These days there are all sorts of prescription drugs to relieve stress. But along with the ease of popping a pill a day, come a long and scary list of side effects.Meditation is an alternative therapy to relieve physical and mental stress. And the only side effects that come along with it are positive.There have been more than 1400 published studies done on the benefits of meditation since 1993, said Dr. Maura Sullivan, a meditation teacher at Chico State.She offered these: |
Physical benefits of meditation:-increases cortical activity which indicatesincreased brain efficiency-reduces blood lactate concentrationsassociated with anxiety & high blood pressure-decreases skin resistance which indicatesdecreased anxiety and stress-reduces chronic pain-improves reaction time and responsivemotor skills |
Mental benefits of meditation-improves concentration-increases empathy for other people-helps relieve addictions-promotes feelings of pleasure and ecstasy
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