that Mental
Fitness benefits us by
relieving anxiety, stress, calming
the stomach, lowering blood
pressure, slowing heart rate and
pulse, and building up the immune
system.
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flourishing. Laguna Beach, CA: Basic Health Publications, Inc.
Kaplan University. Loving Kindness CD. Retrieved May 23, 2010
from
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e.mp3
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healing: Integral approaches to mid-body medicine. St
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