Functional Holistic Healing
Functional Integrative Medicine Practice of
Dr. Nadia Ali
Why Mindfulness?
Increases Life Expectancy
Regular Mindfulness can improve psychological conditions like anxiety and depression, which can hurt mortality. It boosts the immune system and lowers cortisol levels, also known as the stress hormone.
Resilience
A new study found that mindfulness breeds resilience. The researchers confirmed that psychological resilience is more pronounced in mindful people. Mindfulness strengthens the logical and emotional centers of our brain.
Emotional Health
Mindfulness is helpful to improve overall mental health. Research shows that mindfulness practice helps a person to manage stress, depression, and anxiety.
ADHD
Mindfulness develops the inner skills of the individual and improves the ability to control attention by helping to strengthen your ability to self-observe
Chronic Pain
Daily practice of mindfulness is helpful for people suffering from chronic pain because sometimes there are negative thoughts about the pain. These thoughts can affect mood and increase pain.
Transitions in Life
Some transitions like divorce, tragic death, life-threatening illness etc bring pain into our lives. These tragedies cause stress and trauma, which require us to cope, heal, and move forward. Mindfulness cannot reverse the conditions but it can help us to heal despite facing these challenging situations.
Personal & Professional growth
Studies show that mindfulness develops concentration, attention, social and emotional behavior and compassionate action, as well as promotes all aspects of well-being. Regular practice of mindfulness in the workplace has the potential to improve our achievement.
chronic diseases
Mindfulness improves well-being. Mindfulness can: help relieve stress, treat heart disease, lower blood pressure, reduce chronic pain, and improve sleep.