Fact #1

1. Meditation can lead to stress reduction

According to a 2013 study by the journal Health Psychology, the practice of meditation was shown to have an impact on the reduction of cortisol (a stress hormone).

Fact #2

2. Meditation can lower blood pressure

Meditation can help normalize blood pressure because of what’s called the “relaxation response,” which helps produce more of the compound nitric oxide. Nitric oxide helps blood vessels open up which then helps reduce blood pressure.

 

Fact #3

3. Increased Immunity can be a result of meditation.

According to researchers at the Infanta Cristina Hospital in Spain, meditation, specifically Transcendental Meditation (one of the various schools of meditation), was shown to increase the level of cells in our blood that fight off viruses and bacteria.

 

Fact #4

4. Meditation can assist those with Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

A 2011 study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology shows that an 8-week program of meditation targets the mental problems linked to IBS, such as anxiety, stress, and depression, and helped to reduce the severity of the IBS symptoms compared to a control group who did not participate in the meditation program.