Meditators ‘have brains 7 years younger’
This helps ward off Alzheimer’s.
Click here for reuse options!Regular meditation knocks seven and a half years off the middle-aged brain, a study found.
The researchers said that the combination of intense concentration and relaxation may trigger the growth of new brain cells.
And while they didn’t look at whether the meditators were also smarter, brain shrinkage is linked to Alzheimer’s and other memory-robbing diseases.
The scientists scanned the brains of 50 American men and women who regularly meditated and 50 non-meditators.
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DogsRgoodpeople April 23rd, 2016 at 11:26
I don’t know why I never keep doing it. I notice good effects almost immediately but quit doing it after a week or two
mea_mark April 23rd, 2016 at 11:56
Does getting drunk and meditating count?
Larry Schmitt April 23rd, 2016 at 12:57
Try reversing the order, and stopping after the first part.
bpollen April 24th, 2016 at 00:24
It’s the shouted “Wooo Hooo” and “Partay” that screws with the Zen…
bpollen April 24th, 2016 at 00:22
I keep my brain fresh. It’s in a jar labeled “Abby something…”