Tag: meditation
Meditators 47% Less Likely to Die From Stroke or Heart Attack
Researchers studying the health benefits of meditation are finding astonishing results. A study done at the Medical College of Wisconsin has shown that regular...
Depression Associated with Cognitive Decline and Dementia
In a study published in the Archives of Neurology, researchers discovered that a history of depression in older individuals is associated with increased risk for...
What Meditation Can Teach Us About the Flow of Life
Imagine that you were floating along a river and suddenly stood up; you’d most likely find yourself fighting the natural flow of water and...
Mindful Eating: An Enjoyable and Meditative Way to Burn Fat
According to Harvard Medical School, eating while preoccupied with other activities can contribute to an increase in weight gain. However, paying attention and actually...
Altruism, Empathy and Compassion Translate Into Better Health
In an unusual program, the University of California Berkeley is expanding the research it conducts on the health benefits of altruism, compassion and empathy....
Feeling Lonely? Embrace It With Meditation
When children leave the nest or a partner passes away, the person who remains behind can struggle with feelings of loneliness. Being lonely isn't...
Permanently Decrease Stress With Meditation
Even if you're as high-strung as the saber-tooth squirrel Scrat in "Ice Age," you can train your brain to calm down, cool out and...
Stress Kills, But Can Meditation Save Your Life?
More and more research is coming out in support of meditation as an effective treatment for stress reduction. Stress is a leading contributor to...
Scientists Prove Meditation Benefits Practitioners Even When They Aren’t Meditating
Curious about the long term effects of meditation on the brain, researchers from Boston University and Massachusetts General Hospital examined functional MRI (fMRI) images...
Stuffing War: The Turkey, The Family, The Anxiety
When I was a kid, I remember Thanksgiving dinner as an aggressive, competitive sport. No, it was not about whether the high school football...
