Finding Some Calm In The Storm
Making positive lifestyle changes requires courage, honesty, reflection, and the not-so-simple ability to be aware of the choices you make every hour of every day.
This Mindset Toolkit supports the information and guidance you receive in the Mindset Module of the Anticancer Lifestyle Program. The resources on this page will help you make lasting lifestyle changes that will decrease inflammation and enhance your immune system’s ability to fight disease.
Be Silent
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An online MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) course taught by ACLP mindfulness instructor Margaret Fletcher
ACLP mindfulness instructor Margaret Fletcher now offers her own online MBSR course.
8 weeks of Mindfulness-Based Stress reduction (MBSR) changes brain structure
A study by Gotink et al found that 8 weeks of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) induced brain changes similar to traditional long-term meditation practices.
Self-hardiness reduces the somatic effects of stressful life events
A study by Kobasa et al, published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, found that hardiness—commitment, control, and challenge—functions to decrease the effect of stressful life e…
Chronic anxiety as a risk factor for developing anxiety and depression
A study by Neckelmann et al published in the journal Sleep found that insomnia is a risk factor for the development of anxiety disorders.
Mindfulness meditation improves sleep quality in adults with sleep disturbances
A study by Black et al, published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, found that formalized mindfulness-based interventions have clinical importance by possibly serving to remediate sleep problems …
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