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ReviewAmerican journal of lifestyle medicine

Siddha Self-Inquiry for Flow, Bliss, and Uvagai: Mindfulness for Intuitive Lifestyle in Complex Cardiac Disease.

Anand Chockalingam, B Ann Bettencourt, Kavin Anand, Smrita Dorairajan, Govindaraju Anbuganapathi, Sharan Srinivas, Venkatachalam Chockalingam

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Review in American journal of lifestyle medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Anand ChockalingamDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA (AC); Harry S Truman VA Medical Center, Columbia, MO, USA (AC, SD); Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MS, USA (BAB); Department of Computer Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA (KA); Siddha Physician, Anbu Hospital, Chennai, India (CA); Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA (SS); Department of Marketing, Trulaske College of Business, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA (SS); Cardiology, Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, India (VC).ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4502-1759
B Ann BettencourtDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA (AC); Harry S Truman VA Medical Center, Columbia, MO, USA (AC, SD); Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MS, USA (BAB); Department of Computer Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA (KA); Siddha Physician, Anbu Hospital, Chennai, India (CA); Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA (SS); Department of Marketing, Trulaske College of Business, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA (SS); Cardiology, Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, India (VC).
Kavin AnandDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA (AC); Harry S Truman VA Medical Center, Columbia, MO, USA (AC, SD); Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MS, USA (BAB); Department of Computer Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA (KA); Siddha Physician, Anbu Hospital, Chennai, India (CA); Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA (SS); Department of Marketing, Trulaske College of Business, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA (SS); Cardiology, Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, India (VC).
Smrita DorairajanDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA (AC); Harry S Truman VA Medical Center, Columbia, MO, USA (AC, SD); Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MS, USA (BAB); Department of Computer Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA (KA); Siddha Physician, Anbu Hospital, Chennai, India (CA); Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA (SS); Department of Marketing, Trulaske College of Business, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA (SS); Cardiology, Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, India (VC).
Govindaraju AnbuganapathiDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA (AC); Harry S Truman VA Medical Center, Columbia, MO, USA (AC, SD); Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MS, USA (BAB); Department of Computer Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA (KA); Siddha Physician, Anbu Hospital, Chennai, India (CA); Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA (SS); Department of Marketing, Trulaske College of Business, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA (SS); Cardiology, Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, India (VC).
Sharan SrinivasDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA (AC); Harry S Truman VA Medical Center, Columbia, MO, USA (AC, SD); Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MS, USA (BAB); Department of Computer Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA (KA); Siddha Physician, Anbu Hospital, Chennai, India (CA); Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA (SS); Department of Marketing, Trulaske College of Business, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA (SS); Cardiology, Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, India (VC).
Venkatachalam ChockalingamDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA (AC); Harry S Truman VA Medical Center, Columbia, MO, USA (AC, SD); Department of Psychological Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MS, USA (BAB); Department of Computer Science, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA (KA); Siddha Physician, Anbu Hospital, Chennai, India (CA); Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA (SS); Department of Marketing, Trulaske College of Business, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA (SS); Cardiology, Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, India (VC).

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mental health disorders contribute to significant healthcare expenses. Lifestyle approaches that empower and enable patients to participate in their recovery are needed with the increasing complexity of cardiac patients. Traditional Tamil medical practice of Siddha self-inquiry meditation targets holistic health through intuitive lifestyle transformation. We describe 4 complex cardiac patients who explored Siddha based Hunger Gratitude Experience (HUGE) mindful eating and reported elevated levels of optimism and deeper experience of life as outlined by the 5000-year-old secular Siddha medical tradition. We cannot exclude the role of suggestion and placebo effect in descriptive series. However, the simultaneous improvement in physical health and emotional wellbeing along with demonstrated resilience against unforeseen adversities suggests this is Uvagai, the true essence of Siddha higher consciousness. Uvagai is extreme happiness and may be accessible universally with little formal training and targets positive psychology to improve wellbeing. While flow and bliss states are transient transcendental experiences, Uvagai may be more profound and therapeutic in CVD despite age and comorbidities. Seeking Uvagai can potentially overcome health disparities, including rural, minority, and underprivileged populations for better health. HUGE allows CVD patients to safely engage in Uvagai, experience higher consciousness and intuitively sustain lifestyle transformation.

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blisscardiac diseaseflowlifestyleMindfulnesssiddhauvagai

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PMID39184273
PMCPMC11339765

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