Research from the University of Virginia and Emory University
has found that just a few minutes of mindfulness meditation a
day can significantly reduce high blood pressure among African-
Americans. The research included 15 men with high blood
pressure and chronic kidney disease in a crossover study
that tested each with 14 minutes of mindfulness meditation
and compared that with 14 minutes of blood pressure
education during two different treatment periods.
Results showed that practicing mindfulness
meditation reduced systolic blood pressure, diastolic
blood pressure, mean arterial pressure and heart rate
among the patients.
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