Dinesh Gyawali, a doctoral student in physiology, recently received a grant from the Cochrane Collaboration to help subsidize expenses associated with his project to systematically review research on the effect of Ayurvedic preparations on cardiovascular risk factors, specifically high cholesterol.
On February 29th, 2016, Dr. Paul Morehead of MUM’s Department of Physiology and Health gave a lecture about how the Vedic Literature, or “Veda” relates to the human physiology.
Every semester, MIU’s department of Physiology and Health hosts a games day for its students. It’s an opportunity for new students, current students, faculty members and staff to come together to get to know each other better and bond over fun, games and some snacks.
MIU’s department of Physiology and Health held an ayurvedic cooking demonstration for its Maharishi AyurVeda Wellness Consultant track and Pre-Integrative Medicine students.
Dil Siwakoti was working as assistant manager in a small restaurant in Albany, New York, when a new customer came in. His name was Tom Bojarksi, a teacher of the Transcendental Meditation technique, who told Dil about his work and travels in India and Nepal. Dil, who grew up in Nepal, immediately took to Tom and soon learned the TM technique from him.
This year MIU’s department of Physiology and Health joined the American Medical Student Association (AMSA) for its annual PremedFest in Plant City, FL, held on January 30th, 2016. This wonderful event was preceded by an inspiring talk given by keynote speaker Patch Adams, known by many for the 1998 semi-biographical film named after him which starred Robin Williams.
Featuring four different venues (the Stage of Mind, Stage of Spirit, Stage of Community and The Exchange), the different workshops and events at AMSA PremedFest 2016 educated and inspired students...
A new study involving 23 caregivers, most of whom were taking care of a family member with Alzheimer’s, found that over a two-month period practice of the Transcendental Meditation technique helped to reduce the stress associated with caregiving.
A new paper by faculty researchers Fred Travis and Keith Wallace published in the Journal of Ayurveda & Integrative Medicine lays out the possible areas of the brain that are associated with each of the three doshas: basic body types described by Maharishi AyurVeda that are fundamental to mind, behavior, physiological function — and health and well-being.
Angela Kristine Seng is one of the department of Physiology and Health’s star students here at MIU. She is a talented Maharishi AyurVeda specialist and researcher that is close to graduating and moving on to even greater achievements. As everyone on campus was preparing for some well-deserved time off during winter break I was able to sit down with Angela for a little while to learn more about her experience in the Maharishi AyurVeda Wellness Consultant track and at MIU in general:
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A new study published last month in PLOS One found that the Transcendental Meditation technique and lifestyle changes both appear to stimulate genes that produce telomerase, an enzyme that’s associated with a decrease in cellular aging, reduced blood pressure, prevention of cardiovascular disease, and reduced mortality.
