Feeling blue? Meditate your way to happiness

April 8, 2010 at 10:55 AM Leave a comment

Two studies have found that transcendental meditation — yes, the kind that involves daily chanting of a mantra (the style of meditation that was very popular in the the ’60s) — worked better than a healthy diet and exercise at relieving high blood pressure and depression.

Entry filed under: Health. Tags: chant, depression, high blood pressure, meditation, stress, stress relief, transcendental meditation.

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