Tim Brunson DCH

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Evidence and potential mechanisms for mindfulness practices and energy psychology for obesity...

Posted At : December 22, 2012 6:07 PM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
Related Categories: Meditation


Full title: Evidence and potential mechanisms for mindfulness practices and energy psychology for obesity and binge-eating disorder.

Obesity is a growing epidemic. Chronic stress produces endocrine and immune factors that are contributors to obesity's etiology. These biochemicals also can affect appetite and eating behaviors that can lead to binge-eating disorder. The inadequacies of standard care and the problem of patient noncompliance have inspired a search for alternative treatments. Proposals in the literature have called for combination therapies involving behavioral or new biological therapies. This manuscript suggests that mind-body interventions would be ideal for such combinations. Two mind-body modalities, energy psychology and mindfulness meditation, are reviewed for their potential in treating weight loss, stress, and behavior modification related to binge-eating disorder. Whereas mindfulness meditation and practices show more compelling evidence, energy psychology, in the infancy stages of elucidation, exhibits initially promising outcomes but requires further evidence-based trials.

Explore (NY). 2012 Sep;8(5):271-6. Sojcher R, Gould Fogerite S, Perlman A. Institute for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, School of Health-Related Professions, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ.

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Ashwagandha root in the treatment of non-classical adrenal hyperplasia.

Posted At : December 22, 2012 5:30 PM | Posted By : Tim Brunson, PhD
Related Categories: Ayurvedic Medicine


Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is a well-characterised family of disorders of the adrenal cortices, resulting in varying degrees of cortisol, aldosterone and androgen deficiency or androgen excess, depending on the enzyme(s) affected and the degree of quantitative or functional enzyme deficit. Withania somnifera (WS), commonly known as Ashwagandha, is a medicinal plant that has been employed for centuries in ayurvedic medicine. Preclinical studies have shown that WS increases circulating cortisol levels and improves insulin sensitivity. We report the case of a 57-year-old woman with non-classical adrenal hyperplasia due to both 3-ß-ol dehydrogenase deficiency and aldosterone synthase deficiency who was self-treated with WS for 6 months. After 6 months of treatment her serum 18-OH-hydroxycorticoserone, 17-OH-pregnenolone, corticosterone and 11-deoxycortisol decreased by 31%, 66%, 69% and 55%, respectively. The biochemical improvement was accompanied by a noticeable reduction in scalp hair loss.

BMJ Case Rep. 2012 Sep 17;2012. pii: bcr2012006989. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-006989. Kalani A, Bahtiyar G, Sacerdote A. Department of Internal Medicine, Woodhull Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA.

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