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Friday, July 17, 2009

MEDITATION SALUTARY EFFECTS 5 of 6


Dr. Herbert Benson found that regular meditation has numerous salutary effects and health benefits. He compared the effects of meditation and sleep in bringing about the relaxation response and discovered that meditation is superior to it as far as stress reduction and control is concerned.

Be aware, meditation reduces more effectively one's oxygen consumption, blood lactate level, blood pressure and metabolism than sleep. The production of alpha waves during meditation relieves stress almost immediately unlike in sleep.

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