Mind, Body and Lifestyle
The Remedies (17)
Natural Anxiety Relief
An evidence review of non-drug anxiety approaches, from herbs, magnesium, L-theanine and omega-3s to breathwork, meditation and exercise.
Read the deep dive →Exercise
Regular physical activity, linked in large studies to lower death rates and studied for diabetes, mood, cognition, bone strength and healthy aging.
Read the deep dive →Sleep Hygiene
A naturopathic guide to sleep habits covering circadian rhythm, light, bedroom environment, evening routines, foods and supplements, and sleep disorders.
Read the deep dive →Stress Management
Explains the HPA-axis stress response and surveys breathing, meditation, vagus nerve stimulation, adaptogenic herbs, exercise, nature time and sleep.
Read the deep dive →Mouth Taping
Taping the lips at bedtime to encourage nasal breathing; small studies report less snoring, but reviews warn of risks with undiagnosed sleep apnea.
Read the deep dive →Breathwork
Deliberate breathing techniques, from box breathing and the physiological sigh to slow coherent breathing, studied for stress, sleep, focus and heart-rate variability.
Read the deep dive →Meditation
Attention-training practices that return focus to the breath or a word; the most consistent findings are for anxiety, depression and chronic pain.
Read the deep dive →Qigong
Gentle Chinese practice of slow movement, breathing and focus, studied for stress, blood pressure, balance and chronic illness, with uneven evidence quality.
Read the deep dive →Tinnitus
A research hub on ringing in the ears, covering glycine, taurine and Ginkgo biloba, plus supporting nutrients and lifestyle factors.
Read the deep dive →Journaling
Writing down thoughts and feelings; expressive-writing trials spanning nearly forty years have studied it for stress, mood and rumination.
Read the deep dive →Gratitude Practice
A deliberate habit of noting good things through journals or letters; meta-analyses report small-to-moderate effects on mood, life satisfaction and sometimes sleep.
Read the deep dive →Tai Chi
Slow, flowing Chinese mind-body practice; the strongest evidence is for balance and fall prevention in older adults, with research on arthritis and Parkinson's.
Read the deep dive →Yoga
Postures, breathing and meditation tested in hundreds of trials; best supported for chronic low back pain, often matching other exercise.
Read the deep dive →Music Therapy
A credentialed clinical profession using singing, songwriting and listening, studied for anxiety, pain, depression, dementia, stroke rehabilitation and premature infants.
Read the deep dive →Art Therapy
A credentialed mental-health profession using drawing, painting and clay, studied for trauma, anxiety, depression, cancer care and dementia; no artistic skill needed.
Read the deep dive →Laughter Therapy
Deliberate laughter through laughter yoga, humor therapy or hospital clown programs, studied for mood and stress relief, though some health claims are overhyped.
Read the deep dive →Intermittent Hypoxia
Short repeated bouts of low-oxygen breathing, studied for blood pressure and spinal-cord injury rehabilitation; dose matters, and breath-holding near water risks blackout.
Read the deep dive →Self-directed practices — movement, breath, sleep, attention and the expressive therapies. These carry the lowest risk of the remedies here and, for several of them, a genuinely good evidence base.
A remedy is filed here by what it claims to do, not by a judgement that it works. This section deliberately covers practices whose own pages conclude they do not — read the page before the category name.