New research to clarify how meditation improves our health
Health / / December 19, 2019
Scientists from the University of Carnegie - Mellon confirmed the beneficial effects of meditation on perceived the human body in cases of cancer, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, HIV and aging.
The positive influence of conscious meditation on human health has long been considered rather mysticism. However, at the end of January in the journal Biological Psychiatry were published data that confirmed the miraculous effect from the perspective of neuroscience.
David Creswell (David Creswell), a specialist in the field of psychology, psychoneuroimmunology, and social neuroscienceMany people are skeptical about the benefits of conscious meditation. We quantify its impact on the human brain and demonstrated that conscious meditation can improve health.
It seems that the key factor is to reduce the inflammation due to the influence of conscious meditation on the relation of the brain.
Chronic inflammation - a long, out of control, protective activity of the immune system that occurs even in the absence of infection or damage. It is the basis of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, Alzheimer's and even
depression.David CreswellOur study sheds light on how a conscious meditation affects the brain and inflammation processes.
35 non-working adults participated in the study. Half of them for three days practicing conscious meditation, and others simply rested. This was followed by a brain scan of each of them. Also test donated blood for the presence of biomarkers prior to the study and four months after it.
Brain scans showed that conscious meditation Better communication of the brain responsible for relaxed wandering thoughts and high concentration. Typically, these areas do not work together. But their relationship helps the body cope better with stress, which triggers inflammation. A blood test also confirmed that the level of inflammation in those who meditated, was lower.
Such a difference in the impact of a simple relaxation and conscious meditation scientists explain the effect last longer.
David CreswellIn contrast to the usual holiday, which is aimed at relaxation of the body, but little help in everyday stressful situations, conscious meditation teaches you how to be more open and attentive towards their impressions, even negative.