We will start by looking at
the physical health benefits of dog ownership and companionship followed by a look at their contribution to better mental and emotional health outcomes.
The physical health benefits of keeping a cat indoors should be weighed against the potentially negative psychological (and possibly negative physical) health effects on the cat's behaviour.
The foundation made a contribution to support HABRI's research on the mental and
physical health benefits of owning a pet.
From my perspective, it seems strange that the mental and
physical health benefits of mindfulness are routinely celebrated, but the «financial health» benefits of mindfulness are hardly discussed.
The physical health benefits of the activity are obvious.
The physical health benefits of practicing yoga regularly are well known.
Not exact matches
Pursuing a career as a freelancer also offers many
of the same «lifestyle
benefits» that people normally associate with entrepreneurs — from the ability to control the type
of work you do and time spent working to the potential for higher earnings and improved mental and
physical health.
Indeed, research has found that meditation has a number
of mental and
physical health benefits, from improving memory to increasing compassion to boosting the immune system.
«There's this real movement to making emotional and
physical health more
of an explicit part
of the employee
benefits,» he says.
Another
benefit of reading
physical media instead
of digital media is the effect it has on your
health.
Employee wellness programs focusing solely on
physical health are a thing
of the past, says Brian Misso, senior writer for Benz Communications, an employee
benefits consulting firm.
Good
physical health requires actual effort, before we see results, yet no one seems to argue that the
health benefits of a healthy lifestyle are mythical.
Mindfulness is sold to the American public primarily on the strength
of its supposed mental and
physical health benefits, including stress reduction.
(From a personal communication) Research studies reveal that various forms
of meditation and relaxation produce significant changes in body chemistry, blood pressure, and oxygen consumption that probably
benefit physical, mental, and spiritual
health.
The potential
health benefits of the sweet potato sporamins in helping prevent oxidative damage to our cells should not be surprising since sweet potatoes produce sporamins whenever subjected to
physical damage to help promote healing.
We always look for the
health benefits of food for our
physical well being and quite often neglect the food stuffs that our brains need to function at their optimum.
The
health benefits of green coffee bean extract are real and can improve both mental and
physical performance.
While
physical activity in youth should be promoted because
of its desirable
benefits in terms
of health and body composition, the emphasis should be on moderation and the focus should be on skill development, fitness, and general
health, rather than development
of a muscular appearance.
Although current science is not complete, it appears that, as with adults, the total amount
of physical activity is more important for achieving
health benefits than is any one component (frequency, intensity, or duration) or specific mix
of activities (aerobic, muscle - strengthening, bone strengthening).
Youth can achieve substantial
health benefits by doing moderate - and vigorous - intensity
physical activity for periods
of time that add up to 60 minutes (1 hour) or more each day.
There is also, however, significant
benefits that have to do with the actual
physical health of the mother and baby!
There are innumerable
physical and mental
health benefits of playing sports.
However, the
benefits of breastfeeding not only for your baby's long - term
health but also for yours far out way the negative
physical changes.
In addition to the direct
health benefits of exercise, by engaging in
physical activities we become more attune with our bodies which obviously carries great advantages during pregnancy and childbirth.
A well - established, robust body
of research underscores the
health benefits,
physical and psychological,
of offering support to others — social, financial or otherwise.
Laughter is also part
of the way we naturally release stress and tension from our bodies, and there are many
physical and emotional
health benefits too.
The overall
benefits of an infant carrier include promoting the baby's
physical development and happiness, security, communication and an added bonus: Parental
health!
In fact according to Healthy Child, «The
benefits of co-sleeping are enormous as co-sleeping positively affects a baby's emotional and
physical health.
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Health Benefits of Physical Touch
Whether you are an advanced yogi or never did any yoga before, regular practice
of prenatal yoga (yoga modified & specific for pregnancy) has numerous
benefits in pregnancy, birth, postpartum & throughout life, & even helps your baby's
physical & mental
health & development.
The
benefits apply to a wide range
of factors — life expectancy,
physical and mental
health, education, social mobility, happiness, trust, crime — and to all social groups.
