Medical References and Other Resources

Below are sources and literature that we have used to guide ourselves and some of the content throughout the website.

1. A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. The Lancet. (2012).
2. An effective strategy to reduce blood pressure after forest walking in middle-aged and aged people. Journal of physical therapy science. (2015). 
3. Biking for Your Brain: The Neurology of Cycling. Duvine. (2018).
4. Effect and Path Analysis of Laughter Therapy on Serotonin, Depression and Quality of Life in Middle-aged Women. Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing. (2015). 
5. Effects of Auditory Rhythm and Music on Gait Disturbances in Parkinson's Disease. Frontiers in Neurology. (2015). 
6. Effect of forest bathing trips on human immune function. Environmental health and preventive medicine. (2010). 
7. Effects of the FITKids Randomized Controlled Trial on Executive Control and Brain Function. Pediatrics. (2014). Emotional Intelligence and Psychological Well-Being in Adolescents. International journal of environmental research and public health. (2019).
8. Epigenetics and Lifestyle. Epigenomics. (2011).
9. Essential Hypertension. Statpearls Publishing. (2019).
10. Exploring the Mechanisms of Music Therapy. The Scientist. (2017).
11. Faith and health: psychological perspectives. New York: Guilford Press. (2001).
12. Fundamentals of Yoga: a Handbook of Theory, Practice, and Application. Julian Press. Sarasvati, Brahmananda.(1987).
13. Health effects of a forest environment on natural killer cells in humans: an observational pilot study. Oncotarget. (2018).
14. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2020 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association. Circulation. Retrieved from: heart.org. (2020).
15. How Should Clinicians Respond to Requests from Patients to Participate in Prayer? AMA Journal of Ethics. (2018). 
16. Imagery. Johns Hopkins Medicine: Health. (2020).
17. Influences of Religion and Spirituality in Medicine. AMA Journal Of Ethics. (2018).
18. Mind-Body Therapies in Cancer: What Is the Latest Evidence? Current Oncology Reports. (2017).
19. Music Therapy Decreases Sadness and Increases Happiness in Alzheimer Patients: A Pilot Study. Neuropsychiatry (London). (2019).
20. Music Therapy and Music-Based Interventions for Movement Disorders. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports. (2019).
21. Neuroanatomy, Occipital Lobe. StatPearls Publishing. (2019).
22. Neuromodulation of Aerobic Exercise-A Review. Frontiers in psychology. (2016).
23. Perspectives in Biology and Medicine. JHU Press. (2020). 
24. Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd edition. American Heart Association. (2018).
25. Renal Genetics in Australia: Kidney Medicine in the Genomic Age. Nephrology. (2018).
26. Responding to Covid-19--A Once-in-a-Century Pandemic? The New England Journal of Medicine. (2020).
27. Subjective well-being: The science of happiness and a proposal for a national index. APA PsychNet. (2000).
28. The Effect of Mirthful Laughter on the Human Cardiovascular System. Medical Hypotheses. (2009).
29. The Healing Power of Nature. Time. (2016).
30. Therapeutic Benefits of Laughter in Mental Health: A Theoretical Review. The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine; Tohoku J Exp Med. (2016).
31. The Role of Spirituality in Health Care. Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings. (2001).
32. The State of American Jobs. Pew Research Center. (2016).
33. The Surprising Links Between Faith And Health. RELEVANT Magazine. (2020). 
34. Training Physicians as Healers. AMA J Ethics. (2018).
35. Why Do We Do Things We Don't Want to Do? Psychology Today. (2018).
36. 4 Ways Practicing Yoga Outdoors Enhances It. Retrieved from https://www.yogajournal.com/lifestyle/4-reasons-science-suggests-practicing-yoga-outdoors-enhances. (2015).
37. #1 Sleep Mistake You're Making. Prevention. (2015).