Climacteric Stress: Its Empirical Management

Climacteric vs Non-climacteric

Fruits can be divided into two groups according to the regulatory mechanisms underlying their ripening process. Climacteric fruit, such as tomato, apple, pear, and melon are characterized by a ripening-associated increase in respiration and in ethylene production, the phytohormone ethylene being the major trigger and coordinator of the ripening process. By contrast, nonclimacteric fruits, such ...

Management of distress during climacteric years by homeopathic therapy.

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to ascertain the usefulness of homeopathic therapy in the management of distressing symptoms encountered during climacteric years in women (primary objective) and also the changes brought about in the levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and lipid profile in these women after homeopathic treatment (secondary objective). MATERIALS AND METHODS An...

Stress Reactions: Its Management by Preksha Meditation & Yoga

Students perceived stress in academic programs: consequences for its management.

BACKGROUND Academic stress contributes to the deterioration of the students' quality of life. Psychological determinants involved in the stress process, trait anxiety and coping, have been neglected when assessing the role of academic programs in stress. This study aimed at determining whether academic programs are associated with a high level of perceived stress above and beyond potential pers...

The Male Climacteric.

The idea that a man passes through a period comparable to what in the woman is known as the menopause, is no new one. In ancient medicine a grand climacteric was recognized and was placed at the age of sixty-three. Those modern writers who recognize its existence are inclined to place it earlier; Max Thorek in the early fifties, Max Marcuse between forty-four and fifty-four, and Havelock Ellis ...