Monday, September 14, 2009

Meditation Can Keep BP Under Control

Meditation is not only a stress buster, it also helps in regulating high blood pressure with an added benefit of bypassing possible side effects and hazards of anti-hypertension drugs, says a new study.

In the new meta-analysis, researchers from University of Kentucky conducted nine randomized, controlled trials with Transcendental Meditation as a primary intervention for hypertensive patients.

The findings revealed that practicing Transcendental Meditation led to approximate reduction of 4.7 mm systolic blood pressure and 3.2 mm diastolic blood pressure. (More)

Source: pakwatan.com

1 comments:

OXM said...

I try to look at meditation as something physical rather than only spiritual (although I agree a spiritual approach to meditation could lead to better results).

It could be nice if the guy in the picture (in the linked article) wore a different shirt, though. But that's just me.