Relaxing as a Gout Treatment
"Mens sana in corpore sano".
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis.
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Only a healthy mind can lead to a healthy body,
and only a healthy body can produce or sustain a healthy mind.
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Meditation
Cahn et al. showed that Meditation and yoga; causes an;
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anti-inflammatory cytokine Interleukin-10 increase
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pro-inflammatory cytokine Interleukin-12 decrease
This effect will help in restoring the defect ratio of pro and anti-inflammatory cytokines in a Gout Patient.
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Meditation and Yoga are a Treatment helping preventing Gout Attacks.
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Yoga Gout Treatment
Yoga is a form of exercising,
combining breathing, movement, and meditation.
A strong focus on breathing can really pay off when it comes to your health.
For Gout Patients: Keep it simple and easy.
Before taking classes, check the yoga style they teach, you need simple and slow exercises.
No power-yoga.
With the availability of streaming video, you can access online, free, yoga classes.
This is an excellent option to start with Yoga.
Yoga tackles:
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Stress
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Inflammation.
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Pain (Chronic)
and improves your overall health.
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Tai Chi | Qigong | Gout Treatment
Tai chi and Qigong have the benefit they are double-duty therapy,
relieving stress while providing moderate, gentle exercise.
They are similar, Chinese "energy" arts, mind-body practices.
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Tai chi is soft Chinese martial art / Meditation, practiced for its health and wellness benefits.
It is believed to balance Yin and Yang, balancing the whole body.
It can be practiced by almost anyone, also during a gout attack.
The series of slow, gentle motions are performed while standing and taking small steps, though it can be modified for seated gout patients as well.
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Qigong is soft Chinese Exercise / Meditation, concentrating on your body energy and focussing on certain movements,
balancing certain parts of the body, these movements are repeated a number of times.