Siddha Self-Inquiry for Flow, Bliss, and Uvagai: Mindfulness for Intuitive Lifestyle in Complex Cardiac Disease.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mental health disorders contribute to significant healthcare expenses. Lifestyle approaches that empower and enable patients to participate in their recovery are needed with the increasing complexity of cardiac patients. Traditional Tamil medical practice of Siddha self-inquiry meditation targets holistic health through intuitive lifestyle transformation.

Encouraging : A State Of Calm and Deep Focus May Improve Exercise Compliance in Cardiac Rehabilitation.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) accounts for more deaths worldwide than any other illness. Over 80% of CVD can be prevented by lifestyle changes. Improving compliance with exercise requirements and reaching 30 minutes of brisk physical activity (PA) on most days remains a challenge.

Self-reported depressive symptoms in adolescence increase the risk for obesity and high BP in adulthood.

Background: Negative psychological symptoms may impact cardiovascular (CV) risk factors such as obesity and abnormal blood pressure (BP). Currently, a third of the US population is obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m) and nearly half have high BP (BP > 120/80 mmHg). This research aims to investigate whether self-reported depressive symptoms in adolescence affect adulthood obesity and high BP.