Current pandemic has renewed interest in yoga and practice of meditation. They have been shown to reduce the anxiety and help people deal with stress in more effective ways. Now, there’s a new study that adds scientific proof to these claims. Research team has taken samples of hair from people practicing meditation and, after a program lasting for half a year, found that levels of cortisol decreased by a quarter. The levels of this hormone show the burden that stress imposes on our body.
Key Takeaways:
- Levels of the stress hormone, cortisol rise in the human body when it is under attack by stress. This can be seen in human hair.
- By viewing hair samples with an eye to cortisol levels, Berlin researchers have shown that meditation in fact does reduce stress.
- Max Planck Institute researchers found after examining hair samples of subjects, before and after a six month period of meditation, that stress levels decreased about 25%.
“Earlier positive training effects had been shown in acutely stressful situations or on individual days – or were based on study participants’ self-reports.”
Read more: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/max-planck-meditation-long-term-stress/?fr=operanews
References:
- God News Network (Website)
- A Joyful Mind (YouTube Channel)
Leave a Reply