Meditation Finding Converts Among Western Doctors
National Geographic News
John Roach
February 1, 2006
Regular meditation may increase smarts and stave off aging, according to an ongoing study.
The research is one in a string of studies that suggest some time spent getting in tune with the flow of one's breathing can complement a regimen of pills, diet, and exercise. Meditation is being prescribed for stress, anxiety, infertility, skin diseases, and other ailments.
Many medical professionals in the West remain skeptical or are against the use of meditation for therapy.
But some are beginning to endorse its benefits, said neuroscientist Sara Lazar, who leads the research at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.
John Roach
February 1, 2006
Regular meditation may increase smarts and stave off aging, according to an ongoing study.
The research is one in a string of studies that suggest some time spent getting in tune with the flow of one's breathing can complement a regimen of pills, diet, and exercise. Meditation is being prescribed for stress, anxiety, infertility, skin diseases, and other ailments.
Many medical professionals in the West remain skeptical or are against the use of meditation for therapy.
But some are beginning to endorse its benefits, said neuroscientist Sara Lazar, who leads the research at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.
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