Ever try Meditation?

Many people choose to mediate as they feel that it has a range of different benefits for them, but a study has now revealed that transcendental meditation is linked with living longer.

Transcendental meditation (TM) is a method of stress-reduction that uses quiet contemplation and steady breathing to bring a state of relaxation. In the first ever trial on the impact of TM on longevity, researchers in the USA studied 202 men and women with an average age of 71 years, all of whom had slightly elevated blood pressure.

The effects of TM were compared with those of using progressive relaxation and health education techniques, and TM was shown to be a very useful tool in helping people to live longer.

Those involved in TM had an overall 23% reduction in death rates from all causes, with the risk of death from heart disease being reduced by 30% and the risk of death by cancer being reduced by a whopping 49. Transcendental meditation appears to reduce the blood pressure, cholesterol levels, and amount of stress hormones in the body, helping the slow down the ageing process and allowing people to live longer, happier and healthier lives. It must be worth a try!