This weekend I came across an article that
explained how meditation can help you live longer. It was very interesting to
know that one of the scientist, a Nobel Prize Winner, Blackburn, claims to have
evidences where women who were stressed have shorter talomeres. Talomeres are
the repeating DNA motifs in individual. A person with shorter talomeres is
more prone to the risk of heart diseases, diabetes and hypertension. This study
was very useful because prior to this genes were seen as the important factor
determining telomere length. Blackburn
wanted to study if environmental factors influence talomeres. She studied 50
women who were in stressful circumstances. The results were crystal clear.
Feeling stressed doesn’t just damage our health but also ages us. When these
women were shown ways to relax mainly through meditation, the results were
amazing. All women showed increase in the length of talomeres just after 3
months.
We have got a society with scattered attention,
particularly when people are highly stressed and do not have the resources to
just be present where ever they are. Contemplative traditions like meditation
promote presence of mind and longevity.
The read strengthened my belief in
meditation. Medication acts like a band aid that can relieve you by hiding
bruises. The solution to all mental and psychological pains is within us and the answer is Meditation.
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