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Anand A, Tyagi R, Khosla R, Bali P, Rain M, Maity K, Verma P, Gupta SJ, Nadholta P, Kaur N, Sharma K, Tripathi S, Avti P, Singh A. Integrative Approach to COVID-19: An Indian Facebook Recipe for Mental Health. Ann Neurosci 2022; 28:183-190. [PMID: 35341237 PMCID: PMC8948334 DOI: 10.1177/09727531211052971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has given the world a big blow and has forced the entire world to develop a new thought process. To cope with the stress of lockdown, it was important for people to indulge in educational and health activities to save them from the threats being caused by the news and social media. A Facebook page named Yoga scholars Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) was created where three sessions were held per day for 225 days regularly. This activity resulted in people adopting an integrative approach towards alternative medicine. This also made possible a trial of Ashwagandha for COVID-19 treatment by the Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH) ministry.
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Affiliation(s)
- Akshay Anand
- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
- Centre for Mind Body Interventions through Yoga (CCRYN), PGIMER, Chandigarh
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- Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
| | - Manjari Rain
- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
| | - Kalyan Maity
- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
- Department of Yoga, Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, Union Yoga Ayurveda, Singapore
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- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
- Department of Yoga, Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, Union Yoga Ayurveda, Singapore
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- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Yoga, Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine, Union Yoga Ayurveda, Singapore
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