Heart Health
Can meditation help your heart?
Breathe and relax
As the study authors note, there are many forms of meditation (see "Meditation: Cultivating attention and awareness"), and it's not clear whether certain types offer specific advantages. But the heart-related benefits likely stem from a common underlying mechanism, says Dr. Darshan Mehta, medical director of the Benson-Henry Institute (BHI) for Mind Body Medicine at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital.
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