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Are there benefits to meditation?

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Yes!: Meditation is a great way to reduce stress, enhance concentration, control pain, and manage anger and negative feelings. Try to work it into your daily routine as you would brushing your teeth or combing your hair.

Answered 12/11/2014

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Dr. Randy Baker answered

Specializes in Holistic Medicine

Many useful benefits: The most common factor in poor health is stress & meditation is an incredible tool to reduce stress.It improves brain function & even changes brain structure beneficially, reduces anxiety, lifts mood, improves cognitive function, balances the autonomic nervous system, boosts immunity, prevents & reverses heart disease & more. See http://www.Psychologytoday.Com/articles/200105/the-science-meditation.

Answered 12/9/2013

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Dr. Michael Rothman answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Meditation : Studies have shown that meditation can have positive effects on your autonomic nervous system, your immune system and your hormonal systems, thus rebalancing your overall metabolism.

Answered 2/28/2014

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Dr. Alan Ali answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Meditation: On a physical level, it lowers your elevated blood pressure, reduces anxiety by lowering Lactate levels, and it reduces tension headaches, ulcers, insomnia & muscle or joint problems.

Answered 5/24/2015

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