Meditation is not only a stress buster, it also helps regulate high blood pressure with an added benefit of bypassing possible side effects and hazards of anti-hypertension drugs, says a new medical study (March issue of the American Journal of Hypertension).
In a meta-analysis (which aggregates many studies), researchers from University of Kentucky conducted nine randomized, controlled trials with Transcendental Meditation (TM) as a primary intervention for hypertensive patients. The findings revealed that practicing TM led to approximate reduction of 4.7 mm systolic blood pressure and 3.2 mm diastolic blood pressure.
Dr. James W. Anderson, lead author and professor of medicine at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, insisted that reductions in blood pressure can significantly reduce the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease without the side effects of drugs. "Adding Transcendental Meditation is about equivalent to adding a second anti-hypertension agent to one's current regimen only safer and less troublesome," he said. Source
