Meditation effects on Health

Meditation has gone mainstream and scientific. The National Institutes of Health currently spends millions on meditation research and instruction because it is the only thing they have found effective in reversing the effects of post-traumatic stress and debilitating combat stress in US soldiers.

Here’s what other studies are demonstrating about meditation:

• Meditation decreases oxygen consumption, heart rate, respiratory rate, and blood pressure, significantly controlling the stress hormone cortisol, as well as high blood pressure at levels comparable to widely used prescription drugs, but without the side effects, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association.
• It has been estimated that meditation can reduced the likelihood of being hospitalized for coronary disease by 87 percent, and the possibility of getting cancer by 55 percent.
• It has been shown to decrease the thickness of artery walls and a 15% decrease in the risk of stroke.
• 75% of long-term insomniacs who have been trained in relaxation and meditation can fall asleep within 20 minutes of going to bed.
• PMS symptoms have been shown to be reduced by 58%
• 90% effective at cutting anxiety levels in anxiety prone people by more than half in a University of Massachusetts study.
• A recently published UCLA study links meditation with an increase in gray matter in the brain; particularly in those regions known for regulating emotions and concentration.

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