«We know there is a small group
of benefit claimants without the major
physical or
health barriers to work associated with incapacity
benefit - who live in areas where there is no shortage
of vacancies, particularly for low - skilled jobs but who nonetheless remain on
benefits for long periods
of time,» he said.
It was also one
of the first Medicaid Redesign Team initiatives to integrate
physical and behavioral
health care, and transition
benefits that had previously been carved out
of managed care.
Although the correlation among healthful diet,
physical activity, and CVD incidence is strong, existing evidence indicates that the
health benefit of behavioral counseling to promote a healthful diet and
physical activity among adults without obesity who do not have these specific CVD risk factors is small.
All persons, regardless
of their CVD risk status, can gain
health benefits from healthy eating behaviors and appropriate
physical activity.
«Our study findings suggest that the majority
of young and middle - aged to old adults underestimate the intensity
of physical activity that is required to achieve
health benefits,» says Professor Jennifer Kuk, School of Kinesiology and Health Sc
health benefits,» says Professor Jennifer Kuk, School
of Kinesiology and
Health Sc
Health Science.
The researchers point out that high school sports offer clear
benefits of physical fitness on cardiovascular
health, and some studies also have suggested a possible protective effect against later degenerative brain illness.
«You get a nice array
of health benefits by doing five hours
of light
physical activity per week,» said Cardinal, who is a national expert on the
benefits of physical activity and a co-author
of the study.
«Above all, we do not want to create the impression that walking to school is bad for children's
health because the opposite is true: walking or cycling to school, which builds physical activity into the child's daily routine, has health benefits that far outweigh any negative impact of air pollution» explains Jordi Sunyer, head of ISGlobal's Child Health Programme and co-author of the
health because the opposite is true: walking or cycling to school, which builds
physical activity into the child's daily routine, has
health benefits that far outweigh any negative impact of air pollution» explains Jordi Sunyer, head of ISGlobal's Child Health Programme and co-author of the
health benefits that far outweigh any negative impact
of air pollution» explains Jordi Sunyer, head
of ISGlobal's Child
Health Programme and co-author of the
Health Programme and co-author
of the study.
«And the use
of this technology could
benefit their mental and
physical health over time.»
While the
health boost from regular
physical activity is undisputed, the
benefits of vitamin D supplements haven't yet been proven for heart
health.
Health benefits associated with regular
physical activity include protection from cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and different types
of cancer.
But the researchers on the new study wanted to know what the minimum threshold was — the lowest amount
of physical activity that could still provide
health benefits, said Dr. Srinivasan Beddhu, a kidney specialist at the University
of Utah School
of Medicine in Salt Lake City and lead author
of the new study.
We're not saying there's anything fraudulent about many
of the mental and
physical health benefits claimed by practitioners
of modern yoga, however.
«Regular
physical exercise has long been shown to have heart
health benefits, and now we can say exercise also may help improve memory for people with mild cognitive impairment,» says Ronald Petersen, M.D., Ph.D., lead author, director
of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Mayo Clinic, and the Mayo Clinic Study
of Aging.
Sparked by Richard Louv's book on Nature - Deficit Disorder, many organizations, agencies, teachers and the White House have made the push to get people outside for the
benefit of their mental and
physical health.
«The challenge remains to translate existing and future knowledge into interventions to improve social relationships for the
benefit of physical and mental
health,» wrote Dunkel Schetter,
of the University
of California, Los Angeles.
The study found that exercising after meals delivered a greater
benefit from
physical activity, resulting in significantly lower blood glucose levels, and suggesting that the timing
of PA may confer significant additional
health benefits on top
of those provided by the activity itself.
«The purpose
of our study is not to discourage children and adults from participating in sports because we believe the mental and
physical health benefits are great,» Bieniek says.
«Our daily lifestyle
physical activities are supportive
of brain
health, and adults
of all ages should continue to try and increase lifestyle
physical activity to gain these
benefits,» Halloway said.